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| February 11, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Orlando Sentinel. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Sean Mussenden and Amy C. Rippel

ORLANDO, Fla. _ A float ran over and killed a costumed Disney worker during a Magic Kingdom parade Wednesday, park officials and police said.

Javier Cruz, 38, a father of two and an 8-year Disney veteran, was playing Pluto in the daily afternoon parade.

"Javier was a Disney character even when he wasn't working," said his sister, Wanda Marin, 36, of Orlando. "I used to call him a wingless angel."

About 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, he was at work, in a backstage area near Frontierland about to enter the public area of the park when the accident was witnessed by a handful of his co-workers.

"We think…

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