Tag: Park Accidents
Missouri Boy Nearly Drowns in Pool at Disney's Pop Century Resort
CFNews13.com reports a 13-year-old Missouri boy is in critical condition following a near drowning at Disney's Pop Century Resort last night.
Lack of Safety Protocols Contributed to 2009 Monorail Accident
The National Transportation Safety Board has concluded its investigation into the July 2009 Monorail accident that killed a 21-year old cast member. The investigation...
Orlando Theme Parks Reports 12 Injuries Over the Summer
CFNews13.com writes a state report shows there were 12 guest injuries at Orlando's major theme parks over the 2011 summer including a broken leg...
Disney Cited for Safety Violations in Mechanic's Death at Animal Kingdom
The Orlando Sentinel writes Federal investigators have cited Walt Disney World for four safety violations and proposed $69,000 in fines following a probe into...
Woman Found Unconscious On Space Mountain Improves
ClickOrlando.com reports the condition of the woman found unconscious on Space Mountain on Saturday has improved. Officials also said the incident occured because of...
Space Mountain Reopened After Guest Fell Unconscious Saturday
The Orlando Sentinel writes a 48-year old woman fell unconscious on Saturday while riding Space Mountain and was taken to the hospital. The ride...
Accident on Disneyland Paris' Big Thunder Mountain Injures Five
The Daily Mail reports on yesterday's accident on Big Thunder Mountain at Disneyland Paris in which give guests were injured - one seriously.
OrSen: 5 Injured in Magical Express Bus Crash
The Orlando Sentinel reports 5 people including the bus driver were taken to the hospital Monday morning when a Magical Express bus crashed with...
CFNews13: Family of boy killed in Disney bus crash files lawsuit
The family of a young boy killed when his bicycle collided with a Disney bus on the grounds of Ft. Wilderness have filed a...
AP: Worker dies in apparent mishap at Disneyland Paris
The Associated Press is reporting a 53 yr old Disneyland Paris subcontractor was severely injured and later died following a before-dawn accident at "it's...
WESH: Disney fights release of documents in monorail death lawsuit
According to local NBC affiliate WESH Disney is claiming some of the documents the family of Austin Wuennenberg, the monorail driver killed in July...
OrSen: Disney-created situation virtually certain to end in crash, mother of...
Christine Wuennenberg, mother of Austin Wuennenberg the monorail driver who died in the tragic 2009 crash accuses a Disney monorail operations manager of “flippantly” vacating his...
FloridaToday: Directing Disney monorails from restaurant lead to collision, lawyers say
Lawyers representing the family of deceased monorail pilot Austin Wuennenberg say a Walt Disney World manager's decision to direct monorails from an off-site location...
Electrician killed after accident at Disneys ESPN Wide World of Sports...
The Orlando Sentinel reports Steven Snyder, a 50 year old electrician working for a Disney subsidiary, died after being shocked while working near an...
OrSen: Florida Highway Patrol determines Boys flat tire caused fatal Disney...
The Orlando Sentinel reports the Florida Highway Patrol has declared the flat tire of the 9 year old bicyclist was the cause of his...
WFTV: Woman Hurt When Disney Ferry, Boat Collide
WFTV is reporting a woman is hospitalized after the small boat her husband was driving collided with a Disney ferry on Thursday in the...
OrSen: Disney goes to trial over safety of Tower of Terror
A Florida jury heard opening arguments in the case of Pennsylvania man claiming Tower of Terror led to his stroke. The case is unusually...
TampaTrib: Family, friends mourn boy killed by Disney bus
Family and friends gathered at Anona United Methodist Church to remember Chase Miller Brubaker, the 9-year-old Redington Beach boy who was struck and killed by a...
MyFox: OSHA releases photos from Disney monorail investigation
Photo gallery from the July 2009 monorail accident that killed monorail driver Austin Wuennenberg.
CFNews13: Disney Bus Crashes Saturday Afternoon
Local news network 13 reports 80-year-old Disney bus driver Fredrick Cassens has been charged with careless driving following a Saturday morning collision.