Unsafe ride at Seaworld Orlando evacuated today

[Redrosesforme]

Last time we was at Seaworld my husband said he didn’t feel safe on the rides, I dismissed this and said to him something along the lines of of course they are safe or they wouldn’t be allowed to run the rides. And then this morning when we are at the park we see one of the rides (the ride called “mako”) being evacuated!! Surely that’s not normal for it to be evacuated?

 

[Starport Seven-Five]

Breakdowns happen on all rides. I wouldn't judge it based on that.

Mako is a B&M coaster and B&M has built 100s of roller coasters around the world with an impeccable safety record. They're basically the gold standard of the roller coaster industry.

 

[mom2rtk]

Disney had rides evacuated all the time. Do you think that makes them unsafe?

 

[JaxDad]

I love Mako. I’ve ridden it dozens of times and wouldn’t hesitate to ride it again.

 

[StitchesGr8Fan]

Last time we was at Seaworld my husband said he didn’t feel safe on the rides, I dismissed this and said to him something along the lines of of course they are safe or they wouldn’t be allowed to run the rides. And then this morning when we are at the park we see one of the rides (the ride called “mako”) being evacuated!! Surely that’s not normal for it to be evacuated?

It is totally normal. Happens on Rides all the time for a variety of reasons.

 

[jo-jo]

We once were on the energy ride (with Ellen) and was evacuated about 20 secs in. One guest was afraid of the ride and her mother/friend/ ??? couldn't get her to stay seated. Ride was shut down and we all had to leave. Took hours for it to come back. The only unsafe thing with that ride was lack of pillows for napping

 

[declansdad]

Last time we was at Seaworld my husband said he didn’t feel safe on the rides, I dismissed this and said to him something along the lines of of course they are safe or they wouldn’t be allowed to run the rides. And then this morning when we are at the park we see one of the rides (the ride called “mako”) being evacuated!! Surely that’s not normal for it to be evacuated?

Why would you think a ride being evacuated would mean it is unsafe?

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

Well of course it's not normal for a ride to be evacuated. Nobody designs them to continually have to be evacuated. But it is a common thing and doesn't mean the ride is necessarily inherently unsafe. There are myriad reasons for ride evacuations some of which have nothing to do with the ride itself such as unruly passenger behavior to minor things like a safety trip or a bad safety sensor to more major things and in rare cases severe problems.

 

[Kitty 34]

Last time we was at Seaworld my husband said he didn’t feel safe on the rides, I dismissed this and said to him something along the lines of of course they are safe or they wouldn’t be allowed to run the rides. And then this morning when we are at the park we see one of the rides (the ride called “mako”) being evacuated!! Surely that’s not normal for it to be evacuated?

Welcome to the DIS and lets hope your trip gets better.

 

[greeneyedchick]

Well of course it's not normal for a ride to be evacuated. Nobody designs them to continually have to be evacuated. But it is a common thing and doesn't mean the ride is necessarily inherently unsafe. There are myriad reasons for ride evacuations some of which have nothing to do with the ride itself such as unruly passenger behavior to minor things like a safety trip or a bad safety sensor to more major things and in rare cases severe problems.

I've ridden that ride many times and never felt unsafe. They also may evacuate a ride if someone drops something and they need to retrieve it right away. I had a friend whose cochlear implant flew off on the Hulk ride and they thankfully shut down the ride to get it for her.

 

[Karin1984]

Someone flying out of a ride, that's unsafe. Not doing safety checks, that's unsafe. Evacuating a ride is just annoying.
If you are being evacuated it just means it broke down. It happens. Like your car can breakdown on the highway. You get off the road, call for help and wait next to your car.

I've been evacuated out of Peter Pan, Splash Mountain, and in Paris Phantom Manor (our Haunted Mansion), Pirates and Crush' Coaster.
And once from the teacups, but that wasn't really excting

 

[_19disnA]

I never seen what I would consider an 'unsafe' ride at any of the major/established amusement parks anywhere in the country. All have ongoing maintenance/safety programs. Being evacuated from a ride with a maintenance issue or for other reasons is unrelated to how safe they are. The only sketchy rides I have ever seen are at those local fairs where they put up temporary rides in some parking lot they move from town to town. No idea how sturdy they are or if setup/maintained properly. Many of those seem questionable and best to be avoided.

 

[JLTraveling]

I never seen what I would consider an 'unsafe' ride at any of the major/established amusement parks anywhere in the country. All have ongoing maintenance/safety programs. Being evacuated from a ride with a maintenance issue or for other reasons is unrelated to how safe they are. The only sketchy rides I have ever seen are at those local fairs where they put up temporary rides in some parking lot they move from town to town. No idea how sturdy they are or if setup/maintained properly. Many of those seem questionable and best to be avoided.

