Newly surfaced documents from the Orange County Sheriff's Department confirm that law enforcement responded to at least two reported deaths at Walt Disney World Resort last month — information that only became public after a gap in the scanner data feed forced outside investigation.
What the Records Reveal
WDWActiveCrime reported last week that law enforcement responded to two “dead person” calls somewhere on Walt Disney World Resort property — across its theme parks, hotels, or Disney Springs — between May 19 and May 26, 2026. The outlet only uncovered the incidents after requesting official records to fill a gap caused by an outage in the public live police scanner data feed during that window.
No information about the identities of those involved has been released, and the specific locations of the two incidents within Walt Disney World Resort remain unknown. The Orange County Sheriff's Department is unlikely to release further details unless criminal charges are eventually filed or, in certain circumstances, the deaths are ruled suicides. Walt Disney World Resort has not commented on either incident, consistent with how the resort typically handles deaths on its property.
A Pattern of Delayed Disclosure
The May incidents are part of a broader pattern that has drawn scrutiny in recent reporting. According to WDWActiveCrime, since the outlet began tracking emergency scanner activity around the Central Florida Disney parks last year, “person down” and “dead person” call types have repeatedly disappeared from the live public feed, specifically when tied to Walt Disney World Resort locations — only surfacing weeks or months later through records requests. Notably, those same call types continued to appear in real time in other parts of Central Florida throughout the same period, only changing around mid-2026.
This wasn't always the case. @WDWActiveCrime has previously posted “dead person” calls at Walt Disney World Resort in real time, including one logged at Magic Kingdom Park last October:
🚨 Police Alert 🚨 – 10/14/25 6:40 PM
🚔: Dead Person at 📍: Disney's Magic Kingdom Park
#WaltDisneyWorld #Disney
🚨 Police Alert 🚨 – 10/14/25 6:40 PM
🚔: Dead Person at 📍: Disney's Magic Kingdom Park#WaltDisneyWorld #Disney pic.twitter.com/iZrmjgo0Je— Walt Disney World: Active Calls (@WDWActiveCrime) October 14, 2025
The Full Scope of May's Emergency Calls
Beyond the two confirmed deaths, the records obtained for the May 19 through May 26 window also revealed two “suicide attempt” calls and eight “person down” calls at Walt Disney World Resort during the same week. A “person down” call refers to a living patient requiring immediate medical attention — a classification that sometimes, but not always, gets updated to “dead person” status depending on the outcome.
As with the confirmed deaths, no details about the circumstances surrounding any of these calls are likely to become public, given how Walt Disney World Resort and local authorities typically handle privacy in these situations.
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