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Old 07-08-2009, 11:19 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Orlando Sentinel is reporting that Austin's funeral is this afternoon. They have a wonderful video of him interacting and creating magic for guests!

Disney World monorail crash: Family from cherishes memories of their recent monorail ride with pilot Austin Wuennenberg - OrlandoSentinel.com

He definitely created magic for a little guy named Christyan!

RIP Austin.
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What a great vidoe. Thank you for the link. Such a sad day
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What a touching story. Thanks for sharing.

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It is great to put a personality with the name on the news. I know all the monorail drivers are nice, I am sure he helped make many memories for tons of people. So So Sad
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what a sweet young man. i think it's wonderful that family will really appreciate austin for the rest of their lives. thank you for the link, he was definatley a part of "disney magic".
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That made me teary. Austin was certainly a special young man. Thanks for sharing.
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I hope his family will be able to see that video and always remember what a special young man Austin seemed to be. Such a sad loss!!
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I couldn't even watch the whole thing. Thanks for sharing. RIP Austin.
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