Cops cut eco-warrior Disney heiress Abigail Disney's arm out of pipe before arresting her over private airport blockade
- The 63-year-old social activist was among dozens of eco-protesters who on Friday blockaded the regional East Hampton Airport in Wainscott
- She looked apprehensive as cops using power tools to cut her arm free from thick plastic piping just inches from her face
- Disney revealed she had her fingerprints and mugshot taken for the first time
Disney was among 13 eco-protesters who on Friday were arrested for blockading the regional East Hampton Airport in Wainscott
Disney heiress Abigail Disney was arrested after joining climate activists blockading a ritzy New York airport - and cops had to use heavy duty power tools to cut her free from thick plastic piping as she lay on the ground.
The 63-year-old social activist was among dozens of eco-protesters who on Friday obstructed the regional East Hampton Airport in Wainscott.
The demonstration involved groups including New York Communities for Change, Planet Over Profit and Sunrise Movement NYC.
Pictures show the granddaughter of Roy O Disney - who co-founded The Walt Disney Company - joined to 12 other people via a long chain of white plastic pipes encasing their arms.
Disney, who is worth an estimated $120 million, shown at eye-level as she lay on the ground while cops used power tools to cut her from the thick plastic piping, which the group had secured with layers of silver duct tape
The Hollywood-born activist is third in the chain of people, which stretched across the entrance to the airport at 173 Daniels Hole Road.
Several more protesters stood behind them chanting 'stand up, fight back' - some with pitchforks, and others playing steel drums.
Disney, who is worth an estimated $120 million, is shown at eye-level as she lay on the ground while cops used power tools to cut her from the thick plastic piping, which the group had secured with layers of silver duct tape.
One cop held the piping down over her right arm, while another used the tool to drill through the plastic.
Disney did not resist, and looked apprehensive as the tool loudly shuddered through the casing inches from her face.
She was later handcuffed by police and led into the back of a van, while the din of drills and protesters continuing their chant reverberated in the background.
Writing on Twitter two days after her arrest, Disney said police took her fingerprints and a mugshot.
New York Communities for Change said Disney was among 13 protesters arrested over the demo, as they shared posts with the hashtag '#StormtheHamptons' on social media.
The 63-year-old activist was later handcuffed by police and led into the back of a van, while the din of drills and protesters continuing their chant reverberated in the background
The demonstration involved groups including New York Communities for Change, Planet Over Profit and Sunrise Movement NYC.
The chain of people stretched across the entrance to the airport at 173 Daniels Hole Road. Several more protesters stood behind them chanting 'stand up, fight back' - some with pitchforks, and others playing steel drums
Disney, the daughter of Patricia Ann and Roy E. Disney, and granddaughter of Roy O. Disney who co-founded The Walt Disney Company in 1923, is known for her activism and documentary-making.
Pictured: Disney participating in a panel discussion in Beverly Hills
Disney did not resist arrest on Friday, and she later tweeted that police took her fingerprints and a mugshot for the first time
Disney had even criticized former Disney CEO Bob Iger's compensation package. In 2018, Iger earned a $66 million package, while in 2019, his compensation package was estimated to be approximately $35 million.
In July 2019, Disney criticized working conditions at Disneyland and in 2020 she publicly criticized the corporation for furloughing hundreds of thousands of low paid workers during the coronavirus pandemic
Earlier in 2022, Disney spoke out against then Disney CEO Bob Chapek after he refused to make any statement against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
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The group used industrial strength glue
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The activists also gained entry to the runway by cutting through a fence. Others clambered over the railings and barbed wire
Activists spraying glue onto their hands to block the runways
Cutting through a fence
A Letzte Generation (Last Generation) lunatic with his hand glued to the asphalt of the runway
Police cars attended the scene at Düsseldorf as delays continued for several hours
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More than 100 activists were arrested
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A large group of protesters gathered in Amsterdam's Schiphol airport
Protesters from Extinction Rebellion perform outside the Schiphol Airport control tower
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Environmental lunatics hold signs at the Dutch airport
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The controversial environmental group, pictured at Luton Airport
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Farnborough Airport in Hampshire
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Farnborough Airport
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James Brown clinging to the fuselage of the plane
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Police officers search the Extinction Rebellion protester after he was removed from on top of a British Airways plane at London City Airport
Fire crews covered the man in a sheet before removing him from the British Airways plane at London City Airport
Emergency services used a cherry picker to try to remove the Extinction Rebellion protester on top of the BA plane
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Fire crews put a sheet over Brown as they try to get him down from the British Airways plane at City Airport
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An activist, dressed in a suit, gestures after scaling the roof above the entrance to London City Airport
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Extinction Rebellion demonstrators block an entrance at City Airport in London
Extinction Rebellion protesters with bikes block a roundabout during a demonstration near London City Airport
A protester is removed by police as climate change action group Extinction Rebellion stage a protest at London City Airport
A protester is removed by police during the Extinction Rebellion demonstration at London City Airport
Police officers cut the locks of Extinction Rebellion protesters during a demonstration near London City Airport
A man is removed by police officers after activists staged a 'Hong Kong style' blockage at London City Airport
A police officer checks on an Extinction Rebellion protester with bikes as they block a roundabout at City Airport
Extinction Rebellion activists block the roundabout at the entrance to London City Airport
Extinction Rebellion activists block the roundabout at the entrance to City Airport by gluing themselves to their bikes
A police officer sits next to an Extinction Rebellion activist who blocked a roundabout at City Airport
Extinction Rebellion protesters sing as they block a road outside City Airport in London
Extinction Rebellion activists block the roundabout at the entrance to London City Airport
An Extinction Rebellion protester got on board a plane a London City Airport
A demonstrator wearing an Extinction Rebellion tie is removed by police officers at London City Airport
An Extinction Rebellion protesters smiles as he is arrested and carried away by police at London City Airport
Police officers detain Extinction Rebellion protester during the demonstration at London City Airport
Police officers carry away an Extinction Rebellion protester during the demonstration at London City Airport
A man is removed by police officers after activists staged a 'Hong Kong style' blockage at London City Airport
Police officers watch as an activist scales the roof above the entrance to London City Airport
A man is escorted by police officers from the Docklands Light Railway station at London City Airport
Police officers react as an activist, dressed in a suit, scales the roof above the entrance to London City Airport
Extinction Rebellion protesters with bicycles block a roundabout during a demonstration near London City Airport
Police carry away an Extinction Rebellion protester involved in the demonstration at London City Airport
Police officers try to free a man who has glued himself to the pavement outside City Airport in London
Activists blockade the Docklands Light Rail station at London City Airport
Police officers detain Extinction Rebellion protester during the demonstration at London City Airport
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