**Trigger Warning** Death at Contemporary

[MICKIMINI]

Something similar happened when our son and DIL were staying at BLT I believe in 2022 or 2023? Unnerving, for sure. Sad for the family.

 

[Sparrow'sLady]

It was suicide. Poor lady was pregnant and recently married. Without telling her family she booked a flight to Orlando and disappeared, they had been looking for her. She was reportedly a Disney ‘super fan’. Very sad mental health issues that cause a person to go to these extremes, but they are not processing things normally.

She was not pregnant. The baby was born in July.

 

[Sparrow'sLady]

I'm sorry, but if this is your mindset, then don't get on an airplane, or in a car, etc. This is a bit much.

My thoughts exactly. And don't get on the monorail either.

Seems awfully dramatic.

 

[BrightMorningStar]

It was suicide. Poor lady was pregnant and recently married. Without telling her family she booked a flight to Orlando and disappeared, they had been looking for her. She was reportedly a Disney ‘super fan’. Very sad mental health issues that cause a person to go to these extremes, but they are not processing things normally.

She was not pregnant. She would have either already had the baby or she miscarried. She announced the pregnancy in December 2024. For her to have a sonogram where the baby could be seen, she would have been 6-7 weeks at that time of announcement. This is 10-11 months later.

 

[BrightMorningStar]

I'm sorry, but if this is your mindset, then don't get on an airplane, or in a car, etc. This is a bit much.

I am thinking this person suffers with a form of thanatophobia or necrophobia. It is completely irrational to us, but to person with a mental illness/anxiety, I suppose that is a normal response.

 

[Wakey]

She was not pregnant. She would have either already had the baby or she miscarried. She announced the pregnancy in December 2024. For her to have a sonogram where the baby could be seen, she would have been 6-7 weeks at that time of announcement. This is 10-11 months later.

Newspaper reports said she was, so dunno.

 

[scrappinginontario]

Moved to Community.

‘Why’ this happened does not matter to those not personally involved and truly, the family may never really know.

What they need are kind thoughts and prayers as they walk through this terrible time in their lives.

 

[CoachBeard]

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[Tatebeck]

ANOTHER person has died from jumping/falling at the contemporary today?
https://www.the-sun.com/news/15389694/third-guest-dies-disney-world-hotel-jumping-balcony-florida/#:~:text=A THIRD Disney World guest,Florida's Walt Disney World.

 

[CoachBeard]

ANOTHER person has died from jumping/falling at the contemporary today?
https://www.the-sun.com/news/15389694/third-guest-dies-disney-world-hotel-jumping-balcony-florida/#:~:text=A THIRD Disney World guest,Florida's Walt Disney World.

I guess no one can ever stay there again.

 

[scrappinginontario]

I’m not sure that “thoughts and prayers” will actually help anyone nor is what they “need”.

This is of course just my belief, as I feel it is important to talk about and direct people toward resources available for themselves or loved ones. Resources to assist with identifying things before they get to a point of no return. Help is out there and the national suicide hotline is one of those resources.

I don't disagree that the national suicide hotline is a good resource. Please feel free to post that number here as it could be helpful to someone.

I will say though, it's just not as simple as everyone having access to a number or even resources.

I'm going to be fully open and share we lost my 45yo brother to suicide in 2019. He had struggled from the time he was a teen, sought help at times when he was 'healthy enough' to know he needed help, my parents and many of us had tried desperately to help him for years, but in the end, his brain was sick and he made a choice none of us wish he had.

This thread is available for people to discuss what is helpful. Battling about the state of whether she was pregnant or not pregnant at the time of her death, was not helping anyone.

 

[CoachBeard]

https://988lifeline.org/

https://www.samhsa.gov/

https://www.cdc.gov/mental-health/caring/index.html

 

[lanejudy]

@scrappinginontario I am so sorry for your loss

 

[lanejudy]

I don’t believe “thoughts and prayers” is an appropriate or meaningful form of support.

FWIW... you don't really have a right to tell a surviving family member what is "appropriate or meaningful" as support. The family is left with grief. Resources are helpful, but too late to help their loved one at this point.

Thank you for sharing the links.

 

[Mle8308]

FWIW... you don't really have a right to tell a surviving family member what is "appropriate or meaningful" as support. The family is left with grief. Resources are helpful, but too late to help their loved one at this point.

Thank you for sharing the links.

Agree! Most people find it difficult to deal with death, and are not sure what to say to someone who is dealing with the loss. At least expressing "thoughts and prayers" acknowledges the loss, it's a start for someone who may not know exactly what to say.

 

[kimmar067]

A 4th person has apparently passed away at WDW - a woman died at Pop Century.

 

[Genie+]

While this would not deter me from staying at the Contemporary, I totally understand your point of view.

Thank you for your thoughtful post.

All the condescending remarks were unnecessary. Full of snark. What is the point of trying to invalidate someone’s thoughts and reaction around something as sensitive as the issue here. While an infrequent occurrence, the data shows extreme unlikelihood outside of CR. If someone feels inclined to proactively avoid, then skipping that resort pretty much solves it because of how much more unlikely it is to happen at any other resort. I will continue to stay at BLT but other people’s experiences and perspectives may differ from mine and that’s OK.