Walt Disney World Monorail Crash Kills Employee

A guard directs guests at EPCOT to uses buses Sunday, July 5, 2009, after the park's monorail...

A guard directs guests at EPCOT to uses buses Sunday, July 5, 2009, after the park's monorail transit system was shut down after two monorail trains crashed early Sunday morning in the Magic Kingdom section of Walt Disney World, killing one train's operator, emergency officials said. (AP Photo/The Orlando Sentinel, George Skene) LEESBURG OUT, LADY LAKE OUT, TV OUT, MAGS OUT, NO SALES

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Griffin issued a statement offering condolences to the employee's family and saying the monorail was closed.

"It's a bit shocking," said 22-year-old Danielle Williams, of London. "Disney seems so perfect."

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Associated Press contributor Amy Green reported from Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

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