Disney bus ran over a guest at the Contemporary

[Austin1]

Last Friday evening I was with some friends at the contemporary watching wishes from the 15th floor observation deck. Immediately after the show ended we heard a loud bang that sounded like a car wreck. A few of us went to go look over the side down towards the parking lot to see what happened.
A Disney bus had somehow run into a van. There was a person lying on the pavement and people yelling and screaming and looking underneath the bus. A few minutes later we realized that there was someone trapped underneath the bus. The people down below were trying to get them out but they couldn't. Eventually they backed the bus up off the the person. About 5 minutes after the accident Disney security showed and and about 2 or 3 minutes later 2 ambulances and a firetruck showed up. Soon after, Disney representatives arrived and started taking down statements. I don't know exactly how the accident was caused or the condition of the individuals involved. I did hear that the person ran over by the bus was air flighted out. It was very disturbing.

I searched all over the internet the past few days and haven't heard or seen anything on the topic. I'm thinking Disney is trying to keep this on the down low. I just didn't know if anyone else had heard anything about this. My thought and prayers go out to the individuals involved.

 

[Frank Stallone]

 

[ttalovebug]

What a horrible situation. Does anyone know anything about the condition of the people involved? My prayers are with them.

 

[Pongo]

Debbie Downer is JUST NOW making her way into the forum after all the previous doom and gloom threads on the forum the past few weeks?

I hope that whoever got hit is make an full and swift recovery.

 

[Frank Stallone]

Debbie Downer is JUST NOW making her way into the forum after all the previous doom and gloom threads on the forum the past few weeks?

I hope that whoever got hit is make an full and swift recovery.

Sorry, I was in the hospital with explosive diarrhea

 

[tirian]

sorry, i was in the hospital with explosive diarrhea

tmi

 

[Thelazer]

Yea, Disney likes to keep alot of things on the "Down Low"

I mean, really.. do you think they want people to know that the bus drivers can be a bit crazy at times, run lights, hit guests, etc?

 

[bgraham34]

Yea, Disney likes to keep alot of things on the "Down Low"

I mean, really.. do you think they want people to know that the bus drivers can be a bit crazy at times, run lights, hit guests, etc?

Yes I want to know.

 

[pheneix]

Well this is one way to provide cheap meat for Disney buffets!

 

[Master Yoda]

Quite honestly I am surprised that this does not happen more. When you combine the shear numbers of Disney buses that are out and about on any given day with guests that are seemingly oblivious to everything around them I am shocked that this is not a daily occurrence.

 

[Monty]

Still nothing in the press as far as I can see. Usually the Slantinel would pick up on an accident at WDW, particularly one that warranted air-evac. :shrug:

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

maybe Disney made them disappear, there is quite a bit of ground work going on near FW.

I know nothing :lookaroun

 

[Phonedave]

maybe Disney made them disappear, there is quite a bit of ground work going on near FW.

I know nothing :lookaroun

The Bay Lake Towers construction site it right there.

-dave

 

[Austin1]

It's almost scary how Disney can keeps this like this from leaking out into the media. At this point I'm wondering if anything will be reported at all.

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

The Bay Lake Towers construction site it right there.

-dave

Nooooo to down market for a DVC resort definitely a camp ground event. Goes on all the time, with all those damn RVs and golf buggies, the woods are full of stiffs.

 

[Master Yoda]

It's almost scary how Disney can keeps this like this from leaking out into the media. At this point I'm wondering if anything will be reported at all.

Why do so many assume cover up when a story like this does not make the national news? The only reason a story like this would be in the news is because it happened at Disney. It is quite possible that with all the turmoil in the world economy and the northern half of the US under a blanket of ice what can be described as a simple traffic accident at WDW just might not warrant national media coverage.

 

[fosse76]

Why do so many assume cover up when a story like this does not make the national news? The only reason a story like this would be in the news is because it happened at Disney. It is quite possible that with all the turmoil in the world economy and the northern half of the US under a blanket of ice what can be described as a simple traffic accident at WDW just might not warrant national media coverage.

You've obviously have never read a newspaper. Newspapers cover accidents like this all the time. And most of the time they don't involve a Fortune 500 Company.

 

[Austin1]

Why do so many assume cover up when a story like this does not make the national news? The only reason a story like this would be in the news is because it happened at Disney. It is quite possible that with all the turmoil in the world economy and the northern half of the US under a blanket of ice what can be described as a simple traffic accident at WDW just might not warrant national media coverage.

I was speaking more of news on a local scale. The Orlando Sentinel ran stories far less impacting than this in the past few days.

 

[Master Yoda]

You've obviously have never read a newspaper. Newspapers cover accidents like this all the time. And most of the time they don't involve a Fortune 500 Company.

Sure, local papers do but there is no reason to expect a traffic accident that did not involve multiple fatalities to make the national rounds unless it was one heck of a slow news day.

 

[Duckberg]

Bleeds it LEADS @ Disney

If you follow the local Orlando
TV websites ANYTIME someone
is injured @ WDW its posted VERY
quickly

Duckberg :lookaroun