Originally Posted By MPierce From the Orlando Sentinel. <a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-teen-found-dead-disney-resort-093009,0,56217.story" target="_blank">http://www.orlandosentinel.com...17.story</a>
Originally Posted By MPierce Very sad, but why do they have a picture of the French Quarter up, when this happened at Riverside?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros A very sad story. I feel really bad for the family that was on vacation when all this happened. I wonder what the existing medical history was, as it mentions it several times and follows up directly with saying that it cannot be discussed.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 hopefully the teen found some last happiness on earth before he passed- very sad.
Originally Posted By LoyalOrderWaterBuffa people die all the time. When I die I hope that I am lucky enough to be at disneyworld and not in a cave or under a truck or even worse being pulled under by a croc while wading in a florida pond choking on a big mac or my morning oatmeal would be worse. also being hit in the head by a sniper bullet in the Congo would be worse than dieing at disneyworld.
Originally Posted By Labuda My condolences to his family and friends, but as others have stated, dying in my sleep at a Disney resort would be among my preferred ways to leave this plane of existence.
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 My condolences to his family and friends, but as others have stated, dying in my sleep at a Disney resort would be among my preferred ways to leave this plane of existence.<< The way Disney has been maintaining their parks, they are looking at making this a reality for more and more guests....
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 <<My condolences to his family and friends, but as others have stated, dying in my sleep at a Disney resort would be among my preferred ways to leave this plane of existence.>> Then we'd have a thread all about YOU!
Originally Posted By SFH I think is it interesting when things that are nonstories just about anywhere else are national news because they happened on Disney property. And of course, my sympathies are with the family. To them, there is no bigger news.
Originally Posted By standor There have been more deaths at WDW this year than any other year that I can remember.
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 <<I think is it interesting when things that are nonstories just about anywhere else are national news because they happened on Disney property.>> Amen. The kid died of natural causes. If his death had happened off-site at a Days Inn, it wouldn't've made the news feed. This is sensationalistic journalism at its worst. <<And of course, my sympathies are with the family. To them, there is no bigger news.>> Amen to that, too. The article doesn't give us ANY real information about the teen's condition, the circumstances of the family's vacation at WDW, or what happened that resulted in his death. It is inexcusibly horrible journalism. Whatever the answers to those questions, though, this 16-year-old boy's death is an absolute tragedy. My condolences go out to the family. I hope that they will be able to remember this somehow as a good trip to WaltDisneyWorld.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones "There have been more deaths at WDW this year than any other year that I can remember." Which is absolutely irrelevant to this story.
Originally Posted By LoyalOrderWaterBuffa If you are eaten by a shark or die on disney lands you will have your 6 minutes of fame. Those stories make the best headlines. Now if you are a teen and you die at disney you will get 10 minutes worth and if you are 2 years old and die at disney you should expect the full 15 minutes, add another minute or 2 if you are visiting on your birthday. So if a family took their little girl for her 2 year birthday and she died of heart problems while riding dumbo then she should have about 17 or 18 minutes of fame, might even make cover of People mag.
Originally Posted By LoyalOrderWaterBuffa ~~~What if you got eaten by a shark at Disneyland?~~~ but realistically if it were a 2 year old girl eaten by an aligator on disney property on her birthday then that would be the ultimate story. Expect biography book deals, Oprah & Ellen and a reality show. if some babboon heart girl and a toddler down a well make headines then the aligator eating a little one is bigger story.
