I just returned from my trip to Walt Disney World. I left the Magic Kingdom at about 11:30 PM on Friday (April 21). After hopping on the monorail and a tram I arrived at the Donald Duck parking lot (rows 21-29). As I walked down the row looking for my car, I noticed some flashing lights (disney security vehicles and sheriff) further up the row and an AAA drove past me. At the time, I figured someone had left their headlights on and needed a jumpstart. I was pretty tired from spending the previous 16 hours trekking around Animal Kingdom and Magic Kingdom... so I really didn't give it much thought.
Once I started driving towards the exit, however, I realized that there had been a vehicular accident... and a pretty nasty one at that. There was a maroon Scion Xb flipped over onto its roof and another vehicle (some sort of sedan from what I could see) with significant damage to the front of the vehicle.
This seemed bizarre to me, as it apparently occurred right in the middle of the parking lot. From the damage, one of the vehicles (probably the sedan) was obviously travelling at a very high rate of speed. Now, I know that people are tired and are anxious to get home at the end of a long day. But, why would someone speed down a parking lot aisle? Especially when there were probably lots of people (including children) walking through the lot.
Anyway, I am sure fender benders are somewhat common at WDW. And I wouldn't be surprised to hear that they occasionally have a serious accident on the roadways of WDW. However, I was quite surprised to see a major accident in a parking lot!
Incidentally, there were no ambulances or fire department vehicles at the scene of the accident when I passed by. But, they may very well have left the scene before I arrived. I'd be surprised if nobody involved in the crash needed medical attention. Although, I hope that everyone was okay.
What a way to end your WDW vacation! Anyone know anything about this accident? Was it reported in one of the local papers? Just curious...
Once I started driving towards the exit, however, I realized that there had been a vehicular accident... and a pretty nasty one at that. There was a maroon Scion Xb flipped over onto its roof and another vehicle (some sort of sedan from what I could see) with significant damage to the front of the vehicle.
This seemed bizarre to me, as it apparently occurred right in the middle of the parking lot. From the damage, one of the vehicles (probably the sedan) was obviously travelling at a very high rate of speed. Now, I know that people are tired and are anxious to get home at the end of a long day. But, why would someone speed down a parking lot aisle? Especially when there were probably lots of people (including children) walking through the lot.
Anyway, I am sure fender benders are somewhat common at WDW. And I wouldn't be surprised to hear that they occasionally have a serious accident on the roadways of WDW. However, I was quite surprised to see a major accident in a parking lot!
Incidentally, there were no ambulances or fire department vehicles at the scene of the accident when I passed by. But, they may very well have left the scene before I arrived. I'd be surprised if nobody involved in the crash needed medical attention. Although, I hope that everyone was okay.
What a way to end your WDW vacation! Anyone know anything about this accident? Was it reported in one of the local papers? Just curious...
