‘That’s gonna end badly.’ A clothed Epcot guest jumped into lagoon. See for yourself
A TikTok user caused quite the scene and got drenched in the process at Epcot in Orlando.
Onlookers shared videos of the man at the World Showcase Lagoon, a man-made waterway at Florida’s Walt Disney World theme park, at around 5:30 p.m. Monday.
One clip shows the guest, fully dressed in a T shirt, shorts, sneakers and kamikaze headband, climb over a railing and stand there for a few seconds contemplating the water.
“That’s gonna end badly for everybody,” comments a bystander.
“He’s gonna jump!” someone else yells, as he takes the plunge.
Splash.
The man then makes his escape, swimming toward a gondola near the Italy pavilion, scrambling aboard and using it as leverage to hop to some steps leading to land.
Once back on the solid ground, he raises his arms in victory as the crowd cheers.
Although Disney did not respond to the Miami Herald’s request for comment on Friday, according to widespread reports, security escorted the man out of the park. It’s unclear what repercussions he faces, such as a lifetime ban.
So why on earth would someone pull a stunt like that?
A TikTok user named Brandon Reiter, aka @saulbrandonreiter tagged the thrill-seeker as @elit3trainers, and said the still unidentified individual did so to win a “$60,000 bet” with his pals.
But the folks who run Instagram travel page DisFamily Adventures and who reshared the viral video, told Fox 35 Orlando that they overheard his friends say the amount was a lot less — $6,000.
