Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Latest.asp?I1=ID&I2=72995" target="_blank"><b>Latest: WFTV: Several People Injured In Disney Bus Crash</b></a> <p><i>WFTV.com </i>is reporting a Walt Disney World bus was involved in a crash Saturday night near the Magic Kingdom parking lot entrance that did result in injuries.</p>
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo How long till some apologists say: a) Slow News Day b) The media have it in for WDW and will report any bad news there c) The amount of traffic that flows through what is a small city will not happen without a hiccup. My response would be - Disney is not what it used to be, and the amount of bad news stories re transport seems to be repeating itself. Hey Iger, forget Shanghai, or Marvel, sort out you legacy, the raison d'etre.
Originally Posted By mousermerf The press is actually going really light on the mouse when it comes to the buses. This is the second crash with injuries to happen recently, I think the third this year.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<My response would be - Disney is not what it used to be, and the amount of bad news stories re transport seems to be repeating itself.>> My response would be - it's jumping the gun to assume that this crash occurred because "Disney is not what it used to be."
Originally Posted By dshyates Like it or not, anytime there is an accident involving Disney transportation where ANYONE is transported to the hospital, it's going to make the news. Whether it is Disney's fault or not. As far as this accident is concerned, we don't know who's fault it was yet. For all we know, someone could have rear ended the bus. But the fact Disney hasn't mentioned that they were not cited speaks volumes. I'm sure FHP cited SOMEONE.
Originally Posted By RobinsonCrusoeEsq I think that because WDW is so huge, and because so many people go in and out all day, the news teams probably have reporters on beats there. In the old days, it was "Hey get someone out there to find out what happened." Now, they probably have reporters there tweeting in whenever a garbage can overflows, but of course, "If it bleeds, it leads."
Originally Posted By HMButler1979 Iger will just do what Einser did. Move people or have them "spend more time w/ family". Will Meg "Palin" Crofton have a Marie Antoinette future in 2010??
Originally Posted By trekkeruss We still don't know the cause of the accident, and probably won't unless there is blame that can be directly attributed to Disney. So talk of heads rolling is a non sequitur.
