Disneyland Staff Rush To Halt Log Flumes After 13-year-old Climbs Out And Slides Down 50-foot Drop Mid-ride, Report Says

A 13-year-old boy was sent for a infirmary evalutation after he allegedly climbed retired of nan thrust conveyance connected Disneyland’s Tiana's Bayou Adventure — formerly known arsenic Splash Mountain — and fell down nan ride's iconic 50-foot waterfall drop.

Dramatic footage, obtained by TMZ, appears to show nan boy climbing retired of nan backmost of nan log thrust arsenic it reaches nan apex of nan driblet earlier plunging down nan 50-foot, water-covered track.

The thrust was instantly unopen down aft nan incident Sunday, according to KTLA. The teen was taken for introspection astatine a section infirmary and was later released, without superior injuries, Disneyland told nan broadcaster.

The parkland re-opened Tiana's Bayou Adventure connected nan adjacent time pursuing an inspection by nan California Division of Occupational Safety and Health.

“A 13-year-old impermanent riding Tiana’s Bayou Adventure exited nan thrust conveyance anterior to nan extremity of nan attraction,” Disneyland said successful a statement, per KTLA. “A formed personnel instantly stopped nan attraction.”

The attraction is simply a log flume-style ride, meaning passengers thrust successful an open-top vessel and recreation on a water-filled trough for nan long of nan experience. Many classical log flume rides culminate pinch a ample driblet into a excavation of h2o that causes a melodramatic scatter — hence nan ride's original sanction of "Splash Mountain."

There are type of nan thrust astatine some Disney World successful Florida and Dinseyland successful California. The erstwhile features thigh bars, while nan second does not, according to NBC News.

“At slightest they should person immoderate spot belts, thing to support them unafraid while they’re going down that ride, particularly for kids who sometimes can’t beryllium still,” a impermanent told KTLA.

Incidents involving guests person go an rumor astatine Disneyland, prompting nan institution to enact a strict "Guest Code of Conduct" earlier this year, according to The Travel.

During a February 19 Disneyland Resort Business Update event, nan park's Director of Attractions Engineering Services, Natalie Katzka, revealed that successful 2025, 13 percent of thrust shutdowns were caused by impermanent behavior, a emergence successful 3 percent connected average.

Rides are often shutdown anytime a impermanent exits a conveyance prematurely, if an incident breaks retired betwixt guests during a ride, aliases if personification drops an point onto nan track.

The second issues has go a problem connected immoderate rides, according to Disney officials, mostly owed to riders holding their phones up to grounds themselves. Disneyland has prohibited telephone usage connected immoderate attractions arsenic a result.

The parks besides added to its prohibited point database this year. Guests cannot bring vapes, loose ice, aliases selfie-sticks and hand-held hold poles onto rides now. They will besides look accrued scrutiny if they're carrying oversized bags.