Walt Disney World Epcot Discussion Thread

[disneyfan1313]

Its just a test right now of the concept and technology. If it ended up being a perm fixture I am sure it would look very different and have different capacity.

[dandaman]

I heard some girl's Kimmunicator thing go off in France last week and immediately thought of Guy.

 

They had some cool golf ball "JJ Credit" of sorts in the UK, especially for the game. I stood there for a half-hour and someone finally came by and made the thing run

 

Oh, and socal, Soren mentioned you last week

[Golfie]

Ugh... they should just put in a crystal maze.

[DarkStitch626]

Why do I see Guy making trip reservations simply because of this?

[speedracer]

No question this was a very sad and tragic thing to happen, but I don't understand why Disney settles on these. Opens themselves up to even more lawsuits now that blood sucking lawyers know Disney will just payoff to avoid bad publicity regardless whether they are actually at fault or not:

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/custom/tourism/orl-bk-disneydeath012907,0,5872106.story?coll=orl-home-headlines

[Zen Coaster]

True. I hope the family finally gets closure from this.

[Satoshi]

ADMIN EDIT!

 

You have no idea what you're talking about.

[Erik Johnson]

^^ Ummmmm, no! It is because people simply can not read the huge warning sign in front of the ride. Several million people have ridden Mission: Space with no problems. It probably cost Disney less money to settle than to drag it through the courts for years.

[Zen Coaster]

Couldn't have said it better myself.

[coaster05]

STUPID POST DELETED

 

So anytime someone dies we should close something down. 1 person out of 8,000,000 rides makes this ride safer then going to your bathroom. It's overreactions like this that is ruining our hobby, and to some extent our society.

[PhishyBrewer]

True. I hope the family finally gets closure from this.

 

Your freaking kidding me... right? Closure? What the hell are you talking about? People die from unknown health conditions all the time. This isn't even Disney's fault. Closure... WTF?!

[mcjaco]

^^ Ummmmm, no! It is because people simply can not read the huge warning sign in front of the ride. Several million people have ridden Mission: Space with no problems. It probably cost Disney less money to settle than to drag it through the courts for years.

 

And therein lies the problem with the legal system. Settling, is cheaper than defending. It sucks.

 

Without settlement numbers, it's hard to tell if this was a good economical decision or not. When we take cases to trial, it usually costs around $120-150,000 in defense costs. Nothing to sneeze at. You have to weigh those costs, total damages, defenses, publicity (in Disney's case), and the jury pool for where it was filed. If it's conservative, you may be OK. Liberal, you're likely to get screwed.

[CK Media]

And do you think they purposely let their child die? I think it's pretty much expected to recieve money if there's a casualty.

 

On a side note Florida has bad luck with centrifuges. A girl died on a centrifuge ride a while ago at the Miami Dade Fair.

[Guest]

CK Media no offense but your statement sounds ridiculous.

 

The child had an undiagnosed medical condition, and because the parents are pissed off the look at a company like Disney and say "Ca CHING!"

 

I think its a load of crap. Ride at your own risk. Mission: Space was tested and re-tested after each accident and there was NOTHING wrong with the ride.

 

If people can't read the signs of risks involved riding that particular ride, then don't ride it.

 

Katie, happy suing people piss me off, O.

[PhishyBrewer]

It's funny... the first year I worked at Cedar Point a kid died on the Wild Cat due to an unknown health condition. And yet, nothing became of it.

[redfoot12]

You tell 'em, Katie!

[redfoot12]

It's funny... the first year I worked at Cedar Point a kid died on the Wild Cat due to an unknown health condition. And yet, nothing became of it.

 

Disney pockets > Cedar Point pockets

[PhishyBrewer]

^Or it's the cliental that comes into the park(s).

 

Besides, you think people go to Cedar Point and say, "This place must performing badly because they don't have money like Disney"

[redfoot12]

Disney has a higher profile so yes, that would contribute to the type of clientele involved (as well as the lawsuits it invites).

[Zen Coaster]

True. I hope the family finally gets closure from this.

 

Your freaking kidding me... right? Closure? What the hell are you talking about? People die from unknown health conditions all the time. This isn't even Disney's fault. Closure... WTF?!

Whoa, calm down. I had agreed it wasn't Disney's fault but the family obviously didn't think so. It's a tragic situation but one which they have sought some kind of closure (and money). I'm on Disney's side though.

[cfc]

^It doesn't give them "closure." It gives them money.

 

"Closure" comes with time (if at all).

[Zen Coaster]

You misunderstand me... I agree! People are more lawsuit-happy these days and there's nothing that will bring that kid back.

 

I think it's not so much getting the money that brings closure but they might feel Disney accepted some responsibility - still won't bring back the kid but KNOWING THAT might help.

 

That's what I'm saying.

[mcjaco]

True. I hope the family finally gets closure from this.

 

Try reading the context of the post next time.

 

How does one read into the context of a post that's one line that doesn't state any sort of position?

[Zen Coaster]

I started that post with 'True.' which showed me complete agreement with what the previous poster was saying. Anyway, I'm down with the flu and trying to distract myself so sorry if what I'm saying isn't very clear.

[redfoot12]

bleh--never mind