Thursday marks the 30th anniversary of the death of Debbie Stone, an 18-year-old Cast Member working at AMERICA SINGS (now INNOVENTIONS) at Disneyland park. Ms. Stone was working in the then-rotating theater when somehow she moved between the theater's rotating outer wall and its innter stationary one.
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In May 1964, a 15-year-old boy from Long Beach, California, named Mark Maples was injured after he stood up in the Matterhorn Bobsleds and fell out. It was reported that his restraint was undone by his ride companion. He died three days later as a result of his injuries. This was Disneyland's first fatal incident.
The People Mover Becomes the People KillerOn Aug. 21, 1967, 17-year-old Ricky Lee Yama was crushed to death while riding on the People Mover. Ricky decided that he would jump in between two of the moving cars just as the ride was entering a tunnel.
Several weeks after the closure of Splash Mountain, it was finally revealed on Twitter what observant visitors noticed in the lighting fixture. The identity of the bewildering object was a human head mold.
World closed its popular Splash Mountain ride this week to remove references from a 1940s movie with racist themes. The last Disney fans took a turn through the ride on Sunday, Walt Disney Co. said on its website.
Countless recordings of violent fights at Disneyland Resort have gone viral; it's only natural that less noticeable nefarious behavior takes place, too.
Eleven-year-old Kevin O'Callaghan, from Mallow in Co Cork, Ireland, was on a Disney vacation with his family when he suffered a fall that would leave him paralyzed.
The federal lawsuit filed in California alleged that some of Disneyland's “Magic Key” annual pass-holders were unable to make park reservations on certain days in 2021, despite being promised “no blockout dates” for entry at the Anaheim, California parks.
Overall, I find the area around Disneyland to be safe for families visiting the resort. After traveling as a single mom for years to this area I have never had any concerns about my safety. When my son was small I did utilize the ART bus more often as an extra precaution at night.
While staying at a Disney Resort, the rooms do have safes in them. However, they are different from resort to resort. Some safes are on a pedestal while others are located in the wall. Because of this, the sizes of the safes vary so the amount of storage provided also varies.
Lost Kids at DisneylandThe first time I went to Disneyland, I had just turned 12 years old and I got separated from our family. Now as a 12 year old, I thought it was no big deal. I sat down on a bench near the last place I was with our group and waited. About 20 minutes later, my family found me and all was well.
Children who become separated from their parents while in the park will be escorted to the nearest Baby Care Center and Lost Children facility by a Cast Member.
Splash Mountain has permanently closed at Disneyland in California and Walt Disney World in Florida. While the structure and ride path will remain the same, the story will be changed to and rethemed to The Princess and the Frog Disney Animated movie based on New Orleans. There are a few reasons for this change.
Splash Mountain, one of the theme park's most famous rides, features music and characters from the controversial 1946 film, “Song of the South.” The movie follows a young boy at a Georgia plantation during the Reconstruction era. The film has been criticized for using racist stereotypes and glorifying plantation life.
Disneyland has reached a settlement with a Magic Key Holder who claimed in a class-action lawsuit that the theme park misled and deceived Magic Key holders who bought the most expensive yearly passes into thinking they would get unlimited access to the theme parks only to be unable to secure reservations for certain ...