Accident on Pirates

[Stevek]

I highly doubt they will do anything but over react ... that seems to be the norm for the legal world when it involves human error, stupidity and then entitlement for said stupidity.

I know out here at DL, they are overly cautious. Maybe someone in Florida has a better idea of how they react to incidents like this. I'm guessing they won't do anything as it's been running for 40+ years with no issues I'm aware of.

 

[Stevek]

Yes

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/man-hurt-on-pirates-of-caribbean-ride-at-disney/26889180

Man from the UK? Martin, were you disobeying rules today?

 

[cw1982]

Man from the UK? Martin, were you disobeying rules today?

Maybe that's why he wouldn't give any more information

 

[Stevek]

Maybe that's why he wouldn't give any more information

Well at least we know he got video of it.

 

[TP2000]

Wouldn't be the first time. http://www.themedattraction.com/wdw-pirates.htm

Fascinating! I never knew the WDW Pirates once had a double loading area. I've never picked up that anything was wonky or altered in any way in the loading dock area when I ride the WDW Pirates, but now I want to look more closely.

That double station leading to a single flume setup sounds exactly like the It's A Small World loading area at Disneyland, and it would make sense they would attempt the same setup at WDW as it was built just seven or eight years after Small World opened at Disneyland in 1966.

I wonder why they abandoned the double loading docks so quickly at WDW, but stuck with it for almost 50 years now at Disneyland? Glad to hear Pirates came back up at WDW quickly after the accident today. If it's obviously an issue of a visitor not behaving correctly, it's nice to know Disney can acknowledge that and reopen the ride instead of doing days of "investigation" and red tape.

 

[disney4life2008]

One word: PATHETIC!

 

[StageFrenzy]

@TP2000 they still have a double loading at pirates at MK.

 

[lazyboy97o]

@TP2000 they still have a double loading at pirates at MK.

The loading today is back-to-back, not side-by-side.

 

[Goofyernmost]

Right, we got in a traffic jam at the beginning of the fire room by the donkey. Couldn't believe it. Our boat was already taking on water as it is. This made it worse! lol

Nothing new there at all. It's been happening for years. Sometimes people with disabilities require help getting out of the boats. That holds everything up and it takes a long time for everything to catch up. Sometimes it never catches up depending on how many people require assistance on that day.

Pure speculation, but if a child was hurt on the ride, and if it were as badly as it appears from the duration of the ride halt, that the privacy of the family would be a very high priority and possibly a reason that nothing concrete has been released outside of a few random tweets.

Well, at least it wasn't a child, but, what surprises me is that there is no witness of the rescue people being there. The shutdown would probably be due to blood in the water and the fact that it has to be cleaned up and sanitized.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Pirate Corey Burton says it...

 

[Disneydreamer23]

So curious what he did

 

[Yensid1974]

Without knowing all the details, my educated guess is that like many guests he put his hand/arm outside the ride vehicle. Unfortunately for him, if that is what happened he did it at one of the worst possible moments which is on the downramp. Please everyone, do what your Cast Members tell you to do and if possible read all related safety signs when visiting the theme parks.

 

[Uncle Orville]

@Tom Morrow your profile picture fits this thread perfectly. Keep yourself in the car!!!!

 

[JustInTime]

I am guessing the loading dock? I have noticed that if you are holding onto the side when the boat comes in it WILL smash your fingers. I noticed it last time I was there and I remember being worried I could lose my fingers.

 

[Tom]

@TP2000 they still have a double loading at pirates at MK.

There used to be two separate "flumes" for boarding, and they merged just after load, similar to that photo of DLR's IASW. They abandoned the second load flume and extended that queue over it, and created a stacked loading scenario instead.

 

[IAmFloridaBorn]

Never bought the child rumor. Average child could not easily stick their hand over the side with ease.
Hope the guy is okay.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Well, at least it wasn't a child, but, what surprises me is that there is no witness of the rescue people being there. The shutdown would probably be due to blood in the water and the fact that it has to be cleaned up and sanitized.

Given how the show building is situated, Reedy Creek Emergency Services was probably able to enter and exit via backstage.

 

[PhotoDave219]

Moral of the incident: FOLLOW THE RULES! It's there to keep you ALIVE.
But with warnings, I say if there's a warning it's already been attempted.

I cannot stress this enough.

Guests need to pay attention to their surroundings and remember that you can get injured through the simplest of things.

 

[backinaction]

I think it's pretty clear that's how it happened. Disney would have a serious problem on their hands if guests could get their fingers spontaneously chopped off while following all the safety instructions of keeping your hands and feet in the boat. I just don't see how it could've happened otherwise.

exactly. if his hand was below the water then clearly it was his fault. if it was above then it was disney's

 

[Nubs70]

Serious question.

Is there a SOP for an incident involving the loss of an appendage?
Do they drain the ride?
Do the drains have strainers?

I imagine some sort of blood borne pathogen protocol was invoked.