Disney Urban Legends

One of the last phrases Walt Disney wrote before his death was Kurt Russell  True
During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live in 2007, Kurt Russell confirmed this Disney Urban Legend. Apparently, the last two words that Walt Disney wrote were "Kurt" and "Russell". "It's true." said actor Kurt Russell, "I don't know what to make of it. I was taken into his office one time after he died and I was shown that." At the time of Disney's death Kurt Russell was a child actor for the Disney company.

Two Monorails Once Collided Into Each Other  True
The accident occurred around 2:00 a.m., July 5, 2009 at the Transportation and Ticket Center.

Cast Member, Austin Wuennenberg, passed away immediately on the scene, while the other driver was taken to the hospital as a precaution. No guests were badly injured, and all of them were released from the accident scene early in the morning.

Mike Griffin, Disney World's Vice President of Public Affairs issued the following statement:

"Today, we mourn the loss of our fellow cast member. Our hearts go out to his family and to those who have lost a friend and co-worker. The safety of our guests and cast members is always our top priority. The monorail is out of service, and we will continue to work closely with law enforcement to determine what happened and the approximate next steps."

The other crash occurred on February 14th 1974. One monorail was approaching the magic kingdom station and was unable to stop when it crashed into the departing train ahead of it. The crash occurred inside the station, no guests were injured however the monorail driver, Harvey Triplett was seriously injured but recovered. Attached is copy of Eyes & Ears referencing the crash. There have also been three other minor crashes throughout the monorails history involving the monorail work tractor, and a fire in the 80's.

A Cast Member was thrown into the Magic Kingdom lagoon and was electrocuted.  False
This is a common myth surrounding Grad Nite at Walt Disney World®. The story goes that some high school students threw Mickey Mouse into the lagoon at the Magic Kingdom, and the cast member died from electrocution from the air-conditioning unit inside the costume. There are 2 myths in this legend. First, there is no proof that Mickey was ever thrown into the lagoon. Second, the cast member would not have been electrocuted, as the character costumes do not contain air-conditioning units.

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The Disneyland version of "The Haunted Mansion" has bullet holes from a shooting that occured in the 1970s  True
During the 1970s at Disneyland a guest brought a gun into "The Haunted Mansion" attraction, and started shooting holes in the large pane of glass used in the ballroom scene. Since the glass was too large to move, Disney just taped up the bullet holes. You can still see some of the spider-webbed glass caused

Someone was killed on Fasntasyland's Skyway.  True
Reports that there was a death on the Skyway are in fact true. Howerver, it was not a guest who lost their life. In February of 1999, a part-time Cast Member, while not wearing any protective equipment or safety harness, was working in the loading area when he accidentally fell to his death.

A guest's head was severed by standing up on Space Mountain  False
This Disney urban legend has been around for quite some years now. However, it does have some basis in fact. When Disney Imagineers were testing Space Mountain they had a test dummy standing up on the ride. As a result of this the test dummy's head was severed from it's body.

Cinderella's Castle can be taken apart in case a hurricane is going to hit The Magic Kingdom.  False
This legend has been in circulation almost as long as Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom has been open. Unfortunately, this feat is not possible. Cinderella's Castle is made entirely of fiberglass and can not be taken apart.