Nope both of u are wrong a man was forced by the movement of the cart to hold on while being pulled up with the vehicle. The man held on 4 about a minute till he fell 40 ft to his death that is the real reason the sky ride was closed
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Atraction Closing Look At This!!!!
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sillyspook13
Well-Known Member
Although the man fell to his death, that is not the reason for Skyway being closed. Trust me, my brother worked there until the end.
How the man died: The man that died was the operator loading guests. A family entered their bucket, but the man couldn't get the door to lock or get out of the way in time. He ended up being carried away hanging for dear life from the bucket. As said by the ceo, he managed to keep his grip, but eventually fell approx. 40 feet to his death, at the highest point in the ride. The man could have easily avoided death, or even injury! He could have either: a) let go immediately after leaving the station, only falling about 20 feet into the bushes below. He would have survived with minor injuries. or b) told the family to watch out for the door while out of the path of danger.
The skyway was closed because it was difficult to maintain. For one thing, the ride was constantly closed due to the weather. Like other outdoor rides, skyway was closed when there was lightning in the area. Skyway would also close due to winds. (i will ask what speed) Wind would cause the buckets to rock, which would be too dangerous for passengers. (remember, the wind speed near the ground is much less than even 20 feet in the air.) Also, skyway was built to serve as a method of transportation. Most days, the waits would be more than a half hour, when a person could walk to the opposite station in 5-10 minutes. This defeated the purpose of using skyway to travel across the park. I'm sure there were many other problems that have occured too.
WOW! This is a VERY loooong post! I hope I did not bore people too much!
How the man died: The man that died was the operator loading guests. A family entered their bucket, but the man couldn't get the door to lock or get out of the way in time. He ended up being carried away hanging for dear life from the bucket. As said by the ceo, he managed to keep his grip, but eventually fell approx. 40 feet to his death, at the highest point in the ride. The man could have easily avoided death, or even injury! He could have either: a) let go immediately after leaving the station, only falling about 20 feet into the bushes below. He would have survived with minor injuries. or b) told the family to watch out for the door while out of the path of danger.
The skyway was closed because it was difficult to maintain. For one thing, the ride was constantly closed due to the weather. Like other outdoor rides, skyway was closed when there was lightning in the area. Skyway would also close due to winds. (i will ask what speed) Wind would cause the buckets to rock, which would be too dangerous for passengers. (remember, the wind speed near the ground is much less than even 20 feet in the air.) Also, skyway was built to serve as a method of transportation. Most days, the waits would be more than a half hour, when a person could walk to the opposite station in 5-10 minutes. This defeated the purpose of using skyway to travel across the park. I'm sure there were many other problems that have occured too.
WOW! This is a VERY loooong post! I hope I did not bore people too much!
mightyduck
Well-Known Member
Why, thank you, silly!
Good luck!
Good luck!
thanx for the info
mightyduck
Well-Known Member
Originally posted by MrPromey
The nerve of some people! Do they think we have time to read these long drawn out posts?
LOL! I enjoy the long posts from both of you...
Ryan
New Member
Nope...you heard right. They have been wanting to take this attraction down for quite sometime, but there are some die hard people who love it. If you have been in the MK anytime at night and tried to ride COP you probably have noticed it being closed. This is because they can save a lot of money by not staffing a ride that gets only 30 people an hour through it. I personnaly love that attraction. The music and that guy talking to you about that past. It's great! But it needs to go. It's just too dated. Not as bad as Great Moments w/ Mr. Lincoln (and yes I know the heritage that show has, it's the ONLY reason it's still in DL. Don't get me started on that show) but CoP should be replaced with something that will add to Tomorrowland rather than be an eyesore like it has become.
Does anyone remember when Tomorrowland was alot smaller and didn't have that many rides? Then disney expanded and added new rides? I do, CoP just doesn't fit in Tomorrowland. Here Tomorrowland gets you into the "theme" you are in a diffrent world. But when you look over to see a orange colored wheel with little gauges on it ; it doesnt look realistic. Like Ryan said: ITS DATED" I agree
ceo, I'm not sure I follow you re tomorrowland being smaller? I've been going for 20 yrs, and it seems the same size to me. Some rides have been replaced, but the new ones are basically in the same space. Which rides have been built from the ground up, rather than replacing older ones?
And I agree, the CoP is dated, but it has a certain nostalgic charm for some of us.
And I agree, the CoP is dated, but it has a certain nostalgic charm for some of us.
To put my post in a sentence: THE CoP NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OUT!!!
If u r talkin about removin COP this is the start of a petition to keep it.
Its a classic and as it says is wat tommorrowland is all about. IT MUST STAY!!!!!!!!!!! That song is amazin
"its a great big beuatiful tommorrow shining at the end of every day. Man has a dream and thats the start he follows it through with all his heart. Oh its a great big beuatiful tommorrow just a dream away"
A classic and a ride that MUST stay
Its a classic and as it says is wat tommorrowland is all about. IT MUST STAY!!!!!!!!!!! That song is amazin
"its a great big beuatiful tommorrow shining at the end of every day. Man has a dream and thats the start he follows it through with all his heart. Oh its a great big beuatiful tommorrow just a dream away"
A classic and a ride that MUST stay
DisJosh
Well-Known Member
I'm glad someone agrees!
Heres the whole thing!:
Ohh theres a great big beautiful tomorrow shining at the end of everyday
Oh theres a great big beatiful tomorrow and its just a dream away
Man has a dream and thats a start he follows his dream with mind and heart and when it becomes a reality its a dream come true for you and me!
Ohhhh........I think you get the drift
Heres the whole thing!:
Ohh theres a great big beautiful tomorrow shining at the end of everyday
Oh theres a great big beatiful tomorrow and its just a dream away
Man has a dream and thats a start he follows his dream with mind and heart and when it becomes a reality its a dream come true for you and me!
Ohhhh........I think you get the drift
Oh yeh and i dont just want it for nastalgic reasons i am 17 and think the ride is one of the best in Disney and was Walt at its best keep as a tribute to him if nothing else
"its a great big beautiful.............................................."
There i go again round and round like the carousel
"its a great big beautiful.............................................."
There i go again round and round like the carousel
Next u will be wanting to remove the country bear jamboree
the castle
main street
the train
all the hotels
in fact if u folk have your way why dont we demolish disney and build a whole load of rollercoasters with no meanin at all in the cleared space!!!!!!!!!!!
Takin COP out is like removin the statue of walt and Mickeay and Changing the Name to Disney World instead of Walt Disney World
We can not let it happen!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the castle
main street
the train
all the hotels
in fact if u folk have your way why dont we demolish disney and build a whole load of rollercoasters with no meanin at all in the cleared space!!!!!!!!!!!
Takin COP out is like removin the statue of walt and Mickeay and Changing the Name to Disney World instead of Walt Disney World
We can not let it happen!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DisJosh
Well-Known Member
Same here goofy I'm also 17 and love the ride.
heres a sound clip of the theme song just music no lyrics
I hope it works
http://disneysounds.virtualave.net/greatbig.mid