UPDATE
Orange County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that (1) All witness interviews have been completed (2) Investigators are working to obtain computer data from the monorail system, (3) Investigators are working to obtain Disney radio transmission information from the incident and (4) Walt Disney World officials are fully cooperating with Orange County Sheriff’s Office investigators.
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Early Sunday morning, two monorail trains collided near the Magic Kingdom section of Walt Disney World.
The crash which occurred at the Park’s ticket and transportation center, left one of the transit’s operators, Austin Wuennenberg, 21, dead.
Disney has said that it is the first fatal crash in its monorail 38-year history in the park.
Magic Kingdom is one of several theme parks at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, and was the first one built. It opened in 1971 and received some 17 million visitors in 2008, making it the most visited theme park in the world.
The Magic Kingdom theme park captures the enchantment of fairy tales with numerous attractions, whimsical lands, including Liberty Square and Mainstreet, USA, and beloved Disney characters.
Investigators from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) are assisting in the monorail crash investigation.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office received the call at 2:00 a.m. A team of OCSO investigators are on scene, and the investigation is ongoing.
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