A teenage guest was transported to a hospital Sunday evening after an incident on Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Disneyland Park in California that prompted the attraction to shut down for the remainder of the night.
According to Disneyland officials, a 13-year-old boy exited his log vehicle before the attraction ended at approximately 6 p.m. on June 21, 2026. The guest got out of the ride vehicle near the top of the attraction’s main hill, prompting Cast Members to immediately stop the ride.
Officials confirmed that after the teen exited the ride vehicle, he fell down the hill, a 50-foot drop that serves as the ride’s final descent.
TMZ obtained video showing the moment the teen left the ride vehicle and fell down the attraction’s drop.
Terrifying new video shows the moment a 13-year-old boy at Disneyland tumbled down a 50-foot waterfall after getting out of a moving ride. 😳 pic.twitter.com/z5jM0BJxIV
— TMZ (@TMZ) June 23, 2026
Emergency personnel and Disneyland security responded to the scene shortly afterward. The guest was transported to a local hospital for evaluation as a precaution and released.
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure resumed normal operations the following day after Cal/OSHA inspected the attraction and cleared it to reopen.
UPDATE (June 23, 2026, at 5:58 PM ET): This article has been updated with new information, replacing earlier witness reports that the teen fell down the ride’s 50-foot drop with confirmation from officials, and noting that the ride was approved for reopening by Cal/OSHA.
UPDATE (June 23, 2026, at 10:40 PM ET): This article has been updated to include newly released footage published by TMZ that shows the incident as it unfolded.
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