Tourist dies at Disneyland after losing consciousness on Frozen ride

A tourist has died after he fell unconscious on the Frozen rideat Disneyland.

The man, 53, was with his wife who suddenly noticed he had fallen into a coma. She alerted staffand first aid responders boarded the ride and performed CPR. The tourist was rushed to hospital after being taken fromthe theme park in Hong Kong, but was pronounced dead shortly after.

"The resort deeply regrets the passing of the guest and will do its utmost to provide necessary assistance to his family," a resort spokesperson said. "The initial investigation has shown the incident is not related to ride safety."

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Police first received a report of the incident at 10:18am local time. The man's wife told them her husband had pre-existing health conditions including a history of heart disease and high blood pressure. The death was confirmed by the Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong.

This year, plans for a £2.5billion theme park that would have been the "British Disneyland" were officially scrapped.

The build, which was going to be as large as 136 Wembley stadiums, has been plagued with setbacks since the start. Plans for the multi-billion pound entertainment park came to a screeching halt.

The brains behind the scheme, Kuwaiti businessman Dr Abdulla Al-Humaidi, had hoped his theme park dreams - which would feature rides, restaurants and hotels - would have come to fruition.

London Resort Company Holdings (LRCH) was ordered into liquidation by a High Court judge despite the potential for the resort to create tens of thousands of jobs and attract millions of visitors to the capital each year. The legal row was with entertainment giant Paramount, which claimed it is owed millions over a broken contract.

A spokesman for LRCH said: “The dream of the London Resort has been ended by the courts. Natural England fatally wounded the scheme, a single creditor has killed it and, with it, any chance of the UK competing on the envisaged scale of London Resort.”

Former Transport Secretary Steve Norris, and former chairman of LRCH, described the scuppered plans as a "tragedy" for the country.

Speaking to KentOnline, he said: “I cannot comment on recent events since I resigned from LRCH some time ago, but I offer only one observation. Abdulla and his family put millions into the project. A decade on from when the project started it still does not have planning consent which is a terrible reflection on our sclerotic planning system."