Oh my god....

[llama62]

That's all i can say after I saw this article on Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Disney_parks

[AbsoluteAwesome1]

:eek:

*meep*

Gah, some of those are just AWFUL o_____o

[BabyPiglet]

You look at any public place and they're going to have a long list of incidents that have happened. They look worse when you pile them all together like that.

[BandGeek911]

On July 8, 1974, cast member Deborah Gail Stone, 18, of Santa Ana, California was crushed to death between a revolving wall and a stationary platform inside the America Sings attraction. She was in the wrong place during a ride intermission; it was unclear whether this was due to inadequate training or a misstep. The attraction was subsequently refitted with breakaway walls.[6]

:eek:

In 1966, Thomas Guy Cleveland, 19, of Northridge, California, was struck and killed by the monorail, which then dragged him 40 feet down the track. This occurred on Grad Nite while he was trying to sneak into the park by climbing onto the monorail track.

:eek: :eek:

On February 11, 2004, 38-year-old cast member Javier Cruz died when he was accidentally run over by the Beauty and the Beast parade float in a backstage area. Cruz was dressed as Pluto at the time. [50] This led OSHA to fine Disney $6,300 for having employees in restricted areas.[51]
:eek: omg! poor guy!



:eek: :eek: :eek:
omg!

But on some of those, I thought it was wrong to blame it on Disney.

[HSMndLKfan92]

I only glanced at the incidents at WDW. Most of them seem to have occured due to preexisting conditions. It can happen anywhere.

[chisnpeke]

Disney is what, the largest theme park in the world with the most visitors and workers? When you have THAT many people things happen. It's not exclusive to Disney, Disney is just the largest so they get the most attention.

[Packfan25]

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: Some of those are really crazy that you wouldnt think would happen.

[BabyPiglet]

Most of it was the guests fault, other were purely accidents, and some were Disney's (mostly random cast members who weren't paying attention) fault.

[VolleyballQt07]

The majority of this stuff isn't Disney's fault. It's the people who are being stupid and do things they aren't supposed to. Like the dude killed by the monorail; his fault he was trying to sneak in! Some I know are complete accidents and Disney can't prevent them. But some, people are just being stupid.

[llama62]

I saw a video of a cast member dressed up as pluto chasing a little girl around main street.

[hidmickey:myantidrug]

I have zero sympathy for people who get injured or die on rides because they ignore warnings. And that guy who died on the monorail track deserved it. Stupid people can't go around expecting nothing to happen as a result of their asinine actions.

[BabyPiglet]

I saw a video of a cast member dressed up as pluto chasing a little girl around main street.
It was a little boy, and that was resolved. They were playing, and some random woman mis-understand and pushed Pluto.

[BabyPiglet]

I have zero sympathy for people who get injured or die on rides because they ignore warnings. And that guy who died on the monorail track deserved it. Stupid people can't go around expecting nothing to happen as a result of their asinine actions.
It might be harsh, but I agree. Like the 18 year old kid who hid in the island and decided into middle of the night to swim back. Then someone else (Same age) did it exactly 10 years later!? Stupid!

[llama62]

It was a little boy, and that was resolved. They were playing, and some random woman mis-understand and pushed Pluto.

Yeah I didn't remember exact details about it. I have sympathy for the people who are innocent.

[Packfan25]

The majority of this stuff isn't Disney's fault. It's the people who are being stupid and do things they aren't supposed to. Like the dude killed by the monorail; his fault he was trying to sneak in! Some I know are complete accidents and Disney can't prevent them. But some, people are just being stupid.

Yea, I know. That guy was being really dumb.

[goofyandplutoluver]

In 1976, a woman filed a lawsuit claiming one of the Three Little Pigs ran up to her at the "it's a small world" attraction, grabbed at and fondled her, while exclaiming "Mommy! Mommy!" She claimed to have somehow gained 50 pounds as a result of the incident, and sued Disney for $150,000 in damages for assault and battery, false imprisonment, and humiliation. The plaintiff dropped charges after Disney's lawyers presented her with a photo of the costume, which had only inoperable stub arms.

WTH?

[kjkcool]

On September 5, 2003, 22-year-old Marcelo Torres of nearby Gardena, California died after suffering severe blunt force trauma and extensive internal bleeding in a derailment of the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad roller coaster. The cause of the accident was determined to be improper maintenance and training of Disney cast members

On May 6, 2001, 29 people suffered minor injuries when a tree in Frontierland fell over. It is believed that the tree was over 40 years old, and one of the park's original plantings. [12]

On August 14, 1979, 31-year-old Sherrill Anne Hoffman became ill after riding Space Mountain. At the unload area, she was unable to get out of the vehicle. Cast members told her to stay seated while the vehicle was removed from the track. However, other ride attendants did not understand that Hoffman's vehicle was to be removed, and sent her through the ride a second time[/B[B]].(The ride operators told me on Extra Magic Hours you couldn't there was a bar or somthing to prevent a person from doing this.... well wonders never cease!lol)She arrived at the unloading zone semi-unconscious. Hoffman was subsequently taken to Palm Harbor Hospital, where she died seven days later after being in a coma. The coroner's report attributed the death to natural causes, due to a heart tumor that became dislodged and entered her brain. A subsequent lawsuit against the park was dismissed.[26]

All I have to say DL.....
DANG!!!!
lol those are terrible!

