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This one hit close to home. I was on the opening crew on that ride! Some of my friends were working when that happened. It is not easy when a guest dies on your ride! I know the Splash Mountain incident haunts me to this day.
Just some thoughts on that article. It is rumored that the little boy had a heart condition that neither he nor his parents knew about. Yes, the ride is intense but it has been dramatically toned down! Disney tested this ride for about a year before it opened with actual peple many of them cast members but with random guests as well.I rode it months before it opened and wow! I loved every minute of it and I took a HUGE RISK. But, Disney has warned their guests about this ride! As a matter of fact from the front door until the ride you will have seen 27 signs. In the briefing room you are verbally reminded then at the launch deck verbally reminded once again. Then you are verbally told that if you do not want to ride just continue down the hall you can bypass it. It's not like once you get in line your stuck. Also, if the little boy was as scared as he was according to the paper the mother could have said something and the cast member should have noticed. I've yanked plenty of kids off of my rides if they didn't look safe. Esp. at Splash Mt. I won't take the chance of a kid bailing out of a log and getting hurt. And yes I've mad plenty a parent mad about it but it is the rules. Safety, Courtesy, Show, Efficancy.
Now with that being said. This ride is intense. It has the nick name of Vomit Comet for a reason. I have been puked on more times at that attraction than in my EMT career. Oh, by the way more than 7 people have visited celebration hospital after riding this ride. I've had to call Reedy Creek out on several occasions! But, you know what bothers me most is this. I typically work at the end of the ride doing the show. So, that is where most people get sick at. On many occasions this has happened here is one example.A "coordinator" (a cast member with a radio) shows up and tells me to go back to my area. I didn't feel comfortable with it because the guy was looking bad. As an EMT once I offer help to him by law I cannot leave. I told the coordinator that I'm an EMT and was not supposed to leave until equally qualified help had arrived and he threatened to tell my manager! So, in front of everybody I asked him if the person went into cardiac arrest what would he do. "Wait for the ambulance he said" I shook my head and said "that is why I have to stay". So, he told the manager and it was strongly suggested that I not go over and help an ill patient send another cast member!
Oh, and by the way Mission Space was back up and running that night! Not the next day!
Mary S.
Just some thoughts on that article. It is rumored that the little boy had a heart condition that neither he nor his parents knew about. Yes, the ride is intense but it has been dramatically toned down! Disney tested this ride for about a year before it opened with actual peple many of them cast members but with random guests as well.I rode it months before it opened and wow! I loved every minute of it and I took a HUGE RISK. But, Disney has warned their guests about this ride! As a matter of fact from the front door until the ride you will have seen 27 signs. In the briefing room you are verbally reminded then at the launch deck verbally reminded once again. Then you are verbally told that if you do not want to ride just continue down the hall you can bypass it. It's not like once you get in line your stuck. Also, if the little boy was as scared as he was according to the paper the mother could have said something and the cast member should have noticed. I've yanked plenty of kids off of my rides if they didn't look safe. Esp. at Splash Mt. I won't take the chance of a kid bailing out of a log and getting hurt. And yes I've mad plenty a parent mad about it but it is the rules. Safety, Courtesy, Show, Efficancy.
Now with that being said. This ride is intense. It has the nick name of Vomit Comet for a reason. I have been puked on more times at that attraction than in my EMT career. Oh, by the way more than 7 people have visited celebration hospital after riding this ride. I've had to call Reedy Creek out on several occasions! But, you know what bothers me most is this. I typically work at the end of the ride doing the show. So, that is where most people get sick at. On many occasions this has happened here is one example.A "coordinator" (a cast member with a radio) shows up and tells me to go back to my area. I didn't feel comfortable with it because the guy was looking bad. As an EMT once I offer help to him by law I cannot leave. I told the coordinator that I'm an EMT and was not supposed to leave until equally qualified help had arrived and he threatened to tell my manager! So, in front of everybody I asked him if the person went into cardiac arrest what would he do. "Wait for the ambulance he said" I shook my head and said "that is why I have to stay". So, he told the manager and it was strongly suggested that I not go over and help an ill patient send another cast member!
Oh, and by the way Mission Space was back up and running that night! Not the next day!
Mary S.
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