Overview
- A video posted Oct. 6 by Orlando chef Michael Collantes shows a guest climb out of a moving boat on Gran Fiesta Tour at EPCOT and jump into the attraction’s water.
- Operators halted the continuously dispatched ride for roughly 15 minutes to clear the flume and confirm no equipment was damaged, which left loaded boats and queues stalled during a busy evening.
- Dark-ride flumes are only inches to a couple of feet deep and contain track and mechanical hardware, making headfirst or diving entries a high risk for catastrophic spinal and neck injuries.
- Disney has not issued a public statement confirming details or consequences; available accounts about the jumpers’ ages, alcohol use, or being escorted out remain unverified and disputed.
- The clip rapidly spread on social platforms, surpassing six figures in views, and has been discussed as part of a wider pattern of risky ‘ride intrusion’ content that both publicizes and incentivizes such stunts.