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Recent Sinkhole Near Disney Property Raises One Question: How Worried Should YOU Be?
- Thread starter Arthur Wellesley
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ChesterKiwi
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tribbleorlfl
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I give this little spiel every time the topic comes up, but my father was maintenance foreman on Horizons at the time of its first closing in the 90's. Horizons had its own maintenance team which was going to be temporarily reassigned to other areas pending a lengthy rehab to update the ride and remediate some structural damage from a "likely sinkhole" (his words, not mine).
When a new sponsor failed to materialize to underwrite the costs of rehabbing the attraction, the transfers became permanent and Horizons remained shuttered until TT work began.
He wasn't there when Horizons demo and construction of MS happened, so he doesn't know if their suspicions were confirmed or not. But with the cracking he saw and known sinkhole activity in the area, I feel comfortable saying the rumor is more plausible than many experts and insiders on this board give it credit for. He worked on that ride for over 2 years, so I trust his knowledge and experience.
PUSH
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Isn't everyone aware that the entire reason they needed to put utilidors under MK was to hide the massive sinkhole that occurred upon the construction of the park? It's very risky to have so much weight from infrastructure and guests on top of that. No wonder Disney has such good lawyers.
danyoung56
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Is this the same Marty Sklar that told the (since debunked) story about the colorblind bulldozer operator at the construction of DL?
Andrew C
You know what's funny?
How many do you Know?
copcarguyp71
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This is the new Millennium...WE BLAME EVERYONE!!!!
unkadug
Follower of "Saget"The Cult
Jungle Cruise has a sink hole? Where is that one located?
raven
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I can vouch for 2 of those. It's true.
Sorry... Near jungle cruise. Not in.
ChesterKiwi
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I still love you, Captain EO. Ignore him!
Chef Mickey
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Except attendance, sales, and brand awareness.
MississippiBelle
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I'm still waiting on emergency survival tips for those of us staying off property that missed the jet packs and find ourselves in the sink holes..... Maybe they'd let me stay for extra magic hours then!
And this is only *if* Disney ever invests in a jet pack program to begin with. As of currently, the protocol for guest rescue in the event of a sinkhole would place us, the off-siter's at the very base of the sinkhole. Hoisted just above us on our shoulders would be the value resort guests, topped by moderate, deluxe, all the way to DVC owners reaching the top first. If rumors hold true and MagicBands are eventually color coordinated based on lodging status such as this, then it will certainly help mgmt & rescue personnel reach those DVC & deluxe guests first.
beast
Active Member
That actually would be a stinkhole.
beast
Active Member
And this is only *if* Disney ever invests in a jet pack program to begin with. As of currently, the protocol for guest rescue in the event of a sinkhole would place us, the off-siter's at the very base of the sinkhole. Hoisted just above us on our shoulders would be the value resort guests, topped by moderate, deluxe, all the way to DVC owners reaching the top first. If rumors hold true and MagicBands are eventually color coordinated based on lodging status such as this, then it will certainly help mgmt & rescue personnel reach those DVC & deluxe guests first.
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It's killer.