*Breaking News* Child Hit By Bus At Walt Disney World Resort Dies

*Breaking News* Child Hit By Bus At Walt Disney World Resort Dies

When will an overhaul of Disneyworld Transportation system occur? There needs to be some serious changes at WDW. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.

Initial Report from WESH:

A boy hit by a bus Thursday afternoon at Walt Disney World’s Fort Wilderness has died.


The accident happened in front of Fort Wilderness.Authorities said the child hit was a 10-year-old boy, and the vehicle was a Disney bus.An investigation into the incident is under way.

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More information from the  Orlando Sentinel:

A 10-year-old boy was killed this afternoon after he was struck by a bus near Fort Wilderness on Walt Disney World property, the Florida Highway Patrol confirmed.

FHP and Reedy Creek Fire Rescue are investigating.

Disney had no immediate comment.

About six months ago, a 4-year-old girl was seriously hurt at Fort Wilderness when a golf cart in which she was riding overturned.

She was riding with her father in their personal cart when the accident happened. The driver told officers that he swerved to avoid another cart driving toward them without lights, Orange County sheriff’s reports show.

The girl was partially pinned. She suffered injuries to her neck, head and face, reports show. She was flown to Arnold Palmer Hospital for surgery.

This is the third bus-related incident at Disney in six months.

Last week, one bus rear-ended a second bus near Epcot, sending eight people to area hospitals. Seven injuries were minor, one was serious.

In July, two Walt Disney World buses crashed in front of the Contemporary Resort. It sent 12 people to four hospitals with minor injuries.

The rear-end crash happened when one bus stopped to merge as World Drive narrowed from three to two lanes and a second bus did not stop in time.

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More information from WFTV, note the time of the accident:

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 10-year-old child was hit and killed by a Disney bus Thursday near Disney’s Fort Wilderness.Emergency crews received calls of the incident around 1:50pm.

According to the dispatch report, the incident happened at Fort Wilderness Trail and Big Pine Trail (see map).

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Report from the Sun Sentinel:

A 10-year-old boy was killed this afternoon after he was struck by a bus near Fort Wilderness on Walt Disney World property, the Florida Highway Patrol confirmed.

FHP and Reedy Creek Fire Rescue are investigating.

Disney had no immediate comment about the latest fatal accident on the company’s sprawling property.

Initial reports show the address of the accident is Fort Wilderness Trail and Vista Boulevard, which is the entrance to the roughly 750-acre resort.

This is the second fatality involving Disney’s transportation network within the last year. Last summer, a 21-year-old monorail driver was killed when another train backed into his during a botched track switch.

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration ultimately fined Disney $35,200 for workplace-safety violations discovered during a review of that accident. The National Transportation Safety Board is expected to release the results of its own investigation into the crash later this year

It also comes during one of the busiest weeks of the year at Disney World, with many schools around the country out for spring break and the Easter holiday weekend approaching.

Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort is a wooded campground near the Magic Kingdom theme park. The facility includes about 800 campsites and 400 cabins. It is the only camping and RV accommodation at Disney World.

The campground, like Disney’s other hotels, is served by a fleet of company buses that take guests to the resort’s theme parks, water parks and Downtown Disney shopping-and-dining district.

This is such a busy time for Disney, that the Magic Kingdom has neared capacity at several points during the week.

It marks the second recent accident involving a child at Fort Wilderness.

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10 thoughts on “*Breaking News* Child Hit By Bus At Walt Disney World Resort Dies

  1. Jerry, I feel the same way. I have three kids and that could have happened to anyone. I hate seeing people commenting elsewhere, asking where the parents were. All it takes is one moment of bad luck. We should all be thankful our kids are safe tonight.

    Regarding the buses, I have no idea why I know such utterly uesless information. I don't think contracting out is a bad thing entirely, but I love Disney and would have to see the name diluted by too much of it. One thing that makes Disney works is Disney people running the place.

  2. Very sad indeed Chris. I have a 8 and 9 yr old and My heart aches for that family. Thank you for the Update and the Bus Info,
    Jerry

  3. I just read that the child went in front of the bus, so it appears the driver is not at fault. An incredibly sad time for everyone involved.

  4. Disney operates most of its own buses but has been contracting buses out for years. Magical Express is entirely operated by Mears, for example. When Disney-operated park buses are overtaxed due to heavy crowds, Mears steps in as well.

  5. When did they stop operating them . Last I knew they were the largest privately owned feleet of buses second only to the Mta in NYC.

  6. Chip this is inside the Fort wilderness property. http://maps.google.com/maps?q=&oe=&ie=UTF8&hl=e… right across from the loop where I stay every Christmas. So so sad. There is a concrete bike path within 2 feet of the actual roadway with no separation from the road itself. I can say those buses can go pretty fast at times cornering like your gonna flip over, but will wait to pass judgement until the story unfolds.
    Jerry@Disney4Dads

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