Disney Bus Collision Injures 8 To 14 People!

[KyleRayner]

http://www.wesh.com/news/20077865/detail.html

 

[jheigl]

Oh my gosh...what's next? The ferry boats? I hope everyone is alright!

 

[Padrepride]

Thank god that there were no fatalities.

 

[mitros]

And on top of all that, Disney just reported that the multi-park resort saw 11 injuries during the 2nd quarter of this year. Looks like the 3rd quarters going to top that!
And yes, we all know, {and I am speaking to those disneyphiles who think disney is beyond reproach} that ALL theme parks have injuries, but this is a disney site, and this is disney news.

 

[11290]

And on top of all that, Disney just reported that the multi-park resort saw 11 injuries during the 2nd quarter of this year. Looks like the 3rd quarters going to top that!

Do you really think that 11 reported injuries in a quarter is a lot when there would be between 75,000 and 100,000 people per DAY in the 4 parks plus all of the hotels and other facilities? Take a town of 75,000 to 100,000 people and sit down at the local hospital ER and I bet you might see 20 injuries come in per HOUR for at least half of the day.

It really astounds me the amount of Disney haters there are in Central FL. Sometimes I think they are all of the people who either couldn't get hired at Disney or people that got fired from Disney, so they feel a right to complain about the company.

 

[mitros]

Did I call it or what!?

 

[davidb69]

And on top of all that, Disney just reported that the multi-park resort saw 11 injuries during the 2nd quarter of this year. Looks like the 3rd quarters going to top that!
And yes, we all know, {and I am speaking to those disneyphiles who think disney is beyond reproach} that ALL theme parks have injuries, but this is a disney site, and this is disney news.

It's good to note Disney news since this is Disney boards and I always wish parents try to restrict the kids and make sure the kids are safer during the drive on a packed bus. I think it's interesting since these buses are back and forth to and from the park all day that there isn't more accidents. Disney accident records in the past is awesome in comparision to other resorts. It's a little alarming in the dip of safety in the last month but I am sure that they are addressing this.

 

[Mouseaholic!!!]

Did I call it or what!?

You DID call it....and it only took 25 minutes!

Scheesh!!!

 

[jimmymac]

And on top of all that, Disney just reported that the multi-park resort saw 11 injuries during the 2nd quarter of this year. Looks like the 3rd quarters going to top that!


For the number of visitors WDw has, 11 injuries is statitistically insignificant

 

[ROEDISNEY]

But it does make you wonder how much cut backs play a part in all this.

 

[MusiqChic99]

Honestly I doubt this accident would be a big deal if the monorail accident had not have happened. I think it might have been news worthy but not create several boards about people talking about transportation safety at Disney.

 

[zulemara]

Do you really think that 11 reported injuries in a quarter is a lot when there would be between 75,000 and 100,000 people per DAY in the 4 parks plus all of the hotels and other facilities? Take a town of 75,000 to 100,000 people and sit down at the local hospital ER and I bet you might see 20 injuries come in per HOUR for at least half of the day.

It really astounds me the amount of Disney haters there are in Central FL. Sometimes I think they are all of the people who either couldn't get hired at Disney or people that got fired from Disney, so they feel a right to complain about the company.

Sometimes it is because people who are there everyday see things happen that shouldn't be allowed to happen and get frustrated that the bonehead executives have no idea what's going on, then put in policies that don't make sense or allow breaks in policies that do make sense, which lead to accidents.

I understand this particular accident was not a case of policy or anything, I'm just defending those of us who criticize Disney out of our love for, not hate of, the company.

Personally I'm surprised it was between 2 Disney buses and not a bus and some tourist making a right hand turn in a double left hand turn lane, or making a U turn where they are not supposed to, or any other number of blatant driving violations I see everyday. Imagine what those bus drivers see...

 

[Mouseaholic!!!]

Sometimes it is because people who are there everyday see things happen that shouldn't be allowed to happen and get frustrated that the bonehead executives have no idea what's going on, then put in policies that don't make sense or allow breaks in policies that do make sense, which lead to accidents.

I understand this particular accident was not a case of policy or anything, I'm just defending those of us who criticize Disney out of our love for, not hate of, the company.

Personally I'm surprised it was between 2 Disney buses and not a bus and some tourist making a right hand turn in a double left hand turn lane, or making a U turn where they are not supposed to, or any other number of blatant driving violations I see everyday. Imagine what those bus drivers see...

1.) I agree --- you will find people here do truly LOVE Disney and expect them to live up to DISNEY standards. If we didn't hold Walt's Pixie Dust in our hearts...do you think we would spend our time speaking the truth here where you stand the chance of personal attack? If we didn't love it - we wouldn't bother to stand up and demand they do their best (certainly not happening now).

Again - we do it because we DO care!

2.) We always rent cars at WDW and may be more aware of the comings and goings. Now we only go 3 or 4 times a year - but I cannot remember a reckless Disney Bus Driver. What frightens me is a child - without understanding the danger - dashing out into traffic at the resorts. You DO have to be extra careful of our precious little ones.

 

[Tartan Tigger]

I'm just back from Disney, was there for 3 weeks and I never saw or heard anything about this accident.

 

[mitros]

Just returned from 2 days at WDW, a trip to tour the new resort at Bay Lake {towers} Great tour, by the way. We used our own car, and have definetley noticed that all of the buses on property were moving much slower than normal. Maybe everybody caught hell after the accident {the drivers}

 

[MineMail]

Did I call it or what!?

Yep - you must have ESP. Wait for the response where someone says that ANY injuries are too many.

But it does make you wonder how much cut backs play a part in all this.

I wondered the same thing. There were an awful lot of layoffs and the parks are crowded. Fatigue, crowding, and lack of adequate supervision isn't a recipe for success. Then again, accidents do happen everywhere.

Honestly I doubt this accident would be a big deal if the monorail accident had not have happened. I think it might have been news worthy but not create several boards about people talking about transportation safety at Disney.

I've been on disney sites for years as a lurker and I've read many timely posts about accidents on disney properties before the fatal monorail crash.

I think you're right that the threads grow a little quicker in post counts these days because people learned a lot about transportation issues as a result of the monorail stories.

News (esp. bad news) does travel faster these days thanks to social networking sites. Users don't have to wait for the 11pm news - many receive the news electronically within minutes of the first report of any trouble these days. Look how quickly Michael Jackson's death was known.

I hope none of the injuries were serious.