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Boy dies after riding Rock 'n' Roller Coaster
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BeachClubVillas
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CNN is now reporting that the boy was unresponsive when the car pulled into the station after the ride:
MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- A 12-year-old boy died on a roller coaster at Disney-MGM Studios in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office.
Disney could not be reached for comment, and few details were available.
The boy was unresponsive in his seat at the end of the Rock 'N' Roller coaster ride, said Terry McElroy of the Florida Department of Agriculture, which regulates the industry.
The boy was given CPR and taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Authorities don't know at this time if he was riding by himself or with family members.
The incident occurred at 11:30 a.m. Disney reported the accident to Florida police at 1 p.m.
Disney shut down the ride and an inspector was on site to observe the Disney investigation. The Orange County Sheriff's Office is conducting an investigation as well.
Disney boasts of the ride on its Web site, "Zoom from 0-60 mph with the force of a supersonic F-14, take in high-speed loops and turns synchronized to a specially recorded Aerosmith soundtrack and zip through Tinseltown in the biggest, loudest limo you've ever seen."
One month ago, another child died on the Disney ride "Mission Space" at the Epcot Center.
The article is awful. It makes it sound like Disney is the most dangerous place to take your kids.
MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- A 12-year-old boy died on a roller coaster at Disney-MGM Studios in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office.
Disney could not be reached for comment, and few details were available.
The boy was unresponsive in his seat at the end of the Rock 'N' Roller coaster ride, said Terry McElroy of the Florida Department of Agriculture, which regulates the industry.
The boy was given CPR and taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Authorities don't know at this time if he was riding by himself or with family members.
The incident occurred at 11:30 a.m. Disney reported the accident to Florida police at 1 p.m.
Disney shut down the ride and an inspector was on site to observe the Disney investigation. The Orange County Sheriff's Office is conducting an investigation as well.
Disney boasts of the ride on its Web site, "Zoom from 0-60 mph with the force of a supersonic F-14, take in high-speed loops and turns synchronized to a specially recorded Aerosmith soundtrack and zip through Tinseltown in the biggest, loudest limo you've ever seen."
One month ago, another child died on the Disney ride "Mission Space" at the Epcot Center.
The article is awful. It makes it sound like Disney is the most dangerous place to take your kids.
We obviously dont have any facts yet.
But, as has happened before, lets remember that unfortunately, people have pre-existing medical issues that can cause sudden death at any time. With so many guests at WDW, there is the chance that such occurances can take place within WDW. Does this mean WDW us dangerous? Of course not. It means that there are 10s of millions of guests visitng it each year, and by the law of averages, people die at WDW.
But, as has happened before, lets remember that unfortunately, people have pre-existing medical issues that can cause sudden death at any time. With so many guests at WDW, there is the chance that such occurances can take place within WDW. Does this mean WDW us dangerous? Of course not. It means that there are 10s of millions of guests visitng it each year, and by the law of averages, people die at WDW.
wdwishes2005
New Member
Also, top thrill dragster at cedar point goes 0-120 in 4 seconds. How can the media say this is a big, bad, scary ride?
bayoutinkbelle
Active Member
Man, some cold-hearted comments about an incident that happened -- what? -- less than four hours ago.
Sympathies to the family, no matter what the cause.
Sympathies to the family, no matter what the cause.
TheDisneyGirl02
New Member
You are right, there are some coasters at hershey that are a lot more violent and faster than RRC. It is ashame that this child died, but at the same time, would it be all over the news had this happened at a different theme park?bears163 said:
TheDisneyGirl02
wdwishes2005
New Member
[sarcasm] That's not exaggerated in the least is it? [/sarcasm]BeachClubVillas said:CNN is now reporting that the boy was unresponsive when the car pulled into the station after the ride:
MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- A 12-year-old boy died on a roller coaster at Disney-MGM Studios in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office.
Disney could not be reached for comment, and few details were available.
The boy was unresponsive in his seat at the end of the Rock 'N' Roller coaster ride, said Terry McElroy of the Florida Department of Agriculture, which regulates the industry.
The boy was given CPR and taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Authorities don't know at this time if he was riding by himself or with family members.
The incident occurred at 11:30 a.m. Disney reported the accident to Florida police at 1 p.m.
Disney shut down the ride and an inspector was on site to observe the Disney investigation. The Orange County Sheriff's Office is conducting an investigation as well.
Disney boasts of the ride on its Web site, "Zoom from 0-60 mph with the force of a supersonic F-14, take in high-speed loops and turns synchronized to a specially recorded Aerosmith soundtrack and zip through Tinseltown in the biggest, loudest limo you've ever seen."
