An EPCOT guest jumps into ride water as friends cheer him on in a viral video from Florida Walt Disney World — and the stunt ultimately ended with the guest and his party being trespassed from Disney property.
The incident happened aboard Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros, the slow-moving boat attraction inside EPCOT’s Mexico Pavilion in Orlando.
Orlando-area chef Michael Collantes shared video of the incident on social media, writing, “Quick way to get the Disney boot,” according to WDW News Today’s report on the viral video.
That prediction turned out to be remarkably accurate.
Disney later confirmed that disciplinary action was taken after the stunt.
“This behavior was unsafe and a clear violation of our park rules,” a Walt Disney World representative told Entertainment Weekly. “The guest and his party were trespassed.”
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office told the outlet that no arrests were made.
Viral video shows guest leaving EPCOT boat
The video, posted Oct. 6, shows a guest outside the ride vehicle and standing along the edge of one of the attraction’s show scenes.
Other riders can be heard encouraging him before he goes headfirst into the water.
A recorded announcement can also be heard instructing guests to remain inside their ride vehicles.
Collantes said two guests jumped into the water, although only one of the jumps is visible in the widely circulated footage. He also claimed the group had been “chugging margaritas” before boarding, a detail that has not been independently confirmed by Disney.
According to Collantes, the attraction stopped for roughly 15 minutes following the incident.
The footage quickly spread across social media, where viewers questioned both the decision to leave the boat and the danger of diving into water inside a functioning ride.
The Gran Fiesta Tour isn’t a swimming attraction. Disney describes it as a gentle boat ride through the Mexico Pavilion featuring Donald Duck, Panchito and José Carioca.
The attraction is open to guests of any height and takes riders through a series of scenes inspired by Mexico before reaching a musical finale.
Disney confirms the group was trespassed
Early reports on the video created some confusion over whether the riders faced any consequences.
Collantes initially said the group appeared to walk away after exiting the attraction without being confronted by security.
Disney’s later statement cleared up that question: the guest and his party were trespassed from Walt Disney World property over the safety violation.
Being trespassed is more serious than simply being asked to leave a ride. It means Disney has formally ordered the person off its private property, and returning in violation of that order can potentially create additional legal consequences.
Disney did not publicly identify the people involved.
The company also did not confirm Collantes’ allegation about alcohol consumption.
What Disney did make clear was its view of the stunt itself: getting out of the ride vehicle and entering the attraction’s water violated park safety rules.
For a video captioned as a “quick way to get the Disney boot,” the aftermath appears to have delivered exactly that.
