Disney scare unfolds after teen exits log ride moments before 50-foot plunge

A 13-year-old Disneyland guest was medically evaluated after exiting a ride vehicle and sliding down the final 50-foot plunge of Tiana's Bayou Adventure.

The incident occurred on Sunday on Tiana's Bayou Adventure, one of Disneyland’s log flume rides, according to a Disneyland spokesperson.

The boy got out of the log ride vehicle before the attraction's final descent. A cast member immediately stopped the ride, and the teen was later taken to a local hospital for evaluation, the spokesperson said.

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He was evaluated as a precaution and later released.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure remained closed for the remainder of Sunday evening before reopening the following day, according to reports.

A 13-year-old Disneyland guest, not shown, was hospitalized after exiting a ride vehicle and sliding down the 50-foot final drop of Tiana's Bayou Adventure. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service)

Witnesses who discussed the incident online described the boy sliding down the steep drop before emergency personnel arrived.

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One Reddit user who was riding the attraction at the time claimed that several passengers saw the boy fall moments before the ride came to a stop.

"He attempted to exit the ride vehicle at the top of the final drop," another user wrote. "The ride stop mechanism failed to engage or was already past the threshold for the vehicle to enter free fall."

The incident happened at around 6 p.m. Sunday on Tiana's Bayou Adventure in Disneyland, according to reports. (David McNew/Getty Images)

Another commenter said Disneyland security and medical personnel quickly responded to the scene.

"Luck was on his side," another user wrote.

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The attraction opened in 2024, replacing Splash Mountain, and is inspired by Disney's animated film "The Princess and the Frog."

Fox News Digital previously reported on another amusement ride accident that left two girls hospitalized after they fell from a Ferris wheel during a harvest festival in Louisiana.

Disney introduced the ride in 2024, replacing Splash Mountain. (Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)

Authorities said the girls fell an estimated 15 to 20 feet when a Ferris wheel malfunctioned during the annual event in New Roads, Louisiana, in November 2025.

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First responders treated the victims at the scene before they were airlifted with moderate to severe injuries to a children's hospital in Baton Rouge. One of the girls was later released, while the other remained hospitalized.

Sarah Rumpf-Whitten of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.