Originally Posted By disneylandfan8 A co-worker just told me they heard the fireworks at Disneyland have been cancelled due to a fire hazard. I can't find anything online so maybe she was just trying to get me riled up??!! Anyone heard anything??
Originally Posted By utahjosh They are canceled once in a while a day-by-day basis, usually because of wind.
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x Fireworks are generally canceled during high winds because of fire danger to the surrounding area and guests in the park. But to say they're canceled indefinitely is not true. It's on a day by day basis on whether they are canceled or not. Before the fireworks, at about 9, then again immediately before, you will see a white balloon float above the castle. This is to test the winds. And Disneyland doesn't cancel them..I believe it's the fire marshal who does.
Originally Posted By disneylandfan8 I did some more searching and found the fireworks at Six Flags Magic Mountain has cancelled their fireworks, not Disneyland. Whew... I'm glad it wasn't Disneyland. Can't wait to see the fireworks in July!
Originally Posted By utahjosh If the fireworks show at Disneyland were permanently canceled, you'd KNOW it. That kind of thing wouldn't quietly be rumored around.
Originally Posted By Ursula Hey, I heard that if they drain the Submarine Lagoon, the Matterhorn will sink. Must be true because I read it on the internets.
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x I heard that they closed the People Mover because someone set off a bomb on it.
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x yeah, I've been reading that thread.. and laughing, too, but more at the offended people's reaction than the original topic. I refuse to reply, though!
Originally Posted By believe SF Magic Mt is surrounded by undeveloped hills/mountains full of highly flammable brush. So it would make sense for them to stop fireworks - actually, I didn't even know they still did fireworks. Also, since Six Flags is in such bad financial shape, it's a no-brainer to cancel. DL on the other hand is in a fully developed flat urban area with almost no natural vegetation. There's a much less chance of an uncontrollable fire.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ There isn't much undeveloped around MM anymore! In some places, there are houses right up to the perimeter fence. It is a VERY high fire danger area, though.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer Excuse me, SusieQ, but I was just at SFMM last Sunday, and 100% of the area around the park is undeveloped. There is a Office Complex being built on the East end, but everything else is basically undeveloped land with native shrub... <a href="http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/gallery/5074931_2dqLV" target="_blank">http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/ga...31_2dqLV</a> Photos 145 to 166 were taken from the Sky Cabin (some interior shots), and it clearly shows the vast amount of undeveloped land around the park... The nearest home to the park is quite a distance away... Here is a marked satellite map with the approximate property lines for Six Flags California (Magic Mountain, Hurricane Harbor, and its parking lots) <a href="http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1966789" target="_blank">http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1966789</a> As you can tell, there are no houses next to the park, there is a new development to the south, but it is about 2/3'rds of a mile away from the park.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer By the way, here is the original sotry from the LA Times in regards to SFMM stopping its fireworks. <a href="http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/six-flags-magic-moun-2000/" target="_blank">http://travel.latimes.com/dail...un-2000/</a>
