Disney has been fined $36,000 for a crew member’s fatal fall on the set of the upcoming Marvel series “Wonder Man.” J.C. “Spike” Osorio was a lighting technician who died on February 6 after falling through a catwalk at Stage 3 of the Radford Studio Center in Studio City. A California Division of Occupational Safety … Read more
A crowdfunding campaign has been launched for the family of Bonnye Lear, a Club 33 manager who passed away after falling from a golf cart backstage at Disneyland Resort. Sara Linton organized the GoFundMe campaign on behalf of the Lear family. Linton stated, “Due to the unfortunate circumstances that the Lear family has had to … Read more
Internationally-respected Disney historian Jim Korkis has passed away at the age of 72 after suffering a series of serious medical issues. Disney Historian Jim Korkis Passes Away Mark Goldhaber, the organizer of the GoFundMe created to help with Korkis’ household and medical bills, shared the news via a post on Facebook. Friends, I am heartbroken … Read more
‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the parks/ every creature was queue’d up for rides that are dark./ The merch was all hung on their store racks with care,/ waiting for shoppers to find them there./ But as it is Christmas, not every guest/ can be at the parks, though they tried their … Read more
A Disneyland Resort Cast Member has tragically passed away from COVID-19, but he is far from forgotten. Michael worked in the resort’s entertainment division, which includes parades and stage shows. A coworker, Amber Campos, has organized a GoFundMe campaign to help assist the family at this difficult time, writing: Michael was loved by so many. … Read more
A Disneyland Resort cast member has tragically passed away after being struck by an SUV in an alleged DUI incident. KTLA reported that 23 year-old Yesenia Aguilar died Tuesday evening. Aguilar was out walking in Anaheim with her husband, James Alvarez. Aguilar was 35 weeks pregnant with the couple’s first child, a baby girl. She … Read more
When Disney announced that the Cultural Representative Program was suspended indefinitely, many Cast Members were left in Orlando with nowhere else to go during these unprecedented times caused by the pandemic. Agape Source, a nonprofit organization that provides care and resources to international students, has been feeding up to 60 displaced cast members for the … Read more
In these uncertain times, a friend and Walt Disney World cast member is rallying the power of community by starting a GoFundMe for a co-worker, who also happens to be a furloughed Cast Member at Walt Disney World. A fundraiser, started by Michael Kutas, asks for help for his friend Jim Maschio, who lost his … Read more