The woman who was savagely beaten at Disney World in front of horrified parkgoers and crying children has been identified as the attacker’s mother.
Matthew Edward Cameron, 22, was seen on the viral video being subdued by good Samaritans at the Magic Kingdom theme park in Orlando back in October 2024 after he allegedly got violent with a woman near the park’s famous baseball-themed hot dog stand, Casey’s Corner.
Months after Cameron’s arrest on domestic battery charges, police identified the victim as his mother, Diane Marie Cameron, according to an Orange County Sheriff’s Department report obtained by the Daily Mail.
Deputy Dominic Gonzalez wrote in his report that Matthew Cameron “suddenly became upset with her and pushed the left side of her face away from him.”
“He then punched her in the left side of her face, knocking her to the ground and giving her a bloody nose,” the deputy wrote.
At the time, Cameron, a Massachusetts native, was vacationing at “The Most Magical Place on Earth” with his mother and sister, Sarah.
Video from the chaotic scene showed a young woman in a Mickey Mouse hat — identified as his sister — and their mother holding napkins to their noses after the attack, while Cameron was held to the ground in front of frightened families.
A witness to the Magic Kingdom attack, Michael Williams, told police that he saw the 22-year-old punch his mother in front of his family at the hot dog eatery — hitting her so hard that she was left with a bloody nose and marks on her face, the outlet reported.
Williams said he then tackled Cameron to the ground and held him until police arrived, as seen in the viral video.
After being detained, Cameron had allegedly admitted to socking his mother in the face after becoming “frustrated” with her during an argument, Deputy Gonzalez wrote in the incident report.
“Matthew advised he was not thinking when he punched Diane and simply did it out of frustration,” he wrote.
His mother also revealed to police that her son “suffered from severe schizophrenia for several years and sometimes experiences severe hallucinations,” which at times had caused him to become violent with her in the past.
The police report did not specify if the Massachusetts-native was experiencing hallucinations during the assault.
Prosecutors eventually dropped the domestic assault charge against Cameron at a January court hearing, the Daily Mail reported.
However, it remained unclear why.
Cameron’s mother and sister both posted pictures from the park on previous trips and appear to be frequent visitors to Disney World.
The man who filmed the incident — who wished to remain anonymous — said “both women had bloody noses and were crying,” and recalled Disney cast members shuffling away frightened children from the mayhem.
The unnamed cameraman said Disney staff members tried to shield him and others from the chaos by building a human “wall in front of the incident,” he told the outlet, adding he stopped filming once police arrived.
“My family and I visit Disney parks generally every weekend. This was a rare occurrence at Disney, for sure,” he shared.
He said he has noticed an uptick in security presence around the parks since.
