A fine issued to Walt Disney World by a federal workplace safety agency for a serious violation that contributed to the death of a worker during a summer monorail accident has been reduced by 20 percent.

OSHA has just cited Walt Disney World for harboring an unsafe work environment that led to the fatal Monorail crash on July 5. OSHA's ensuing investigation then revealed additional safety violations.

A top federal regulator accused the entertainment industry Thursday of a lax commitment to worker safety,

David Michaels, the U.S. Department of Labor assistant secretary for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, said he was putting theme parks and other entertainment venues “on notice”

Space Mountain and Soarin’ Over Californiais were forced to close temporarily due to safety violations.

An electrician employed with a Disney subsidiary was shocked — and later died — today while working near am electrical transformer at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.
Steven Snyder, 50, of Davenport, was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at Celebration Hospital. His name has not been made public.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Osceola County Sheriff’s detectives are investigating

The mother of a monorail driver at Walt Disney World who was crushed to death last year in a tragic accident sued the resort Monday.

Christine Wuennenberg claims in the lawsuit that Disney did not follow safety procedures on the monorail system, which contributed to the fatal collision in the early morning hours of July 5, 2009.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined that the 2009 monorail crash that killed driver Austin Wuennenberg was the fault of a Walt Disney World employee.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced on Friday the recall of 447,000 infant car seats and carriers. Dorel Juvenile Group Inc., of Columbus, Indiana, produces car seats under the brands names of Disney, Eddie Bauer, Safety 1st, and Cosco.

In a rare thrill-ride personal injury lawsuit that has made it to trial, Walt Disney World is in court this week defending the safety record of one of its most popular attractions