Theme_Park_Insider
08-10-2009, 08:40 PM
By Anthony Murphy: A Walt Disney World cast member passed away today, after being injured in a fall at the Magic Kingdom theme park last week.
Mark Priest was a performer in the "Pirates Tutorial" show at the park, where performers lead audience members in a series of pirate tasks. Priest reportedly fell during the show on Thursday, breaking his neck.
Disney officials told the Orlando Sentinel (http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-disney-performer-dies-081009,0,7112500.story) that they had no indication that Priest's injuries were life-threatening. OSHA and the Orange Country Sheriff are now investigating.
This is the second death of a Walt Disney World cast member in an on-the-job incident this summer, following the monorail crash that claimed the life a a monorail driver last month.
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Mark Priest was a performer in the "Pirates Tutorial" show at the park, where performers lead audience members in a series of pirate tasks. Priest reportedly fell during the show on Thursday, breaking his neck.
Disney officials told the Orlando Sentinel (http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-disney-performer-dies-081009,0,7112500.story) that they had no indication that Priest's injuries were life-threatening. OSHA and the Orange Country Sheriff are now investigating.
This is the second death of a Walt Disney World cast member in an on-the-job incident this summer, following the monorail crash that claimed the life a a monorail driver last month.
More... (http://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/200908/1329/)