Incidents at Walt Disney World

This is a list of notable incidents that have taken place at Walt Disney World in Florida. Several people have died or been injured while riding attractions at Walt Disney World theme parks.[1] Since 2001, Disney has been required to report incidents to state authorities. For example, from the first quarter of 2005 to the first quarter of 2006, Disney reported four deaths and nineteen injuries at its Florida parks.[2]

The term incident refers to major injury, injuries, deaths and significant crimes. While these incidents are required to be reported to regulatory authorities for investigation, attraction-related incidents usually fall into one of the following categories:

According to a 1985 Time magazine article, nearly 100 lawsuits are filed against Disney each year for various incidents.[3]

Transportation system

Bus

Monorail

Blizzard Beach

Main article: Blizzard Beach

Disney's Animal Kingdom

Dinosaur

Expedition Everest

Main article: Expedition Everest

Kali River Rapids

Main article: Kali River Rapids

Primeval Whirl

Festival of the Lion King

Disney's Hollywood Studios

Rock 'n' Roller Coaster

Tower of Terror

Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular!

A number of incidents involving the show's performers have occurred since the live-action show's premiere in 1989. In 1990, OSHA fined the resort $1,000 after three performers were injured in three separate incidents.[48]

Toy Story Midway Mania!

Disney Springs

Main article: Disney Springs

Guest altercations

Epcot

Body Wars

Main article: Body Wars

Mission: Space

Main article: Mission: Space

Spaceship Earth

Guest altercations

Magic Kingdom

Main article: Magic Kingdom

Astro Orbiter

Main article: Astro Orbiter

Backstage

It's a Small World

Main Street

Pirates of the Caribbean

Prince Charming Regal Carrousel

Skyway

Main article: Skyway (Disney)

The incident echoed a similar incident at Disneyland Resort in 1994, when a 30-year-old man fell 20 feet out of a Skyway cabin and subsequently tried to sue Disney. In that case, however, the man later admitted that he had in fact jumped out of the ride, and the case was dismissed.[76]

Space Mountain

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train

Splash Mountain

Main article: Splash Mountain

The Haunted Mansion

Cosmic Ray's Starlight Cafe

Guest altercations

Typhoon Lagoon

Wave pool

Guest altercations

Characters

  • Of those injuries listed, 282 (roughly 36%) were related to costuming issues, such as costume weight affecting the head, neck, or shoulders.
    • 49 injuries (6%) were specifically due to the costume head.
  • 107 injuries (14%) were caused by park guests' interactions with the characters, where the guest hit, pushed, or otherwise hurt (intentionally or not) the costumed employee.
  • Other items in the report include skin rashes, bruises, sprains, or heat-related issues.
  • One change that Disney made to assist character performers was to change rules limiting the overall costume weight to be no more than 25% of the performer's body weight.

Donald Duck

Goofy

Minnie Mouse

Tigger

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Resort hotels

Disney's Art of Animation Resort

Disney's BoardWalk Inn

Disney's Contemporary Resort

Disney's Fort Wilderness

Disney's Pop Century Resort

Doubletree Guest Suites

Walt Disney World Speedway

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