And to WDW....
LOOK OUT PLUTO!!!!LOL! But pretty bad...

On February 11, 2004, 38-year-old cast member Javier Cruz died when he was accidentally run over by the Beauty and the Beast parade float in a backstage area. Cruz was dressed as Pluto at the time.
Has anyone been in a guest altercation?!
On May 20, 2007, five guests from Shirley, New York, ages 14 to 20 years old, were arrested for allegedly attacking a sheriff's deputy. They were accused of spitting and harassing other guests, and were being detained by Disney security near Space Mountain. When an Orange County sheriff's deputy arrived, the deputy stated that he was "Punched in the face with closed fists... by all the defendants." During the melee, the deputy used a stun gun on an unnamed 17-year-old female guest. All five guests, including 19-year-old Brian Guilfoil and 20-year-old Rose DiPietro, were arrested on charges of battery on a law enforcement officer, and for resisting arrest with violence. The 17-year-old guest was also cited for battery on a uniformed officer.[58]

LOL, I have but definitly not this bad.....

[kjkcool]

In 1976, a woman filed a lawsuit claiming one of the Three Little Pigs ran up to her at the "it's a small world" attraction, grabbed at and fondled her, while exclaiming "Mommy! Mommy!" She claimed to have somehow gained 50 pounds as a result of the incident, and sued Disney for $150,000 in damages for assault and battery, false imprisonment, and humiliation. The plaintiff dropped charges after Disney's lawyers presented her with a photo of the costume, which had only inoperable stub arms.


WTH?

:rotfl: :lmao: :rotfl2: I couldn't help but laughing!:lmao: :lmao:

[VolleyballQt07]

Yea, I know. That guy was being really dumb.

I don't understand why someone in their right mind would ever climb on the monorail track. That thing is really high up and isn't it like full of thousands of volts of power/electricity? Good god people need help!

[Packfan25]

:rotfl: :lmao: :rotfl2: I couldn't help but laughing!:lmao: :lmao:

same with me! :lmao: :rotfl: :lmao: :rotfl:
:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:
I don't understand why someone in their right mind would ever climb on the monorail track. That thing is really high up and isn't it like full of thousands of volts of power/electricity? Good god people need help!

Well, obviously that guy wasn't.

[Packfan25]

sorry. double post.

[BandGeek911]

The majority of this stuff isn't Disney's fault. It's the people who are being stupid and do things they aren't supposed to. Like the dude killed by the monorail; his fault he was trying to sneak in! Some I know are complete accidents and Disney can't prevent them. But some, people are just being stupid.

::yes::
Disney had no idea that the guy was going to climbb over the monorail.
That was just stupid on the guy's part.
:sad2:
Why in the WORLD would you climb over the monorail tracks?!

[BandGeek911]

oh, double post. sorry!

[swebri94]

That is so sad!

But they say in the beginning of EVERY ride: If you have a heart problem do not go on the ride.

[Axel]

Some of those were just plain stupid. Disney states clearly at the start of any ride where a heart, back, or neck condition could come into play that if you have one, you shouldn't ride this ride. People who ignore those warnings and then get hurt and die don't have the right to sue. They were told not to do it!

And the sheer stupidity of some of them! The kid on the monorail tracks? The kid that tried to swim back from the island? Both dumber than a box of rocks in those cases. No common sense, those two.

[TinkerTracy]

Sure that's terrible stuff, but if you look at any place there have been accidents and deaths.

[crazytp93]

If you notice most of these people had known they had conditions and were riding at their own risk. As unfortunate as their deaths were, most of them aren't Disney's fault.

[OneTreeHill]

Wow. I couldn't even read all of those.

:eek:

[llama62]

Wow. I couldn't even read all of those.

:eek:

I was not only surprised by the types of injuries, but the LENGTH of the list.

[BabyPiglet]

I was not only surprised by the types of injuries, but the LENGTH of the list.
Yeah, of course there's going to be a lot. Disney's been open since the 50's! Actually, that's a short list compared to the amount of years the park has been opened.

[ohdisco]

Hahahahaha..."Mouse Orgy".

What I don't understand is the kid that drowned. The river isn't wide at all. Unless he didn't know how to swim, I don't see how he could've drowned.

[BabyPiglet]

Hahahahaha..."Mouse Orgy".

