Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Latest.asp?I1=ID&I2=4264" target="_blank"><b>Latest: Cast Member dies at Walt Disney World</b></a> <p>WESH news is reporting a Cast Member was killed during a rehearsal for the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular today at Disney's Hollywood Studios. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.wesh.com/news/20438749/detail.html">Click here</a> for the full story</p>
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey My goodness, what is happening at WDW? That's the third cast member to die in less than six weeks!
Originally Posted By leobloom They say there's no such thing as bad publicity, but I bet Disney would beg to differ. It's been a remarkably bad summer for WDW PR.
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 Wow how sad to have another CM to die. this is not a good year for Disney.
Originally Posted By Disneyland55 If something this horrible had to happen, it is better that it happened at a rehearsal vs. having thousands of guests witness it during the live show. Very sad news.
Originally Posted By MinnieSummer Wow, I can only imagine how the cast of IJ feels right now. My heart felt sympathy to them and to the young mans family. Three in such a short time is very scary for WDW and I'm sure many CM's are becoming wary, but I pray for everyones sake that things do come in threes and this is it.
Originally Posted By tynkrbell1977 OMG!! My friend and I were guests chosen to perform in this show when we were there a couple years ago. So sad!!! =(
Originally Posted By disney pete NikkiLOVESMickey TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH what is happening there 3 in such a short time my heart goes out to the guys family.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 My sympathies go out to everyone connected to this young man. I'm sorry I read the article though. Someone actually said that this appears to be a "trend". What an irresponsible and stupid thing to say IMHO.
Originally Posted By jkayjs I'm a little confused. I thought the death @ the pirate show was @ a different park. Can anyone clear this up. It is sad when anyone dies. Doing stunts is always dangerous but they make it look so easy you just don't expect it to end in tragedy. Sincere sympathy to his family, friends & fellow CMs.
Originally Posted By jkayjs Never mind I goggled it. I guess I missed that it was @ WDW when I first heard it. I didn't realize they had a "pirate show" untill I read it was the Capt Jack tutorial. I was thinking it was a major attraction. Very sad but a important reminder that even a slip on water can be deadly. We all need to take care.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: For reasons, such as this, Walt Disney World has been a lot less magical this summer. There are many potential hazzards out there which threaten cast members. Let us take this opportunity to reflect on how much they all mean to us for having taken dangerous chances just so that guests can have many wonderful experiences to cherish forever. God Bless the dear souls who have lost their lives while doing what they do best. They will be deeply missed.
Originally Posted By skinnerbox << Someone actually said that this appears to be a "trend". What an irresponsible and stupid thing to say IMHO.>> Actually, it's not stupid at all. The Feds are now going to investigate WDW's safety department: <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125064214537741833.html" target="_blank">http://online.wsj.com/article/...833.html</a> These two paragraphs from the article are quite telling: "The Disney spokesman said the park uses its own "rigorously trained" employee team, including engineers, to examine the safety of equipment and practices at Disney parks. Eleven months ago, the safety team was reorganized to combine employee and customer safety at Disney's parks and resorts. OSHA has launched five inspections of parts of Disney World in 2009, three because of the fatalities and two in response to complaints. In February, OSHA fined Disney $4,000 for violations related to exposed openings and electrical wiring. Walt Disney World employs some 60,000 people." Given the restructuring of WDW's "safety team," I find these fatalities troubling.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 ^^It only stands to reason when you cut training, cut experienced management, cut standards as to what is acceptable ... that well, eventually, people are gonna get killed. I don't know the specifics of this situation, so I won't comment on it. But I do know Disney has had serious issues with safety in transportation (rails, boats, buses) circles and many times they have really lucked out and had magic on their side in circumstances that could have been tragic. Now? Well, it doesn't seem like there's an endless supply of that after all.
Originally Posted By Tink34 First off it's another sad and tragic event. And my prayers and hopes for a better day go out to the families and CM's as well. But this all makes me wonder. What happened to Disney's attention to detail, attentions to security and safety? I want to work for this company and have for a long time but do I still want to with all this going on? Any suggestions as to what we can do as Disney fans/stockholders/guests?
Originally Posted By Bob Paris "It only stands to reason when you cut training, cut experienced management, cut standards as to what is acceptable ... that well, eventually, people are gonna get killed." And to think, when I said something similar a few months back when the monorail kid died, people acted like I had smeared my own excrement on Cindy's Castle. I guess all this sadly bears me out.
