kissorkill2night Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 OH I remember that episode..didnt think of that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leekak Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 They keep putting in new attractions first EE now this Way to go Disney your rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryH Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 Source: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/custom/tourism/orl-bk-dizride052907,0,4415309.story?coll=orl-home-headlines 5 injured on Animal Kingdom ride at Disney Beth Kassab | Sentinel Staff Writer Posted May 29, 2007, 2:16 PM EDT STORY GALLERY Five Walt Disney World guests and an employee were transported to the hospital Tuesday morning after the Kali River Rapids ride at Animal Kingdom was evacuated. 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. One Disney employee may have suffered a bone fracture and the five guests suffered other minor injuries such as bruises and neck and back pain, Jones said. The injured people included three teenagers, one 21-year-old and two people in their 40s. Disney spokeswoman Kim Prunty said the reason the ride stopped is being investigated along with how the evacuation platform malfunctioned. Kali River Rapids remains closed for now, she said. "Our primary concern is for those who are impacted by the incident," Prunty said. "We're trying to determine what happened." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterdude5 Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 At least the boat didn't overturn, that seems like that's the main "river raft ride" accident. Hopefully the injuries aren't life-threatening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillMontu Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 First it killed my video camera...now this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 ^ I thought the Wheel of Death at South Port killed your video camera Will?! Or is this event a regular occurrence, like me and my ability to break two dozen umbrellas a year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandaman Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 According to MouseInfo's original story, an eyewitness claimed the "Kali River ran red with blood". Thank you, observant eyewitness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmoofy Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 According to MouseInfo's original story, an eyewitness claimed the "Kali River ran red with blood". Thank you, observant eyewitness. It's a really ironic situation: They wanted people to avoid injury by evacuating the ride when in turn they ended up getting hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillMontu Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 ^ I thought the Wheel of Death at South Port killed your video camera Will?! Or is this event a regular occurrence, like me and my ability to break two dozen umbrellas a year! My camera started working again when it realized it was back in the United States. It got a little bit wet on Kali, and ceased to function after that. Never mind the first time it died was also at Animal Kingdom, when all I did was take it out of the bag and attempt to load a tape (I had to send it back twice to get it working again). It was a lemon from the start, and I have a new camera now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnome Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 Disney was a bit over due for an accident, imo. I think we can all rest peacefully the rest of this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disney Dood Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 Story made my local news station. What exactly happened? Did the river get electrically shocked? Did the seat belts snap? And why did that guy say the river ran red with blood, did somebody split their skull open? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 ^ Did you even read the first post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRollergod Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 ^Do not blame him. The story IMO isn't very clear on what happened, this is still a head scratcher for me too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 ^ Um, it says it right there. The platform "malfunctioned" (probably wasn't secure) and people got hurt. He could have read the first article and not have had to ask if the river got electrocuted or the seatbelts snapped. There's enough information there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRollergod Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 I do not need to start a fight but we mean by how they got hurt. Wow, a platform "malfunctioned"... What did it do, free fall back to its holding area? Crumple under to much wait? What? They could be more specific then "malfunctioned." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 ^ I agree with what you're saying as to it being unclear on how and why the platform failed, but Disney Dood didn't seem to read anything in the first post if he's asking about electrocution and seatbelts. The article, while vague on details, at least explained the basics of the incident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disney Dood Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Ooops, sorry. I read a *very* undetailed version on AOL so I thought it was just gonna be the same thing. Steep incline I assume means the ramp, so did the platform just like give out and they tumbled down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgwfreak Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 I think this was discussed a long time ago, but I couldn't find the thread after looking through pages of threads. Does anyone know what the deal was on the dragon in the logo for the park (see the link)? http://www.thrillnetwork.com/stories_view.php/1996/six_riders_injured_rapids_ride_animal_kingdom.html Was it just supposed to be something like to cover all animals from the past, or were they actually going to do a land that involved dragons (which would have been cool)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piers Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 The whole beastly kingdom idea has been going around the message boards since the park opened. Probably something to do with that. Thats my guess anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 I'm sure I remember a bigger discussion on this but the best I could find was a couple of posts in this thread, which might be where you remember seeing this mentioned, Wes: http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=23169 AK is the only WDW park I haven't been to: is everything there based upon "real" animals?? Don't they have a dinosaur theme thing going on somewhere? If they've got dinosaurs and yetis, I'd say it's only a matter of time before the dragons come out. Let's face it, they can totally get away with it without losing any of the education they provide, it's Disney for goodness sake, it's full of flying elephants and talking mice. The fact that the dragon is still on the logo probably means they at least want to have the option to do it at some point. *shrug* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 I heard the dragons flew away when they realized how cramped the park felt. In all seriousness, I agree that the fact that it's still in the logo would suggest that this is just another idea that was put on the back burner until the right time and place presents itself. And hopefully, that's not in the form of a Pixar movie featuring a lovable dragon and his search for acceptance in society or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Wow...I actually never noticed that! --Robb "Shows you how much I pay attention to this park..." Alvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 And hopefully, that's not in the form of a Pixar movie featuring a lovable dragon and his search for acceptance in society or something. Ugh, Scott, DON'T EVEN JOKE!!!! Pixar movies for the most part make me vomit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryH Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Camp Minnie-Mickey was supposed to be a temporary land in Animal Kingdom. Beastly Kingdom was going to occupy that section of real estate. About 10 years later, the temporary attraction has become permanent. You can see a dragon, sort of. When the boat ride went around the river circling Discovery Island, one part of the ride had a big flame shooting out of a dark cave. This was a dragon who hid in the cave and blew his breath every so often. If you stand on one of the bridges in Animal Kingdom leading to Discovery Island, you may see the flame shoot out once in a while. I've only seen the flame on time, though. Some of the ideas of Beastly Kingdom were integrated into IOA's Lost Continent. I read that the land was supposed to have a unicorn maze with two different sides. That sounds like a certain dragon coaster at IOA. ADDED: Here's a link that talks about Beastly Kingdom: http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_hill/archive/2000/12/31/309.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECZenith Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 I remember reading about "Fire Mountain" which would have been the centerpiece of Beastly Kingdom. It was to be an inverted coaster that flew in and out of a volcanic dragon's lair. The ride was to feature Disney's largest animatronic, a fire-breathing dragon. I believe since IOA opened Dueling Dragons and AK went with Everest instead, the plans were scrapped. Hopefully they resurface. Beastly Kingdom is really the only way AK will ever get a "journey to the center of the earth". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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