Austin Wuennenberg PHOTO
PHOTO. Here is a Facebook picture of Austin Wuennenberg, the Disney World monorail operator who died in today’s crash. Austin Wuennenberg is identified by Reedy Creek Emergency Services as the train operator who passed following two monorails colliding early this morning. Austin Wuennenberg was 21.
No other injuries have yet been reported following eight people evaluated by responding medical personnel.
Austin Wuennenberg was a graduate of Celebration High School. Austin was scheduled to graduate next year in computer science from Stetson University. The Disney World Monorail crash was just after 2 am; two monorails collided while transporting park visitors who had just witnessed the 4th of July fireworks.
Austin Wuennenberg’s family has yet to issue a statement. Disney World says the following:
“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 as we continue to work closely with law enforcement to determine what happened and the appropriate next steps.”
Send your love. Funeral arrangements have not been announced for Wuennenberg.
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on July 6th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
Very sad. We were at the park last year and happened to get a ride in the operator’s car. At one point we were stopped on the track and I asked why. The driver said that there was a strict rule about any two trains coming within 250 yards of each other, and that the first offense was a suspension and the second was a termination. It seemed like Disney’s safety system was pretty rigorous and the drivers were very focused and disciplined, but they seemed to rely on radio communication between the operator and the base station. I don’t think there were any automated systems to prevent a collision.