Inquiry underway after Disneyland Paris worker found dead in Haunted House

Police are investigating after a member of staff at Disneyland Paris was found dead in the theme park’s haunted house. The 45-year-old technician is thought to have been electrocuted in the Phantom Manor on Saturday between 8am and 9am, just before the park opened to the public. The employee is believed to have been working on lighting at the attraction, which was immediately closed. Patrick Maldidier, a Disneyland union rep, told French newspaper Le Parisien the victim was very popular and “was someone who always had a smile on his face”.

An initial examination has suggested accidental death by electrocution is the cause of death.

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The ride features zombies, a ghostly dog and a skeletal bride and promises to turn visitors’ stomachs with a series of “ghastly goings-on”. A post-mortem examination has been ordered, while police and electrics experts are helping police, who have interviewed colleagues who found the man’s body.  The technician, who has not been named, was a father from Noisy-le-Grand, to the east of Paris, and had reportedly worked in the park since 2002. A Disneyland Paris spokesman told the paper everyone at the park was “deeply saddened” and sent their thoughts to the victim’s family and friends.

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