AI and curiosities · 2026-10-21

AI wrote Disney guides, and tourists are being sent to attractions that don't exist

Disney park guides written by artificial intelligence recommend visiting attractions that don't actually exist.

✨ What happened

Tourists preparing for a trip to Disney parks used guides written with the help of artificial intelligence. But these guides advised visiting attractions that aren't in the parks.

The outlet Boing Boing reported this. The story stood out because it shows a simple point: text created by AI can sound very convincing while being false.

📌 Why this happens

Programs like ChatGPT or other chatbots write text by predicting which words logically come next. They don't check every fact against the real world. As a result, they sometimes make up details that sound plausible: names, places, events. Experts call this AI “hallucinations.”

That is why text written by a machine should be carefully checked by a person before publication, especially if it contains specific addresses, opening hours, or names of places.

🔹 What to take away

Before a trip, it's better to check information against the park's official website or recent reviews from people who have been there. If a guide promises an attraction but you can't find it on a map or on the official website, that's a reason to check the source.

The story isn't about harm to people in the direct sense, but it clearly shows that even interesting and useful-looking texts from AI can contain errors.

Sources: 🔗 Google News