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11 Aug 09, 03:39 PM |
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Another Cast Member Dies at Magic Kingdom After OnStage Fall
A performer at Walt Disney World and theater-community mainstay died Monday, four days after he was injured onstage at the Magic Kingdom. Mark Priest, 47, fell Thursday while playing in "Captain Jack Sparrow's Pirate Tutorial," an interactive show in which actors lead guests through a series of pirate-skills tests, a Disney spokeswoman said. Priest, who was in a mock sword fight, stumbled on a wet spot on the stage and then banged into a wall, said friend Jeffrey Breslauer. His injuries included a broken vertebra in his neck and a cut that required 55 stitches to his scalp. Priest was moved out of intensive care and appeared to be improving, but he experienced complications Monday and died at Florida Hospital Orlando, friends said. An official cause of death has not been determined.
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11 Aug 09, 03:40 PM |
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"It was a very freakish thing," said Breslauer, who has known Priest for 18 years.
Company officials received no indication that Priest's injuries were life-threatening, a spokeswoman said. When the resort learned of Priest's death Monday afternoon, officials contacted the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Orange County Sheriff's Office. "Our hearts go out to his family and fellow cast members, and we are offering our support to them during this difficult time," Disney spokeswoman Kim Prunty said. The fall took place during Priest's first performance Thursday morning, Priest told Breslauer. The actor playing Captain Jack Sparrow was supposed to kick Priest's character, Mack, in the buttocks at the end of a sword fight. When Priest stepped afterward, he slid on a wet patch and careened headlong into a wall, Breslauer said. He was bleeding and could barely see, but he left the stage quickly so children would not be upset. Priest was rushed to Florida Hospital Celebration Health and was transferred to Florida Hospital Orlando. Priest joked during the ordeal. At one point, he said he was at the hospital to pick up women, Breslauer said. "He didn't want anybody worried about him or scared," Breslauer said. That was Priest's nature, friends said. "He was a comedian on and off the stage," said friend John Baker, who performed as a Ghostbuster with Priest at Universal Studios. Priest arrived in Central Florida in 1989 and played roles at Sleuths Mystery Dinner Shows on International Drive for about 19 years, said his former director, Laurel Clark. He arrived more than an hour before the show to set up props for gags he made up. "He was known as a perfectionist," Clark said. This is the second cast member death at Walt Disney World within the space of a few months.
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11 Aug 09, 04:29 PM |
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Jesus thats awful. My thoughts go out to his family.
Talk about a bad few months for MK |
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11 Aug 09, 04:43 PM |
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That's just awful, we were watching a pirate tutorial just the week before and they had mopped up a wet patch on the stage. Our thoughts go out to yet another distraught family.
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11 Aug 09, 05:06 PM |
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How awful - I think I remember seeing him in the Pirate Tutorial last year. Dreadful, just dreadful... and doing something he loved to do and in a place,no doubt, he loved working. Just like the monorail driver Austin, who died a couple of months ago.
Thinking of his family and friends at this time.
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11 Aug 09, 05:18 PM |
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awful news, he was brilliant with our little girl when she cried when she saw him, so sad.
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11 Aug 09, 05:23 PM |
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r.i.p
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11 Aug 09, 05:29 PM |
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Oh so sad. I remember him from last year RIP
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11 Aug 09, 05:46 PM |
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How very tragic
My thoughts are with his family and co-workers, very very sad. |
11 Aug 09, 05:52 PM |
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How tragic! What a horrible accident! Thoughts go to his family.
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