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Most dangerous things you've seen at a Disney park
After reading the thread about funniest things you have heard at disney, it reminded me of the most dangerous things I've seen at Disney. While at California Adventure, my son and I were riding ToT and the ride just stops suddenly. Over the loud speaker a voice says "We saw you". After a few minutes the elevator goes down a few levels, the door opens and security is calling a teenager off the ride. I ask the girl next to me what happened and she said the boy was her brother, and he lossened the restraining belt all the way and sat on it so it looked like he was safely strapped in. When the drops happened he pulled out the strap out so he could float in the air. If he would have come free from the strap completely, he could have crushed somebody.
Forrest Gump was right, Stupid is as stupid does.
Last edited by WDWfanatic742; 04-04-2011 at 08:45 PM.
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People trying to exit the park by running right in front of the parade. Yeah, running in front of a 5-ton float (or however heavy it is) that can't stop on a dime is a real good idea
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Originally Posted by joanna71985
People trying to exit the park by running right in front of the parade. Yeah, running in front of a 5-ton float (or however heavy it is) that can't stop on a dime is a real good idea
Yeah....that was my DW. Well, i'm sure that it has happened many times (by other people). My wife only did it once. As I stood up (after she took off across the road), a CM raced over to bar my way from following her.
I completely understand why this is not allowed. In her defense, though, there was a *HUGE* gap between the floats. Probably a good minute's worth of time. More than enough to crawl across the road with time to spare. Doesn't make it right, though.
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I watched a lady holding her kid up on a railing in Epcot, on the bridge between France and England. She was holding onto the toddler by the belt loop on her pants, and was talking on the phone, not paying any attention to what her daughter (not more than 18 months) was doing. While it's not as reckless as the ToT dope, it is a pretty long drop for a baby who most likey couldn't swim.
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A double-wide stroller!
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Originally Posted by brownie
A double-wide stroller!
How about the double-wide strollers being pushed by one of the kids who should be IN the double-wide stroller?!
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Heh ... I love the light-hearted approach everyone is taking to this topic. Kinda fun!
I'd say for me it's definitely the climbing children. First off, it's just rude to let your kids go climbing all over the place. It detracts from other people's enjoyment of the park and yes, it can be very dangerous. Ditto for the people who let their kids hop safety fences and wander around. The ignorance and poor parenting skills of some of my fellow "adults" never ceases to amaze me.
Originally Posted by Puppy Mom
Parents letting young children push strollers right into other people........ ok maybe not as dangerous as you meant, but it is a pet peave for me.
Yeah that bugs me, too. And I say this as a father of four young kids who knows that children love to push strollers, but come on ... Disney World is not the place for that.
Originally Posted by CanadaLovesDisney
Also a kid on the bus putting her mouth on the metal handrail like it was a Popsicle. I thought I was going to be sick thinking of the germs!
Originally Posted by Aurora
On a non-Intercot discussion board a poster wrote that she was 99 percent sure her child got a stomach bug from face painting because they are really careful about constant handwashing and quarantining their children days before their trip.
Man, must be a blast being her kids! What's next? She covers them in a suit of rubber to ensure they never get a cut, scrape, or bruise??
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"my sister got her foot ran over a few times by those electrice wheel chair scooter things...people are aggressive when it comes to parade seating. "
Speaking on behalf of those that use a scooter, since i am one of them, i apologize. HOWEVER. understand that it's not only the drivers fault. I drive as slow as i can, especially in crowded areas. I can only drive at 90 degree angles, and if i hit the brakes, it doesn't stop immediately, but may go on for a foot or two. I do my best. a person walking, they can stop on a dime, they can also move at all kinds of angles, can make sudden cuts, and most of the time, pay no attention to where they are going. SO i'm driving along, as slow as i can, and somebody cuts acrross in front of me, paying no attention, i stop as quick as i can, but it nicks them, and then I'M the bad guy? i constantly get dirty looks or remarks from people that were paying no attention, but i accidently hit..
speaking of being aggressive at parades....do you know how many times i have had my view cut off by people leaning over me, standing in front of me, or telling me that being overweight isn't a handicap (their right, but having partial use of a leg due to cellulitus, an old wound to my hip while in the army are handicaps, and so is ignorance and rudeness if you ask me),
having said that....i will say the high majority of people are very nice, very helpful, go out of their way to assist me....it's disney after all, and that brings out the best in people.
I would give anything to be able to walk down mainstreet, since i can't should i not go?
now on to my most dangeorus thing. My mother has severe arthriis. she can walk but very painful, has very little mobility. Disney couldn't be better. many years ago, before i became handicapped, we were going on the Haunted Mansion ride...they took is the back where they load up the handicapped people. we were going to get on that moving thing belt to board the vehicle, and i told the CM i didn't think my mom could do it, the lady insisted she could, and before i knew it my mom trusted her and was on the belt, she tried to step on the vehicle, and of course she slipped and fell down. the ride operator was very quick on the trigger thank god and stopped the ride. it took us just a little bit to get my mom up and on the ride...no problems, but it scared me.
Last edited by Carol; 04-06-2011 at 09:02 PM.
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Originally Posted by Ian
Man, must be a blast being her kids! What's next? She covers them in a suit of rubber to ensure they never get a cut, scrape, or bruise??
I know!! And I shouldn't make fun, but the person (I now think it was a he) later wrote that since the whole family got sick after they got home, he amended his original diagnosis and wondered whether it was actually a water fountain that did it. What a sad thing to spend your time trying to figure out! To this poor person, obviously the most dangerous thing he's seen at Disney World is someone sneezing!
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Originally Posted by Ian
I'd say for me it's definitely the climbing children. First off, it's just rude to let your kids go climbing all over the place. It detracts from other people's enjoyment of the park and yes, it can be very dangerous. Ditto for the people who let their kids hop safety fences and wander around. The ignorance and poor parenting skills of some of my fellow "adults" never ceases to amaze me.
I couldn't agree more. Unfortunatley people don't see the danger.. The Toy Story Mania queue, as much as I like it is rife with kids climbing on the super size toys. And the pack of cards they use as a "slide"..
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I second that "A double-wide stroller"
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I once had seen an elderly gentleman, instead of getting INTO the Doom Buggy, get in front of the Doom Buggy and sit on the front part of it as though that's the way you were supposed to sit during the ride. They had to stop the ride of course and safely move him into the ride vehicle. But still, goes to show sometimes you can't assume EVERYONE knows how to get into a ride vehicle.
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Someone tried to get a bite of my chocolate cake from the pastry shop in France. Had they been successful, they would not have survived.
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I was going to put that my DH tried to get a sip of my Lapu Lapu once but seriously....the driver of our boat from MK to the Poly was texting on her cell phone while driving the boat at night.
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Originally Posted by MarkC
Someone tried to get a bite of my chocolate cake from the pastry shop in France. Had they been successful, they would not have survived.
LOL I actually laughed out loud at that.
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