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Accidents Involving Injury at Aladdin

Official U.S. federal and state data on theme park accidents is almost nonexistent. That's why Theme Park Insider users are creating this visitor-maintained database of theme park accidents--to give public at least some information about attraction safety records.

Do you know of, or have been part of, an accident involving injury at Aladdin? Report it to Theme Park Insider.

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4/22/2003 - Submitted by Name Withheld on 4/22/2003

I was told about an accident that occurred at about 8 a.m. this morning in DCA. An electrician fell from the catwalk of the Hyperion Theatre. All I have been told is the person was a male, age 36. He did have his safety harness on, but it was not attached to the catwalk as it was supposed to be. The cast member fell about 42 feet. Cal OSHA was brought in and the Hyperion Theater was closed, and all Aladdin shows cancelled, while safety inspections were carried out. The announcement said the shows were cancelled due to technical problems. No information as to the person's condition has been released yet.

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    A California Adventure stage technician who fell while testing the special effects for the show "Aladdin" died Sunday, the Orange County Coroner's Office reported. Christopher Bowman, 36, of Temple City fell on April 22, suffering severe head injuries. He had been unconscious at UCI Medical Center ever since, said Supervising Deputy Joseph Luckey at the coroner's office. The coroner is scheduled to perform an autopsy today, Luckey said. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health began an investigation immediately after the accident and is expected to release its findings soon. "Disney's Aladdin, A Musical Spectacular'' has played to mostly packed audiences since opening Jan. 16. The accident happened at the Hyperion Theater in California Adventure. Bowman was in a safety harness at about 6 a.m., testing special effects for the magic carpet portion of the show. [For more information about this incident, visit http://www2.ocregister.com/ocrweb/ocr/article.do?id=39815§ion=LOCAL&subsection=LOCAL&year=2003&month=5&day=19] -- Submitted by Name Withheld on 5/19/2003

    Disney was fined $18,530 for an April accident in which a 36-year-old worker died after falling 42 feet. [For more information about this incident, visit http://www.knx1070.com/knxframe/knxframenodis.html?url=http://www.kcal.com/] -- Submitted by HAPIMS on 10/15/2003

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