Originally Posted By mickey_ring Wow! That is traumatic. I always thought them arty-ficial trees were fire resistant. Guess not. Weird in a state known for forest fires that even an artificial tree can go up in smoke.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Fire resistant, yes, fire proof, no. Glad to see there is no significant damage to the hotel, and more importantly, that no one was hurt.
Originally Posted By TheBellCaptain What a shame. I got some pix of the tree last night, too. Glad I did. =( But I'm also glad that no one got hurt, 'cuz my cousin's staying there. She said that indeed they got comped for the night's "inconvenience.".....Say, Darkbeer - when do you sleep? Do you sleep?
Originally Posted By SuzieQ My mom just showed me a picture of the tree taken earlier in December. Lights are burned out near the top. I wonder if there has been an electrical problem before this?
Originally Posted By gymgirl975 How can they say that the guests MIGHT be comped for their night's stay? You better believe most of them did not pay over 300 bucks to spend the night at the convention center. I would think that at the least Disney would comp their night's stay, especially since they didn't stay there all night! Geez.
Originally Posted By debtee Well this event has certainly effected our stay so far. We arrived to check into concierge at 10.00am and confusion regined! To cut a long story short we were finally admitted to our suite at 5.30pm. Not what you want after travelling for 23 hours! However our suite is stunning and the view fantastic so it's all good! When we first arrived the damage did not look so bad in the great hall thank-goodness but as the day progressed I think the damage was assessed as worse then first thought as all carpet has been removed and the floor ripped up! Water appeared to be pumping out across the floor and I have taken pix but I'm in the concierge lounge so will have to post them tomorrow when back on my laptop!
Originally Posted By Indigo That carpet was computer created to match up with designs in the marble flooring. I imagine they have one in reserve (or left over from a previous rehab) for times like this. Hope to see this beautiful lobby back to tip top shape real soon.
Originally Posted By LPFan22 With my mom visiting, I haven't been watching the news as closely as I normally do. So imagine our surprise when we walked into the lobby this afternoon around 1pm to relax by the tree. Blue tarps were boxed around the main portion of the lobby and my first thought was "They picked a fine time to refurb the area!" After bumping into a CM friend at Acorns she explained what happened. Wow! I'm glad there were no serious injuries. I'm also surprised there wasn't a lingering smoke odor. The piano had been moved to a corner near the conference rooms and walk around characters filled the side hall. As mom and I were headed back toward Downtown Disney we were greeted with big hugs from Baloo and Goofy. Disney did a great job at keeping everyone smiling through the ordeal from what I could see.
Originally Posted By Roger55 When I checked out the lobby this evening, I noticed the hardwood floor panels warping and curling. It's gonna take quite an extensive effort to get everything back to normal.
Originally Posted By jnemo Are there any still pictures online of the tree after it burned? I missed the news last night and can not watch video at work.
Originally Posted By LPFan22 ~~~When I checked out the lobby this evening, I noticed the hardwood floor panels warping and curling. It's gonna take quite an extensive effort to get everything back to normal.~~~ I was told about 10 days... give or take.
Originally Posted By TheBellCaptain Okay, so it wasn't just me who thought the hardwood floor was warping. I dropped by last night around 8pm just to see the lobby. The floor all around the tarped area didn't look right. In fact, it reminded me of when my washing machine went crazy and dumped a dozen gallons of water onto my kitchen floor. By that night the hardwood in my kitchen looked like a free-form sculpture.
Originally Posted By mickey_ring So far a search for news brings back the original press release with no real details on cause, other than employees changing light bulbs on the tree started the fire. Hmmmm... I've been putting up Christmas lights and changing bulbs for 11 years in my own house and years before that at Mom and Dad's. Never once set anything ablaze. Details on this story may end up written like a public safety announcement. Now will there be more warning labels on holiday lights?
Originally Posted By SuzieQ ^ LOL - it was probably a short in the wire or something. For gosh sakes, electrical fires happen all the time! If you are like me, you inspect cords and such before hanging and removing lights. Apparently, they missed something.
Originally Posted By monkeys_uncle Seriously. Accidents happen! Disney isnt immune to them. This is why I wear Pajamas. No one is going to catch me in my undies.