I'm not sure if it's true or not, but I read awhile ago that they actually tend to have the best safety records in the country. The reason is that every time they're assembled or disassembled, they have to be inspected by local officials. So they're getting a full inspection way more often than fixed rides do. Again, just what I read, don't know for sure.

 

[MamaMermaid]

SeaWorld has gotten to be increasingly disappointing to our family but I don't feel unsafe.

 

[RedAngie]

I consider being evacuated from a ride to be a fun adventure, for the most part.

Disneyland in Anaheim had a short-lived ride called the Rocket Rods. It was on the elevated track of the old People Mover and it seemed to be shut down more often than it was operating. It was scrapped about two years after opening because of constant problems.

We had to be evacuated from it with a cherry picker about an hour after our car stopped. Disney gave us a return voucher for the “ordeal.”

Also our log stopped halfway up the hill on Splash Mountain and we had to wait until employees came to assist us out of the log. We walked down the staircase next to the hill and exited thru some back exit. We got an extra paper fast pass for the inconvenience.

Other evacuations: Loch Ness Monster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg and the Runaway Train at Six Flags Over Texas.

 

[jo-jo]

I consider being evacuated from a ride to be a fun adventure, for the most part.

Disneyland in Anaheim had a short-lived ride called the Rocket Rods. It was on the elevated track of the old People Mover and it seemed to be shut down more often than it was operating. It was scrapped about two years after opening because of constant problems.

We had to be evacuated from it with a cherry picker about an hour after our car stopped. Disney gave us a return voucher for the “ordeal.”

Also our log stopped halfway up the hill on Splash Mountain and we had to wait until employees came to assist us out of the log. We walked down the staircase next to the hill and exited thru some back exit. We got an extra paper fast pass for the inconvenience.

Other evacuations: Loch Ness Monster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg and the Runaway Train at Six Flags Over Texas.

Whenever we go on Space ship earth, they always ask DH is he could walk down several flights of stairs. (he uses a wheelchair/scooter at disney). He always says yes, but he doesn't say it may take him an hour or two. Now that would be an adventure! Ride would probably be back up again before we got down. LOL

 

[Jangles]

Last time we was at Seaworld my husband said he didn’t feel safe on the rides, I dismissed this and said to him something along the lines of of course they are safe or they wouldn’t be allowed to run the rides. And then this morning when we are at the park we see one of the rides (the ride called “mako”) being evacuated!! Surely that’s not normal for it to be evacuated?

Same post, different park on Dibb forum.

 

[ronandannette]

I consider being evacuated from a ride to be a fun adventure, for the most part.

Disneyland in Anaheim had a short-lived ride called the Rocket Rods. It was on the elevated track of the old People Mover and it seemed to be shut down more often than it was operating. It was scrapped about two years after opening because of constant problems.

We had to be evacuated from it with a cherry picker about an hour after our car stopped. Disney gave us a return voucher for the “ordeal.”

Also our log stopped halfway up the hill on Splash Mountain and we had to wait until employees came to assist us out of the log. We walked down the staircase next to the hill and exited thru some back exit. We got an extra paper fast pass for the inconvenience.

Other evacuations: Loch Ness Monster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg and the Runaway Train at Six Flags Over Texas.

We got stuck on Grizzly River run with a boatload (literally) of jr. high kids celebrating the end of school. They were fairly rowdy and DH and I felt responsible for keeping them from scrambling out and down the rocks while waiting for cast members to get to us. Not fun and we didn’t even get a ride in a cherry-picker or a FP for our trouble.

 

[jdb in AZ]

Whenever we go on Space ship earth, they always ask DH is he could walk down several flights of stairs. (he uses a wheelchair/scooter at disney). He always says yes, but he doesn't say it may take him an hour or two. Now that would be an adventure! Ride would probably be back up again before we got down. LOL

DH and I rent scooters. He is disabled; I'm just old. Anyway, we aren't allowed to be on Thunder Mtn together just in case the fire dept has to evacuate us -- they don't want to deal with more than one scooter person at a time.

 

[Chuck S]

I've been going to Disneyland/Disney World since the early 1960s. If I avoided every ride I've been evacuated from, there would be nothing to ride....PeopleMover (Both parks) Pirates, Haunted Mansion, Spaceship Earth, Space Mountain, Universe of Energy, Tiki Room, Who Wants to Be A Millionaire - Play it, Great Movie Ride, Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, Splash Mountain, Carousel of Progress. Stitches Great Escape, Big Thunder, Rise of the Resistance. and more. I've been evacuated from rides a LOT. Most times, it is caused by guests not doing what they are suppossed to do...but there have been faulty safety system sensors and fire senors that shut them down, too.