Incident
See also: Incidents at Disneyland ResortOn July 8, 1974, nine days after the attraction opened, 18-year-old Disneyland cast member Deborah Gail Stone was killed when she was crushed between the building's rotating wall and a stationary wall. Stone had ventured too close to the area between the rotating wall and the fixed stage wall and was caught between them as the building rotated. A guest in the adjacent theater heard her screams and notified the ride operators.
Afterwards, America Sings was closed for two days while safety lights were installed. Eventually, the walls were remodeled so that they would break away if a similar incident occurred.
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Famous quotes containing the word incident:
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—Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)