A Disneyland employee tragically died after falling from a golf cart and suffering severe head trauma at the California theme park.
Club 33 manager Bonnye Lear, 60, of Fullerton, CA, was injured in a backstage accident on Wednesday, June 5.
Anaheim police, as well as fire and rescue crews, responded to the theme park and discovered that Lear, who had worked at the park for 24 years, had fallen from a moving golf cart.
According to spokesperson Sgt. Jonathan McClintock, Lear was transported to a local hospital in serious condition and later died from her injuries.
Shortly after, Lear was declared brain dead and died on June 7, according to Orange County coroner’s spokesman Sgt. Frank Gonzalez.
Club 33 manager Bonnye Lear (pictured), 60, of Fullerton, CA, was injured in a backstage accident on Wednesday, June 5.
Anaheim police and fire and rescue crews responded to the theme park and discovered Lear had fallen from the back of a moving golf cart.
Disney cast member Rae Delgado wrote on Facebook that Lear had suffered a skull fracture and brain swelling due to the incident.
According to Delgado, Lear was riding in the back of the golf cart along with three passengers when they hit a pothole in the road.
Lear is said to have “reacted immediately” and reached out to grab a railing, which gave way and “came her out of the vehicle.”
Delgado said: “The doctors operated on her to prevent further damage, but she was already beyond.”
Disneyland Resort President Ken Potrock said in a statement: “We are heartbroken by the loss of Bonnye and offer our deepest condolences to everyone who cared for her.”
“Right now, we are focused on supporting his family and cast members during this tragic event and making sure they have the resources they need.”
Delgado claims that she and her co-stars were told to keep quiet about the incident, which she vehemently disagrees with.
Lear is said to have “reacted immediately” and reached out to grab a handrail, which gave way and “sent her out of the vehicle.”
Delgado claims that she and her co-stars were told to keep quiet about the incident, which she vehemently disagrees with.
“Managers are telling (cast members) not to discuss the circumstances of Bonnye’s death with others,” he wrote on Facebook. ‘They are asking for silence. They want it to be forgotten.”
Disneyland cast members were reportedly “terribly upset” to learn of their colleague’s passing.
A cast member for 24 years, Lear worked in membership services at the exclusive Club 33.
Disney theme park vlogger ‘Just Ask Danny’, who used to work with Lear at Disneyland, expressed his sympathy online.
“She was literally the nicest person who worked at Disneyland Resort,” he wrote in a mail in X. “This is really very sad for his family and his fellow cast members of the Club.”
DailyMail.com has approached Disney over allegations made by Delgado about “silencing” cast members.
