![]() For some reason, someone gave monorail pink authorization to reverse to back into good position after a slight overtravel. Let's also not forget that this has been a bad week for Orlando-area theme park employees, with this incident following the serious injury of an employee at Universal Orlando earlier in the week.įrom the comments: "Monorail pink was clear of the station and stopped (waiting for the track switch to switch for another beam), and monorail purple was given clearance to enter the station. The monorail is out of service and we will continue to work closely with law enforcement to determine what happened and the approximate next steps." ![]() The safety of our guests and cast members is always our top priority. Our hearts go out to his family and to those who have lost a friend and co-worker. Here is the statement from Disney spokesperson Mike Griffin: "Today, we mourn the loss of our fellow cast member. I think it was Blue hitting Pink, but I am not certain. ![]() I can't tell from the video if it was Monorail Pink hitting Blue or vice versa. Here is a YouTube video of the immediate aftermath, and guests try to find a way to extract the driver. This was the first fatality in the history of the Disney World monorail system. Drivers who trip the system during their checkout test, or more than twice during operation, are removed from the monorail fleet and transferred into other departments. The Disney monorail system remains closed today, Sunday, pending an investigation of the incident.ĭsney's monorail system is equipped with a system that is supposed to shut down the trains automatically when they come too close to another train. Updates from Robert: The driver, Austin Wuennenberg, 21, of Celebration, Fla., was cut from the wreckage at the scene and pronounced dead. The monorail was returning a handful of guests to the TTC from Epcot.Įyewitnesses say one train slammed into the back of the other. ![]() The incident happened at the Ticket and Transportation Center at around 2 am. Two monorails collided at Walt Disney World Resort early this morning, killing one driver. Gareth H Two monorails collide at Walt Disney World, killing driver July 5, 2009, 2:25 PM ![]()
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