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We recently shared the tragic story of the 83-year-old Guest who passed away after riding the ride at the , . Now that the news is being shared, the Guest’s widow is sharing more insight on the situation.
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Joseph A. Masters suffered a “cardiac event” while riding PeopleMover on September 25, 2022. The is a slow-moving, 10-minute tour of Tomorrowland section of the Park.
During this calming ride, the elderly man lost consciousness and died at the local hospital afterward. Although this story is incredibly tragic, the deceased man’s widow has spoken up in a report by the Orlando Sentinel, and her input gives this story a bittersweet twist.
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Alice Marie Masters, widow, says that the elderly man “was like a little kid in a candy store” while visiting the with his family.
She also says, “I tell everybody now that my husband died in his happy place because he loved Disney.”
Alice shares that Joseph had gotten a pacemaker in July of this year, and the initial report stated that he had a “pre-existing heart condition,” which led to the “cardiac event” Masters suffered while on .
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Alice Masters describes the firefighters and Disney Cast Members who responded to the situation as “wonderful.” She reports that they quickly helped her husband and shut the ride down in an attempt to give the family privacy. The also paid for the family’s taxis to the hospital.
Orlando Sentinel writes, Masters was an Army National Guard veteran and volunteer firefighter who enjoyed riding motorcycles, spending time with family and visiting . He is survived by his wife, two children and two granddaughters.
We at DisneyTips are keeping Masters’s family in our thoughts.
