15 Disneyland Horror Stories You Should Know About
2015.05.14
The happiest place on Earth sure has a lot of unhappiness there. And while these stories are public ones, there are a lot of things that don't get reported that happen there. From abductions to death to injuries to sexual molestation, it'll make you think twice about bringing your kid here.
1. Disneyland had its first death in May 1964 when 15-year-old Mark Maples was injured and died three days after he fell out of a car. His restraint had been undone by his ride companion.
2. In December 2014, a measles outbreak happened in Disneyland resulting in 133 cases of the disease. At least 127 cases of measles have been traced to the Disneyland outbreak.
3. Dolly Young was killed on January 3, 1984 when her Matterhorn Bobsled car was struck by another bobsled because her seat belt was not buckled and she was riding alone.
4. Sailing Ship Columbia Incident happened on Decmeber 24, 1998 when a heavy metal cleat fastened to the hull of the ship tore loose and flew into the crowd, striking one employee and two park guests, one of whom died of a head injury.
5. August 1967: a 17-year-old Ricky Lee Yama was killed while jumping between two moving PeopleMover cars as it was passing through a tunnel. He fell onto the track where an oncoming train crushed him and dragged his body a few hundred feet. 13 years later, an 18-year-old man was crushed and killed the same way again.
6. Drowning: June 1973, an 18-year-old Bodgen Delaurot drowned trying to swim across the "Rivers of America."
7. A 31-year-old woman became ill after riding Space Mountain in August 14, 1979. She went on a ride that continued for a second time and she was semi-conscious and then went into a coma and died one week later.
8. Big Thounder Mountain: A 22-year-old visitor Marcelo Torres died on September 5, 2003 when a castastrophic derailement delivered a severe blunt force to his head.
9. In 1976, a woman sued Disney for $150,000 claiming one of the Three Little Pigs at It's a Small World had grabbed and fondled her. The suit was eventually dropped because their lawyers presented her with a photo of the costume the supposed groper had worn which had only inoperable stub arms.
10. Stabbing: An 18-year-old man was stabbed to death during a fight on March 7, 1981.
11. Food attacking you: Nacho Cheese Attack. 4-year-old Isaiah Harris suffered burns to his face and neck after being scalded by a cup of hot nacho cheese in March 2010.
12. Italian doctor kicks his kid in the face - July 2012, a 41-year-old doctor from Italy was arrested after allegedly kicking his 3-year-old son in the face.
13. Typhoon Lagoon Groping Spree: Disney's World Typhoon Lagoon has had a lot of sexual misconduct by park patrons, mostly against children. A 51-year-old was charged with lewd and lascivious molestation after attempting to remove swimsuits from five teenage girls while they were in the wave pool. One week later, a man was charged with exhibition after he fondled himself in front of a teenage girl. Then a week after that, a 29-year-old man was arrested and charged with lewd molestation of a 13-year-old boy.
14. Pooh went wild. Cast member Robert Hill was playing Winnie the Pooh and allegedly slapped a child and caused recurring headaches and possible brain damage. He claimed that the girl was tugging his costume from behind and he accidentally struck with a Pooh ear when he turned around. He was acquitted because the costume's arms were too low to the ground to slap a girl of the victim's height.
15. Frontierland Parade Death: On February 11, 2004, 38-year-old cast member Javier Cruz was crushed and killed by a parade float. He was dressed as Pluto.
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