Let’s be honest: you don’t usually go to Disney World for the headaches. That’s just a complimentary bonus that comes with standing in the sun for hours, dodging souvenir carts, and rethinking your life choices in the 90-minute line for Space Mountain. According to a WKRC report published via KOMO News, though, one Kentucky visitor decided to pack her own version of pain relief—described, memorably, as “goodies, headache power.” The result? A swift ride out of the Magic Kingdom and into the less magical world of county jail.
An Unusual “First Aid Kit”
As detailed in police statements cited by the outlet, Brandi Asher, 37, was intercepted on May 20 at Disney’s Ticket and Transportation Center. What flagged security’s interest wasn’t rambunctious behavior or a misplaced turkey leg—it was a tin can that appeared to contain “suspicious objects.” When a security staffer inquired about the tin’s contents, Asher allegedly replied it was simply “goodies, headache power.”
Orange County Sheriff’s Deputy Lucas Arreguin, whose report features prominently in the WKRC account, recalled opening the tin to find “whiteish, clear, crystal-like substances” along with what was described as a hollow cylinder-shaped tube. Drawing from years of officer training, Arreguin wrote that these items are “associated with illegal narcotics.” Subsequent testing, as the article points out, revealed the presence of methamphetamine.
There’s perhaps a certain originality to trying to explain away crystal meth as “headache power,” though it’s not a tactic likely to be recommended in any official guest handbook.
Bonds, Pleas, and Legal Realities
Following the discovery, authorities confirmed to WKRC that Asher was arrested and booked into jail. Court records highlighted in their coverage indicate that she was released the next day after posting a $5,000 bond. By June 1, she had entered a not guilty plea to the charges.
In the arrest documentation underscored by the outlet, Officer Arreguin made explicit connections between the items found and those typically used with narcotics. So, instead of joining the crowds chasing Dole Whip, Asher faced a very different lineup—one involving fingerprints and formal charges.
The Curious World of “Goodies”
The circumstances, described throughout the WKRC article, paint a picture that’s less “Disney magic” and more “cautionary tale.” Asher was not reportedly engaged in any unusual behavior prior to the discovery—just carrying a tin can that happened to tip off security, who are apparently well-versed in spotting more than just souvenir smuggling.
Does this incident hint at a parade of bizarre attempts to outwit theme park security, or is it simply another quirky outlier? The world may never know how many other tins of “headache power” have tried (and failed) to cross the gates.
Disney, Security, and the Boundless Realm of Human Ingenuity
Disney World is renowned for maintaining one of the strictest security environments in the entertainment industry. The WKRC account suggests that even an unremarkable tin—or perhaps especially an unremarkable tin—can become the centerpiece of a security chair drama given the right (or wrong) contents.
Sometimes you have to admire the inventive, if not entirely practical, rationale people deploy under pressure. What’s really going through someone’s mind when they set out for the “happiest place on earth” and think, “I’ll just pop this methamphetamine—sorry, ‘headache power’—in my bag next to the sunscreen and autograph book”?
Perhaps the lesson here is that no matter how many years you spend cataloging the strange corners of the world, human creativity still finds a way to surprise. And sometimes, the file for “things you can’t make up” grows by one more unexpected entry, courtesy of a tin can at Disney World and an explanation that’s unlikely to make its way into next year’s travel guides.
