Overview
- On June 21 a 13-year-old exited a Tiana’s Bayou Adventure log vehicle at Disneyland, staff stopped the ride, and the guest was evaluated at a hospital and released.
- On June 25 video posted online shows a child sliding over the rock wall into the savanna at Animal Kingdom Lodge and being pulled back up by an adult while Walt Disney World had not issued a public statement.
- Both children are reported to be okay and Disneyland says Tiana’s Bayou Adventure has reopened and is operating at both parks.
- The incidents underscore how key safety features work: the lodge’s rock wall is the physical barrier between guests and large wild animals, and log-flume vehicles on Tiana’s have no lap bars or seat belts so they depend on riders staying seated; an anonymous source’s claim that a ride stop mechanism may not have engaged remains unverified.
- Parents and guests should supervise children closely near barriers and on rides, and the public should watch for formal Disney statements or investigations that address how the breaches occurred and what operational changes, if any, will follow.