Every day, an estimated nearly 200,000 people visit a Walt Disney World theme park. That number goes up if you also count the Guests who visit Disney Springs, or locals who come just to visit a Resort hotel. There are also about 80,000 people who work at Disney World. That many people create a lot of traffic going in and out of the Resort every day. Some people don’t drive, so they take Disney transportation. That means that, every day, there are thousands of cars and hundreds of buses driving around Disney World’s 27,000 acres.
Matthew Rosenblatt (@mattrmedia) recently drove into Walt Disney World Resort, hoping to enjoy his day. Unfortunately, the Most Magical Place on Earth wasn’t so magical that day. According to Matthew, his pickup truck was rear-ended while driving past Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort. He pulled off, as did the person who hit him. As if things couldn’t get worse, the person who hit Matthew didn’t have a license or insurance. They showed Matthew the identification that they did have, but then drove off.
But here’s the twist — Matthew claims he was hit by a Walt Disney World Resort Cast Member.
@mattrmedia I got rear ended at Disney. The driver is uninsured and doesn’t have a license. They’re also a cast member. 2 hours waiting on FHP so far… this has been interesting. #disney #disneyworld #magickingdom #polynesianresort #wdw #hitandrun #caraccident
Commenters were shocked and confused that the person was just able to drive off, and also asked Matthew how he knew the person worked at Disney World. Matthew responded that the only valid identification the woman had on her person was her Disney World Cast Member ID. She had identification from another state, but it was expired.
The frustrated Guest also claimed that the police were of no help. After waiting more than two hours for the Florida Highway Patrol to show up, he told them there was nothing they could do. He told them that the female Cast Member had driven off, but the police told him that because she had shown him some form of identification, she had fulfilled her legal obligations.
Thankfully, Matthew had uninsured motorist protection, so his insurance should pay for his car to be fixed. He also said that Disney security escorted him quickly into a theme park at the end of the night, so he could make the dining reservation that he had booked.