One month ago, another child died on the Disney ride "Mission Space" at the Epcot Center.
The article is awful. It makes it sound like Disney is the most dangerous place to take your kids.
i hate when stuff like this happens..it really is starting to put WDW in a bad light that is not deserved...All my deepest condolences to the family..but i must say Disney should not be at fault for accidental deaths...doesnt it matter that millions of people have been on these rides multiple times with no problem at all..some people just might unknowingly have health problems... all major rides have plenty of warnings...if the ride malfunctioned than i understand but otherwise it is just a very sad and tragic accident..WDW is the greatest place on earth and millions of people believe the same.
BeachClubVillas said:CNN is now reporting that the boy was unresponsive when the car pulled into the station after the ride:
MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- A 12-year-old boy died on a roller coaster at Disney-MGM Studios in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office.
Disney could not be reached for comment, and few details were available.
The boy was unresponsive in his seat at the end of the Rock 'N' Roller coaster ride, said Terry McElroy of the Florida Department of Agriculture, which regulates the industry.
The boy was given CPR and taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Authorities don't know at this time if he was riding by himself or with family members.
The incident occurred at 11:30 a.m. Disney reported the accident to Florida police at 1 p.m.
Disney shut down the ride and an inspector was on site to observe the Disney investigation. The Orange County Sheriff's Office is conducting an investigation as well.
Disney boasts of the ride on its Web site, "Zoom from 0-60 mph with the force of a supersonic F-14, take in high-speed loops and turns synchronized to a specially recorded Aerosmith soundtrack and zip through Tinseltown in the biggest, loudest limo you've ever seen."
One month ago, another child died on the Disney ride "Mission Space" at the Epcot Center.
The article is awful. It makes it sound like Disney is the most dangerous place to take your kids.
Did I miss something?? Or is this just lousy reporting again.
wdwishes2005
New Member
Don't get my started on RDT. That thing's a death trap.Corrus said:
wdwishes2005
New Member
yeah.. wasn't it a 46 YEAR OLD GERMAN LADY. Wow, you floridians have horrible reporters....will_hsv said:
BeachClubVillas
Well-Known Member
will_hsv said:
I assume they're talking about the German woman. But that was more than a month ago, wasn't it?
To get back on track, my sympathies go out to the family. Whatever happened, this is a tragedy
bassman
New Member
BeachClubVillas said:CNN is now reporting that the boy was unresponsive when the car pulled into the station after the ride:
MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- A 12-year-old boy died on a roller coaster at Disney-MGM Studios in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office.
Disney could not be reached for comment, and few details were available.
The boy was unresponsive in his seat at the end of the Rock 'N' Roller coaster ride, said Terry McElroy of the Florida Department of Agriculture, which regulates the industry.
The boy was given CPR and taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Authorities don't know at this time if he was riding by himself or with family members.
The incident occurred at 11:30 a.m. Disney reported the accident to Florida police at 1 p.m.
Disney shut down the ride and an inspector was on site to observe the Disney investigation. The Orange County Sheriff's Office is conducting an investigation as well.
Disney boasts of the ride on its Web site, "Zoom from 0-60 mph with the force of a supersonic F-14, take in high-speed loops and turns synchronized to a specially recorded Aerosmith soundtrack and zip through Tinseltown in the biggest, loudest limo you've ever seen."
One month ago, another child died on the Disney ride "Mission Space" at the Epcot Center.
The article is awful. It makes it sound like Disney is the most dangerous place to take your kids.
thats typical media excajeration(sp?) for you.
and whats all this "disney boasts of the ride on its website" rubbish.
its called marketing/advertising!!.
what does the media expect disney to do,keep all of their rides quiet and have CM's describe exactly what the ride is like as you get in the queue.
sure they do exajerate(sp again:hammer: ?) a bit but thats only to build excitement.
wdwishes2005
New Member
Universal, I never thought you would sink that low....
teebin
Member
BeachClubVillas said:One month ago, another child died on the Disney ride "Mission Space" at the Epcot Center.
The article is awful. It makes it sound like Disney is the most dangerous place to take your kids.
no child died on MS a MONTH ago did they? how could they screw this up? It was over a YEAR ago!
JennyTablina
Member
Videoteck said:
Ugh even if I am from the UK thats still a pretty rash remark to be making sir :\. Yeah some foreigners do some silly things like getting a wheelchair in order to get the "special" treatment and all, but I've seen enough Americans doing stupid things in the theme parks. It not just us foreign types coming and invading the place and causing chaos or whatnot