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If I was stuck for 30 minutes listening to this I would want to kill someone. (Original Post) El Supremo Mar 2013 OP
How do you think Chucky got the way he is? pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #1
What about a minute or so of this? bluedigger Mar 2013 #2
You want eagle? I gotcher eagle right here... pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #3
Ahhhhh!!!!1 El Supremo Mar 2013 #5
Thanks. LiberalElite Mar 2013 #4
SEVERAL someones. hobbit709 Mar 2013 #6
Silly lawsuit Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #7
Not silly at all, as the court affirmed by its ruling pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #10
But there was not a fire, and courts often arrive at silly rulings Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #11
I've heard some ignorant BS, but this may take the cake pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #12
Ignorant? You need to do better than this. Make a case... (cont) Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #15
I won't even listen to it for 30 seconds HarveyDarkey Mar 2013 #8
You owe me 8 thousand dollars now olddots Mar 2013 #9
Yesterday. I agreed with you. In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #13
When i went to Disneyland and took that ride, RebelOne Mar 2013 #14
At least it wasn't this... madinmaryland Mar 2013 #16
I don't call it Disney Hell for no reason. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2013 #17
Duck Logic! Doc_Technical Mar 2013 #18
Love it! El Supremo Mar 2013 #19
Archie Bunker has my reaction to being trapped listening to that song... backscatter712 Mar 2013 #20

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
1. How do you think Chucky got the way he is?
Wed Mar 27, 2013, 10:04 PM
Mar 2013

He was just a sweet kid doll before before he was assigned to work...THAT RIDE.


pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
10. Not silly at all, as the court affirmed by its ruling
Thu Mar 28, 2013, 01:29 AM
Mar 2013

Disneyland staff were able to evacuate all other riders, but left a disabled, paraplegic man with anxiety issues alone and stranded on the ride. If there had been a more serious emergency--like a fire--I doubt you'd be so insensitive to this man's predicament.

 

Demo_Chris

(6,234 posts)
11. But there was not a fire, and courts often arrive at silly rulings
Thu Mar 28, 2013, 03:38 AM
Mar 2013

People are stranded on rides all the time. Sometimes for hours, and in positively nightmarish places. This guy was stuck floating in a boat listening to music for a half hour. If you ask any of the people cooking outside in the queue whether or not they would have rather been floating inside guess what your answer would have been.

The staff no doubt left him there because it was safer than trying to remove him. He was never in any danger and he was not harmed by the experience. He filed a suit because he hoped he would get a little cash out of the deal. Eight grand is not a lot when it comes to stupid lawsuits, but it's a lot of money none the less. It's a half year's wages for the average Walmart employee. A grand would be too much.

At best he deserved a free pass or two to the park.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
12. I've heard some ignorant BS, but this may take the cake
Thu Mar 28, 2013, 04:11 AM
Mar 2013

I'd like to think you are "no doubt" a better person than that.

 

Demo_Chris

(6,234 posts)
15. Ignorant? You need to do better than this. Make a case... (cont)
Thu Mar 28, 2013, 11:50 AM
Mar 2013

People actually are stranded on rides all the time. Not kiddie rides where they are chilling in a boat for a half-hour, but hundreds of feet in the air and in some cases actually upside-down. And where this guy was handed eight thousand dollars for his "ordeal," they usually get a free pass to the park or some free ride tickets.

Rides get stuck and malfunction all the time. Every day it happens somewhere. When it does, and the riders are safe (as they almost always are) they are left in place until they can be safely removed. In this case the Disney people felt that it was easier and safer to leave him where he was -- most likely because they knew the ride would be up and moving relatively quickly. He was stranded for a half hour. Big deal? Hardly.

Here's some links to a handful of other ride malfunctions:

“The 12 people on board the Superman Ultimate Flight roller coaster, which had just opened June 30, were left sitting 150 feet up in the air for two hours… Tavares and the 11 other passengers each received a free season pass to the amusement park and a fast pass that enables them to skip the lines at future visits…”

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/07/superman-roller-coaster-grounded-after-riders-stranded/

“24 riders were trapped on "The Stratosphere," a 200-foot-tall tower… the riders became stuck at nearly 200 feet in the air when the ride lost power at about 9:11 p.m… Riders were reportedly brought to the ground shortly before 11:30.”

http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Riders-stuck-on-State-Fair-ride-3965906.php

"They gave us a bunch of tickets as a consolation prize," Vail said.

http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/dallas/Riders-Tell-of-Terrifying-Hours-Stuck-on-State-Fair-Ride-175084071.html


“For the second time in nearly two weeks the Wind Seeker ride at Knott's Berry Farm malfunctioned. Twenty riders were stranded about 300 feet in the air. After nearly four hours, the riders were safely returned to the ground…”

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Knotts-Berry-Farm-Wind-Seeker-Ride-Stuck-170434216.html

“DES MOINES, IOWA -- Rescue crews worked to free two people who became stuck on a carnival ride at the Iowa State Fair when it malfunctioned Monday afternoon.
The young adults were stuck on the ride, in which they were strapped into a seat and shot up into the air connected to an elastic band. They were about 60 feet in the air.”

http://www.heartlandconnection.com/news/story.aspx?id=651866

“Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units were sent to the Dade County Fair to rescue riders stuck approximately 80 to 100 feet in the air on the Space Roller.”

http://www.digtriad.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=139703

“Recently adventure and thrill seekers riding the “Mumbo Jumbo" Roller coaster at Flamingo Land Park suddenly came to a stop in the middle of one of the loops leaving them dangling upside down approximately 50 feet off the ground. They were stuck up there for approximately 20 minutes before being freed from the ride by theme park workers.”

http://www.philadelphiainjuryattorneyblog.com/2010/06/amusement_park_nightmare_rider.html

 

olddots

(10,237 posts)
9. You owe me 8 thousand dollars now
Thu Mar 28, 2013, 12:59 AM
Mar 2013
or about as much as it costs a family of 5 to go to Disney Land for the day
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