i'm alright... no need to worry
From Orlando Sentinel
6 injured on Animal Kingdom ride at Disney released from hospitals
Beth Kassab
Sentinel Staff Writer
Published May 29, 2007, 6:07 PM CDT
Five Walt Disney World guests and an employee were transported to area hospitals today after the Kali River Rapids ride at Animal Kingdom was evacuated. They were later released.
One of the rides' sensors caused the flumes to stop as they were traveling up a steep incline, prompting an evacuation about 10:20 a.m., said Bo Jones, deputy fire chief of the Reedy Creek Improvement District.
A platform designed to help transfer guests from the ride to the exit stairs malfunctioned during the evacuation.
The injured people included three teenagers, one 21-year-old and two people in their 40s.
Kali River Rapids was closed until about 4:15 p.m. after the ride was inspected.
Disney spokeswoman Kim Prunty said the company conducted safety checks of the ride and did not find any problems. It did determine, however, that the platform used to evacuate people from the ride vehicles "disengaged and slid."
She said the company will use an alternative method to evacuate people from the ride if necessary.
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Just to let you know that I am not currently at Disney at the moment. I do not even work at Kali, but I do share a break room with them. Although I do know the cast member who was injured. I've heard from one of my friends that is currently working there that he's ok, just a little shaken up. Sad part is, two years ago I participated in an "evacuation training" thing on that ride and my raft was the one that was stuck in that same position and we had to use the platform (more commonly known to all cast members as "THE BEAST"). I knew that thing was not safe the minute I saw it two years ago. Hopefully Disney will get that thing fixed.
Ok... so the point of this was to let people know who saw the article in the Orlando Sentinel or saw the incident on the news know that I am OK.
6 injured on Animal Kingdom ride at Disney released from hospitals
Beth Kassab
Sentinel Staff Writer
Published May 29, 2007, 6:07 PM CDT
Five Walt Disney World guests and an employee were transported to area hospitals today after the Kali River Rapids ride at Animal Kingdom was evacuated. They were later released.
One of the rides' sensors caused the flumes to stop as they were traveling up a steep incline, prompting an evacuation about 10:20 a.m., said Bo Jones, deputy fire chief of the Reedy Creek Improvement District.
A platform designed to help transfer guests from the ride to the exit stairs malfunctioned during the evacuation.
The injured people included three teenagers, one 21-year-old and two people in their 40s.
Kali River Rapids was closed until about 4:15 p.m. after the ride was inspected.
Disney spokeswoman Kim Prunty said the company conducted safety checks of the ride and did not find any problems. It did determine, however, that the platform used to evacuate people from the ride vehicles "disengaged and slid."
She said the company will use an alternative method to evacuate people from the ride if necessary.
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Just to let you know that I am not currently at Disney at the moment. I do not even work at Kali, but I do share a break room with them. Although I do know the cast member who was injured. I've heard from one of my friends that is currently working there that he's ok, just a little shaken up. Sad part is, two years ago I participated in an "evacuation training" thing on that ride and my raft was the one that was stuck in that same position and we had to use the platform (more commonly known to all cast members as "THE BEAST"). I knew that thing was not safe the minute I saw it two years ago. Hopefully Disney will get that thing fixed.
Ok... so the point of this was to let people know who saw the article in the Orlando Sentinel or saw the incident on the news know that I am OK.