Barcelona's Raphinha slams Disneyland Paris over alleged snub of son

Updated: 24 Nov, 2025 • 0 • min read

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Barcelona's Raphinha slams Disneyland Paris over alleged snub of son

Barcelona winger Raphinha has hit out at Disneyland Paris, accusing one of the theme park's costumed employees of ignoring his two-year-old son during a character meet-and-greet.

The Brazilian international, who helped his country to a 3-0 World Cup qualifier win over Chile this week, took to Instagram to vent his anger after videos surfaced showing his son Gael seemingly overlooked whilst other children were embraced.

In a series of posts on his Instagram story, the 28-year-old forward criticised Disneyland Paris and the employee involved.

Footage posted by the winger shows Gael reaching out to the Disneyland employee, who appears to interact with other children nearby whilst not acknowledging the youngster.

Another video shows an adult carrying Gael closer in an attempt to get attention, again without response.

Can u imagine this pure racism pic.twitter.com/QCdAX0kC7H
— temicyborg (@drilosky) September 5, 2025

No Response Yet

As of now, Disneyland Paris, Barcelona, the Brazilian FA, and Raphinha himself have not released any official statements beyond the Instagram stories.

The incident has already sparked conversation online, with many fans voicing support for Raphinha and questioning Disneyland Paris' handling of character interactions.

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