What I don't understand is the kid that drowned. The river isn't wide at all. Unless he didn't know how to swim, I don't see how he could've drowned.
He had a 10 year old on his back.

[CastawayJ]

1) wikipedia: need i say more
2) a lot of those are from many decades ago when maitnence wasn.t as big a problem

[Hollywoodhaha]

True, True..

Most of the incidents on some of the rides are not the parks fault but the riders.
Does anyone read the warnings anymore? I do. For my sarcasticness when I am in line I scream really loud 'ANYONE PREGNANT? IF YOU ARE, BETTER BE CAREFUL! ANYONE WITH HEART PROBLEMS? BETTER GET OFF PLEASE!"

:).
Me and my friend did that at a water park. She was like 'hey holly? are you pregnant? well i dont suggest riding."
it may sound mean and annoying but it wastes time and sarcastically helps people so..:confused3

[Ms.Squeakers]

WTH?



I dont get it...

[BabyPiglet]

True, True..

Most of the incidents on some of the rides are not the parks fault but the riders.
Does anyone read the warnings anymore? I do. For my sarcasticness when I am in line I scream really loud 'ANYONE PREGNANT? IF YOU ARE, BETTER BE CAREFUL! ANYONE WITH HEART PROBLEMS? BETTER GET OFF PLEASE!"

:).
Me and my friend did that at a water park. She was like 'hey holly? are you pregnant? well i dont suggest riding."
it may sound mean and annoying but it wastes time and sarcastically helps people so..:confused3
Sorry but, people can read. If they've already made the decision to ride anyways a couple of teenagers aren't going to affect their decision. It'd just make them really annoyed. They are adults after all.

[life of the party]

i couldnt even finish it..
but seriously.. wikepedia(sp?) .. i wouldnt believe it .

[heyjude]

Okay, I'm sorry, but how on earth can you manage to die on the people mover? Seriously! It goes all of 1 mile an hour!

Insensitive moment over...

But yeah, those are pretty bad, but most Disney couldn't help. Some of the lawsuits were just stupid.

[BabyPiglet]

i couldnt even finish it..
but seriously.. wikepedia(sp?) .. i wouldnt believe it .
Wikipedia has always been truthful for me. But I've heard about most of those anyways, they're true.

heyjude, there is actually a part in the TTA where it speeds up. And the idiot tried to jump between cars and got crushed under the track, I believe.

[VMK_MagicalLadee]

These are like 90% other peoples faults.

I don't see the fuss.

[Sparx]

Disney World is the size of RHODE ISLAND and it is the largest singularly placed employer in the world. Of course accidents are goign to happen and people will get hurt and die. I'm honestly surprised that thats ALL who's died.

[rnrlover]

disney wikipedia
"the majority of incidents were due to negligence on the guests' part."
NUFF SAID!

[Babyjustrun]

I'll admit, that for someone who like me, who just doesn't like Splash Mountain (I like most of it, but not the drop), those emergency stairs all throughout the ride would probably be the most dangerous thing for me.
Several times I've contemplated just getting out of the boat. But I knew better, and well, you know now I'd know that I'd get hit by another boat or something.

[Babyjustrun]

Okay, I'm sorry, but how on earth can you manage to die on the people mover? Seriously! It goes all of 1 mile an hour!

Insensitive moment over...

But yeah, those are pretty bad, but most Disney couldn't help. Some of the lawsuits were just stupid.

I believe that in the People Mover case, they were going into a faster part of it? As this attraction in Disneyland no longer exists, I couldn't say exactly whether it sped up or not in the Superspeed Tunnel.

[Master Gracy]

the majority of those were the persons fault
and if not, a lot were undiagnosed heart conditions
or course there will be the odd mishap no one could comprehend

but it happens everywhere, even in the happiest places on earth

edit: this one made me laugh at the last line
In 1976, a woman filed a lawsuit claiming one of the Three Little Pigs ran up to her at the "it's a small world" attraction, grabbed at and fondled her, while exclaiming "Mommy! Mommy!" She claimed to have somehow gained 50 pounds as a result of the incident, and sued Disney

[cindys_castle2011]

Some of these things might have happened. But I wouldn't believe anything that I see on Wikipedia. Anyone can go in, and change anything on Wikipedia, its opened for the public to change anything on that site. Just thought i would say that. :)

[STOPxmickeytime]

I agree with a lot of people here, most of them were freak accidents, or teh fault of someone being stupid and breaking the rules.
For such a HUGE attraction, this amount of injuries is relatively small.

[llama62]

I agree with a lot of people here, most of them were freak accidents, or teh fault of someone being stupid and breaking the rules.
For such a HUGE attraction, this amount of injuries is relatively small.

I thought it was the opposite.

[BabyPiglet]

I thought it was the opposite.
Seriously? Disney has been open since the 1950's. They are humongous and employ millions of people! That is a SMALL list.

