Disneyland Posts 12 New Tiana Signs Threatening Park Removal After 50-Foot Fall
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Updated · Los Angeles Times · Aug 19
Disneyland Posts 12 New Tiana Signs Threatening Park Removal After 50-Foot Fall
3 articles · Updated · Los Angeles Times · Aug 19
Summary
Disneyland is installing 12 new signs at Tiana’s Bayou Adventure this week warning that guests who stand up on the log-flume ride will be removed from the park.
The tougher wording replaces earlier signs saying riders “may” be removed, as officials and frequent riders describe standing up as a recurring safety problem rather than an isolated incident.
Matthew Desmond, who says he rode the attraction 243 straight days last year, said he saw families expelled at least once a week after someone stood up and refused cast members’ instructions to sit down.
The change comes less than two months after a 13-year-old boy climbed out of a log and fell 50 feet down the ride’s drop; he was hospitalized and later released.
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure—Disneyland’s 2024 reworking of Splash Mountain—uses logs without seat belts or lap bars, making rider compliance central to safety.