sinkhole in the parks

[PhotoDave219]

I'd wager that magic kingdom is alright since the land was built up with topsoil pulled from seven seas lagoon.

That doesnt have anything to do with the aquifer eroding away limestone deposits below the surface.

 

[Victor Kelly]

The last sink hole to open up on Disney property was on World Drive at 192 I believe. If a great big one opened up, Disney could build the Fall from Total Recall.

 

[epcotisbest]

Can you imagine a big Sinkhole under Starship Earth?
That huge Golf ball rolling...FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUR!

Four?

 

[rufio]

Four?

Golf...

 

[epcotisbest]

Golf...

Uh, no.

 

[JenniferS]

Fore?

 

[epcotisbest]

Fore?

Bingo...or I guess you could call out three, or perhaps five!

 

[Jacquellie]

Hey, FYI I'm at work now on a newspaper in Scotland (The Press and Journal) and we've just done a double-page spread on that Florida sinkhole -it's the most dramatic photo of the day anywhere in the world. I couldn't believe it when I got the page to proof-read! I've spent the day researching prices for WDW and have never even heard of sinkholes. Yikes!!!!!

 

[wendysue]

Every time I go to Disney I find a sinkhole opens up.....right in my wallet. Nothing left but a gaping chasm where there used to be lush, thick greenery!

Except for the lush, thick greenery part, I understand.....

 

[cheezbat]

I'm sure if it happened at WDW, Pixie Dusters would be crying fowl saying Universal had something to do with it.

(Yet if it happened at Universal, we would all know it was caused by WDW!).

 

[Lord Pheonix]

I saw an article today about a sink hole close to Disney.
http://now.msn.com/sinkhole-in-florida-damages-two-buildings-near-disney-world

thats what im referring to in this post.

 

[luv]

The very real possibility that children could be crushed, buried alive or both...not amusing.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

I saw that story about the sink hole this morning on the news. It is a miracle that no one was killed with that collapse. I hope it never happens at Disney!

 

[WannaBWendy]

What is more disturbing is that we know one of the causes is pumping water from the aquifers and yet we continue to do that. We draw water from aquifers here in Texas and sinkholes will also become a risk for us, too.

 

[Goofyernmost]

What is more disturbing is that we know one of the causes is pumping water from the aquifers and yet we continue to do that. We draw water from aquifers here in Texas and sinkholes will also become a risk for us, too.

If you can figure a way for human beings to exist without water they can probably stop that process. I guess the other option would be to just drink beer! Oh, drat...that uses water too! Oh, well...we should work on that!

 

[Nemo14]

When my sister first moved to FL she had a rather large house built in a brand new development, complete with oversize pool and jacuzzi. Within 6 months she was complaining about all the "development" going on in FL and how it was harming the aquifer.

 

[GenerationX]

If you were stuck in a sinkhole in WDW, you'd have to ask yourself if you were sinking or if the park was stretching. Or if it was your imagination. Hmmm ...

 

[Thrill]

If you can figure a way for human beings to exist without water they can probably stop that process. I guess the other option would be to just drink beer! Oh, drat...that uses water too! Oh, well...we should work on that!

Part of the problem is inefficient use of water. For example, America's most watered crop is grass. Find a better lawn plant and we save a lot of water.

 

[Gabe1]

MK does not technically have tunnels underneath it. What you see in MK is actually the second floor of a 2 story building with the utilidors being the 1st floor. Pretty much all of Florida is at some risk of a sinkhole and some have happened on property. None have happened in a park to my knowledge, but there have been some inside of Disney's borders.

I do know that many of the large structures at WDW do have very deep footings (SSE being one of them) that would help to avoid problems with sink holes, but nothing is 100% immune from them.

Yep, here is a picture that illustrates the building up of the the second tier of the MK.

 

[luv]

Part of the problem is inefficient use of water. For example, America's most watered crop is grass. Find a better lawn plant and we save a lot of water.

I'm down with that. I want a yard of rocks, like they have on Breaking Bad! Rocks need no watering or mowing.

I wish that would catch on!