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[johnstonmr]

11 Injured, one critically, on Disneyland's "Thunder Mountain" roller coaster.

Hmm. Of course, I just found out, searching to see if there had been previous accidents in the Magic Kingdom, that there have -- and yet I've never heard of them. Interesting control of PR they've got.

It does explain why Space Mountain is shut down for refurbishment; a couple in Utah just sued Disneyland over an injury when one of the cars on that ride derailed.
Edit: "just" was two years ago, July of 2001.

Eh. Doesn't matter. I'll still go and have fun; the ratio of accidents is small compared to the people who ride them every day.

Though a derailment on the Matterhorn could seriously ruin your day trip life.

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[tiggrrl.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that Inside the Mouse book talked about accidents, injuries and deaths at Disney, and how they control the press around those kinds of incidents. There was that woman a few years ago who tried to take advantage of that by claiming to have been raped in a Disney hotel and asking for a huge settlement to keep quiet, but she was proven to have been lying.

[thebbq.livejournal.com]

When I worked there somone lost a finger on Splash Mountain. Also not that long ago someone from washington got sever brain damage from an accidnet on the pirate ship (I can't remember the name).

[ktbee.livejournal.com]

According to a recent news report, one person has died.

A complete tangent...

[closer2myself.livejournal.com]

I seem to remember you remarking on Queer Eye For The Straight Guy and thought you might enjoy this (http://www.panfandom.com/nuke/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=245&mode=&order=0&thold=0) article. Gushing aside, it does adress the issue of playing to stereotype at a few points. I've fallen in love with the show, and wouldn't mind having more of your thoughts.

[bethie8888.livejournal.com]

I've been to Disneyland 4 times in my life. And each time I've gone the Matterhorn has been broke that day. I have yet to ride that one. But perhaps I should also take it as a sign that I shouldn't ride it, if I had the chance, too.