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Disney Springs Scuba Bandit Still Unidentified — Deputies Still Chasing Currents and Clues...

If you thought Disney Springs was just a place for over-priced churros and awkward family photos, think again... 

More than two months after a decidedly 'un-magical' late-night heist, the so-called “Scuba Bandit” remains at large — and Florida deputies are still chasing currents and clues.

Here’s what we know (the part that isn’t speculation, at least): sometime after the Paddlefish restaurant in Disney Springs had closed for the evening in September 2025, a masked individual swam up to the waterfront eatery, stripped off extraneous scuba gear, forced employees to the ground, sprayed security cameras to blind them (center picture), and made off with more than $10,000 while managers were opening the safe. 

Then — in an exit worthy of a Bond villain — the suspect disappeared into the water and swam away into the night. 

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate; no arrests have been reported.

This episode feels like someone pitched a heist movie to an intern at a theme-park comedy studio and the intern said, “What if it’s scuba gear?” and then everyone high-fived and ordered pineapple pizza! 

But beneath the obvious punchlines, the facts are quite sobering: employees were threatened, hardware was vandalized, and a significant sum of cash vanished from a bustling tourist destination.

Why wear Scuba gear?

 

The obvious theory: the water equals escape route, one that most law enforcement is not prepared to follow.

Disney Springs is ringed by waterways that make a splashy getaway possible — provided you can hold your breath after a theft and dodge those damn rental kayaks!

Water also presents investigators with a special set of challenges... 

Footprint evidence is soggy and the video footage, when not sprayed or dunked, often yields nothing but blurry, aquatic silhouettes. 

Meanwhile, current and tide patterns make tracing a swim path a lot less precise than following tire tracks.

Orange County deputies have been methodical: canvassing the area, reviewing the remaining footage, and asking the public for tips. 

But the longer a case percolates without an arrest, the more it breeds folklore. 

Locals have offered up some creative suspects on social media (a disgruntled former lifeguard, an ex-Disney parade performer with a scuba certification, the ghost of a retired paddleboat) as well as conspiracy theories enough to populate a late-night podcast season!

The incident has also spawned a thousand micro-commentaries about Florida crime lore: the state in which criminals have options — boats, swamp roads, and apparently very persuasive snorkeling gear. 

It has inspired restaurant managers to re-evaluate their money management and after-hours protocol and has theme-park patrons keeping a wary eye out for anyone who looks a little too comfortable in diving fins!

Meanwhile, Paddlefish — which was closed for the night when the theft occurred — is left to recover operationally and reputationally. 

Employees reportedly were frightened and shaken, a perfectly natural response to a violent break-in. 

For the business side, there’s the insurance dance, the damage repairs, and the awkwardness of explaining to customers that yes, sometimes criminals bring snorkels to the party.

What can we learn from an aquatic caper like this? 

First, criminals are creative — and sometimes inconveniently imaginative. 

Second, law enforcement faces unusual investigative hurdles when waterways are involved. 

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with information to come forward. 

If you were in the Disney Springs area that night and remember seeing someone suited up, acting strangely, or hauling suspicious waterproof luggage, your tip could turn a mermaid myth into a solved case.

Until then, the Scuba Bandit remains a soggy chapter in Florida’s gallery of audacious crimes — equal parts baffling, cinematic, and unsettling.


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Sources: Orange County Sheriff’s Office public reporting on the Paddlefish robbery at Disney Springs (September 2025) Facebook posts and local news coverage of the incident.

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