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Castmember Deborah Stone Crushed
Death
Date: July 08, 1974
Attraction:: America Sings
Disneyland hostess Deborah Gail Stone, 18, from Santa Ana, is the first employee fatality. She dies after being caught between the America Sings carousel's rotating theater wall and a stationary stage wall. Standing
Three Youths Shot In Gang Fight
Injury
Date: January 01, 1975
Attraction:: 
Three youths are shot in Tomorrowland in the park's first reported large-scale gang fight. [DLDHISTORY: We are unable to find an exact date for this
First Murder Victim Mel Yorba
Death
Date: March 07, 1981
Attraction:: 
18-year old Mel Yorba becomes Disneyland's first murder victim. Yorba is stabbed to death during a fight with James O'Driscoll, 28, who says Yorba had pinched his girlfriend. He was treated by a park nurse, then taken
First Gang Death Selesi Tai
Death
Date: January 01, 1987
Attraction:: 
In the park's first gang murder, Selesi Tai, 15, a Compton gang member, is shot four times with his own gun after an argument with rival gang member Keleti Naea, 21. [DLDHISTORY: We are unable to find an exact
Billie Jean Matay And Family Robbed In Parking Lot
Injury
Date: August 17, 1995
Attraction:: 
Billie Jean Matay and her daughter, Denise Bennett, and the three children were robbed after visiting the park. The family was climbing into their sport- utility vehicle to go home when, she felt what she later realized
Security Accused Of Harming Disneyland Guests
Injury
Date: April 19, 1995
Attraction:: 
Robin Paulson, 49, alleges that she and her four children were grabbed, shaken, kicked and punched, by at least five Disneyland
Ricky Lee Yama Crushed To Death
Death
Date: August 01, 1967
Attraction:: PeopleMover
Ricky Lee Yama, a 17-year-old Hawthorne, CA, resident, was killed when he disregarded safety instructions and exited his People Mover car as the ride was passing through a tunnel. Yama slipped as he was jumping from
Gerardo Gonzales Crushed To Death
Death
Date: June 01, 1980
Attraction:: PeopleMover
Gerardo Gonzales, a recent San Diego high school graduate, was killed on the People Mover. Gonzales, in the early morning hours of a Grad Nite celebration, was climbing from car to car as the People Mover entered the
Nayeli Placentia Hit By Stray Bullet
Injury
Date: February 12, 1990
Attraction:: Disneyland Railroad
Nayeli Diana Placentia, 8, from Downey, was hit in the back by an apparent stray bullet as she rode the Disneyland Railroad in the Fantasyland section of the Anaheim park. The train was pulling to a stop at the
Overloaded Keel Boat Flips
Injury
Date: May 17, 1997
Attraction:: Mike Fink Keel Boats
The Gullywhumper (Keel Boat) loaded with 49 guests (normal maximum capacity is 32) began rocking from side to side while on a routine trip around the island. The Gullywhumper tipped over, dunking a boatload of guests
Luan Phi Dawson Hit By Ship Cleat
Death
Date: December 24, 1998
Attraction:: Sailing Ship Columbia
Two Disneyland visitors suffered critical injuries when a metal cleat broke loose from the Columbia Sailing Ship in Frontierland, snapping like a rubber band into a crowd of visitors. Luan Phi Dawson, 48, and Lieu
Toppled Crane Injures Construction Worker
Injury
Date: November 01, 1997
Attraction:: Matterhorn Bobsleds
A crane being used during renovation of the Matterhorn mountain topples in the early morning, injuring one construction worker. The park was closed at the
Castmember Falls And Fractures Skull
Injury
Date: July 01, 1995
Attraction:: Star Tours
A 17-year-old Anaheim girl working as a hostess on the Star Tours ride fractures her skull after falling onto the concrete floor. She had been ordered to climb out on a darkened catwalk to retrieve a fallen
Musician Inujred By Out-of-control Parade Float
Injury
Date: February 01, 1995
Attraction:: 
A musician is severely hurt by an out-of-control float in the Lion King Parade. The float smashed the employee into an iron
5-Year-Old Boy Falls Into Water From Boat
Injury
Date: August 01, 1992
Attraction:: Jungle Cruise
A 5 year old boy fell into the waters of Jungle Cruise. The boy was boarding the boat when an attendant allegedly became distracted while helping him on board. August 17,1994--A jury awards $21,120 to a boy
15-Year-Old Boy Trips And Falls From Monorail
Injury
Date: June 01, 1994
Attraction:: Disneyland Monorail
A 15-year-old boy trips and falls 15 feet off the monorail at the Disneyland Hotel. The Santa Maria boy suffers a fractured elbow and other
Randle Charles Falls 20 Feet Into Tree
Injury
Date: April 17, 1994
Attraction:: Skyway
A 30-year-old man named Randle Charles fell approximately 20 feet from one of the Skyway cabins and landed in a tree near the "Alice in Wonderland" attraction. He was helped out of the tree by paramedics and taken to
