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Tour Bus Collides With Passenger Vehicle Near EPCOT

The incident underscores persistent safety and traffic pressures on Walt Disney World’s internal road network.

Overview

  • A collision involving a tour bus and a passenger vehicle occurred shortly before 1 p.m. on Thursday at the intersection of E. Buena Vista Drive and Chelonia Parkway near EPCOT.
  • Witnesses and scanner-monitoring accounts reported injuries and summoned emergency crews to the scene.
  • Apple Maps showed congestion and Backstage Lane listed closed as crews responded, and later reports said the roadway was cleared and traffic reopened.
  • Officials have not released a cause for the crash or confirmed how many people were hurt, leaving the situation under active development.
  • The crash was one of two traffic incidents reported on Disney property that day and follows prior on-property transportation crashes that can disrupt guest and cast movement.