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Man falls in accident at DL TOT
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Tigger1988
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Guests shouldn't be on the railings, ever. They are warned to not sit on, stand on, hang off off the railings. Disney is not responsible for stupidity.
They even have those Timon and Pumba "Wild about Safety" posters hanging on buses, and in park maps. One deals with not sitting on railings.
Yep. That's an accurate sense of it the DCA load area queue as well. This sounds like just a case of a guest being careless and clumsy. I sure hope it doesn't result in significant changes, but I could seem pressure to make railings/fences in 2nd level queues at least 8 feet high, or something like that, to make climbing over the top impossible.
powlessfamily4
Well-Known Member
I can't imagine what he was thinking. I also get tired of all the extra precaution and safeguards that cost money and raise prices, but have to be put into place because people do not use common sense. Do you need to be told not to play around on a second story railing? if your 5, 9 or even 10 yes, but 20????
trr1
Well-Known Member
I think you are trying to compare apples and oranges here.
first with the accident you are referring to with a CM who died
he did not do anything that would put his life in harm like playing chicken with another monorail or riding with the door open and his head sticking out. he was sitting at the station
second the gentleman who was hurt at disneyland. He climbed over a barrier that is intended to keep people away from an unsafe area, then if i understand the layout of cali's TOT you go down one floor to the loading area if thats the case it seems as if he was trying to get to the area below in order to linejump .
No, that's not it. The ride loads on two floors (indeed, each "car" has two levels). It seems he was waiting in line to load on the second level. So he probably climbed over because he was just messing around.
trr1
Well-Known Member
thank you for clarifying the layout
but he still climbed over a barrier to the area below
Timekeeper
Well-Known Member
Yes! That's absolutely right. :sohappy: And I'm not comparing, I'm contrasting.
raven
Well-Known Member
:veryconfu Is that hearsay? They didn't mention that in the article.
joel_maxwell
Permanent Resident of EPCOT
You bet me to it. What a DA.
trr1
Well-Known Member
however I think you still are comparing
When a guest or CM gets injured by their own stupidity it might not be nice to joke about it but people some times do, , but when a guest or CM gets injured by nothing they did wrong then its not ok to joke in my opinion
also if a guest or CM dies either by their fault or by accident its still not ok to joke
Timekeeper
Well-Known Member
I can respect that opinion, but please understand that the first rule of comedy is that nothing is sacred. This is a common understanding among writers, comedians, etc. Disabilities, misfortunes, death, natural disasters, acts of terrorism... all are fair game from a comedic standpoint. Granted, comedy is one of the most subjective forms of performance art, so to each her own.
CMs have done some pretty stupid things over the years, but they are traditionally given the benefit of the doubt on this board whereas, guests are traditionally blamed without hesitation. But heck, it's a Disney fan-based board, so that's exactly what we all expect.
trr1
Well-Known Member
I can understand that and most writers, comedians, etc would waitI can respect that opinion, but please understand that the first rule of comedy is that nothing is sacred. This is a common understanding among writers, comedians, etc. Disabilities, misfortunes, death, natural disasters, acts of terrorism... all are fair game from a comedic standpoint. Granted, comedy is one of the most subjective forms of performance art, so to each her own.
CMs have done some pretty stupid things over the years, but they are traditionally given the benefit of the doubt on this board whereas, guests are traditionally blamed without hesitation. But heck, it's a Disney fan-based board, so that's exactly what we all expect.
for an appropriate amount of time in their own opinion before making
jokes, sketches and such
_Scar
Active Member
lilclerk
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MysticOrient
Member
Why is this on the rumor board?
fngoofy
Well-Known Member
Supposedly he was drinking.
Just goes to show you that drinks at parks probably isn't a good idea. Especially in parks that have places where you can fall 25 feet
I beg to differ. Dummies at parks aren't a good idea.
Reminds me of this comedy bit from Bill Hicks:
News is supposed to be objective, isn't it? . . . But every drugs story is negative? . . . Same LSD story every time: "Young man on acid, thought he could fly, jumped out of a building. What a tragedy."
What a d*&k! Don't go blaming acid on this guy. If he thought he could fly, why didn't he take off from the ground first to check it out? . . .
I hope this is sarcasm because if not....wow.
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