Guests staying at Disney’s Riviera Resort are being asked not to use the new pull-down trundle beds after an accident occurred on the first day of the resort opening. This notice is being placed on the bed stating that the beds are out of order. After a trundle bed completely
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Disney Issues a statement on Disney’s Skyliner Closing
In case you missed the news Disney’s Skyliner reopened today! Learn more here. However, system updates later this week will result in the following modified operating hours for Oct. 16-18: Oct. 16: The Disney Hollywood Studios line will be closed while the other two lines will be available from 1
Guest Sues Over An Alleged Bird Attack at Walt Disney World
Apparently some wildlife got out of hand according to a report by the Orlando Sentinels Gabrielle Russon. Celebration, FL resident, Lisa Dixon, is suing the resort, claiming that she suffered severe brain injuries following an attack by a bird at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort in May 2017. She also alleges
Miss Adventure Falls Will Stay Closed For an Undetermined Amount of Time
Miss Adventure Falls at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon will remain closed for an undetermined amount of time due to an accident with a guest earlier this month. We had been receiving reports from fans that Miss Adventure Falls has remained closed with no signs of reopening. Earlier this month, a guest was injured
*Breaking News* 8 Hurt In Disney World Bus Crash
A Disney bus was involved in a crash with a second bus at a toll plaza at Epcot Center Tuesday afternoon. Authorities said one of the buses rear-ended another at the entrance to park’s parking lot.Seven passengers aboard the Disney bus were transported to Florida Hospital-Celebration Health with non-life-threatening injuries,
Park visitor hits Disney employee with car in ride
A Walt Disney World attraction has reopened following a crash that involved a park employee. Disney spokesman Bryan Malenius said the employee was struck by a car that was part of the Tomorrowland Indy Speedway ride Sunday afternoon. The car was being driven by a park guest. The ride closed
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
Girl Injured at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort
A 4-year-old girl was injured at Walt Disney World’s Fort Wilderness resort when a golf cart she was riding overturned. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office reports that the girl was riding with her father, 37-year-old Charles Wickt, in their personal golf cart Saturday night when the small vehicle overturned, partially
Disney worker taken to hospital after fall
A Disneyland Resort construction subcontractor this morning was taken to the hospital for back pain after falling into a trench in an employee-only area inside Disneyland, fire officials said. The man was working on a trench, which was up to 5-feet deep, when he fell in this morning before the
Teen with health problems dies at Disney
At approximately 9:30 a.m. this morning, the Orange County Sheriff’s office was notified about the death of a 16-year old Canadian boy on vacation with his parents and one sibling. The family, staying at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort on Disney property, discovered that he was unresponsive this morning and contacted
Disney Bus Bomb Scare – Device ruled not explosive
Bomb squad members have determined that a suspicious device found under a bus at Walt Disney World is not explosive. Orange County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Jim Solomons reports that a maintenance worker found the device during a routine inspection Thursday afternoon. His supervisors agreed that the device should not have
Body found in hotel near Disneyland
GARDEN GROVE, Calif.—Police say a woman found dead in a room at an Orange County hotel is a 24-year-old from Inglewood. Lt. Scott Watson of the Garden Grove police said Saturday that evidence found at the scene indicates the death of Ashley Nicole Lilly was a homicide, but did not
Disney stuntman laid to rest
The Disney stuntman who died Monday during a rehearsal will be laid to rest this weekend. Anislav Varbanov, 30, of Orlando, died after doing a dive roll at Disney’s Hollywood Studios Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular. Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox
US Dept of Labor to probe Disney Deaths
An accidental death of a 30-year-old performer at Walt Disney World in Florida on Tuesday has prompted an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA and a state official, The Wall Street Journal reports. It’s the third death among performers at the park since July. Anislav Varbanov died late
