18: Disney Deaths: Tragedy in the Happiest Place on Earth

Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries

History, Fiction, True Crime, Drama

4.8 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

You may have heard that “no one dies at disney” but is that really true? Let’s look into the deaths of Mark Maples, a 15 year old who died on the Matterhorn, Dollie Regina Young who died on the same ride, and Deborah Gail Stone, who was crushed on the America Sings Ride. Subscribe on Patreon for more long form content, including exclusive episodes, and to become a member of our Rogue Detecting Society. Follow on Tik Tok and Instagram for a daily dose of horror. Heart Starts Pounding is written and produced by Kaelyn Moore. Music from Artlist Shownotes: www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/disneydeaths To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	In 1995, a book titled Inside the Mouse, Work and Play at Disney World, wrote the following
0:14.3	about the Disney Parks.
0:16.2	Quote, if guests have the nerve to die, they wait, like unwanted calories, until they've
0:23.0	crossed the line and can do so safely off the property.
0:28.2	The book is suggesting the common misconception that no one dies at Disney.
0:34.0	Legend has it that Disney makes first responders wait until people are far away from the property
0:38.8	to pronounce them dead.
0:40.5	This is so they can keep the reputation that no one has died in the park.
0:45.6	But that's not true.
0:47.4	People have died at Disney.
0:49.8	People have gotten horribly injured at Disney, and these events are on record and deliberated
0:55.2	publicly.
0:56.4	Actually, in 1985, Time Magazine reported that there are 100 lawsuits for various incidents
1:03.0	filed against Disney each year.
1:06.0	It's no surprise that Disney works hard to maintain their image as the happiest place
1:10.6	on Earth.
1:11.6	I mean, they even meticulously map out where to put trash cans to make sure no one ever
1:17.4	throws trash on the ground.
1:19.8	Up behind every facade, every shining, shimmering, splendid veneer, there's usually a dark
1:28.6	underbelly.
1:30.5	Something swept under the rug to not spoil the image as a whole.
1:36.4	Today, we're going to talk about some of those stories.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.