Monorail disaster

flippyshark · 07-05-2009, 07:51 AM

This is just completely awful!

cast member dies in monorail crash

CoasterMatt · 07-05-2009, 08:08 AM

Wow, that is just terrible.

Scrooge McSam · 07-05-2009, 08:23 AM

I just can't understand this. MAPO shouldn't allow this. Even if Purple was in override, the pilot would have to continually keep the button depressed, else override would have been immediately cancelled.

So sad

CoasterMatt · 07-05-2009, 08:26 AM

This is much more upsetting than any "celebrity" death, imo.

38 years without a fatal accident is a damned good safety record.

wolfy999 · 07-05-2009, 08:38 AM

Tragic....My heart goes out to everyone involved, especially the family of the boy who died.

Moonliner · 07-05-2009, 08:42 AM

Tragic and somewhat reminiscent of the recent metro crash here in DC. The automatic breaking system failed due to a faulty sensor.

mousepod · 07-05-2009, 10:07 AM

Wow. Such an upsetting story.

Morrigoon · 07-05-2009, 11:23 AM

Gn2Dlnd · 07-05-2009, 11:59 AM

Pretty bad. There are, of course, a couple of threads going over at MiceChat with local news links. The photos that I've see only reveal damage to the trains themselves, no injuries. One post crash video in which you can hear a young girl become increasingly panicky, otherwise everyone seems extraordinarily calm.

DisneyDaniel · 07-05-2009, 12:03 PM

My heart does go out to those involved.

Here is a link to WKMG Local6 TV Website which posted a video taken by a guest:
http://www.clickorlando.com/video/19956043/index.html

Note: This scene of the accident video is a little unsettling. The video shows a cast member and guests peering into the collided monorail trying to see if the driver is OK.

07-05-2009, 07:51 AM	#1
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07-05-2009, 08:23 AM	#3
Scrooge McSam What? Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,635	I just can't understand this. MAPO shouldn't allow this. Even if Purple was in override, the pilot would have to continually keep the button depressed, else override would have been immediately cancelled. So sad Last edited by Scrooge McSam : 07-05-2009 at 08:48 AM. Reason: new info received re: which train was in motion
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07-05-2009, 08:26 AM	#4
CoasterMatt BRAAAAAAAINS! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: One Step Beyond... Posts: 8,802	This is much more upsetting than any "celebrity" death, imo. 38 years without a fatal accident is a damned good safety record. __________________ Do you like my photography? Visit photosbymatt.tumblr.com to purchase prints!
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07-05-2009, 08:38 AM	#5
wolfy999 Eyes like Sapphires! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 2.4 miles from Disneyland Posts: 1,523	Tragic....My heart goes out to everyone involved, especially the family of the boy who died. __________________ Diane "Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy." - George Carlin 1937-2008 DISNEY IS FINALLY PAYING ME BACK......STILL OWES ME ABOUT (oh, wait....way too much)!
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07-05-2009, 08:42 AM	#6
Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	Tragic and somewhat reminiscent of the recent metro crash here in DC. The automatic breaking system failed due to a faulty sensor. __________________ - Taking it one step at a time.
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07-05-2009, 10:07 AM	#7
mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	Wow. Such an upsetting story. __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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07-05-2009, 11:23 AM	#8
Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Wow. __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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07-05-2009, 11:59 AM	#9
Gn2Dlnd Parmmadore Jim Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Casita del Queso Posts: 3,810	Pretty bad. There are, of course, a couple of threads going over at MiceChat with local news links. The photos that I've see only reveal damage to the trains themselves, no injuries. One post crash video in which you can hear a young girl become increasingly panicky, otherwise everyone seems extraordinarily calm. __________________ Does anyone still wear a hat?
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07-05-2009, 12:03 PM	#10
DisneyDaniel California Adventurer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SoCal Posts: 537	My heart does go out to those involved. Here is a link to WKMG Local6 TV Website which posted a video taken by a guest: http://www.clickorlando.com/video/19956043/index.html Note: This scene of the accident video is a little unsettling. The video shows a cast member and guests peering into the collided monorail trying to see if the driver is OK. __________________ Yes, I do LOVE Disney California Adventure. Disneyland is not so bad either ;-)
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