[VolleyballQt07]

Disney World is the size of RHODE ISLAND and it is the largest singularly placed employer in the world. Of course accidents are goign to happen and people will get hurt and die. I'm honestly surprised that thats ALL who's died.

Seriously?

[Rockstar mentality]

i guarentee there was atleast 8 times more injuries then what was reported there. Usualy thee rule when reading somthing like thaat is times it by 8 and u have the real number, but since if read various other reports on other websites im sure the is many more then ehat happened.

[BabyPiglet]

i guarentee there was atleast 8 times more injuries then what was reported there. Usualy thee rule when reading somthing like thaat is times it by 8 and u have the real number, but since if read various other reports on other websites im sure the is many more then ehat happened.
Oh please.

[Rockstar mentality]

Oh please.
thats why disney has publicists and lawyers, they keep things secret and under control. And the 8 times rule thing i said is the gauge that wrongful injury lawyers use.

[BabyPiglet]

thats why disney has publicists and lawyers, they keep things secret and under control. And the 8 times rule thing i said is the gauge that wrongful injury lawyers use.
There are usually a ton of people around, it would get out.

[Rockstar mentality]

If a person hurts there back on dinosaur badly and barely make it outside and collapses on a bench (like my dad did once) who do those people call? A park employee who contacts in park paremedics to check the person out. Then from there normaly a manger usualy approaches the person and asks if hes alright and then starts bribing them. Basicaly by the end of the day that person has signed a no publicity form and is sitting in a grand suite in the grand floridian.

[BabyPiglet]

If a person hurts there back on dinosaur badly and barely make it outside and collapses on a bench (like my dad did once) who do those people call? A park employee who contacts in park paremedics to check the person out. Then from there normaly a manger usualy approaches the person and asks if hes alright and then starts bribing them. Basicaly by the end of the day that person has signed a no publicity form and is sitting in a grand suite in the grand floridian.
Hm. Seeing as Dinosaur is one of the most jerky rides at WDW I wouldn't be surprised if people get there back hurt on it once in a while. There's a reason it has a back warning. :rolleyes:

And do they really need to report every single little incident to the media? I'm sure FOX News wants to report on my mom who stubbed her toe coming out of Peter Pan.

I'm talking about the big things, things that matter. Kids fall and get there knees scraped all the time. People get dizzy on Mission Space. Etc etc.

[Rockstar mentality]

before mission space opened and they were doing soft openings which it was more intence then iit is now ive seen atleast 5 people come out on stretchers. idk why but all i know was that i rode it 3 times felt like crap (not suprised) and watched 5 people bein carried out on stretchers

[STOPxmickeytime]

That would most likely be because the people had motion sickness issues and ignored the warnings.
I went on Mission Space when it was all hardcore and it was jerky and not fun for me, but it definetly wasn't on the level that an average healthy person would end up on a stretcher.

[BabyPiglet]

before mission space opened and they were doing soft openings which it was more intence then iit is now ive seen atleast 5 people come out on stretchers. idk why but all i know was that i rode it 3 times felt like crap (not suprised) and watched 5 people bein carried out on stretchers
You ignored the motion sickness warnings didn't you. :rolleyes:

Sorry, I don't believe the stretcher thing. I don't believe things like this unless they come from a reliable source.

[DisGirlAllie]

^ ::yes::

You look at any public place and they're going to have a long list of incidents that have happened. They look worse when you pile them all together like that.

Exactly.
Also, it says that VERY FEW were Disney's fault. Very few.

[Rockstar mentality]

no i didnt ignore it. i was bombarded with warnings. so many that people barely went on it during the soft oppening. the first 2 times i followed all the safety tjings and was fine but decided 2 push the limits on the 3rd time. ANd yes its good not to believe things that are not from a reliable source and dont believe me but thats what i saw

[BabyPiglet]

The safety precautions are there for a reason, if you ignore them, expect things to go not so well.

[meeshheartsdisney217]

i like the lady with the three little pigs.

like really. how dumb can you be?

and how come the one with the guy who tried to take a picture on splash mountain of the log behind him and fell out and got run over by it didn't get brought up yet?
that's the classic.

[Master Gracy]

uh multiply it by eight?
Oh please, don't you think the media is already scrabbling at whatever happens at disneyland? whenever something goes wrong it can be expected to be reported
but a bad back isn't really an incident that the public need to know about, because frankly it isn't interesting to anyone outside your individual circle.

[princesskelz]

1966, Thomas Guy Cleveland, 19, of Northridge, California (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northridge%2C_California), was struck and killed by the monorail, which then dragged him 40 feet down the track. This occurred on Grad Nite (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grad_Nite) while he was trying to sneak into the park by climbing onto the monorail track.[20] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Disney_parks#_note-16)

The God of all dumb people:sad2: