Overview
- An early Nov. 2 call at Disney’s Pop Century Resort was logged on X as “person down” then updated to “dead person,” and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office later confirmed a woman in her 40s died with no signs of foul play after being taken to a hospital.
- The Pop Century case brings reporting to four guest deaths at Walt Disney World hotels within roughly three weeks.
- Authorities previously identified 31-year-old Summer Equitz as having died by suicide after a balcony fall at the Contemporary on Oct. 14, correcting early online rumors about monorail involvement.
- On Oct. 21, a man in his 60s died of natural causes after a medical episode at Fort Wilderness, and on Oct. 23, 28-year-old Matthew Cohn died by suicide after a fall at Bay Lake Tower.
- Walt Disney World has not issued a public statement, and media accounts differ on recent and historical tallies, with official confirmations and medical-examiner rulings serving as the primary sources.