Disney Park Deaths That Made Disneyland A Living Nightmare

You really don’t want to be one of those people who died at Disneyland. You just don’t. Sure, articles like this will commemorate your name forever, but all of these deaths were avoidable.

If you come away from this gallery of Disney deaths with anything it should be that you can lose anyone you love at any moment, so hold them dearB but also, maybe, like, don’t break the rules at Disney parks.

Deborah Gail Stone: America Sings, 1974

Deborah Gail Stone greeted the guests before the ride, which had moving seats and walls revolving around a stationary stage with different setups.

One night she got caught between the moving walls, crushing her to death. The ride operators were alerted by a guest who heard her dying screams from another theater.

Thomas Guy Cleveland: The Monorail, 1966

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Thomas Guy Cleveland snuck into Disneyland when he was 19. On Grad Nite, he climbed the 16-foot fence and ignored a security guard’s warning of an oncoming monorail. He tried to get below the track in time, but the train was too close. It hit and dragged him more than 30 feet on the track.

Bogden Delaurot: Rivers Of America, 1973

Bogden Delaurot, 18, and his 10-year-old brother hid on Tom Sawyer Island after it closed. When they decided to leave, they swam away to remain undetected.

Bogden tried to carry his brother, who couldn’t swim, across the river. He drowned halfway through.

Javier Cruz, Pluto: Share A Dream Come True Parade, 2004

Javier Cruz, 38, was dressed as Pluto for the afternoon parade. Backstage, just as they were going to be seen, he tripped in front of a 3-ton “Beauty and the Beast” float. There wasn’t enough time for him to move, so he was crushed.