7DMT is currently on fire (11/1/14)

[NYwdwfan]

Holy cow that looks scary. Hope everyone is ok.

 

[Mike S]

The Tiki Gods strike again


Seriously I hope no one was hurt.

 

[Thumper 32]

With the high winds today, it's not surprising that fallout could have drifted so far. Certainly doesn't seem like a safe decision to proceed with the show in such conditions.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

So something is going to need to be updated, first mermaid and now the mountain. Clearly whatever preventive stuff they are doing just isn't working.

Don't they just pour a crapload of water over the roofs of the buildings?

 

[ProfSavage]

Build Fire Mountain we said! We need another E-ticket we said! Are we happy now?!

Seriously though I hope no one is hurt. Hopefully it'll be out soon. I know its been windy here all day today. How were the conditions in Orlando this evening?

 

[Laura Ellen]

Guess i won't be riding this ride in Jan, hope no one was hurt and no one is stuck on the ride

 

[Bolt]

It was ungodly windy today too so I wonder if that was a factor.

 

[Sped2424]

Now I assume the damage is merely cosmetic like it was with mermaid. At least I Hope it is.

 

[Bolt]

Guess i won't be riding this ride in Jan, hope no one was hurt and no one is stuck on the ride

I bet it'll be open in a day.

 

[Oriolesmagic]

Winds were pushing 30 MPH pretty much all day today. Not shocking that this could have happened. Shocking that they didn't do more to prevent the obvious dangers due to this wind.

 

[Hakunamatata]

Guess i won't be riding this ride in Jan, hope no one was hurt and no one is stuck on the ride

Appears to be a small fire. At most you might see a charred spot as you zoom by....

 

[disneypearl]

It's so sad looking at videos & photos. Hopefully it isn't as bad as it looks.

 

[Sped2424]

Guess i won't be riding this ride in Jan, hope no one was hurt and no one is stuck on the ride

It should be fine in the next two days if the little mermaid was any sort of indication. From what i have seen it really looks like it's just cosmetic damage. Again can't be too sure but it doesn't seem that bad.

 

[Sped2424]

Appears to be a small fire. At most you might see a charred spot as you zoom by....

now this is whats probably going to happen^ a nice black bald patch on the mountain until they get a team to clean it up again.

 

[GhostHost1000]

Hoping the partial collapse being reported isn't true

 

[CDavid]

Love the CM yelling "No pictures please." Haha yeah right.

In an era of cell phone cameras and the like, I don't really think requests for "no pictures" is going to accomplish much (even in museums and places with outright photography bans, its going to be like trying to enforce the speed limit on the interstate).

 

[PhotoDave219]

This happened with little mermaid and now mine train? I'm assuming fireworks related?

It appears that way. Similar conditions to the last grass fire, no humidity, dry conditions, lots of wind.

 

[flynnibus]

So something is going to need to be updated, first mermaid and now the mountain. Clearly whatever preventive stuff they are doing just isn't working.

Yeah, I expect all the 'natural' stuff to go away now. Too much ammo for the naysayers. I imagine refurbs in the near future where they make it all plastic..

 

[Laura Ellen]

Hoping the partial collapse being reported isn't true

Me too, i just hope there was no body stuck on the ride

 

[Daniel Johnson]

Hoping the partial collapse being reported isn't true

I hope your right. I would wonder if structural integrity is something to worry about though