Originally Posted By dsnykid I just read this on TMZ.com : "A man jumped to his death from the 14th floor of the Disneyland Hotel this afternoon. TMZ spoke to Anaheim Police spokesperson Rick Martinez who tells us the male victim was between 30-40 years old and was in Anaheim on business. He was sharing the hotel room with a male co-worker and jumped from their balcony. An investigation is under way, but all indications are the death was a suicide." How terribly horrible for his family.
Originally Posted By SBSBelle22 That's terrible. I wanna know how he got out there because when we stayed the door only opened so far and the balcony itself wasn't even a foot wide. Are there other rooms with better balconies? So sad. How can you kill yourself at the happiest place on earth.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros That's really sad. I don't think it would be too hard to find your way off the balcony if you really wanted to. You could pretty much jump out of any opening, so I'm sure the door opened wide enough, and the depth of the balcony wasn't an issue. I really hope this doesn't prevent them from keeping the balconies when they refurb the structures later this year. They are pretty much the only thing that makes them charming at this point. I wouldn't want to lose that in the new design, as it was always part of what made the DLH special to me.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Here's a link to an article from Reuters: <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080502/us_nm/disney_suicide_dc_1" target="_blank">http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/200...ide_dc_1</a> Man jumps to death from Disneyland hotel LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A man apparently jumped to his death on Friday from the 14th floor of the Disneyland Hotel at the world-famous amusement park in Southern California, police said. The man, who was in town on business and not immediately identified by authorities, was killed in the 14-story fall from his hotel room balcony. He was pronounced dead at the scene. "Right now it is certainly looking like a suicide," Anaheim Police Sgt. Rick Martinez told Reuters. "He was seen leaping off the balcony." Martinez said the man, who was in Anaheim on business and appears to be in his 30s or 40s, also left evidence in the room that suggested it was a suicide. "He was sharing a room with another male associate and for some reason he went out on the balcony and all indications are that it was an intentional act, a suicide," Martinez said. " The Disneyland Hotel has nearly 1,000 rooms in three towers overlooking the so-called "the happiest place on earth." The amusement park, which opened in 1955, has become one of the top tourist attractions in the country.
Originally Posted By ShivaThDestroyer >>So sad. How can you kill yourself at the happiest place on earth.<< I agree but it's sort of odd that, if I had to pick a place to check out, that's where I'd want it to be. (xPPx knows what to do with the ashes.)
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 We just walked by a wedding being held in the Rose Garden. We were thinking how beautiful the grounds looked and everyone was together and happy. To hear that another family will be wracked with pain is just so, so sad. I can't imagine anyone doing such a thing where so many families are present. If it was a suicide he must have been in a very dark place. Wow, I can't believe this.
Originally Posted By SBSBelle22 Shiva, I thought that too. I want a really gawdy ornate gold urn and I want it in the Pirates treasure room. amazedncal2-isn't that such a sad juxtaposition? and now that family will probably never be able to go there again... terrible.
Originally Posted By dshyates I want my ashes dumped in the Seven Seas Lagoon at the beach at the Poly. Poor guy.
Originally Posted By kari12177 Thats just what the DL hotel needs is a ghost roaming around cause some guy decided to kill himself where there are children.
Originally Posted By pecos bill I just feel terrible for any people who witnessed this, especially kids. Checking out is a deeply personal matter, but when other people are forced to bear witness to such an awful thing, it's hard not to feel a little anger toward the deceased.
Originally Posted By EighthDwarf Well I think he heard there was room for only one more in the Haunted Mansion and wanted to secure his place before someone beat him to it.
Originally Posted By dlkozy What a sad, selfish thing to do. I can't imagine how horrible it must have been for the innocent people who both witnessed this act and now have had to deal with it.
Originally Posted By DyGDisney Was there any mention of witnesses? I was thinking how horrible it would be for my kids witness such a thing.
Originally Posted By Stacers76 We had the same thing happen several years ago at the DLH. I believe we were on the 7th floor...and I just remember my mom n dad telling me to stay away from the window as I came out from taking a shower. It was early evening-ish, still light outside, and after things were cleared up, there was still signs of trauma...blood on the ground, hopefully they do a better job at cleaning things up this time around than they did when we were there. We never heard if it was an accident or not, but it really put a damper on the rest of our vacation.
Originally Posted By ChurroMonster I have seen a person jump off a building to their death. It's a horrible horrible thing. My sympathies to anyone who witnessed it.
Originally Posted By Mr X I tend to feel more sympathy towards the poor guy who was so desperately hopeless he decided to end it all. But hey, that's just me.
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle Very sad story for all involved - the man, his family and anyone who might have witnessed it.
Originally Posted By dlkozy >>>"I tend to feel more sympathy towards the poor guy who was so desperately hopeless he decided to end it all."<<< Having seen the aftermath firsthand from someone in my family who committed suicide-I don't. What it does to a family is horrid. Suicide is a selfish act.
