A Disney World guest tragically passed away due to a cardiac arrest whilst riding one of their most popular attractions. As reported by the New York Post, a report was released about his passing by Florida's Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services.
He was riding the It's a Small World boat attraction in Orlando on April 2 when the tragic incident happened. According to the Disney website, the attraction has guests "cruise along the Seven Seaways Waterway on a gentle 10-minute journey through all 7 continents."
They "pass through vivid, fantastical scenes representing the iconic sights and sounds of dozens of nations."
At the time, the guest's tragic passing was kept under wraps. His passing only came to light when the report from the Department surfaced on Wednesday, July 15.
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No One Dies at Disney World
You might be thinking, "What?". Well, it's true - on a technicality.
These deaths often go under wraps for months because of a sneaky loophole Disney uses. As reported by the New York Post, it's a pretty crazy one, too.
A former park worker at the Magic Kingdom exclaimed in a video on social media what happens. "No one has ever or will ever die inside of a Disney park, or property," Tom Cruz said. "It is the happiest place on earth and you can't have your guests dying there."
He went on to explain a time during his employment at the park. He had witnessed an elderly man collapse, and a doctor rush to him.
The doctor began CPR before paramedics arrived. But a strange thing happened... the paramedics kept on administering it. For 15 whole minutes. "This entire time, my man was not breathing. They were doing CPR on him, trying to revive him, no luck," he recalled.
Then, the real kicker. "The manager was like: 'No one dies at Disney World, everyone is resuscitated or attempted into resuscitation until they're off the property and they're formally declared dead."
The loophole in law states that as long as a person is having life-saving efforts performed on them, they will not be declared dead until that stops.
