A woman’s fun visit to Disneyland ended in tragedy when she died after going on the Haunted Mansion ride, according to authorities.
The incident took place on Monday, October 6, at the theme park in Anaheim, California. Matt Sutter of the Anaheim Police Department confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that “Anaheim Fire & Rescue responded to the Disneyland Resort for an unresponsive woman in her 60s who had just finished riding the Haunted Mansion attraction” and “Disneyland security personnel provided CPR until paramedics arrived.”
The woman was later “transported to a local hospital, where she was later pronounced deceased,” according to the rep.
The visitor’s official cause of death has not yet been released. However, Sutter insisted that the Orange County Sheriff-Coroner will announce how she died at a later time.
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The Haunted Mansion attraction originally opened in 1969 in the New Orleans Square area of the park, according to Disney fan club website D23.
“The mansion had actually been built in 1962-1963 but work on the interior was first halted by the 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair. Then Disney designers could not decide on what to put inside, so guests were simply tantalized by a promise of an attraction to come,” according to the website. “At one time, it was thought that there would be a walk-through attraction, but it was realized that there would be traffic flow problems.”
The ride was later adapted into two family friendly feature films. The first was 2003’s Haunted Mansion, which starred Eddie Murphy. A more recent film adaptation was released in 2023 and starred LaKeith Stanfield, Rosario Dawson, Jared Leto, Jamie Lee Curtis and more.
The woman’s death took place just weeks after another deadly incident occurred at a theme park in Orlando, Florida.
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Kevin Radriguez Zavala died at the age of 32 after he rode Universal Epic Universe’s Stardust Racers roller coaster on September 17. Orange-Osceola chief medical examiner Joshua Stephany later revealed that Zavala’s cause of death was determined to be “multiple blunt impact injuries,” according to WFTV and WESH.
“We are devastated by this tragic event and extend our sincerest sympathies to the guest’s loved ones,” a Universal spokesperson told People in a statement following the tragedy. “We are fully cooperating with Orange County and the ongoing investigation. The attraction remains closed.”
