{"id":102129,"date":"2026-01-01T10:32:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T10:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/102129\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T10:32:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T10:32:18","slug":"disney-cast-member-hurt-after-boulder-prop-rolls-off-track-towards-audience-at-indiana-jones-stunt-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/102129\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney Cast Member hurt after boulder prop rolls off track towards audience at Indiana Jones Stunt Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sm40ravyyjakkpdx.jpg\" alt=\"Disney Cast Member hurt after boulder prop rolls off track\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-4292be72=\"\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. &#8211; A Disney World cast member was injured Tuesday when a giant boulder prop went off course at the Indiana Jones stunt show at Disney\u2019s Hollywood Studios.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">The incident happened during one of the performances of the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Videos <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dumb_blonde11\/video\/7589804189245574431\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">circulating on social media<\/a> appear to show the 400-pound boulder prop rolling out from behind-the-scenes during the show\u2019s temple sequence. As the boulder rolls down the track, it hits a wall, causing it to bounce off course and head toward the audience.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/wofl-indiana-jones-stunt-show-disney-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p data-v-0dea8073=\"\">The Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular! show at Disney&#8217;s Hollywood Studios. (Courtesy: Disney Parks) <\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">One of the cast members working the show steps in front of the boulder to stop it from reaching the audience, according to videos online. The cast member is knocked down as other cast members rush to help him.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">&#8220;We\u2019re focused on supporting our cast member, who is recovering,&#8221; a Disney World spokesperson said in a statement to FOX 35 on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox35orlando.com\/fox-local\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX LOCAL APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p> Indiana Jones stunt show <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/wofl-indiana-jones-stunt-show-disney-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p data-v-0dea8073=\"\">The Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular! show at Disney&#8217;s Hollywood Studios. (Courtesy: Disney Parks) <\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/disneyworld.disney.go.com\/entertainment\/hollywood-studios\/indiana-jones-epic-stunt-spectacular\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular<\/a> has been a staple at the park since 1989.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">The 30-minute show features reenactments of stunts from 1981\u2019s &#8220;Raiders of the Lost Ark,&#8221; with performers giving audiences a behind-the-scenes look at how those stunts and special effects are made.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">In the temple sequence, the boulder is supposed to roll down the track as the actor portraying Indiana Jones runs in front of it before diving out of the way. The performers then &#8220;reset&#8221; the scene and explain how the stunt works, including revealing how Indy escapes the boulder and that the boulder is made from a rubber type of material.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox35orlando.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">SIGN-UP FOR FOX 35&#8217;S BREAKING NEWS, DAILY NEWS NEWSLETTERS<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">The Disney spokesperson added that the park has modified that element of the show following the incident.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">&#8220;Safety is at the heart of what we do, and that element of the show will be modified as our safety team completes a review of what happened,&#8221; the spokesperson said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">In addition to the boulder stunt, the show also features demonstrations of fight choreography, pyrotechnics, special effects and how actors fall from buildings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: This article was written with information sourced from Disney World and social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox35orlando.com\/tag\/theme-parks\/walt-disney-world\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Walt Disney World News<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox35orlando.com\/tag\/theme-parks\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Orlando theme park news<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox35orlando.com\/tag\/us\/fl\/orange-county\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Orange County News<\/a> <script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. &#8211; A Disney World cast member was injured Tuesday when a giant boulder prop&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":102130,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[47,115,1335,139,141,140,2411,628,8064],"class_list":{"0":"post-102129","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-orlando","8":"tag-fl","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-orange-county","11":"tag-orlando","12":"tag-orlando-headlines","13":"tag-orlando-news","14":"tag-theme-parks","15":"tag-us","16":"tag-walt-disney-world"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102129"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102129\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}