Originally Posted By mousermerf Someone went and crashed a searacer into a ferry on the lagoon - and seriously injured a passenger in the process. <a href="http://www.wesh.com/entertainment/23279459/detail.html" target="_blank">http://www.wesh.com/entertainm...ail.html</a>
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer From what I gather, most think it was a hoax gone wrong and they wanted the mouse's moolah.
Originally Posted By leobloom And I would have gotten away with it, too, if it wasn't for those meddling kids!
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Unbelievable that the guy would claim that he thought the ferry would just move out of the way. Too bad it was his wife that got hurt and not him.
Originally Posted By mousermerf It's no even the Seven Seas Lagoon - it was Sassagoula. It's tiny, tight, and winding. No place to be speeding. I don't know exactly where the Treehouse dock is, but I'm pretty sure it's in the "river" and not the open lake, meaning they had gone upstream into the tight river at high speed. Very bad idea.
Originally Posted By -em sigh- Never underestimate the power of stupid people driving boats. Dude I think he's going to turn first..
Originally Posted By danyoung Listening to the video report, it doesn't sound like the two stories (little boat driver and big boat driver) are really that much in conflict. Seems little boat driver was swinging way too close to the big boat, but when he tried to swerve away he cut it too close and got smashed into. Too bad for the lady, but really stupid on the part of the husband!
Originally Posted By MPierce I never thought of those pontoon boats as a ferry boat. I'm really surprised this doesn't happen more often. I'm sure most of the tourist that rent these boats are not use to operating that kind of equipment.
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 It's a shame that his wife got hurt. But really...."I thought that the ferry boat would get out of my way." Stupid
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper As a cast member of Walt Disney World...this doesn't surprise me at all. Guests think they are omnipotent and omniscient while at WDW.
Originally Posted By Sara Tonin "I thought that the ferry boat would get out of my way." Are we sure he didn't have some kind of closed skull brain injury?
Originally Posted By danyoung > I'm sure most of the tourist that rent these boats are not use to operating that kind of equipment.< I rent a SeaRayder almost every trip for a trip around Bay Lake and the Seven Seas Lagoon. I grew up on boats, and know how to pilot one safely. But it's really amazing to see teenage kids zipping around, turning blindly, aiming right at you and then turning at the last second, etc. As you said, it's surprising that there aren't more accidents on the Disney waters.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 I have nothing to add about this boating incident ... but I will say the Disney Magic had a noticeable tilt to one side one night on my recent cruise (a side propeller was damaged in a windstorm trying to pull away from Castaway Cay in February) and it wasn't a weather deal. It was a bit unnerving but the Spirit never hit his 'channeling Shelley Winters' state and this was only for one night (after an inspection earlier that morning too)!
Originally Posted By MPierce >> It was a bit unnerving but the Spirit never hit his 'channeling Shelley Winters' state and this was only for one night (after an inspection earlier that morning too)! << She could swim pretty good for a horizontally challenged girl.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer I'm just hoping for a Spirited Sailings thread. Those are always fun.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<I'm just hoping for a Spirited Sailings thread. Those are always fun.>> Anything is possible ...
Originally Posted By vbdad55 The level of stupidity in the country continues to rise - too bad we can't export stupidity or else we could balance the budget
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>> Anything is possible ...<<< Oh, good. I enjoy hearing the critique/rundown of your Disney Trips.
