Authorities responded to yet another “person down” incident on Wednesday, November 12, shortly before 2:30 p.m. According to the police scanner, emergency services were called to reports of an unresponsive patient just outside the perimeter of Magic Kingdom Park. This incident follows a series of five deaths at Walt Disney World Resort hotels in less than one month.
Tragic Deaths at Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
Several heartbreaking incidents have marked the past few weeks in Central Florida. Since mid-October, five guests have tragically lost their lives at various Walt Disney World Resort hotels. The first incident occurred at Disney’s Contemporary Resort, where rumors initially spread of a collision with the resort’s Monorail. However, authorities later clarified that Summer Equitz, a 31-year-old “Disney superfan” from Illinois, tragically died by suicide after falling from a balcony. Equitz had traveled to Orlando alone and was reported missing by her family before the incident.
A few days later, on October 21, another guest in their 60s passed away due to natural causes at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground. Less than a week after that, on October 23, Matthew Cohn, a 28-year-old man, also died by suicide after falling from Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort. Cohn had checked into a 12th-floor room the previous evening, paying in cash.
On November 2, a woman in her 60s died following a medical emergency at Disney’s Pop Century Resort, though authorities confirmed no foul play was involved. Then, on November 8, another guest passed away at Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort. While the identity of the guest was not shared, authorities confirmed the death was from natural causes.
Emergency Response at Magic Kingdom Park
On November 12, the situation escalated with another “person down” report, this time near Magic Kingdom Park. According to scanner reports from @WDWActiveCrime, a popular X (formerly Twitter) account that monitors emergency activity at Walt Disney World Resort, emergency services responded to a “person down” call just outside the perimeter of the Magic Kingdom. The incident occurred on Caribbean Way, in a backstage area behind Frontierland and Adventureland.
🚨 Police Alert 🚓 – 11/12/25 2:18 PM
🚨: Person Down at 📍: Caribbean Way
#WaltDisneyWorld #Disney
🚨 Police Alert 🚓 – 11/12/25 2:18 PM
🚨: Person Down at 📍: Caribbean Way#WaltDisneyWorld #Disney pic.twitter.com/5HM0w0Tc4w— Walt Disney World: Active Calls (@WDWActiveCrime) November 12, 2025
While “person down” calls are not always associated with tragic outcomes, many of the recent incidents at Walt Disney World Resort began as such reports.
At the time of writing, no additional details about the incident or the identity of the individual involved have been released. Disney Fanatic will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as new information becomes available.
The Disney Fanatic team sends its thoughts to the family impacted by today’s emergency at Walt Disney World Resort.
