Originally Posted By Princessjenn5795 <a href="http://www.dapsmagic.com/disneynews/disneynewsarticle.php?id=9819" target="_blank">http://www.dapsmagic.com/disne...?id=9819</a> Last night the Mark Twain River Boat caught fire during Fantasmic...luckily there is no damage
Originally Posted By danyoung Wow - very scary! I'm coming into town in a week. I hope they have this all sorted out by then and keep the show running!
Originally Posted By dlkozy >>>" Because of this, they didn’t when they were supposed to..."<<< Anyone know what the author of the article meant?
Originally Posted By danyoung That took a second for me too. The larger quote is - "...the mist screens were up when the Rivers of America generally catch on fire. Because of this, they didn’t when they were supposed to." If I understand correctly, the rivers didn't catch fire when they were supposed to. But the flammable liquid was still out there, and the pinwheels on the Mark Twain caused the lake to catch fire at the wrong time, when the Twain was out there in the middle of it all. Very scary!
Originally Posted By MomluvsDisney Wow..but I am sure that disney has folks standing by to assist with such issues. Good thing nobody was hurt!
Originally Posted By DlandDug It could have also been caused by a pocket of flammable gas that failed to ignite during the dragon battle. It disperses quickly, so there is little chance it could happen again.
Originally Posted By dresswhites i have to admit in the back of my mind i always worry when the twain is cruising by and the fireworks start springing up around it. they seem awfully close. I am suprised it hasn't happen more often or sooner.but then again i am sure the entertainment folk and imagineers have it planned so this doesn't happen. Could you imagine if they burned down the Twain. The hardcore disney fans, including myself would never forgive Disney!!lol
Originally Posted By SFH IIRC, the MT is equipped to be used as a fireboat to put out a fire on the island or near the Rivers, by pumping river water through one or more hoses. It would be interesting to see it save itself.
Originally Posted By danyoung Does anyone know how extensive the damage was? Is the mighty Mark Twain still plying the Rivers of America?
Originally Posted By dresswhites yes. everything i have heard the twain is still plying the river and performing in Fantasmic.
