Disneyland lamppost falls and injures visitors during high winds
Several Disneyland visitors were injured when a lamppost on Main Street U.S.A. fell during high winds and toppled onto a walkway near the entrance to the Anaheim theme park, according to published reports.
The lamppost in Disneyland Town Square fell just before 8:45 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 20 amid strong Santa Ana winds with gusts up to 90 mph, according to WDW News Today.
Emergency personnel transported an elderly woman by stretcher who was struck on the head by the lamppost while another visitor sat on a park bench with a bandaged head, according to WDW News Today.
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The lamppost in a flower bed around the Disneyland flag pole is used for stage lighting for parades and shows along Main Street U.S.A.
The lamppost was removed just after 10 a.m. as Disneyland used Main Street U.S.A. vehicles to block off the half of Town Square next to the Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln opera house from pedestrian traffic, according to WDW News Today.
The park remained open and visitors arriving and exiting were directed along the west side of Town Square closest to Disneyland City Hall.