{"id":2528090,"date":"2026-01-01T16:31:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T21:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-least-it-wasnt-snakes-disney-employee-injured-after-errant-indiana-jones-boulder-falls-off-track\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T16:37:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T21:37:10","slug":"at-least-it-wasnt-snakes-disney-employee-injured-after-errant-indiana-jones-boulder-falls-off-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-least-it-wasnt-snakes-disney-employee-injured-after-errant-indiana-jones-boulder-falls-off-track\/","title":{"rendered":"At Least It Wasn&#8217;t Snakes: Disney Employee Injured After Errant &#8216;Indiana Jones&#8217; Boulder Falls off Track"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fat-least-it-wasnt-snakes-disney-employee-injured-after-errant-indiana-jones-boulder-falls-off-track%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2528090&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During a Dec.30 performance of the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Breathtaking! at Disney&#8217;s Hollywood Studios in Orlando, a prop boulder dislodged from its track and rolled toward the audience. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saturday-night-live-mocks-dumbest-impeachment-trial-after-trump-acquitted-again\/\" title=\"\u2018Saturday Night Live\u2019 Mocks \u2018Dumbest\u2019 Impeachment Trial After Trump Acquitted Again\">cast member<\/a> stepped in front of the falling 400-pound prop, stopping it from hitting spectators; the performer was injured &#8211; suffering a head wound &#8211; but is reported to be recovering.<\/p>\n<p>The boulder appeared to bounce twice after leaving its track before striking the cast member. Disney told People it is focused on supporting the employee and that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-america-bold-billionaire-offers-1-million-bounty-for-dominions-eric-coomers-comeuppance\/\" title=\"WAKE UP AMERICA! Bold Billionaire Offers  Million Bounty for Dominion\u2019s, Eric Coomer\u2019s Comeuppance\">stunt<\/a> will be modified after a safety review. Attendees posted video of the incident and described the cast member (identified by one witness as &#8220;Robert&#8221;) as having saved the audience from harm.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Henry Walton Jones Jr. (perhaps better known by his nickname of &ldquo;Indiana&rdquo;) is a very brave and smart person, fictitious though he may be.<\/p>\n<p>That <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">doesn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t mean Indiana Jones isn&rsquo;t without his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >deep-seated fears &#038;mdash<\/a>; most infamously, his aversion to snakes.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FIndianaJonesMovies%2Fvideos%2F1640895756518183%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=476&amp;t=0\" width=\"476\" height=\"476\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A close second behind snakes? It&rsquo;s probably a &mdash; very understandable &mdash; fear of being crushed by a giant boulder. That iconic scene opened up the beloved 1981 film, &ldquo;Raiders of the Lost Ark.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Raiders of the Lost Ark (1\/10) Movie CLIP - The Boulder Chase (1981) HD\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c6XHLe94SJA?start=106&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The scene has been immortalized as part of Disney World&rsquo;s live-action stunt show, &ldquo;Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>One Disney World cast member probably wished it hadn&rsquo;t been.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/disney-cast-member-recovering-after-stopping-prop-boulder-from-hitting-audience-at-indiana-jones-show-exclusive-11877832\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People<\/a> magazine reported, things took a disastrous turn during a Dec. 30 showing of the &ldquo;Epic Stunt Spectacular&rdquo; in Orlando.<\/p>\n<p>During the iconic recreation of the giant boulder scene, the prop boulder fell off its tracks and headed straight for the audience.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately for onlookers, one brave cast member got in the way of the prop and was able to stop it from landing on the audience.<\/p>\n<p>According to Disney, the cast member was injured in the process &mdash; but &ldquo;recovering.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re focused on supporting our cast member who is recovering,&rdquo; a Disney statement d with People said.<\/p>\n<p>Disney also acknowledged that the stunt will be &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/epstein-trump-and-the-scandal-that-wont-disappear\/\" title=\"Epstein, Trump, and the scandal that won&#039;t disappear\">modified&#038;rdquo<\/a>; after a review of what went wrong in the harrowing incident.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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,&rdquo; the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>You can see a video of the incident for yourself below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: During Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular! at Disney&rsquo;s Hollywood Studios today, a 400-pound boulder prop dislodged from its track. A Cast Member was injured stopping it before it reached the audience. Disney says the Cast Member received immediate care and is recovering. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TxbWYV25OX\">pic.twitter.com\/TxbWYV25OX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Scott Gustin (@ScottGustin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottGustin\/status\/2006183312771920018?\">December 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The prop boulder, which appeared to operate with the physics of an oversized medicine ball, fell off its track and bounced twice before colliding with and injuring the cast member.<\/p>\n<p>According to People, when that cast member eventually got back to his feet, there was a &ldquo;bloody gash&rdquo; on his head.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We were sitting there and didn&rsquo;t know what was going on, then all of a sudden a worker named Robert stepped in front and saved us from getting smashed,&rdquo; one attendee of the show told People.<\/p>\n<p>She added, &ldquo;It was a crazy experience and definitely one that we will remember.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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