Disney World guest leaves loaded gun on ride

ORLANDO, Fla. — A Walt Disney World park guest found a loaded gun in the seat of a ride at the Animal Kingdom that had fallen out of a man’s back pocket on Sunday.

A grandmother handed a Cobra .380-caliber semiautomatic pistol about noon to a park attendant, who immediately contacted security and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

A young boy said, “My grandma found it in her seat,” the report stated.

The owner, Angelo Lista, 44, of Royal Palm Beach, Fla., said the firearm — which had five hollow point bullets inside — fell out of his back pocket during the bumpy Dinosaur ride, according to a Sheriff’s Office incident report.

Deputies unloaded and confiscated the weapon.

Lista has a valid Florida concealed weapons permit and told authorities he did not know he was supposed to tell Disney security because there are no signs posted about firearms.

According to the report, Lista thought the security bag checks were for explosives not guns. He said he was not aware guests were not allowed to bring guns inside the parks.

However, Disney spokeswoman Kathleen Prihoda said their policy clearly states no guns or weapons of any kind are permitted on their property. The prohibition is posted on their website.

A Disney official said they cannot recall any other similar incident with guns in recent years, calling the episode “rare” because it’s common knowledge the parks don’t permit them.

Deputies said Lista was apologetic and tried to retrieve the gun the moment he realized it was no longer in his possession after the ride.

Disney asked Lista to leave for the day. Lista complied, and deputies escorted him to his vehicle, the report said.