Bad week for WDW this week

[mitros]

Disney loves publicity, but this week got too much of the kind of news they do not need. The young man killed on the monorail, 12 people hurt in bus crashes, a child molester at Typhoon Lagoon, foster parents leaving 2 small children alone at a WDW resort while they go swimming. Sad news, all...........

 

[Uncleromulus]

Well-the last two Disney could hardly do anything about.
And I doubt it'll keep anyone from going.

 

[Ron from Michigan]

Considering how many people that Disney has at there theme parks every year it's amazing that more of this sick & stupid behavior does not happen with the last two items you mentioned.

 

[Mouseaholic!!!]

It's true - local Orlando Press loves to jump on Disney. It's just bad that Disney is giving them so much to talk about. ......and another issue with children at the water park - the 6th since March. <---- If true, that IS a breakdown with Disney security. I would think twice about this water park if I had little children.

All things good and bad, news about SIX incidents at a Disney water park - not a good thing to hand to the media.

I wonder how many security positions were cutback with the second 2009 layoff - 2,000 positions the end of March....curious timing, isn't it.


Posted on the DIS News section

Typhoon Lagoon reports another molestation incident
By Leah Zanolla
Jul 19, 2009

Yet another sexually-related incident has been reported at an Orlando water park. On Thursday, a 13-year old boy reported being molested by an adult male at Disney's Typhoon Lagoon. David Eugene Thomas has been charged and is being held without bond in the Orange County Jail. Investigators believe Thomas may have molested several other children as well. This incident is the sixth of its kind at the water parks since March.

Psycologists suggest that water parks are a temptation to sexual offenders because children are often unsupervised and are wearing little clothing.

Theme park officials are searching for a reason that the number of reported incidents has been on the rise. The Orange County sheriff's department has been reviewing security procedures for the parks and say that the theme parks are working in full cooperation with the law to stop this trend.

 

[m_kasch]

It's true - local Orlando Press loves to jump on Disney. It's just bad that Disney is giving them so much to talk about. ......and another issue with children at the water park - the 6th since March. <---- If true, that IS a breakdown with Disney security. I would think twice about this water park if I had little children.

All things good and bad, news about SIX incidents at a Disney water park - not a good thing to hand to the media.

I wonder how many security positions were cutback with the second 2009 layoff - 2,000 positions the end of March....curious timing, isn't it.

It's not six incidents at a Disney water park, just six at ORLANDO waterparks. Including Aquatica, Wet 'n Wild, etc. Not that it makes it any better, but I think only 2 were at a Disney water park.

 

[jheigl]

It could happen just as easily at your local theme park as well...if they have a water park type section...so it's not just Orlando.

 

[m_kasch]

I didn't mean that it couldn't happen anywhere, I'm sure it does, I was just clarifying that all 6 incidents in the Orlando papers were not at Disney, there were just in Orlando.

 

[jheigl]

I didn't mean that it couldn't happen anywhere, I'm sure it does, I was just clarifying that all 6 incidents in the Orlando papers were not at Disney, there were just in Orlando.

Oh, I understood you, I was just pointing out to other readers that may not think of that!!