A family’s vacation at Disneyland in Anaheim, California turned into a nightmare this week when their teenage boy fell down the park’s 50-foot waterfall ride. According to Disney officials, the 13-year-old climbed out of the vehicle on the ‘Tiana’s Bayou Adventure’ ride (formerly known as ‘Splash Mountain’) before tumbling down the waterfall. TMZ obtained the surveillance footage of the terrifying incident: The boy was briefly hospitalized, but thankfully, he did not suffer any major injuries. Per TMZ: A Disneyland source tells TMZ … on Sunday, a 13-year-old guest exited the log ride just before the huge drop at the end of the attraction. The boy slid down the steep drop on his own … and we’re told as a precaution, he was transported to a local hospital, where he was evaluated and released. The attraction is open and operating today. One Reddit user claims they witnessed the incident firsthand, saying their log was passing by when they saw the boy take the plunge. They say the ride stopped for about 10 minutes before restarting as if nothing had happened.The user claims when riders exited, several Disney security officers were waiting near a woman and two children who were apparently drenched from the ordeal. Despite Disneyland’s claim that the boy actively exited the vehicle before falling down the park’s famous waterfall, the news is still stirring up some controversy on social media. Notably, this particular ride does not have any seatbelts or bars to keep guests in place. After this recent incident, some folks think it’s time for a change. Daily Mail shared some mixed reactions from internet users: In light of the news, Reddit and X (formerly Twitter) were flooded with posts about the lack of seatbelts on the ride. ‘I’m surprised they haven’t installed lap bars/seatbelts to prevent such a thing from happening in the first place,’ wrote one distraught user. ‘Almost every other ride has a safety restraint in place.’ ‘When I loaded my four-year-old into the Tiana ride boat, I was panicked when it occurred to me that the boat didn’t have restraints,’ admitted another. ‘It has always surprised me that lap bars have never been installed on this ride; especially, since it’s a single-file ride and kids can’t clutch their parents,’ someone else added. ‘An incident like this and reopening the next day like nothing happened just doesn’t seem right to me,’ read a fourth post. A fifth said: ‘Truly insane that someone could fall down the drop, remain alive, and the ride reopens the next day without investigation.’ ‘Rapids rides have [seatbelts], so why not flumes?’ questioned a different user. Popular Disney blog Inside the Magic wrote of the incident: ‘This is serious. It raises immediate questions about how a guest ended up outside a ride vehicle at one of the most dangerous points on an attraction.’ The ride, which replaced the attraction Splash Mountain and opened in November 2024, is themed around the movie The Princess and the Frog (2009) and is described as ‘an exhilarating musical adventure.’ ‘Embark on a thrilling water ride through the bayou with Princess Tiana, Mama Odie and gator pal Louis,’ reads a description. ‘It’s a musical journey full of twists, turns and festive fun that crescendos with a 50-foot drop – as well as a swingin’ soiree.’ Not having seatbelts is common on log flumes and is the case with many similar rides at theme parks across the globe. It’s believed that the design of log flumes makes it nearly impossible to fall out, making seatbelts often not deemed necessary. However, climbing out on your own is certainly possible, as was the case with the recent Disneyland incident. ‘Log flumes can never have any particularly high lateral or negative G-forces on the corners, otherwise all the water would fall out,’ explained one Reddit user. ‘Any G-forces are likely to be pushing you back or down further into the seat.’ In addition, some have pointed out that seatbelts could make the ride more dangerous because if the vehicle were to somehow flip, the riders would be trapped and could potentially drown. What are your thoughts? This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here. The post HORROR: Footage Captures 13-Year-Old Boy Falling Down Disneyland’s Waterfall Ride appeared first on 100PercentFedUp.com.