CoffeeJedi
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not only did they get the date wrong, they couldn't even get the name of the park right!Sensationalist Moron Journalist said:
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Boy dies after riding Rock 'n' Roller Coaster
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BeachClubVillas
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wdwishes2005 said:
More likely he had a pre-existing condition. He may not have even known about it. No matter how you look at it, this is a tragedy.
wdwishes2005
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The colbert report has better reporting than the orlando sentinal....brian19862002 said:
sbkline said:
Exactly, it's neither sensationalism nor exaggeration. It's a combination of WDW 1) being one of the most visited vacation destination on planet earth, 2) being known for not being a traditionally dangerous (i.e. carnival) theme park and 3) having a run of "bad luck" lately. Hence, it's newsworthy and a lot of people will be intently interested.
If I took a sledgehammer to my car tomorrow morning, you'd never hear about it. But, if President Bush did the same thing...
Ringo8n24
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It is very sad for the family indeed. I cannot wait to find out the truth. I wonder where he was sitting? He could have been sitting in the front car and that made him more scared or something. The media is fanning the flames against Disney. If this causes Disney to change RnRC like they did M:S, I will be pretty ticked off. RnRC is one of the best rides Disney has!!!
CoffeeJedi
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yes, if enough people send notifications, news sources will post a correction or retractionCorrus said:
sbkline
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This is certainly a tragedy and my heart goes out to the family. I can't imagine looking forward to taking my family to WDW and having a great time, and then losing a child down there.
Having said that, I think people need to chill out a little. Just because CNN is reporting what happened, that doesn't mean that they are trying to diss WDW or blame them in any way. They are simply reporting the news. That's their job. A death occured there, and it is making headlines and understandably so. Sure, someone might die at a one horse amusement park in some other state and it won't make the national news. So what? If President Bush or someone in Congress is admitted to the hospital, that will make national news, too. But it won't make national news if I get into the hospital or if I die. Frankly, it's because no one outside of my community knows me or cares. The Prez is a national figure and his life is newsworthy. Same here. WDW is known worldwide and is the vacation capital of the world. It should come as no surprise that any death that takes place there will immediately make national news, whereas a death at a generic amusement park will not make headlines because it isn't well known. No conspiracy. No agenda to destroy WDW. Just basic journalism.
Having said that, I think people need to chill out a little. Just because CNN is reporting what happened, that doesn't mean that they are trying to diss WDW or blame them in any way. They are simply reporting the news. That's their job. A death occured there, and it is making headlines and understandably so. Sure, someone might die at a one horse amusement park in some other state and it won't make the national news. So what? If President Bush or someone in Congress is admitted to the hospital, that will make national news, too. But it won't make national news if I get into the hospital or if I die. Frankly, it's because no one outside of my community knows me or cares. The Prez is a national figure and his life is newsworthy. Same here. WDW is known worldwide and is the vacation capital of the world. It should come as no surprise that any death that takes place there will immediately make national news, whereas a death at a generic amusement park will not make headlines because it isn't well known. No conspiracy. No agenda to destroy WDW. Just basic journalism.
gcurling said:
I think that I may disagree with the definition of newsworthy.
If there was something wrong with the ride system that is something I should know about.
If someone dies not due to a fault in the ride system or is undetermined, that is something that the family should be allowed to deal with without the spectacle of the news organizations.
disneyfreak2000
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Article from MSNBC
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13618240/
At least it seems someone decided to research before reporting on the story!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13618240/
At least it seems someone decided to research before reporting on the story!
wdwishes2005
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I don't think it'd be possible to change RNRC W/O tearing it all down first.
disney2005
Member
Very sad.
chupamiubre
New Member
well first off my sympathies to the family
but now they will have to make a version that dosent give you any g's
but come on sentinel astronauts pull 8-9g;s so i mean sure there web site says that but come on
i just hope big changes dont come of this i rember back in 01 or sop another 7yr old died on RNR because there was an estop or something and it was from internal damage i forgot what the out come really was
but why inn the msn report mus they list mission space incident too like a whole paragraph but i am waiting for space to be blamed
but now they will have to make a version that dosent give you any g's
but come on sentinel astronauts pull 8-9g;s so i mean sure there web site says that but come on
i just hope big changes dont come of this i rember back in 01 or sop another 7yr old died on RNR because there was an estop or something and it was from internal damage i forgot what the out come really was
but why inn the msn report mus they list mission space incident too like a whole paragraph but i am waiting for space to be blamed
My thoughts to the family.
How can there be such a discrepency in age? I have a 7 yr old and there's a difference between that and a 12 yr old. Second, wouldn't his family KNOW his age? Were they with him? I just don't understand why some media feels like they ahve to be first to get out a story but the don't take the time to get their facts straight!
How can there be such a discrepency in age? I have a 7 yr old and there's a difference between that and a 12 yr old. Second, wouldn't his family KNOW his age? Were they with him? I just don't understand why some media feels like they ahve to be first to get out a story but the don't take the time to get their facts straight!
teebin
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Glasgow
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Just awful - my sympathies to the family.
With all of these terrible occurrences, I'm wondering how many people actually pass away on theme park related rides around the world (ie. not just Disney)? I wonder how Disney compares to other parks per capita since obviously the Disney attendance is so much higher than most other parks. This is just a guess but I am fairly sure that it's a common, albeit extremely sad, occurrence at other parks as well just due to shear statistics.
With all of these terrible occurrences, I'm wondering how many people actually pass away on theme park related rides around the world (ie. not just Disney)? I wonder how Disney compares to other parks per capita since obviously the Disney attendance is so much higher than most other parks. This is just a guess but I am fairly sure that it's a common, albeit extremely sad, occurrence at other parks as well just due to shear statistics.