Overview
- A guest climbed out of a moving boat on the Gran Fiesta Tour at EPCOT and jumped into the attraction’s water, footage shows, prompting operators to halt the ride for about 15 minutes on Monday night.
- Orlando chef Mike Collantes posted the video on October 6, which shows one clear jump and includes his claim that two people entered the flume while the clip spread rapidly online.
- Dark-ride flumes like Gran Fiesta Tour hold only inches to a couple of feet of water and contain tracks and mechanical hardware, so diving or jumping can easily cause catastrophic spinal or head injuries.
- Disney has not issued a statement or confirmed whether the guests were identified or disciplined, and a trespass call at EPCOT was logged roughly an hour after the video posted with no confirmed connection to the incident.
- The ride is a family-focused, no-height-requirement attraction often carrying small children, and the episode highlights how viral ride-intrusion footage documents risks while possibly encouraging copycat behavior.