Monorail disaster
 

This is just completely awful!

cast member dies in monorail crash

Wow, that is just terrible. :(

I just can't understand this. MAPO shouldn't allow this. Even if Purple was in override, the pilot would have to continually keep the button depressed, else override would have been immediately cancelled.

So sad

This is much more upsetting than any "celebrity" death, imo.

38 years without a fatal accident is a damned good safety record.

Tragic....My heart goes out to everyone involved, especially the family of the boy who died.

Tragic and somewhat reminiscent of the recent metro crash here in DC. The automatic breaking system failed due to a faulty sensor. :(

Wow. Such an upsetting story.

Wow.

Pretty bad. There are, of course, a couple of threads going over at MiceChat with local news links. The photos that I've see only reveal damage to the trains themselves, no injuries. One post crash video in which you can hear a young girl become increasingly panicky, otherwise everyone seems extraordinarily calm.

My heart does go out to those involved.

Here is a link to WKMG Local6 TV Website which posted a video taken by a guest:
http://www.clickorlando.com/video/19956043/index.html

Note: This scene of the accident video is a little unsettling. The video shows a cast member and guests peering into the collided monorail trying to see if the driver is OK.