Fire at Magic Kingdom

[hosekiller]

It makes sense in a perfectly normal world but is quite egregious and miscalculated for Disney. Obviously not saying show over safety means letting people die or things burn in lieu of preserving the magic (makes me think of that South Park episode OLD TIME VILLAGE) but there were better protocols to handle this I'm sure

So….in your opinion, how should this have been handled?

 

[Lilofan]

From fireworks that hadn't yet gone off? NYP doesn't even try to make sense of stuff before they post.

NY Post isn't always on point but perhaps the story on what the reporters heard later in the evening had to go to press to get the paper out in the morning.

 

[peter11435]

NY Post isn't always on point but perhaps the story on what the reporters heard later in the evening had to go to press to get the paper out in the morning.

So going to press is more important than being factually correct?

 

[HauntedPirate]

So going to press is more important than being factually correct?

Well, it depends on the site...

 

[SpectroMagician]

From fireworks that hadn't yet gone off? NYP doesn't even try to make sense of stuff before they post.

Well they broke the Hunter Biden Laptop story so gotta give them some credit!

 

[lazyboy97o]

Why are you compared a WILDFIRE with a Theme park small bush fire?

Plenty of massive wildfires started as small fires someone thought was extinguished.

 

[Lilofan]

So going to press is more important than being factually correct?

That's real world.

 

[peter11435]

That's real world.

Yes. I’m aware. But you shouldn’t be ok with that and you certainly shouldn’t use it as an excuse

 

[flynnibus]

NY Post isn't always on point but perhaps the story on what the reporters heard later in the evening had to go to press to get the paper out in the morning.

no excuse since it's a theory you can easily discredit with a simple search.

 

[Lilofan]

no excuse since it's a theory you can easily discredit with a simple search.

There are a number of things done in our world there is no excuse for with no end in sight but it is what it is.

 

[drizgirl]

From fireworks that hadn't yet gone off? NYP doesn't even try to make sense of stuff before they post.

I wondered about that. Did they never bring back the stage show that occasionally shot off daytime fireworks?

 

[Tom P.]

Near as I can tell, the only disadvantage to the way this was handled is that people had to move to the side and saw fire trucks driving down Main Street. Uh... so what? I mean, literally, who cares? No matter how much you like the Disney bubble, no one actually believes they are stepping into some other world or leaving the world behind when they enter Magic Kingdom. Stuff happens. When there is a safety issue, "show" is completely irrelevant and unimportant. I guarantee you not one single guest's vacation was negatively impacted by the fact that some fire trucks rolled down Main Street one afternoon.

 

[drizgirl]

Near as I can tell, the only disadvantage to the way this was handled is that people had to move to the side and saw fire trucks driving down Main Street. Uh... so what? I mean, literally, who cares? No matter how much you like the Disney bubble, no one actually believes they are stepping into some other world or leaving the world behind when they enter Magic Kingdom. Stuff happens. When there is a safety issue, "show" is completely irrelevant and unimportant. I guarantee you not one single guest's vacation was negatively impacted by the fact that some fire trucks rolled down Main Street one afternoon.

Probably not great that they had to roll down Main Street after dark with so many people in the parks. Just a good thing it wasn't time for fireworks. I'm not sure even Moses could part that crowd.

 

[flynnibus]

I wondered about that. Did they never bring back the stage show that occasionally shot off daytime fireworks?

wasn't on the entertainment schedule from what I saw

 

[luvthemagic]

Volume up

That's epic

 

[networkpro]

wasn't on the entertainment schedule from what I saw

Confirmed! Reedy Creek Firetruck Cavalcade!

 

[FutureCEO]

new night parade....yes!

 

[jlhwdw]

Near as I can tell, the only disadvantage to the way this was handled is that people had to move to the side and saw fire trucks driving down Main Street. Uh... so what? I mean, literally, who cares? No matter how much you like the Disney bubble, no one actually believes they are stepping into some other world or leaving the world behind when they enter Magic Kingdom. Stuff happens. When there is a safety issue, "show" is completely irrelevant and unimportant. I guarantee you not one single guest's vacation was negatively impacted by the fact that some fire trucks rolled down Main Street one afternoon.

You've clearly never worked a Guest Relations window. The things that "ruin vacations" are absolutely incredible sometimes.

 

[trr1]

Cinderella Castle evacuated after small fire at Disney World​

December 15, 2021, 9:07 AM
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla (AP) — A small fire at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom Tuesday may have sprouted from a tree, according to Reedy Creek fire officials.

WESH-TV reports that officials say the fire near Cinderella Castle could have been caused by debris from the classic fireworks show set off at the castle. The castle and surrounding areas were evacuated.


In a “very unusual occurrence,” Walt Disney World staff escorted the first responder trucks down Main Street, said Reedy Creek Fire Association president Jon Shirey.

Firefighters quickly extinguished the flames, according to Disney.

The only injury was a person who accidentally inhaled the chemicals from a chemical fire extinguisher used by the fire department, Shirey said. That person was treated at the scene.

 

[muddyrivers]

So going to press is more important than being factually correct?

The number of "news" outlets that go to press without giving a party adequate time to comment is astounding. Therefore I can imagine most "news" outlets also prioritize going to press over making sure everything is neat and tidy.