A family recently spoke out, commending the response of Disney cast members after their toddler had a medical emergency during a performance of Festival of the Lion King at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park.Festival of the Lion KingFestival of the Lion King is a Broadway-style celebration of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ The Lion King (1994), featuring stunning puppetry, gymnasts, dancers, and talented vocalists that will leave you humming for the rest of the day. The roughly half-hour show is performed in the round, and entertainment cast members fill the Harambe Theater once the show begins, making it tricky for guests to exit partway through. Walt Disney World Resort cast members are trained on the safe moments and passageways to evacuate guests, particularly from the most isolated seating sections.Medical EmergencyCredit: DisneyOn Monday, Reddit user u/52weektransformation shared their story about a terrifying ordeal they experienced during a recent performance of Festival of the Lion King at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park. The user and their wife, visiting from the United Kingdom, were watching the show with their two-year-old daughter when the incident occurred.“She was up clapping and dancing during the show,” the Disney Park guest recalled. “Then suddenly, she collpased in my wife’s arms, she was unresponsive, stopped breathing and turned blue. We picked her up and urgently ran down our row, through the doors and to the front of the attraction. I caught the attention of a cast member who promptly called 9-1-1.”Disney cast members stepped in right away, protecting the family’s privacy as they administered first aid and waited for paramedics to arrive.Credit: Disney“They held their phone to my ear while I performed first aid,” the guest wrote. “They formed a human wall around us as hundreds of people were leaving the show. They directed [the] Fire Department to a back entrance so they could reach us quickly. When my daughter woke up they gave her a Simba stuffed animal for comfort. They located my belongings we left in the show such as my wife’s bag and phone and our stroller.”The guest’s wife and daughter rode together in the ambulance, while Disney cast members gave the social media user a private ride to their car on a Kilimanjaro Safaris truck. Guest Experiences also stepped in, refunding the family’s pre-booked Lightning Lanes and giving them more for free.Credit: DisneyLuckily, the two-year-old is recovering after receiving treatment for a febrile seizure, which can happen when a child’s body temperature spikes due to illness or another cause. However, the family said that the Disney cast members at the Festival of the Lion King made all the difference.“It was a horrible experience for parents to go through,” the Reddit user concluded. “I emailed Disney and named the staff to thank them, and also went back to the attraction the next week to thank them personally. Disney hasn’t lost the magic and their business model is to make sure you make happy memories with your family and come back for more. I will continue to happily pay to travel to Disney World in the future. Thank you to all the hard-working cast members who make it the happiest place on earth.”Inside the Magic sends best wishes to the family involved in this medical emergency at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park. The post Toddler Collapses During Disney’s Festival of the Lion King Show appeared first on Inside the Magic.