Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Derailed

[MosMom]

at Disneyland. At least 1 critically wounded. That is all I heard on CNN when I was upstairs. YIKES! I hope all are going to be OK!

 

[Towncrier]

Nothing about this online yet. Such a sad thing to happen at the happiest place on Earth.

 

[daughter_of_amid_chaos]

oh no

 

[MaryAnnDVC]

Oh no! How horrible. I hope the injured recover!

 

[Melora]

My hubby just called and told me.... Gotta wait to here it on the news....

 

[phamton]

Here's a link:
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/news/090503_NW_Disneyland_ax.html

There will probably more links later as the news media gets more information.

 

[MaryAnnDVC]

Another link (not much info):

http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%7E24652%7E1613564,00.html

 

[Miss Jasmine]

another link with not a lot of information.
http://www.nbc4.tv/news/2459380/detail.html

 

[Blondie]

How frightening it must've been for those on the ride at the time! I hope the injured riders will be okay!

My boys always ask me before we board BTMR or Space Mountain "what if it comes off it's tracks" and I always try to reassure them that hopefully it won't. Now I have to tell them that it did!

 

[preshi]

Ohhhhh man I'm going to rethink the rides Austin goes on next week even if he is the right height.

How scary!!

 

[Towncrier]

Breaking news at KABC reports that one man has died as a result of the accident.

 

[MaryAnnDVC]

Oh no...how horrible.

 

[preshi]

So I take what happened was the locomotive came loose from the train... not that the train derailed?

Gosh this whole thing just makes me sick...

 

[charlie,nj]

wow

 

[Kitty 34]

How sad.

 

[suzannen]

I just heard this story on the news. I am just sick about it, how awful. This is my 8 year old DD's favorite ride, anyone have any advice on what to tell the kids?

 

[Rock'n Robin]

Very sad. There is another story on drudgereport.com .
I hate hearing these stories but statistically your risk of getting hurt on one of these rides is still very, very small.
Robin M.

 

[~Sparkly~Zoe]

1 Killed, 10 Injured On Coaster At Disneyland
Police Investigate Incident At Thunder Mountain Railroad Ride

UPDATED: 5:19 p.m. EDT September 5, 2003

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- A locomotive broke loose from a train on Disneyland's Big Thunder Mountain Railroad attraction Friday, killing one rider and injuring at least 10 others, police and hospital officials said.

An Anaheim city spokesman said the person who died was an adult male.

Earlier, one victim had been reported in critical condition at the University of California Irvine Medical Center. But it's still not clear if that's the person who died.

Additional information wasn't immediately available, police Sgt. Rick Martinez said.

The roller coaster accident occurred at 11:20 a.m. PDT, Disneyland spokeswoman Ruthy Flores said.

Television helicopters showed a triage unit set up near the ride and one person being wheeled to an ambulance on a stretcher.

The popular attraction is built around an Old West mine train that becomes a runaway as it rolls through mountain tunnels.

Anaheim fire and police and Disneyland officials reported to the scene to investigate.

 

[Lanshark]

What a horrible accident. I wonder if they shut the one at WDW down to inspect it.

 

[Gette88]