Tink stuck on the zipline?

[Violiav]

Ok, maybe some old timers might know this. My dad claims to have seen Tink get stuck on the zipline during the firework show. He says it happened in either January or Febuary of 1969 (after boot camp but before he was shipped out). I've never, ever been able to find any other accounts of it happening. No photos, nothing.
Unless my dad was high when he claims to have seen it, but he seems pretty adamant.

 

[Tom]

It happens at WDW, so I'm sure it's happened out west. Her weight and the wind have a lot to do with her success.

 

[FerretAfros]

I don't remember the details of the story so it may or may not have been in early 1969, but David Koenig discussed it happening in Mouse Tales. I recall it had a picture of her being 'rescued' by the fire department, who helped slide her to the end of the zip line

I no longer have my copy of the book (nor can I find much online information about this specific incident), but see if you can track it down and cross-check the stories

 

[teacherlady19]

I have my copy of that particular book (and its sequel, plus Mouse Under Glass). On page 115 of Mouse Tales, there is a picture of Tinkerbell stuck on the zipline with this caption: "STUCK UP: 71-year-old aerialist Tiny Kline holds her breath as she is pulled to safety by rope after being stuck 60 feet in the air. (June 27, 1961) Photo by Anaheim Bulletin, Courtesy Anaheim Public Library."

"But the mountain really belongs to Tinker Bell, who would signal the start of the fireworks shows by sliding down a cable from the top of the Matterhorn to a tree-shrouded tower in front of Frontierland. In 1961, Disneyland hired its first Tinker Bell, 71-year-old Tiny Kline, a circus aerialist from Europe. Her resume included hanging by her teeth from an airplane...."

"Once, early in her cable sliding career, she got stuck coming down. Tiny was left dangling 60 feet in the air, and no one could reach her. The Anaheim Fire Department finally arrived with a huge extension ladder and pulled her to safety with a rope. Another time, a show had to be cancelled when balloons became tangled around TInker Bell's cable. The next morning, balloons were cut off with a knife."



Donna