was this the people mover??

[mechurchlady]

The book Mouse Tales talks about how a dude raised his hands over his head on the bobsleds and lost his finger when a ring got caught on a rivet. If a person touches a wall at 15 mph then they could get cut or burned. A bleeding wound could then splatter onto other guests thus spreading diseases and making those gets puke or try to get away from the blood and get hurt trying to avoid the blood and gore.

The guidelines are there because too many guests have jumped into moving boats at Pirates, stood over the yellow line at Big Thunder, nearly or have walked off of loading platforms, got too close to oncoming vehicles and done stupid things which got people hurt like the dude who stood up on the bobsleds long ago. The rules are in place because people cannot, will not or do not use common sense.

I would love the old peoplemover back but know that they will never come back. I would love to see some ride there but doubt it. I know I would love to ride the keel boats but they will never be back.

 

[YellowMickeyPonchos]

One thing people forget is that the buildings at WDW are a much larger scale than in DL - hence the larger passageways for the TTS to go through.

The Florida laws are also slightly different that those in CA, which tend to be stricter than the national standard.

Almost half a dozen people have died on the TTA (this is a documented fact)- from jumping from car to car in the darker passageways. Stupid, needless deaths. It's things like this that keep the ride from reopening....

 

[Krissy Marissy]

Almost half a dozen people have died on the TTA (this is a documented fact)- from jumping from car to car in the darker passageways. Stupid, needless deaths. It's things like this that keep the ride from reopening....

And this is exactly what I am talking about! People like this ruin things for everyone else because they can't just sit there and behave. I just dont get it!

 

[Mike_M]

This may seem a little harsh but I really hate that the actions of a very small group of stupid people affect the rest of us (I'd be willing to guess that it's 1% or less of the total visitors to DLR that have been seriously injured or killed due to their own stupidity). I really don't have any sympathy for some idiot who climbed out of a people mover (or any other ride for that matter) and was injured or worse.

Think about it. Fire burns. Does that mean you start banning fire? Not at all. You teach people that you don't stick your hand in a fire and if they do it anyways, you call them a moron and hope that they learned their lesson (Nothing like a scar to remind someone of a dumb choice). Life is dangerous. Padding the world just makes it worse because then people take the padding for granted and are doubly surprised when they get hurt doing something stupid.

The safety messages at DL (Keep your hands and arms inside the ......) are plenty enough instruction and should hold more weight in instances like this. The Peoplemover wasn't dangerous, the stupid people are.

 

[mechurchlady]

Actually many of the accidents are from intoxicated or over medicated guests, teens showing off, kids who do not realize they are in danger, and carelessness or not thinking about the outcome of their actions.

Who would think that climbing from one slow moving car to another would kill or hurt someone. At Big Thunder a kid got hurt because he went over the yellow line because the guardians did not realize that going over the line was truly dangerous. Little kids see something and dart in front of trams, trolleys and horses but they are not stupid but just runners. Kids are not taught to respect horses so they pat the horse too hard.

Who has not at one time or another stuck their hand outside the tram to feel the air rushing by or almost climbed out of the buckets. I have and was wrong but when I nearly fell out of the buckets it was because mom was petrified with fear and I was too little to know better.

I think we all need to realize that rules are in place because sometimes people do silly things. Sometimes people are so busy with things that they forget safety and let their kids get hurt or maybe even do not know the danger of letting kids go over the line or cross between people mover cars.

 

[Lakewood]

Regarding the above, Darwinism plain and simple. The Peoplemover rocked.

 

[wendylady36]

The Peoplemover rocked.

...and rolled...right over people.

 

[Lakewood]

...and rolled...right over people.

I didn't know you were allowed to be on the tracks....

 

[wendylady36]

I didn't know you were allowed to be on the tracks....

According to natural selection, you have to be "special" to go on the tracks.

 

[Lakewood]

And this is exactly what I am talking about! People like this ruin things for everyone else because they can't just sit there and behave. I just dont get it!

Exactly, hooray for you!!! I kind of think if you play in traffic you deserve to get hit..
Cheers.

 

[Lakewood]

According to natural selection, you have to be "special" to go on the tracks.

Yup, play in traffic and you may get ran over.