Ernest Goes to Camp Hides Some Dark Secrets

Ernest Goes to Camp is a goofy 80s kids movie that also happens to reference Joseph Mengele, feature Waco-style psychological warfare, and end with a 38-year-old man surviving multiple gunshot wounds through Native American magic.

We dig into the occult running through this 1987 Touchstone picture, from the Order of the Arrow's secret society rituals to the tarot archetype of the Fool, to what Michael Eisner's obsession with summer camps might tell us about the people who greenlit the whole thing. We also cover Ernest Goes to Splash Mountain, Disney's memory-holing of Song of the South, and how a flume ride quietly introduced mass corporate surveillance to the American theme park.

**Tags:** Ernest Goes to Camp occult, Disney hidden symbolism, occult Disney conspiracy, Ernest Goes to Camp 1987, Disney esoteric themes, Song of the South conspiracy, Splash Mountain secrets