{"id":16326,"date":"2025-10-22T22:08:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T22:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/16326\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T22:08:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T22:08:12","slug":"man-found-dead-at-disneys-fort-wilderness-resort-and-campground-in-florida-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/16326\/","title":{"rendered":"Man found dead at Disney\u2019s Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground in Florida – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A man was found dead at Disney\u2019s Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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According to Walt Disney World: Active Calls<\/a>, which is not directly affiliated with the Walt Disney Company, police responded to a \u201cperson down\u201d request on Tuesday at 7:32 a.m. local time.<\/p>\n

\u201cA man in his 60s experienced a medical episode and was transported to a local hospital, where unfortunately he died. There are no signs of foul play,\u201d an Orange County Sheriff\u2019s Office spokesperson told Global News.<\/p>\n

The incident took place at the Cottontail Curl campsite, which is one of the 21 sites at Disney\u2019s Fort Wilderness Resort and Campgrounds<\/a> in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.<\/p>\n

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The death comes one week after a woman, Summer Equitz, 31, was found dead at Walt Disney World\u2019s Contemporary Resort near Magic Kingdom on Oct. 14.<\/p>\n

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Equitz\u2019s death has been ruled a suicide, the Orange County Medical Examiner\u2019s Office confirmed in a statement to People<\/a> on Oct. 15.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, a woman in her 60s died<\/a> after she was found unresponsive following a ride on the Haunted Mansion attraction at Disneyland.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cAnaheim Fire & Rescue responded to the Disneyland Resort for an unresponsive woman in her 60s who had just finished riding the Haunted Mansion attraction,\u201d the Anaheim Police Department confirmed in a statement<\/a>. \u201cDisneyland security personnel provided CPR until paramedics arrived.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The woman \u201cwas transported to a local hospital, where she was later pronounced deceased,\u201d police added.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no indication of any operating issue with the attraction, which reopened soon after,\u201d Sgt. Matt Sutter with the Anaheim Police Department said.<\/p>\n

The Haunted Mansion ride, which opened in 1969, is a slow-moving attraction \u201cbut young children may be frightened by the special effects,\u201d according to Disneyland\u2019s website<\/a>. The ride is currently \u201cdecked out for the Hallow-Days\u201d for the Haunted Mansion Holiday \u2014 \u201cwith frightfully festive touches inspired by Tim Burton\u2019s The Nightmare Before Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Haunted Mansion features \u201cthrilling sights and seasonal surprises created by the residents of Halloween Town.<\/p>\n

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