Cast Member broke his neck during pirate tutorial. SAD Update post 99.

[Mommytobree]

How sad Prayers being sent

 

[bigmoonmullen]

Our prayers go out to Mark and his family and friends.

Louise & Mark

 

[Nancyg56]

 

[Orangeandwild]

The story has finally hit the news it seems on this Fox site, and if you click the link shown here you can see a picture of him in real life. I do believe he is indeed the Mac that someone showed in this thread several posts back.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,538903,00.html?test=latestnews

Rest in Peace Mark, you will really be missed and are in my thoughts and prayers.

 

[palmtreelover08]

My thoughts and prayers are with the family... I hope Mark knew how happy he really made people.. I will remember him with a smile.

 

[Dizfan4life]

"The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised." Lifting Mark's family up in prayers!

 

[michelleiada]

How awful. He is now a Disney Angel Sending prayers and condolences to Mark's family during this difficult time of loss.

You just never know when your life is going to drastically change. Live each day as if it were your last! Life is just too short.

 

[livndisney]

Does anyone know for sure if it was this performer who passed away? If it is I cannot tell my son as on our last trip we have video of this Mack because he picked my son to hold down the rope at the beginning of the tutorial. Then he joked and "begged" at Captain Jack to pick my son for the actual tutorial which Jack did. While we were filming Mack kept coming up to our camcorder and making funny remarks since he knew it was our son. It was a wonderful memory. The strange thing is that on that same trip we also got to ride in the front of the monorail and our driver was Austin, the young man who was killed a few weeks ago. We have a great video of Austin teasing my son about the "kiss" Mary Poppins had left on his cheek. We told my son about Austin but if it was "our" Mack who passed I'm not sure I want to tell him... I've seen conflicting info and just wondered if anyone knew for sure. Regardless of who it was it is such a horrible thing and our prayer are with the family.
Jodi

This Mark is alive and well.

 

[Eljay]

Here's Mark Priest, doing what he loved...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwdoHZJlukE

 

[Sandy321]

Definately a sad day!

Prayers

 

[qcmommy]

Very Sad. My heart goes out to Marks family and friends.

 

[earljam]

I'm new to this thread, I've just finished reading it. I feel so bad for the family and friends of Mr. Priest, my family's prayer go out to all of them.

 

[Tartan Tigger]

That is so sad. My thoughts are with his family and friends.

 

[vellamint]

Here's Mark Priest, doing what he loved...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwdoHZJlukE

OMG.....does anyone know if he had played other characters in his career. He looks just like a frontiersman/miner who played with my kids in 2000. We watch that home video a lot and that actor was soo good with the kids!!

 

[matt&jakesmom]

My prayers go out to the family. His gift was to entertain and that he did.

 

[Cazbucket]

Deepest sympathy, thoughts and prayers to all Marks family, friends and loved ones.


What a tragic turn of events

 

[pirateslife4me]

From one pirate to another, May his afterlife be filled with warm sandy beaches, clear waters, and plenty of Rum.

Prayers go out to his Family, Friends, and Coworkers. He has touched many peoples lives and we lost a gifted person.

 

[BibbidiBobbidiBOO]

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news...-disney-performer-dies-081009,0,7112500.story

This link has updated with more info since yesterday. Part of it reads:

The fall took place during Priest's first performance Thursday morning, Priest told Breslauer. The actor playing Captain Jack Sparrow was supposed to kick Priest's comic-sidekick character in the buttocks at the end of a sword fight.

When Priest stepped afterward, he slid on a wet patch and careened headlong into a wall, Breslauer said. He was bleeding and could barely see, but he went backstage quickly so children would not be upset.

 

[girlsn980103]

Disney lost a great CM. We enjoyed the show so much, and he was a very special part of it!

MB
Mom of

 

[Sleeping Becca]

Oh no! How awful, things were looking so good. This is so shocking, his poor family.

My condolences and deepest sympathy to his family.

God Bless

Becca