PICTURED: Hairstylist who jumped to her death from Mickey & Friends parking structure at Disneyland

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A woman who leapt to her death from a seven-story parking garage at Disneyland has become the fifth person to die by suicide at the structure.

Marney Schoenfeld, 46, a hairstylist from Scottsdale, Arizona, was found dead on Saturday evening at the base of the Mickey & Friends garage at the Los Angeles theme park. It remains unclear what she was doing in California.

Though her death has not yet been ruled a suicide, authorities said it does not appear to have been an accident. She left behind a daughter, and a husband who called the death ‘excruciating.’ 

As recently as December a 51-year-old elementary school principal leapt to his death from the same garage, which became the largest of its kind in the United States when it opened in 2000. Previous deaths included a 40-year-old man who died there in 2016, a 23-year-old man in 2012, and a 61-year-old man in 2010.

Disneyland has not responded to DailyMail.com requests for comment.

PICTURED: Hairstylist who jumped to her death from Mickey & Friends parking structure at Disneyland

Marney Schoenfeld, 46, a hairstylist from Scottsdale, Arizona, died by suicide Saturday

Marney Schoenfeld (left) and her husband Randy (right). The couple had a young daughter

Marney Schoenfeld (left) and her husband Randy (right). The couple had a young daughter

Police said Marney’s body was found at the base of the parking garage at around 6:50pm Saturday night.

Officers administered life saving measures at the scene until paramedics arrived.

Marney was rushed to a nearby hospital, but was pronounced dead upon arrival.

‘She was a loving mother to her daughter, Sydney,’ Her husband Randy told The Sun. 

‘She was a caring wife to me. She was a talented hairstylist of 23 years and her clients loved her.’

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The couple was from Scottsdale. 

Anaheim police Sgt. Jonathan McClintock said the death is still under investigation. 

The seven-story Mickey & Friends garage at the Los Angeles theme park

The seven-story Mickey & Friends garage at the Los Angeles theme park

Marney Schoenfeld (right) pictured with her husband Randy and their young daughter

Marney Schoenfeld (right) pictured with her husband Randy and their young daughter

In December, Huntington Beach elementary school principal Chris Christensen jumped to his death from the garage while facing charges of child abuse and endangerment and battery which his daughter said were unfounded.

In a letter he posted on Facebook before he died, he laid the blame at the feet of his wife and mother of his stepchildren, Marlena, claiming that during an altercation last month her ‘anger got the best of her’ and she called the cops with allegedly false claims of abuse.

However, law enforcement believed her enough to put him in jail for two nights, charge him with the two domestic violence-related offenses, and set his bail at $10,000. 

In an exclusive interview with DailyMail.com, his daughter Brittany Christensen, 26, claimed that it was actually Marlena who was abusive, and accused the divorced mother of tearing apart her family.

‘The charges were inaccurate. [Marlena] has been very difficult in our family for about the last year, and we haven’t had any contact with her,’ the daughter said.

‘I’d just now started regaining contact with him over the last two weeks, and it’s been really great. He’d been trying to figure out how to leave her.

‘In my opinion, it seems like this, in his mind, was his way out of his relationship.

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‘She’s been abusive to our entire family for five years. That’s why we don’t have any contact with her any more,’ Brittany added, claiming Marlena’s story to cops was ‘riddled with lies.’

A vigil was held for Christensen, which Disney CEO Bob Iger reportedly attended.

Christensen, 51, is pictured with his wife Marlena. He was the father to three adult children from his first marriage, and stepfather to Marlena's two daughters

Christensen, 51, is pictured with his wife Marlena. He was the father to three adult children from his first marriage, and stepfather to Marlena’s two daughters

In November 2016, 40-year-old Brandon Quigley of Anaheim, California, jumped to his death from the Mickey & Friends garage at about 2am on a Friday morning.

He was rushed to the hospital but was pronounced dead about an hour after he jumped.

Four years earlier in April 2012, 23-year-old Christopher Tran, of Santa Ana, was found at the base of the parking garage after jumping around 9:30am.

He died at the scene and his death was ruled a suicide.

Then in October 2012, Monrovia resident Ghassan Trabulsi leapt to his death at about 8:45pm on a Sunday evening.

He was taken to a hospital and died early the next morning.

Police said Trabulsi left behind a suicide note, in which he noted he was going through ‘personal issues.’ 

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