New footage has shown the terrifying moment when a 13-year-old Disneyland guest went over the waterfall at Tiana’s Bayou Adventure inside the Southern California theme park.
The teenage boy appeared to be in the back of the ride-on vehicle as it approached the famous 50-foot drop when he suddenly tried to get out, in footage captured on Sunday and Obtained by TMZ. The video then showed the boy descending the water track to the lower base of the ride.
Disneyland employees quickly stopped the ride after the incident, Disneyland Resort officials told The California Post, and the teen was taken to a local hospital for evaluation. He was released a short time later.
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure was back in operation Monday without a problem after it was inspected by officials from the California Department of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA), The Post has learned.
Disneyland guests on Reddit detailed witnessing the scary spectacle in person.
“I was on the ride when this happened, I actually saw the kid fall down the hill for a second when our log went through the fall. 4 people on our log saw it and then a minute later the ride stopped for probably 10 minutes and then started again, and we went through the whole ride like nothing had happened,” He said on Reddit.
They continued: “When we came downstairs there were about 6 Disney police and a mother and two children who were all soaking wet.”