You might have seen these Starbucks Mugs for sale on Disney Fashionista yesterday. News broke just a few minutes ago that Disney is pulling the Epcot Mugs with the Purple Monorail from the shelves. The purple monorail was retired after a fatal accident many years ago involving Monorail Pilot Austin
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Accident Report Released in 2009 Collision of Two Monorails at Walt Disney World Resort
The Accident About 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, July 5, 2009, two monorails collided on a fixed guideway system referred to as the Epcot beam near the Concourse station within Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The accident occurred when the Pink monorail backed through an improperly aligned
Disney Monorail crash lawsuit settled
A crash of two Disney monorails back in July 2009, which killed a 21-year old monorail pilot Austin Wuennenberg, has been settled. The mother of the driver, Christine Wuennenberg, filed a suit last year and has dismissed the suit with no eligibility to re-file, but the rest of this case
Hectic moments preceded Disney World fatal monorail crash
A great article written by Jason Garcia at The Daily Disney talking about the events that occurred the night of the fatal crash at Walt Disney World involving 21-year-old Austin Wuennenberg of Kissimmee . Here is just a small portion of this tragic piece: At about 2 a.m. July 5,
Mother of monorail driver sues Disney World over fatal crash
In the wrongful death suit, lawyers for Christine Wuennenberg say Disney failed to follow its own monorail-safety procedures, leading directly to the July crash that killed 21-year-old Austin Wuennenberg. The complaint seizes in large part on Disney’s policy of having monorail drivers continue driving their trains from the front cabin
OSHA Reduces Fine Against Disney In Deadly Crash
A fine leveled against Walt Disney World for safety violations uncovered after the death of an employee in a monorail accident last summer has been reduced. Last December Walt Disney World was fined $44,000 for safety breaches that reportedly contributed to the July 5 death of 21-year-old Austin Wuennenberg, as
Trains Involved In Disney Monorail Crash Retired
Walt Disney World is planning to retire two monorail trains that were involved in the July 5 accident that killed a driver. The pink and purple lines will be out of service to pay respect to the cast members involved in the crash, including 21-year-old Austin Wuennenberg, who died. The
Monorail collision triggered by worker’s failure to activate track switch
From the Orlando Sentinel: The chain of events leading to a fatal crash on Walt Disney World‘s monorail system was triggered by an employee who mistakenly radioed others that he had activated a track switch, according to multiple people familiar with details of the accident’s investigation. The employee was working
Monorail Crash Update
Three Walt Disney World employees have been placed on paid leave as part of the investigation into a monorail crash which killed a 21-year-old train operator over the weekend. A Disney spokeswoman said Thursday that the paid leave is not disciplinary action but part of the investigative process. The employees
Disney visitors remember monorail pilot Austin Wuennenberg
Looks like the video embed has been disabled. If you goto the Orlando Sentinel website you can watch this touching tribute to Austin. Just click on his picture for the jump.
