Man at Disney World’s Epcot jumps from bridge into lagoon in alleged $10,000 bet

A man has gone viral on TikTok after footage was captured of his wild act off a bridge at Disney World that was allegedly a $10,000 bet.

A misguided thrillseeker at Orlando’s Walt Disney World jumped off a bridge into a lagoon to allegedly win a bet for nearly $10,000 — and earned a one-year ban in the process.

In videos posted to social media, the bandana-wearing jumper climbs over a bridge in the Italian pavilion at the amusement park on Monday evening, the NY Post reports.

In the clip, the man can be heard asking “How deep is that water?” before jumping.

A passer-by can be heard shouting “You’re gonna get kicked out of Disney, mister!” in one video of the incident shared to YouTube.

An unnamed man was recorded climbing over a bridge at Disney World’s Italian Pavilion at Epcot on Monday evening.

The unfazed jumper handed a man sitting on the bridge steps his sunglasses before plunging about three metres into the water below — T-shirt, shorts, Nike sneakers and all, the video shows.

The unidentified man then swam to a nearby gondola, which he climbed over to get back onto land, at which point bystanders off camera can be heard cheering.

The man only removed his sunglasses before jumping into the lagoon below as part of an alleged bet, though bystanders were divided on whether the wager was for $US6K or $US60K.

The video was posted to YouTube by Disney-loving family channel DisFamily Adventures, which is run by married couple Brendan and Gwyn, who told FOX 35 that they heard the man and his friends talking about a $US6,000 ($A10,000) bet under the condition he jumped into the lagoon.

Another clip on TikTok was seemingly posted by one of the man’s friends who claimed he leapt into the “freezing cold” water for a staggering $US60,000 ($A95,000).

The man quickly swam to a nearby gondola, which he used to help get back onto land.

The TikTok user, who goes by Brandon Reiter on the platform, appeared to identify the man who jumped in the video, tagging his TikTok account in the caption, which read: “Why did ‘Elit3Trainers’ jump in that freezing cold #disney #epcot water for 60k like that.”

A TikTok of the incident appeared to be posted by a friend of the man who jumped, who identified the jumper as ‘Elit3Trainers’, though his actual name wasn’t immediately clear.

Off-camera passers-by were heard cheering once the man was back on dry land.

It appears that the man who jumped from the Epcot bridge does, in fact, monitor the ‘Elit3Trainers’ account, though it didn’t reveal his name.

The latest video posted to the account shows the man — donning the same Japanese-style headband and colourful Nike sneakers — opening a Pokemon pack at Epcot’s Japan Pavilion.

“Heard you got a lifetime ban from Disney,” one caption on the TikTok says, to which ‘Elit3Trainers’ responded: “Year ban, no fine. No arrest. For everyone wondering.”

The Post sought comment from TikTok users ‘Elit3Trainers’ and Brandon Reiter.

Representatives for Walt Disney World did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.

The amusement park’s website, meanwhile, lists “prohibited activities,” which include “engaging in any unsafe act or other act that may impede the operation of the Walt Disney World Resort or any part thereof.”

This article originally appeared on the New York Post and was reproduced with permission