Splash evacuation

Originally Posted By Autopia Deb

Re: the article in post 18, I'm no Disney historian, but I'm not sure I'd trust a source who doesn't even do enough research to know that Walt's Apartment is still furnished and not an "empty room" or that "The American River" is called Rivers of America.

I've run into several "cold spots" myself at Disney, It's called air conditioning.

 

Originally Posted By Malcon10t

No, not death on Space Mountain. Big Thunder Mountain has had a death, along with America Sings, the Columbia, the Rivers of America, the Monorail track, and Matterhorn. But not Space Mountain.

 

Originally Posted By tashajilek

This thread has turned pretty morbid lol.

 

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Originally Posted By RoadTrip

<<Re: the article in post 18, I'm no Disney historian, but I'm not sure I'd trust a source who doesn't even do enough research to know that Walt's Apartment is still furnished and not an "empty room" or that "The American River" is called Rivers of America.>>

I never said the source was trustworthy. In fact I indicated pretty much the opposite:

<<There are many supposed "news sources" that have reported the decapitation story>>

My point was just that there was a lot of that information out there in blogs, fan sites, etc.

 

Originally Posted By JThad

While we're on the subject, we were leaving on Thursday night from DCA (as the Grad night was about to begin) and there was a lady lying on the ground surrounded by security. A stretcher was brought in. Anyone know what happened?

 

Originally Posted By danyoung

>...and the cast member said that the dolt would have to pay for the time it took the cast members to do the evacuation and also the time it took to get the ride going again or something like that.<

I seriously doubt that Disney has the legal right to assess fines of anyone, no matter what their infraction. About all they could do would be to eject the person from the park, and perhaps revoke their ticket(s).

 

Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub

...kinda like getting your ticket revoked from LP...

 

Originally Posted By danyoung

I do my best to NOT let that happen, while remaining my natural combative self!

 

Originally Posted By Witches of Morva

ORDDU: Actually, Disneyland CAN keep a person from ever entering the park again. We knew someone whom this happened to back in the late 80's. He was a friend of a friend and often used to try to sneak back into the parks wearing various disguises. He explained that sometimes Disney security would see through his disugises and eject him. On the particular day we met him, he was wearing a fake beard and patting himself on the back for having fooled security at least up until lunch time. He told us what he had done to irk Disney to the point where he was banned from ever coming back into the parks. But it's been so long ago we don't remember what the infraction was. All we recall is that it didn't seem to be so bad, really. Still he seemed to be having fun trying to sneak his way back into the parks.

 

Originally Posted By myinnerpeterpan

Just wondering...how long was the ride down for?

 

Originally Posted By FerretAfros

I wasn't there, so I can't say for sure, but I would guess it was likely around 30-45 minutes. For something like this, all they would need to do (makes it sound so simple, right?) is stop the attraction, evacuate it, and restart it. I was on it one day at just the right time, when the sun got caught in a sensor that counts the logs as they go by, causing the ride to shut down. We were quickly evacuated, and scooted out from backstage. It seemed like 15-20 minutes after we got off, they had reopened the attraction. I assume the turn-around time for an evacuation like this would be about the same.

 

Originally Posted By Bellella

Isn't it amazing how stupid some people can be?

 

Originally Posted By JThad

It was still down several hours later. I don't know if it had reopened and then gone down again.

 

Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan

>>He told us what he had done to irk Disney to the point where he was banned from ever coming back into the parks. But it's been so long ago we don't remember what the infraction was.<<

They used to be really, really strict with their "No Flash Photography" policy.

 

Originally Posted By Sparrow

Judging from my ride on POTC last weekend, they aren't anymore.

 

Originally Posted By Bellella

Does that suck or what? Nothing spoils a ride on POTC or the Mansion like having some *&#*# tourist snapping the flash and ruining the whole atmosphere. I swear, when that happens I feel like grabbing their cameras and throwing them in the water.

 

Originally Posted By JThad

>>I swear, when that happens I feel like grabbing their cameras and throwing them in the water.<<

The camera, or the tourist?

 

Originally Posted By Sparrow

Haha! Both!

I wish they would have been in my boat, I would have said something. They were in the boat behind us and they only stopped when we turned around and stared at them. Then when we turned back around they started up again.

It's just as much the other people in the boat's fault for letting them continue.

 

Originally Posted By Witches of Morva

ORDDU: Since there are so many flashes of lightning in Pirates of the Caribbean, I often can't tell the differece between those and a camera's flash. So I'm not as bothered by someone's camera flash as others are--unless, of course, someone flashes in my face.

ORGOCH: What a dang hypocrite ya is!! I cain't even count the number a times ya been escorted outta the park fer flashin' certain men folk on rides, ya tramp!

ORDDU: Well, there's picture taking flashing and then there's 'creative flashing'--which makes the ride more interesting, actually. So get over yourself, little sister--before I bring in Orwen to sit on you!