The incident occurred on Sunday at Disneyland in California, where a 13-year-old boy climbed out of a log flume ride and slid down a 15-meter plunge on Tiana's Bayou Adventure.
A Disney spokesperson stated that the boy exited the ride vehicle before the final drop of the attraction. A Disneyland cast member immediately stopped the ride, and the teen was taken to the hospital for evaluation and later released.
The ride remained closed for the remainder of the day, and it was inspected by officials with the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health. The officials approved for the ride to open on Monday.
Video footage obtained by a park guest captures the moment the youth climbed out of the flume before it plunged down the water track. In the 30-second video, the boy climbs out of the vehicle and appears to try to cling to the side of the mountain set before falling down the waterfall track behind the log flume.
Multiple park guests who claimed to have seen the fall shared their stories on a social media platform. One witness described the boy as sliding down a steep drop before paramedics arrived, while another user said several passengers saw the boy fall moments before the ride came to a stop.
An investigation into the incident is underway. Tiana's Bayou Adventure, based on Disney's animated film "The Princess and the Frog," opened in November 2024 at Disneyland, replacing the classic Splash Mountain. The same ride opened a few months earlier at Walt Disney World in Florida.
