Strange thing happened on Saturday...

[Disney*Happy]

My family and I were on Tom Sawyer's Island and I was sitting at the picnic table area at the back of the island. Suddnely, this man stands on the picnic table and dives into the lagoon. Well, the water is only about 2 feet deep there and when he pops up he has a head wound. His girlfriend sees that he is bleeding and jumps in after him. Some other people in the area help them out of the water and the man is very uncooperative until he passes out cold on the ground. They evacuate the area and call in the authorities and medical. I don't know anything else...but it wasn't something that we were expecting.

 

[todzwife]

Crazy! Maybe he had been drinking?

 

[DangerMouse]

Idiots at DLR? Unfortunately, not all that uncommon.
Sorry you had to witness one first hand.

 

[bumbershoot]

Yikes!

I feel both "poor dude" and, well, more negative thoughts about him, at the exact same time...

 

[debdreamsofdis]

Oh my! Where's the video cam when you need it??

Seriously, that is just INCREDIBLY retarded. How old was this person? Isn't it common sense that
a. you're at Disneyland, NOT a waterpark, the lagoon is not meant for swimming and
b. you never dive HEAD first into ANY unfamiliar body of water.

He's lucky he didn't end up completely paralyzed or worse, dead from a broken neck.

Sad thing is, he's probably discussing a lawsuit against Disney right now.

 

[rangermom]

Doesn't suprise me. People do stupid things on vacation. I see it everyday. Hope he is ok and doesn't sue Disney.

 

[prettyprincessbelle]

Woah! That's craziness. What was he thinking? Did his girlfriend see him dive in the water? Or not until after he came out and had an obvious head injury?

 

[LuLusApple]

What a dumb you know what....

Doesn't suprise me. People do stupid things on vacation. I see it everyday. Hope he is ok and doesn't sue Disney.

probably will sue because there isn't a sign at that spot in 20 languages with flashing warning lights, and the DL voice that says no swimming!
Geesh, it's not a pool

 

[Spixydust]

I would be really cranky if he sued and won.

Stupidity is not a legal defense, that I have heard of.

Although maybe he is challenged, but even so, someone should have been around to help his decision making.

 

[darph nader]

Crazy! Maybe he had been drinking?

Or worse.

 

[jacs1234]

That water looks so filthy. Why would you want to swim in it anyway. ugh

 

[Disney Dreams]

Wow! I have not read about this anywhere. How bizarre! People do the most fascinating things..........

 

[spacemermaid]

He was trying out to be Ariel's stand-in (swim-in?) if she couldn't appear in Fantasmic.

Seriously, though...it sounds as if he'd probably been drinking. At least, I hope a grown man would have such an "excuse" for doing something so dumb.

 

[Albort]

i blame the iphone...

i saw a lady drop her iphone on the tram and she jumped out almost banging her head on the concrete sidewalk. and also almost got runned over by the tram.

Losing your life over an iphone. that would be very embarrassing...

 

[nunzia]

What a dumb you know what....


probably will sue because there isn't a sign at that spot in 20 languages with flashing warning lights, and the DL voice that says no swimming!
Geesh, it's not a pool

Dang..I bet the next time we go, the Island will be covered with those.....
Maroons are everywhere.

 

[Caseystigger]

Wow! That's just insane. What a fruitcake...I mean if you were meant to swim in the lagoon it would be obvious. Sheesh...it takes all kinds to make a world.

 

[Katink]

Idiots at DLR? Unfortunately, not all that uncommon.

I chaperoned Grad Nite for our local high school a number of years ago and several kids were late getting back on the busses. Turns out 3 boys had chosen to dive off the pirate ship into the Rivers of America. They were very lucky they didn't kill themselves or break their necks. Disneyland authorities released them only when the busses were ready to leave. But....each boy had a brand new set of Disney clothes because Disney didn't want their parents to sue for catching cold or worse. Rumor had it that the only disciplinary action they faced was that they couldn't walk in the graduation ceremonies.

 

[JustAKid]

I'm sure for those involved, including the OP, it was a tramatic experience but for those of us who weren't there, hearing the event 2nd hand, and getting to create a picture in our minds....well....IT IS STINKIN' HILARIOUS , AND THE GUY IS THE BIGGEST DUMMY ON THE PLANET RIGHT NOW !!!!!!!! (Seriously, he's up there with the person that sued Mickey D's because their coffee was hot )

 

[bumbershoot]

(Seriously, he's up there with the person that sued Mickey D's because their coffee was hot )

Serious hot button. The elderly woman (79 years old) who was the burned one "suffered third-degree burns on six percent of her skin and lesser burns over sixteen percent." She was in the hospital over a week and had to have skin grafts.

"During the case, Liebeck's attorneys discovered that McDonald's required franchises to serve coffee at 180–190 °F (82–88 °C)."

"Other documents obtained from McDonald's showed that from 1982 to 1992 the company had received more than 700 reports of people burned by McDonald's coffee to varying degrees of severity, and had settled claims arising from scalding injuries for more than $500,000."

The initial request was 20K to cover medical costs of 11K. McDonald's offered $800.

Although people focus on what the jury awarded..."The trial judge reduced the total award to $640,000, and the parties settled for a confidential amount before an appeal was decided."



Should coffee be so hot that you have to have skin grafts if it spills on you?????

 

[JustAKid]

Serious hot button. The elderly woman (79 years old) who was the burned one "suffered third-degree burns on six percent of her skin and lesser burns over sixteen percent." She was in the hospital over a week and had to have skin grafts.

"During the case, Liebeck's attorneys discovered that McDonald's required franchises to serve coffee at 180–190 °F (82–88 °C)."

"Other documents obtained from McDonald's showed that from 1982 to 1992 the company had received more than 700 reports of people burned by McDonald's coffee to varying degrees of severity, and had settled claims arising from scalding injuries for more than $500,000."

The initial request was 20K to cover medical costs of 11K. McDonald's offered $800.

Although people focus on what the jury awarded..."The trial judge reduced the total award to $640,000, and the parties settled for a confidential amount before an appeal was decided."



Should coffee be so hot that you have to have skin grafts if it spills on you?????

Eh. I'm sure others will follow suit but...

Everyone has their own opinions about everything. While I can appreciate your offense being taken to the Mickey D's reference, I hope you can appreciate that I'm not you. Some might say this incident with the guy jumping into the 2ft of water isn't funny. I think it is. While the events that resulted in said hot coffee are not funny, the statement "McDonalds was sued because their coffee was hot" is. Also funny TO ME? That you chose to use the words "Serious hot button..." to start this post!

Potato, patato