A continuing wave of deaths at Disney World's resort properties in Orlando has raised concern and unanswered questions in recent days, after authorities confirmed this week that a fifth person was found dead in less than a month.
The most recent incident occurred on November 8 at Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa. According to the Orange County Medical Examiner's Office, the guest, whose identity has not been released, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Officials said they had "relinquished jurisdiction" and released the body to the guest's personal physician. They did not provide details about the cause of death.
The initial report came from an X account that tracks real-time police calls across Disney World and stated that a person had been found "unconscious" on the property at 3:18 p.m. Later, authorities confirmed the individual had died.
Saratoga Springs, one of Disney's premium resorts, offers spacious villas, a spa and pools, with nightly rates that can reach 2,300 dollars. No additional information has been released so far about the circumstances of the death.
A string of unusual incidents since mid-October
The latest case follows four previous deaths:
October 14 – Sommer Equitz, 31, was found dead at the Contemporary Resort in what authorities ruled a suicide.
October 21 – A man in his 60s with a known medical condition died at Fort Wilderness.
October 23 – Matthew Alec Cohen, 28, died after jumping from the 12th floor of the Contemporary Resort.
November 2 – A woman in her 40s was found unresponsive at the Pop Century Resort and was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
Disney World and the Orange County Sheriff's Office have not commented on the unusual wave of incidents, and investigations remain ongoing. It is not yet clear whether the cases are connected or if the timing is a troubling coincidence.
