New Report Reveals 5 Incidents at Disney World, Including 1 Death

Disney World, like other theme parks, is not immune to unpleasant things happening. With the heat being as intense as it is during the summer, the general ability for human beings to accidentally trip and fall anywhere, and medical emergencies that don’t care where you are when they happen, the parks are bound to have incidents.

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Disney is required to report incidents of guests being injured on their rides, or incidents that require someone to be in the hospital for over 24 hours, as part of incident reports. Most recently, it was reported that in April 2026, a man passed away from a heart attack after riding “it’s a small world” in Magic Kingdom.

According to the Orlando Sentinel, the incident occured on April 24th. A 54-year-old man rode the slow-moving boat ride attraction and unexpectedly had a cardiac emergency on board. He was rushed to the hospital, where he later passed away. The report also notes that the man had a pre-existing condition.

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The results of these incidents are made public quarterly due to an agreement with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The names of those involved are never released, and the state of Florida does not receive additional information about these incidents after the initial assessment. In total, Disney World had nine incidents during the April-May-June period, with this “it’s a small world” death being one of them.

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Magic Kingdom also had two other incidents during this period; a 75-year-old woman fell and hit her head leaving Space Mountain, and a 44-year-old man with pre-existing conditions had back pain on Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. In EPCOT, a 74-year-old man with pre-existing conditions had nausea and vomited after riding Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, and over at Blizzard Beach, a 41-year-old woman hit her head while riding Blizzard Beach water park’s Snow Stormers and suffered a laceration.

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In comparison, Universal Orlando had four incidents during the same period at Islands of Adventure, Volcano Bay, and Epic Universe, while there were no incidents reported at SeaWorld Orlando, Legoland Florida, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, or Universal Studios Florida.

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We’ll be sure to keep you updated on these incident reports as they come out. In the meantime, stay tuned to DFB for all the latest Orlando theme park news.

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