My sources say that someone may have gotten hurt on Peter Pan today at the Magic Kingdom after becoming entrapped under one of the ships. More details if I hear anything.
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Peter Pan Ride Accident
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TTATraveler
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Hmmm, sounds hard to do unless someone was clearly not following directions or being properly supervised.
speck76
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Report: Man injured on Peter Pan ride at Disney
From Staff Reports
Posted February 14, 2006, 8:00 PM EST
A man was seriously injured while attempting to board the Peter Pan ride at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom today, said and Orange County Sheriff's spokesperson.
The man, born in 1935, has yet to be identified, but according to Jim Solomons with the Orange County Sheriff's Office, he was injured with life-threatening injuries and transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center.
It appears the man was with his wife and grand-daughter when trying to get onto the ride, which consists of seats that move along a conveyor belt. The victim's wife and grand-daughter made it onto the ride, but when the man tried to get onto the seat, he fell off of the moving conveyor belt into the path of the next vehicle, said Solomons.
The wife and grand daughter are being cared for by a Victim Advocate from the Sheriff's Office.
More details to come.
From Staff Reports
Posted February 14, 2006, 8:00 PM EST
A man was seriously injured while attempting to board the Peter Pan ride at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom today, said and Orange County Sheriff's spokesperson.
The man, born in 1935, has yet to be identified, but according to Jim Solomons with the Orange County Sheriff's Office, he was injured with life-threatening injuries and transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center.
It appears the man was with his wife and grand-daughter when trying to get onto the ride, which consists of seats that move along a conveyor belt. The victim's wife and grand-daughter made it onto the ride, but when the man tried to get onto the seat, he fell off of the moving conveyor belt into the path of the next vehicle, said Solomons.
The wife and grand daughter are being cared for by a Victim Advocate from the Sheriff's Office.
More details to come.
TTATraveler
Active Member
Ouch, that is horrible.
I hope everything turns out ok for the man.
I hope everything turns out ok for the man.
Captain Hank
Well-Known Member
Oh no!
speck76
Well-Known Member
...in addition, I hope the park is not blasted like it was for the situations that happened last year. I would hate to lose classic rides like Peter Pan (and every other ride that uses this type of loading system) due to 1 accident.....although it today's society, with litigation the way it is, it would not surprise me.TTATraveler said:Ouch, that is horrible.
TTATraveler
Active Member
speck76 said:
This is simply a freak accident and unfortunate. If this was happening often, I think it would be justified to modify the ride, perhaps close the ride if it was really a problem. I think and hope that Disney would only close a ride if deemed a safety risk. I can only hope that the media will not carry on like they usually do. However, I am sure they will throw in the Mission Space, ToT, and Typhoon Lagoon incidents.
Main Street Jim
New Member
Next, it'll be Mansion, then SSE, then Buzz, then...I dunno...sheesh...can these people not *walk* along with the load belts?? I mean, yeah, I feel bad for the guy, but *come on*...
Gepettotrevor
Member
How Unfortunate! I hope the guy is going to be ok. Just wait for the press to start flaming shortly....
TTATraveler
Active Member
What would happen if the man fell on an escalator or a moving walkway at the airport and broke a hip or had a hard attack? Would that mean that we would have to shut down escalators and moving walkways until their safety could be verified? Or better yet, have more regulations and oversight concerning their safety.
It is awful that the man got seriously hurt, but at the moment I don't see how Disney is at fault. The man could have met a similar fate while getting off or on an escalator or moving walkway.
It is awful that the man got seriously hurt, but at the moment I don't see how Disney is at fault. The man could have met a similar fate while getting off or on an escalator or moving walkway.
dumboflyer
Well-Known Member
Have some compassion! What if it was your dad or grandpa? What a calous group! Let's pray for this family!
