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13 Disturbing Things That Have Happened On Disney Transportation Over The Years

13. May 14, 2016 An SUV traveling on the wrong side of the road crashed head-on into a Disney bus near Animal Kingdom, resulting in a fire and a number of injuries.  The driver of the SUV, Megan-Hester Villalobos, was transported to a nearby hospital along with her husband and 7-year old son.  Eight bus passengers were also treated for mi

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13 Disturbing Things That Have Happened On Disney Transportation Over The Years

12. July 13, 2014 A lightning strike caused a power failure to the monorail system on July 13, 2014.  When the gold monorail was unable to be restarted, 120 guests had to be evacuated from the train.  Reedy Creek firefighters removed passengers on the TTC – Epcot line by raising a ladder to the track.  

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13 Disturbing Things That Have Happened On Disney Transportation Over The Years

11. August 16, 2013 A Magical Express bus rear-ended the car of 63-year old Disney Cast Member Solange Blain, resulting in her death. The collision occurred on Epcot Center Drive as the bus was en route to Disney World with guests picked up from Orlando International Airport to start their vacations.  Two bus passengers were taken to the

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13 Disturbing Things That Have Happened On Disney Transportation Over The Years

10. December 26, 2010 69-year-old Robert Krueger died after he stepped in front of a Disney resort bus in the parking lot of Disney’s Port Orleans Resort and was struck.  The victim was not using a proper crosswalk at the time he walked out in front of the bus, and the bus driver was found to be free of any wrongdoing in the death.  

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13 Disturbing Things That Have Happened On Disney Transportation Over The Years

9. April 28, 2010 A woman was badly injured when the small watercraft she and her husband were driving collided with a Disney ferry.  Barbara Wormald suffered fractured ribs and a collapsed lung when the collision between the Sea Raycer that she and her husband had rented and the large Disney boat resulted in her being pinned between the

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13 Disturbing Things That Have Happened On Disney Transportation Over The Years

8. April 1, 2010 9-year-old Chase Brubaker was killed when he reportedly veered his bike into a Disney resort bus while riding in Fort Wilderness Campground and fell under the wheels.  Florida Highway Patrol investigators issued a report claiming that badly underinflated tires on the boy’s bicycle may have contributed to the accident.   

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13 Disturbing Things That Have Happened On Disney Transportation Over The Years

7. March 23, 2010 Disney World bus driver Jean Valentin was critically injured in an accident near Epcot when his bus collided with an empty tour bus that had stopped in a moving lane of traffic.  Valentin, whose legs were crushed as a result of the accident, was determined to be partially at fault in the accident though he received a set

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13 Disturbing Things That Have Happened On Disney Transportation Over The Years

6. July 5, 2009 The only death to occur onboard a Disney World monorail happened when 21-year old monorail driver Austin Wuennenberg was killed in the early morning of July 5, 2009 during a track change.  The pink and purple monorails collided with each other in the Transportation and Ticket Center station on the Epcot line.  The pink and

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13 Disturbing Things That Have Happened On Disney Transportation Over The Years

5. October 9, 1989 A collision between a small rental boat and a Disney ferry unfortunately resulted in the death of a woman who had been enjoying a day on the water with her son.  Pat Schenk was videotaping family members on the Seven Seas Lagoon when her Sea Raycer crossed in front of the Kingdom Queen ferry boat, which was unable to st

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13 Disturbing Things That Have Happened On Disney Transportation Over The Years

4. June 26, 1985 In the late evening of June 26, 1985, the silver monorail experienced a tire failure that caused a fire which enveloped the rear car.  Lacking emergency exits and other safety features at that time, passengers were forced to kick out the windows in order to climb to safety on top of the monorail.  They walked down the len

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