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Baby Born on Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Led To Disney Maternity Ward Plans

Over the past few weeks, the Disney community has been abuzz with rumors of a Walt Disney World Maternity Ward. But babies being born at Walt Disney World Resort is nothing new. In fact, the first one was born on July 4, 1979.

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Disney Maternity Ward

The alleged Magic Kingdom Maternity Ward is being built above Casey’s Corner on Main Street, U.S.A. From that particular location, you can enjoy a view of Cinderella Castle before, during, and after labor.

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The cost is $5,000, and expectant mothers must purchase a theme park ticket to access the facility.

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The rumors also suggest that Walt Disney World Resort employs well-trained doctors and medical experts to assist with labor and delivery. And families receive a unique “I was born at Disney World” button.

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It’s also been suggested that Disney photo pass photographers will be nearby for special birthing and post-birth pictures if you so desire.

Woman Gives Birth After Riding Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster

But this news follows a story from last year of a woman who gave birth at the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Although there are many apparent warnings not to enjoy the attraction while pregnant, the guest decided to take her chances.

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How did this happen? Walt Disney World cast members are always careful not to assume a guest is pregnant when they could just be overweight. Furthermore, they would not want to insert themselves into the position of telling a guest “no.”

Rock 'n' Rollercoaster Entrance

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Internal sources at Disney cite lawsuit concerns. The idea is that the liability is put on the guest.

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According to the mother, she felt “something funny” during the ride, and by the time the ride was over, she had already started going into labor.

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The Disney Park guest got the appropriate medical attention she needed, and surprisingly, the baby was born healthy. In fact, she thinks the ride helped her give birth.

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After the child was born, she named him Steven Tyler, after the lead singer of Aerosmith.

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“My baby was born on Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster, it only makes sense that his name is connected to the ride,” she said.

The Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster baby happened in the summer of 2023, which may explain why talks of a Walt Disney World Resort maternity ward have begun to surface over the past six months.

Fake News?

If all of this sounds too hard to believe…that’s because it’s not! Both the story of the Disney World maternity ward and the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster baby were created by Mouse Trap News, a Disney parody site.

Disney Baby Care Center

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But interestingly enough, major news organizations such as The New York Post have picked up the story and run with it. The constant sharing and reporting of the story has given it a life of its own. And being a Disney Fan website…we had to cover it!

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But despite the origin of the news, many Disney adults and other fanatics love the idea of a Disney World Maternity Ward at the Magic Kingdom. So maybe someday it will happen. And if now at Magic Kingdom Park, perhaps on the top floor of the Contemporary Resort.

What do you think?

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About Steven Wilk

Steven has a complicated relationship with Disney. As a child, he visited Walt Disney World every few years with his family. But he never understood why kids his age (and older) were so scared of Snow White or Alien Encounter. He is a former participant of the Disney College Program (left early…long story), and he also previously worked in Children’s publishing, where he adapted multiple Disney movies and TV shows. He has many controversial opinions about Disney…like having a positive view of Michael Eisner, believing Return of the Jedi is superior to The Empire Strikes Back, and that Toy Story Land and Galaxy’s Edge should have never been built (at least not at Hollywood Studios). Every year for the past two decades, Steven has visited either Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Aulani or went on a Disney Cruise. He’s happy to share any and all knowledge of the Disney destinations (and he likes using parenthesis a lot…as well as ellipses…)

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  1. next time you have another story like the one about babies born at rock and roller coaster and etc. , i will unsubscribe from this site as i hope many others will also.

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