Death
Disney died of stomach cancer on December 16, 2009 at Hoag Memorial Hospital in Newport Beach, California. He was 79 years of age and had been suffering from the disease for over a year. After his funeral service, he was cremated, and his ashes were scattered into the Pacific Ocean.
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