If the above headline is something you expect for a more thrilling ride, like say Mission:Space, don’t worry. The 77-year old woman died of a pre-existing heart condition after riding the recently renamed carousel. State safety officials won’t be requiring lap bars for the horses… Read More »Woman Dies After Riding Prince Charming Regal Carousel
It wouldn’t be the last week of 2010 without another incident involving the Walt Disney World transportation system. This time it was another serious tragedy with a guest losing their life. A guest in the Port Orleans parking lot was struck by a Disney bus… Read More »Man Killed after Being Hit by Disney Bus
Disney fans are everywhere. No, she wasn’t driving the SUV that struck the Monorail support pillar, but Amanda Tinney (of DisneyEveryDay.com) was on the scene yesterday in the EPCOT Parking lot and took the above photo on her mobile phone. Those beams are pretty strong,… Read More »SUV strikes Monorail Pillar closes EPCOT loop for an hour
Oh the insanity. Seriously, you have to be a little bit insane to be a Disney bus driver and put up with some of the guests amazingly awful behavior. Take for example, the following video: The date is not given Tuesday October 12th for this… Read More »Bus Driver attacked by Guest at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Back in May we reported on a jury trial to see what, if any, liability Disney might have had for a man’s stoke that occurred post- Disney World visit. The man claimed that the Twlight Zone Tower of Terror attraction was the cause of his… Read More »Tower of Terror Stroke Victim Verdict Appealed
The Orlando Sentinel has a list of injuries reported by Central Florida’s theme parks for the second quarter. It’s remarkable for two things. First, all the injuries are somewhat unremarkable and second, apparently SeaWorld and Busch Gardens had no injuries. I don’t think this agreement… Read More »Florida parks report injuries for last Quarter
The 911 tape for the heavily reported on Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey evacuation has been released. On it, one of the ride’s passengers claims they had been kept waiting 15 minutes in an uncomfortable position without any notice from ride attendants when help… Read More »When you evacuate an attraction, how long should it take?
There’s a story in the Orlando Sentinel this morning about a ride-stop and subsequent guest evacuation on the new Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey attraction at Universal Orlando’s Islands of Adventure park. Ride-stops and walk-offs happen all the time at theme parks, particularly with… Read More »When stuck on an attraction, when is it okay to call 911