Teen falls 50 feet on Disneyland ride with no belts or lap bars; state finds no operational issues
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Set us as preferred A state agency tasked with inspecting theme park rides found no operational issues with Tiana’s Bayou Adventure after a 13-year-old climbed out of the Disneyland log flume ride and fell 50 feet over the weekend.California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s Amusement Ride & Tramway Unit inspected the attraction after the incident, which occurred Sunday at about 6 p.m., and approved it to reopen, according to the agency and Disneyland officials.
Disneyland officials said the teen climbed out of the boat in the flume, or channel, that takes guests through Tiana’s Bayou Adventure before the ride was over.Dramatic video footage obtained by TMZ shows the boy falling headfirst down the ride’s 50-foot-tall waterfall just behind the flume that he had exited.
Disneyland employees immediately stopped the ride, which remained closed until Monday.The boy was taken to a local hospital and was later released, park officials said.
California The teen exited the log vehicle on Tiana’s Bayou Adventure before it was over, resort officials said in a statement Monday.It is not clear why the teen tried to exit the ride early.But it’s not the first time someone has scurried from a log-flume-style attraction at a theme park.
In 2000, a 37-year-old man died after he climbed out of a log flume on the Splash Mountain ride at the Magic Kingdom in Florida and was struck by another passenger boat.Disneyland officials did not answer questions sent via email from The Times about whether the theme park is considering adding additional safety measures to Tiana’s Bayou Adventure.
The ride, which for years was known as Splash Mountain, was reimagined in 2024, inspired by the film “The Princess and the Frog.” The logs, which carry guests through the attraction, do not have safety belts or lap bars.Th...