Disney Jungle Cruise ride sinks with passengers on board

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Disney's Magic Kingdom in Florida may be known as "The Most Magical Place on Earth," but for some visitors riding the Jungle Cruise yesterday, the experience was a bit less magical and a lot more wet.

The ride takes passengers on an adventure through the world's exotic rivers with a humorous skipper as the guide. But around noon, one of the boats started taking on water while passengers were on board. A person stands knee-deep in water aboard a Jungle Cruise boat after the vessel took on water, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020.The boat "went from floating to sunk in about a minute," Vince told CNN affiliate WPTV. "Everyone was fine and we were rescued in about 20 minutes."

A spokesperson for Disney confirmed to CNN affiliate WFTV that the boat took on some water but added that everyone was able to get off the boat safely. Firefighters with the Reedy Creek Fire Department were called to the scene, but no one needed to be transported to the hospital, a spokeswoman with the department told CNN.The ride reopened around 2.30pm the same day, according to WPTV.

 

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