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Second Fatality: Guest Dies on Disney’s “Small World” Ride

7/17/2026

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Disney World disclosed three months after an April cardiac emergency that a 54-year-old guest died on the “It’s a Small World” ride.
The Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services said the guest had a pre-existing heart condition and suffered a heart attack while riding.
It is the ride’s second fatality, the first occurring in 2014.
Disney has not responded to inquiries.

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Disney World disclosed three months after an April cardiac emergency that a 54-year-old guest died on the “It’s a Small World” ride.
The Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services said the guest had a pre-existing heart condition and suffered a heart attack while riding.
It is the ride’s second fatality, the first occurring in 2014.
Disney has not responded to inquiries.