A guest’s video of the 13-year-old going down the drop is circulating online. We won’t be linking it, but the footage prompted Disney’s first official statement and confirmation that state inspectors cleared the ride.
A quick follow-up on the Tiana’s Bayou Adventure incident at Disneyland, because there’s real news to add.
Video of the fall, shot by another guest, has now made its way online. We’re not going to link it or walk through it, for a simple reason: it shows a 13-year-old getting hurt, and that’s not something to gawk at. But its appearance pushed the story forward in two ways worth reporting.
You can watch the TMZ video below.
Disney has finally commented
For days, Disney said nothing publicly. The video changed that.
Responding to the footage, a Disney official said guest safety is the company’s highest priority. The statement noted that the attraction is built with multiple safety measures, and that staff are trained to respond fast in situations like this, which they did when a cast member stopped the ride right away.
It’s the first time Disney has spoken on the record about what happened, after an earlier stretch of silence that frustrated guests.
State inspectors cleared the ride
Here’s the other important update.
After the incident, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, the state agency that regulates theme park rides, inspected Tiana’s Bayou Adventure the next morning. Regulators approved it to reopen, and the ride was back to normal operation the following day.
As of now, Disneyland has not announced any changes to the ride’s safety restraints or boarding setup.
What we know, briefly
For anyone just catching up, here’s the short version.
On Sunday, June 21, a 13-year-old guest climbed out of his log vehicle near the final drop. A cast member stopped the ride immediately. The teen went down the roughly 50-foot drop, was taken to a hospital as a precaution, and was released. It’s still not clear why he got out of the vehicle.
The simplest takeaway hasn’t changed, and it’s worth repeating for anyone heading to a log ride this summer: stay seated, keep kids seated, and wait for the ride to fully end.
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Hat Tips:
TMZ (June 23, 2026), which obtained the guest video and Disney’s response, verified for the Disney official’s statement on safety measures and the ride being stopped
FOX 11 Los Angeles (June 23, 2026), verified for the Cal/OSHA inspection and clearance, the June 21 timeline, the hospital-and-released outcome, and that no safety-restraint changes have been announced
Disneyland Resort officials, verified for the immediate ride stoppage and the next-day reopening