Jasmine10968
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I think he died because he probably had a disease that his family didn't know about so it's not WDW's fault
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.
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:lol: :lol: That's the best post in this thread! Thanks for bringing some comic relief. :wave:autumndawn1006 said:The Department of Agriculture regulates roller coasters? Learn something new every day. They must enjoy inspecting The Land.
WDWBro said:http://2005.wpgb.com/script/headline_newsmanager_alt.php?id=494028&feed_id=59
Geez, not only is that not RnRc. IT'S AT DISNEY'S CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE!
Can you seriously not find a picture of Rock n' Rollercoaster?
mmssbrg2 said:I'm shocked at some of the responses that this story is generating. Keep in mind that a family on vaction just experienced a tragedy. A mother and father just lost a son and a child just lost his older brother. All a lot of you can seem to do is throw insults and accusations around. What if this family was a visitor on this board and logged on to see statements of compassion and they saw accusations that they were at fault because they are idiots. That's deplorable.
Even the thougt that a competitor park had something to do with this is absolutely insane, insensitive, irresponsible, and uncalled for. Keep your unfounded conspiricy theories to yourself.
As for the news media. They are in the business to make money. Getting a scoop on competitors is part of the business. The Sentinal's initial report stated that details were scarce and they reported what they knew at the time. This is a newsworthy story and should be taken as exactly what it is, a tragedy. It's not some conspiricy by the news media or a competitor to hurt the company's reputation or profits.
Grow up and show some compassion.
My deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of this child.
But people on these forums have tried everyway they can to offend people work for media.Corrus said:But as life goes on... (it really does) There's no need to offend people on these forums...
Thanks.
The media are not saying it is 100 percent Disney's fault. Before weather or not the death is from natural has been comfirmed, sure media could report the story. Disney tries so hard to use media to advertise their porduct and I think it is fair enough.wdwmagic said:I dont agree. It's a new story if for example a ride fails mechanically, and there is an incident. However, it is not a news story when someone dies of natural causes.
Almost all of the deaths at WDW have been from natural causes, and yet at the time of the death, its treated as though Disney are at fault.
Why do the public need to know about death by natural causes? In my opionion, this should stay out the news.
I have finally seen a objective post not just try to defend Disney and call guests idiots.mmssbrg2 said:I'm shocked at some of the responses that this story is generating. Keep in mind that a family on vaction just experienced a tragedy. A mother and father just lost a son and a child just lost his older brother. All a lot of you can seem to do is throw insults and accusations around. What if this family was a visitor on this board and logged on to see statements of compassion and they saw accusations that they were at fault because they are idiots. That's deplorable.
Even the thougt that a competitor park had something to do with this is absolutely insane, insensitive, irresponsible, and uncalled for. Keep your unfounded conspiricy theories to yourself.
As for the news media. They are in the business to make money. Getting a scoop on competitors is part of the business. The Sentinal's initial report stated that details were scarce and they reported what they knew at the time. This is a newsworthy story and should be taken as exactly what it is, a tragedy. It's not some conspiricy by the news media or a competitor to hurt the company's reputation or profits.
Grow up and show some compassion.
My deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of this child.
nyfrenchy said:I'll give my RATIONAL comment on this incident:
several copies (at least 4 that I know of) of RnRc exist around the world, in Disney and non-disney parks (yes that might be a shocker for some of you, Disney did not design this ride, the imagineers just added the building and the theming).
So on those four identical coasters, that have been in use for several years (up to 10), MILLIONS OF PEOPLE rode it, and MILLIONS did NOT die. One death out of MILLIONS IS STATISTICALLY INSIGNIFICANT and is the definitive and absolute proof that the coaster is not and cannot be blamed.
Unfortuantely, the concept of statistics is too far fetched for too many journalists. The concept of sensationalism however is much easier for them to grasp.
mmssbrg2 said:I'm shocked at some of the responses that this story is generating. Keep in mind that a family on vaction just experienced a tragedy. A mother and father just lost a son and a child just lost his older brother. All a lot of you can seem to do is throw insults and accusations around. What if this family was a visitor on this board and logged on to see statements of compassion and they saw accusations that they were at fault because they are idiots. That's deplorable.
Even the thougt that a competitor park had something to do with this is absolutely insane, insensitive, irresponsible, and uncalled for. Keep your unfounded conspiricy theories to yourself.
As for the news media. They are in the business to make money. Getting a scoop on competitors is part of the business. The Sentinal's initial report stated that details were scarce and they reported what they knew at the time. This is a newsworthy story and should be taken as exactly what it is, a tragedy. It's not some conspiricy by the news media or a competitor to hurt the company's reputation or profits.
Grow up and show some compassion.
My deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of this child.
Videoteck said:Hey I aint being cold-hearted just honest.
Spring Breeze said:I think he had something he was unaware of and died on it due to G-forces. I Think every guest should get a check up before visiting wdw. and it could happen anywhere anyway.
nyfrenchy said:I'll give my RATIONAL comment on this incident:
several copies (at least 4 that I know of) of RnRc exist around the world, in Disney and non-disney parks (yes that might be a shocker for some of you, Disney did not design this ride, the imagineers just added the building and the theming).
So on those four identical coasters, that have been in use for several years (up to 10), MILLIONS OF PEOPLE rode it, and MILLIONS did NOT die. One death out of MILLIONS IS STATISTICALLY INSIGNIFICANT and is the definitive and absolute proof that the coaster is not and cannot be blamed.
Unfortuantely, the concept of statistics is too far fetched for too many journalists. The concept of sensationalism however is much easier for them to grasp.
Wishmaster said:I believe the term is ignorant.
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