Chandelier Falls And Injures 2 Children
Injury
Date: February 01, 1993
Attraction:: Goofy's Bounce House
Two children are treated for scratches and bruises at the Toontown attraction after a chandelier at Goofy's Bounce House comes loose and falls on
Construction Worker Falls From Scaffold
Injury
Date: October 01, 1990
Attraction:: Pirates Of The Caribbean
A construction worker at Disneyland is critically injured when he falls 30 feet from scaffolding in the Pirates of the Caribbean
13-Year-Old Girl Injured On Dumbo
Injury
Date: March 31, 1990
Attraction:: Dumbo The Flying Elephant
A 13-year-old Canadian girl is injured when a support arm on the Dumbo Flying Elephant Ride
Christina Schaal Injured Falling From Wheelchair
Injury
Date: March 01, 1985
Attraction:: Haunted Mansion
Christina Schaal 17 from Sunland, breaks both legs and fractures an arm after she falls from her wheelchair onto a moving platform at the Haunted Mansion ride. June 24, 1988 --Christina Schaal's case has
11-Year-Old Boy Is Thrown From The Mad Tea Cups
Injury
Date: January 01, 1991
Attraction:: Mad Tea Party
An 11 year old boy is thrown from the Mad Tea Cups and struck by a second cup. He sustained a fractured spine, shoulder injury and nerve damage in one
Castmember Foot Crushed
Injury
Date: January 01, 1979
Attraction:: Matterhorn Bobsleds
An employee working on the Matterhorn attraction slipped while trying to release a bobsled during a breakdown. His foot went under the track and the sled ran over it, tearing the top and pulverizing the bones. A
41-Year-Old Woman Injured On Slide
Injury
Date: January 01, 1995
Attraction:: Chip 'N Dale Tree House
A 41-year-old woman going down the Chip 'n Dale Tree Slide struck her left knee on a decorative acorn on the side railing. The woman had to have arthroscopic surgery and a kneecap replacement. [DLDHISTORY: We
21-Year-Old Struck By A Burning Firework
Injury
Date: January 01, 1993
Attraction:: Fantasmic
During a performance of Fantasmic, a four-year-old and a 21-year-old got struck in the eye by a burning firework, and a 16-year-old said a bright blue light came toward him, and people started shouting, "Get it off!
13-Year-Old Girl Leg Became Lodged Under Ride
Injury
Date: April 18, 2000
Attraction:: Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin
A Lake Forest teenager whose leg was caught beneath Roger Rabbit's Cartoon Spin ride is being described as a "lucky little girl" by hospital officials and paramedics, who said that she suffered no broken bones or
Jonathan Woodcock Injured When Ride Suddenly Stops
Injury
Date: July 31, 2000
Attraction:: Space Mountain
A car on the Space Mountain coaster stopped suddenly when a wheel support arm came loose. The safety system on the ride, which reaches a maximum speed of about 30 mph as it winds its way through a half-mile course,
Brandon Zucker Falls And Became Lodged Under Ride
Injury
Date: September 22, 2000
Attraction:: Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin
Brandon Zucker, 4, did not have a pulse when paramedics arrived after he fell off the Roger Rabbit Car Toon Spin Ride. "With a resuscitative efforts his vital signs improved," Dr. Marianne Cinat "His injuries include a
Blake Borbeck Foot Injured
Injury
Date: December 21, 2000
Attraction:: Alice In Wonderland
Blake Borbeck a 15-year-old Mesa Arizona boy's foot apparently became stuck between the ride's caterpillar-shaped car and a 3-inch- high horizontal bar that keeps the cars on the track, on Alice in Wonderland ride. The
3 Castmembers Injured When Golf Cart Flips
Injury
Date: February 22, 1999
Attraction:: 
Three Disneyland employees were injured in a behind-the-scenes accident when the golf cart they were riding in turned over. Five members of Disneyland's "facilities cast," who do chores like painting and cleanup, were
Melanie Hershock Injured Exiting Boat
Injury
Date: January 30, 2001
Attraction:: Pirates Of The Caribbean
33-year-old Melanie Hershock was injured on Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribbean attraction. Hershock, slipped and hit her head on one of the boat's plastic benches while trying to climb out. She was holding her
Tree Falls Injuring 27
Injury
Date: May 04, 2001
Attraction:: 
Twenty-seven people suffered minor injuries when a tree fell at Disneyland. A tree, A 20-foot oak, fell and injured a group of visitors.. Firefighters were treating as many as a dozen children and adults. Jeanne Gill,
Los Angeles Airways Helicopter Flight 841 Crashes
Death
Date: May 22, 1968
Attraction:: 
Los Angeles Airways (Flight 841), a company providing regular passenger service between Los Angeles International Airport and the Disneyland-Anaheim heliport adjacent to Disneyland, was operating a Sikorsky S-61L
