Disney allegedly stole artwork, sold it in its park, and tried to cover it up

When Andrew Martin created a sculpture of one of the drummers from Disney's attraction, he was going to turn it into a tip bucket.

I wanted to make a full size one that when people put money in, there would be a sensor and it would start drumming and playing music, but it was too ambitious for the amount of time I had.

Instead, he created it during a seven-hour livestream and posted the design online so other people could 3D print it. Disney began selling a sculpture of a 50th anniversary music box for $125 earlier this year, according to Martin.

These two things look... very much alike. Credit: Courtesy Andrew Martin

A friend of mine was telling me about Disney selling a music box. He sent me an image of it that looked a lot like mine. It is 100 percent the one I did.

Disney shows the same details and flaws on Martin's sculpture. No credit was given to Martin, even after he reached out to the company multiple times and posted about it to the tune of millions of views on TikTok.

Martin found the Disney product designer who claimed to design the Tiki drummer. The product designer's social media accounts have been taken down.

Some park-goers say that the art is still being sold at some stores despite the fact that it is no longer available on Disney's online store. Disney didn't reply to multiple requests for comment.

Martin is selling art worth stealing from Disney and trying to get answers from anyone at Disney who might have something to do with it.

Martin said that he loves going to the parks and appreciates the artists who do work at Disney and don't steal work. This experience is souring him on what he used to like about Disneyland.

Plagiarism can take the magic out of something.