Fifth Death โReported โat Disney world in One month
ORLANDO, FL – A fifth person has died at a โขDisney World property in teh โpast month, the Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed to TMZ. Theโฃ latest death occurred Novemberโ 8 at the Saratoga Springs resort, with โคlimited detailsโ currently available.
This incident marks an unusual surge in deaths at the Florida theme park and its โขresorts. Over the last six weeks, Disney World has experienced a cluster of fatalities, raising questions about potential contributing factors. The park welcomes over 58 million visitors โขannually across itsโ parks and 36 resorts.
The recent deaths include two suicides โat the Contemporary Resort – a woman on October 14 and a man on โOctober 23. Additionally, a manโ in his 60s experienced a medical episode โat the Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground on October 21, and a woman in her 60s died November 2 after a medicalโ emergency at โฃdisney’sโค Pop Century Resort.
Across the country, โคa woman in her 60s diedโ october 6 after a medical incident while riding the Haunted Manor attraction โคat Disneyland in Anaheim.Theme park expert โdennisโข Spiegel told the L.A. โคtimes that the ride’s safety was not a factor, stating, “It’s much safer to ride Spaceโฃ Mountain or any ride at Disneyland for a month straight โthan to drive one day on the 405 Freeway.”
Disney Dining blog speculates the increased attention to these โฃincidentsโ is due to โค”a combinationโ of โขreal-time emergency call tracking, hyper-engaged fan communities, and heightened online visibility” bringing more awareness to events that may have gone less noticed in the past.
While dozens of people have died at Disney parks and โคresorts overโ the years, primarily from natural causes, the concentration of deaths in โฃsuch a short period has prompted increased scrutiny.