Los Angeles Airways Helicopter Flight 417 Crashes
Death
Date: August 14, 1968
Attraction:: 
The Los Angeles Airways (Flight 417) Sikorsky S-61L helicopter (N300Y), on a flight from Los Angeles International Airport to the Disneyland-Anaheim heliport located adjacent to the popular theme park, was flying
Mark Maples Stands Up And Knocked From Ride
Death
Date: May 01, 1964
Attraction:: Matterhorn Bobsleds
Early in the day during an otherwise sedate ride on the Skyway, 15 year old Mark Maples of Long Beach argued with a girl over going steady. His friends had to restrain him from flinging himself to the ground 50 feet
Dollie Young Falls Onto Track
Death
Date: January 03, 1984
Attraction:: Matterhorn Bobsleds
Dollie Young 48 of Fremont had been enjoying an impromptu Disneyland visit with old friends from Arizona. Dollie was riding alone in the rear car of the Matterhorn bobsled, so no one saw quite what happened. Disney
Zipora Jacob Suffers A Brain Hemorrhage
Death
Date: July 01, 1995
Attraction:: Indiana Jones Adventure, Temple Of The Forbidden Eye
43-year-old Zipora Jacob claims that she was jostled so bad on the Indiana Jones Adventure that she suffered a brain hemorrhage. She felt ill during the ride and after staggered out of the vehicle, vomited and
4-Year-Old Boy Injured Falling From Ride
Injury
Date: December 24, 1998
Attraction:: King Arthur Carrousel
A 4-year-old boy from the Palos Verdes Peninsula was taken to UCI Medical Center in Orange after he fell off the carousel. He suffered from a
Priscilla Figueroa Injured Playing With A Toy Rifle
Injury
Date: January 21, 2001
Attraction:: Fort Wilderness
A 6-year-old girl lost most of an index finger while playing with a toy rifle on Tom Sawyer Island at Disneyland. Anaheim paramedics report on the incident said Priscilla Figueroa slipped and that her finger had gotten
7 Passengers Injured When Ride Suddenly Stops
Injury
Date: August 29, 2002
Attraction:: Space Mountain
Space Mountain triggered a standard "cascade ride stop," which is supposed to stop the rockets, one at a time, as they enter the next brake zone. Unfortunately, one rocket shot through one of the last brake zones
Deborah Bynum Suffers A Brain Hemorrhage
Injury
Date: November 28, 1998
Attraction:: Indiana Jones Adventure, Temple Of The Forbidden Eye
Deborah Bynum of San Diego alleges a brain hemorrhage was caused by the Indiana Jones ride June 21, 2001--Deborah Bynum settled a lawsuit out of
David Fackler Foot Crushed
Injury
Date: March 10, 1998
Attraction:: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
David Fackler, 5, suffered a serious foot injury at the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. His toes are later
Yvonne Traina Falls On Ride
Injury
Date: August 08, 2000
Attraction:: Splash Mountain
An operator dispatches a log on Splash Mountain before Yvonne Traina, 67, was seated, causing her to be thrown "rapidly backward" in her seat. When she screamed and he stopped the ride, she was thrown forward. After
James Margolin Has Heart Attack
Death
Date: December 07, 2002
Attraction:: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Just before midnight, 50-year-old James Margolin and his son took one last trip on Big Thunder. After exiting the ride, the two walked about 500 feet, when Margolin complained of chest pains. He collapsed and lost
4-Year-Old Boy Falls On Ride
Injury
Date: April 30, 2003
Attraction:: Autopia
A 4-year-old boy was hurt when he fell in front of the cars on the Autopia ride at Disneyland. Dean Fryer, a spokesman for the California Department of Occupational Safety and Health, said the boy suffered minor
Death On Big Thunder Mountain
Death
Date: September 05, 2003
Attraction:: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
The Big Thunder Mountain Railroad locomotive that leads the train lost a "bogie"- the assembly that carries the rear wheels - derailed, decoupled from the rest of the train, and struck the roof of Safety Tunnel One,
Two Trains Collide In The Station 3 Injured
Injury
Date: July 08, 2004
Attraction:: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Three injured passengers, who complained of neck and back pains, were a family of Canadians, including a 44-year-old woman, a 42-year-old man and a 10-year old boy, when two trains collide in the station. They were
Mayra Perez Knocked Unconscious
Injury
Date: December 27, 2004
Attraction:: 
Mayra Perez, 34 – was knocked unconscious and taken to Western Medical Center in Anaheim. Three other people were treated at the scene after they were struck by a Disneyland parade "Genie" float. "A Christmas
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