Tiana's Bayou Adventure opened at Disneyland in November 2024 to the kind of reception that comes from years of anticipation. Inheriting the beloved log flume format — and the signature 52-foot drop — from Splash Mountain, and wrapping it all in the story and characters of The Princess and the Frog, the ride became one of the most popular attractions at Disneyland Park almost immediately. Guests who rode it multiple times on opening weekend talked about the theming, the animatronics, the music. It felt like a worthy successor to an attraction that had meant something to generations of visitors.

Over the past month, however, that same attraction has been at the center of three separate incidents in which guests exited their ride vehicles without authorization — and the pattern is serious enough that it cannot be treated as a series of unrelated events.

What Happened

TMZ has reported that a child exited a log on Tiana's Bayou Adventure over the weekend, marking the second reported incident involving a child leaving a ride vehicle on this specific attraction in about a month. Combined with an adult guest exit incident that occurred between the two child-related events, the ride has now seen three separate unauthorized vehicle exits in a compressed window of time.

According to sources with direct knowledge who spoke to TMZ, the most recent incident occurred Saturday night. A cast member monitoring the attraction on closed-circuit television saw the child leave the log and immediately initiated an emergency ride stop. The ride was temporarily shut down following the incident.

Disneyland officials confirmed the event to TMZ in a statement: