Originally Posted By kennect Roadtrip, Not worried about me...But what does worry me is when trgedies such at this happen in such a high profile situation...The family suffers greatly to begin with and then to have if played out at a location that will definitely get media coverage of the event...And it seems more often than not that somehow an ambulance chaser attorney gets involved and the whole things becomes a bigger disaster than the original tragedy...I always get the idea that no one comes out the winner regardless of what happens....
Originally Posted By dresswhites It is sad, but it seems like any time the word Disney is associated with an incident or tragedy it made a much more prominent news story. Some times it is valid news such as the Big Thunder accident or the Mission Space accident. However it just seems that rarely if ever we hear about deaths at another amusement parks. I can't believe no other theme park other than Disney has ever had a horrible tragedy. I mean when that tree in Frontierland fell on the popcorn cart it was front page in many cities. It is a horrible tragedy that a child died at a happy place. It just seems the news media covers it more because if it Disney. I was watching fox news and they really played up all the deaths that have happened at WDW the last few years. However, it seemed a little unfair, because according to a report this is the first major incident on the Coaster. It been open how many years? If this is the first incident taht is a preety good record.
Originally Posted By danyoung So how many other amusement parks have a national reputation? Probably the Universal parks, and that's about it. I usually hear about 6 Flags incidents, but there's just more glamour about a Disney accident. Sad, but true.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0" target="_blank">http://www.foxnews.com/story/0</a>,2933,201682,00.html >>The father of a 12-year-old boy who died after riding a roller coaster at the Disney-MGM theme park told authorities his son was in good health and did not suffer from any medical conditions. Byron Russell noticed his son, Michael, became limp while they rode the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster along with his mother and 7-year-old brother Thursday morning. When the minute-long ride finished, Byron Russell pulled Michael off the ride and performed CPR until paramedics arrived, said Barbara Miller, Orange County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman. The boy was pronounced dead after he was taken by ambulance to Celebration Hospital, Disney said in a statement. The cause of death was not immediately determined and medical examiners planned to perform an autopsy Friday. "According to the family, he was a very healthy child," Miller said. "The father repeated that he was healthy, he had no problems."<<
Originally Posted By Darkbeer <a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/tourism/orl-bk-disney06292006" target="_blank">http://www.orlandosentinel.com /business/tourism/orl-bk-disney06292006</a>,0,5996099.story?coll=orl-home-headlines >>Paramedics stationed at the park arrived about three minutes after the 911 call first came in and took over, according to Bo Jones, Deputy Chief of Reedy Creek Fire Rescue. Though Disney has portable heart defibrillator units stationed throughout its parks, there was not one available to use on Michael until the paramedics arrived, according to an audiotape of the 911 call. (Paramedics earlier indicated it took about six minutes for them to arrive.) The child's heart was first shocked 7 minutes and 3 seconds after the 911 call, according to Jones. The boy was transported to Celebration Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Portable defibrillators, called automatic external defibrillators, determine if a heart is quivering without pumping blood and will automatically shock it to try to restore a normal beating pattern. The procedure is not always successful. The availability of portable defibrillators at Walt Disney World became an issue earlier this month when a wrongful death lawsuit was filed by the parents of a child who died last year after riding Mission: Space at Epcot.<<
Originally Posted By sherrytodd When listening to the 911 call I was wondering why Disney doesn't have AED's at the thrill rides. You don't have to be a paramedic to successfully use one, the CM's could easily be trained to use them and they could potentially save lives particularly since it is on the thrill rides that most previously unknown heart conditions seem to surface. They can't be that expensive to install as our local malls have them.
Originally Posted By Fe Maiden Slightly off topic, but can they change the name of that hospital? I know it's in the town of Celebration but c'mon. <<The boy was transported to Celebration Hospital where he was pronounced dead.>> Ugh. Not everything has to have some tie-in to magic or pixie dust. Maybe it's just me, but anytime I see a reference like that to the hospital I wince like someone just kicked me in the stones. Why don't the just make room for Celebration Cemetary and create a line of headstones in the shape of your favorite character.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/30/AR2006063000518.html" target="_blank">http://www.washingtonpost.com/ wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/30/AR2006063000518.html</a> >>Walt Disney World reopened its Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Friday after determining that nothing mechanical caused the death of a 12-year-old rider one day earlier. An autopsy was planned Friday to try to determine what had caused Michael Russell to pass out on the ride shortly before he died. His father told authorities the boy was in good health.<<
Originally Posted By danyoung >...can they change the name of that hospital? I know it's in the town of Celebration but c'mon.< Sure, right after they change the name of a big medical center here in Dallas - the Dedman Memorial Medical Center. I'll take Celebration any day!
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Anyone who has been to the Celebration Hospital could attest... it looks like a resort hotel. So yes, It's a Celebration there.... for those who are visiting the sick that is.
Originally Posted By Roger55 Very wonderful things happen at hospitals too. Sure, hospitals are normally associated with injury and illness. But wonderful things like saving of lives, child births, and other positive things also happen all the time at hospitals.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Not to mention...going to heaven, but that doesn't make them wonderful places.
Originally Posted By Fe Maiden Roger, I know what you're saying and I even thought of someone bringing up babies when I posted the idea, but as much as anyone might celebrate their life being saved, at the end of the day I'm sure they would have rather avoided the whole ordeal to begin with. Last week I spent close to 2 days passing kidney stones on my own just to avoid having to endure the emergency room. But I'll admit once they got those drugs into my IV it certainly was a cause for celebration. So what do I know? Anyway, to me the name is a bit tacky.
Originally Posted By Labuda I'm ok with the ame, but think I'd agree with you about it being tacky if the town didn't share the name. Isn't it totally normal for small towns to have their hospital share the name of the town?
Originally Posted By TDLFAN I agree Fe. Celebration is a stupid name. The whole community being named Celebration is tacky and silly. Nothing to celebrate about a "town" that is built on the Stepford principle. Sanitized for your safety and simply fake.
Originally Posted By Fe Maiden ^^^ I agree. For me I guess it's not just about the hospital. The fact that the whole town is called Celebration just grates on me.
Originally Posted By BlazesOfFire I first heard about this when my grandmother called me up to tell me I shouldnt go on the ride anymore and I definitely shouldnt bring my 11 yr old brother. Im sorry but Im not going to to stop going on one of our favorite rides at WDW. My heart goes out to the family. Like others, I cant imagine what the family is going through. I hope everyone gets answers soon.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Celebration is a stupid name.>> Complain to Jane Eisner. It was her idea.
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