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Sunday, July 11, 2004
Another Accident?
It's my day off, and I decide to spend it at Disneyland. The former Porn Star wants to set me up with his friend (apparently I was too affectionate for a Porn Star, whee) and this is the most convenient place to do the meeting. I meet the guy, he's nice enough, but the last thing I want to do is spend my day off at Disneyland, so I'm fairly negative throughout the day. Something just seemed off; I can't really explain it. We wander around the California Adventure Park (conveniently located across the way from Disneyland) for a while, and then head back to the "Happiest Place on Earth" to enjoy some of our favorite rides.
After a few hours we come up to Big Thunder Mountain and notice that it isn't operating. Slowly we walk around to the entrance of the ride, and I notice several of my co-workers are standing out front and spieling to guests. This wasn't typical for a breakdown, something had happened.
Apparently two trains (full of guests) had bumped into each other in the loading area, and although nobody was seriously injured it was a big deal. This is the third accident to happen on the ride in it's 20+ year history, but all of those accidents have happened in the past 12 months. Disneyland is obsessive about their safety regulations, so it makes no sense to me on how these things can keep happening. I have spoken to a few people who worked during the latest accident, and they are blaming a combination of computer error and brake failure... I really don't know if I can believe them this time around.
News sources are blaming the people who were working the ride that day, and that also seems likely. There are a gazillion safety measures in place, but it's still possible to get hurt, or to hurt others. It all comes down to how well Cast Members are trained, and as a trainer-in-training, I realize how difficult it can be to cover every little detail. Is it possible that something out of the ordinary happened, and the person in control just didn't know what to do? I'll know when the police investigation is finished.
I feel just as safe going to Disneyland as a guest now as I did before this latest accident, or before any of these accidents happened. I hope that people don't get paranoid about their safety when spending a day at a theme park, but I guess it's too early to say what kinds of impact these things will have on the general public. Bleh.
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