Cases of Death at Disneyland: The first death that happened at Disneyland occurred on in May 1964 when Mark Maples, a fifteen-year-old Long Beach, California resident, attempted to stand up whilst riding the Matterhorn Bobsleds. As their bobsled approached the mountain's top, Mark unbuckled his seatbelt and attempted to stand up. Maples lost his balance and was flung from the sled to the track below, breaking his skull and ribs which caused internal injury. Mark survived the initial fall but died three days later in hospital. Sadly, some people did not learn from Marks infamous death.