Tomorrowland Evacuation?

[Space Mountain]

Not ride related- Theming.

 

[TheBeatles]

The endless rain + TL closure is surely upsetting to many of the Guests right now

 

[Lucille]

The endless rain + TL closure is surely upsetting to many of the Guests right now

I actually like rainy days in the parks because it can make the crowds a bit lighter, especially at Disneyland in CA.

 

[mp2bill]

The Tiki Gods strike again!

Except they missed Stitch's Great Escape and got an innocent ride instead. :/


Apparently it was a small fire just after opening; no guests were on the ride, and Tomorrowland was evacuated immediately, as per protocol. Astro will be closed for inspections probably for a few days to a week. My guess is that it was probably a very small fire within the mechanics of the ride.

Lol

 

[maxairmike]

I actually like rainy days in the parks because it can make the crowds a bit lighter, especially at Disneyland in CA.

Oh, it was raining heavily and steadily for almost 36 hours straight. Some periods of brief relief, but it was heavy most of the time. Practically nothing outdoors at Universal operated all day yesterday. Not something that you go to a park in. The pond in the apartment complex of a friend's that I'm staying with this weekend rose a good 7-8" or more during the unrelenting weather.

 

[marni1971]

And it rained. And rained. And rained.

715am it started. Just when I was in the shower.

 

[Jake Massoni]

There was a power outage I believe then a fire broke out I found this link that has the related article

http://www.wesh.com/themeparks/29433137/detail.html

 

[Skipper03]

Fire=Refurb????

I hope everyone is ok! But please let SGE be on fire!

Never hope for a fire!! I'm guessing your point is hoping for an upgraded attraction, but that's a terrible way to hope for one! :dazzle:

 

[Disneydreamer23]

poor A o

 

[Jakester]

Apparently all of Tomorrowland is re-opened with the exception of SpM and AO.

Whats wrong with Space Mountain ???

 

[The Empress Lilly]

And it rained. And rained. And rained.

A deluge! A deluge of such magnitude that the world's greatest waterfalls flowing together for more than a million years would only just begin to approach its results!

 

[invader]

Whats wrong with Space Mountain ???

I don't exactly know other than that it didn't open at the same time with the rest, most likely just the normal "traffic flow" thing.

 

[ChristianG]

Never hope for a fire!! I'm guessing your point is hoping for an upgraded attraction, but that's a terrible way to hope for one! :dazzle:

No, trust me. We ALL want SGE to catch fire. Not a big fire, but maybe the Stitch AA.

 

[RSoxNo1]

No, trust me. We ALL want SGE to catch fire. Not a big fire, but maybe the Stitch AA.

No... the AA is one of the few good things about that attraction.

 

[Victor Kelly]

Nobody hurt is a very good thing.

 

[ChristianG]

No... the AA is one of the few good things about that attraction.

Yes, Yes..

But think about it.. the AA is the only gem in the show. Without it, they'll have to either close it or fix it.
They would go with the TDO way and close it.

 

[KevinYee]

The fire was small and not related to the ride mechanism at all.

 

[Cosmic Commando]

The Tiki Gods strike again!

Except they missed Stitch's Great Escape and got an innocent ride instead. :/

I'm assuming tiki gods can also work in mysterious ways? Maybe this was a warning shot to SGE.

 

[lbrad]

Glad the fire is out & no one was hurt.

 

[prberk]

Fire closes Astro Orbiter at MK

From the Orlando Sentinel: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/the-...-disney-world-101011-20111009,0,4993726.story

Leslie Postal, Orlando Sentinel

7:22 p.m. EDT, October 9, 2011
A melted light started a small fire on the Astro Orbiter ride at the Magic Kingdom on Sunday morning, shutting down the Walt Disney World attraction for the day, officials said.

No one was injured or on the ride when the fire began, shortly after the park opened on a rainy morning.

The fire was in one of the decorative rings at the very top of the ride, said Bo Jones, an assistant chief at the Reedy Creek Emergency Services.

One of the lights in the rings shorted out, melted and started smoldering.

"We had it out in no time," Jones said, calling it a "very minor" incident. "It was a hot light bulb."

The ride was kept closed for the rest of the day, though visitors could access the rest of Tomorrowland, where the Astro Orbiter ride is located, said spokesman Zoraya Suarez.

It was not clear Sunday evening when the ride would re-open.

The Astro Orbiter is billed as a rocket ride around a "retro-sci-fi central structure full of brightly-colored planets."

The fire occurred in the tall, ringed structure that is the centerpiece of the ride, Jones said.

lpostal@tribune.com or 407-420-5273

My home television station, WWBT-12 here in Richmond, had a report on it this morning. They reported that the Magic Kingdom itself "remained closed today" due to the fire. I assume that they meant only the ride, or this board would have been all crazy this morning. Since that is not the case, and since the Sentinel seemed to call it a minor incident, I assume that it was.

Anyone there for it yesterday?

Good pic, by the way, of the Astro Orbiter (file photo) on the Sentinel site.

Paul