Mission:Space keeps getting the blame

Ponine · 04-13-2006, 09:40 AM

Woman Dies a day After Disney World ride
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida (AP) -- A woman died Wednesday after going on a ride at Walt Disney World so intense that it has motion sickness bags.

The 49-year-old woman became ill after riding "Mission: Space" on Tuesday. She was taken to a hospital, and died a day later, park spokeswoman Kim Prunty said in a statement.

No more information on the woman was available Wednesday, Prunty said. Nor was the cause of death immediately known.

The ride was closed Wednesday, but reopened Thursday, a statement from the theme park said.

tracilicious · 04-13-2006, 10:03 AM

It's most likely the old heart condition thing again. I admit though, that it makes me a bit nervous.

Prudence · 04-13-2006, 10:37 AM

I wonder if people, being idiots, don't appreciate the nature of the warnings? I have no idea, this is just fanciful speculation, but maybe people with heart conditions see roller coasters and it registers that they shouldn't go on, but see M:S and think it's "just" a simulater?

Snowflake · 04-13-2006, 10:48 AM

Ooh! (raising hands and waving animatedly) I have a heart condition, I can never ride Pooh again!

tracilicious · 04-13-2006, 11:02 AM

I think that people just don't realize that they have heart conditions. I know that the five year old little boy that died on MS before was perfectly healthy.

Ponine · 04-13-2006, 11:05 AM

I thought they discovered he had an undiagnosed heart condition?

Ghoulish Delight · 04-13-2006, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Ponine

I thought they discovered he had an undiagnosed heart condition?

Yes, that's what Traci was referring to. It's not so much that people are ignoring the warnings. Most of the cases have been people who, for all they knew, were perfectly healthy only to find that MS causes complications with otherwise unkown conditions.

innerSpaceman · 04-13-2006, 11:13 AM

I know no one here will believe this .... but it's The Curse.

Building Mission Space upon the ruins of Horizons is akin to building the Overlook Hotel on ancient Indian burial grounds.

scaeagles · 04-13-2006, 11:13 AM

How many people does this ride handle daily? 12,000? (guesstimate of 12 hours of operation and 1000/hour - I could be way off, but based on a 4 minute ride with 160 on it at a time, that would be an absolute max of 2400/hour, but I doubt that happens.).

That would be 4,380,000 annually. There are now two deaths supposedly attributable to this ride working completely as designed, and it has been open abot 2.5 years. That would mean there have been about 11 million riders since it opened (granted many are repeaters).

2 out of 11 million? Those were not from accidents on the ride itself. I would figure if the ride was too stressful (2 g's is not much to endure), there would be a lot more of this kind of thing.

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My dad lives about an hour from WDW. He's had two heart attacks and a quad bipass. Still rides it and loves it. I would throw in a comment a tasteless comment right now, but it would be, well, tasteless.

katiesue · 04-13-2006, 11:14 AM

The question is were these hidden conditions brought out by the stress of the ride or is it just cooincidence? Would they have eventually happend walking down the street or did the ride make the condition worse?

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tracilicious avatar transition Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in-between Posts: 2,487	It's most likely the old heart condition thing again. I admit though, that it makes me a bit nervous. __________________ And now Harry, let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure! - Albus Dumbledore
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Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	I wonder if people, being idiots, don't appreciate the nature of the warnings? I have no idea, this is just fanciful speculation, but maybe people with heart conditions see roller coasters and it registers that they shouldn't go on, but see M:S and think it's "just" a simulater? __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	Ooh! (raising hands and waving animatedly) I have a heart condition, I can never ride Pooh again!
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tracilicious avatar transition Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in-between Posts: 2,487	I think that people just don't realize that they have heart conditions. I know that the five year old little boy that died on MS before was perfectly healthy. __________________ And now Harry, let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure! - Albus Dumbledore
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Ponine Virgin Ears Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,075	I thought they discovered he had an undiagnosed heart condition? __________________ There's something strange, There's something wrong. I see a change - It's like when love dies.
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I know no one here will believe this .... but it's The Curse. Building Mission Space upon the ruins of Horizons is akin to building the Overlook Hotel on ancient Indian burial grounds.
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scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	How many people does this ride handle daily? 12,000? (guesstimate of 12 hours of operation and 1000/hour - I could be way off, but based on a 4 minute ride with 160 on it at a time, that would be an absolute max of 2400/hour, but I doubt that happens.). That would be 4,380,000 annually. There are now two deaths supposedly attributable to this ride working completely as designed, and it has been open abot 2.5 years. That would mean there have been about 11 million riders since it opened (granted many are repeaters). 2 out of 11 million? Those were not from accidents on the ride itself. I would figure if the ride was too stressful (2 g's is not much to endure), there would be a lot more of this kind of thing. Edited to add: My dad lives about an hour from WDW. He's had two heart attacks and a quad bipass. Still rides it and loves it. I would throw in a comment a tasteless comment right now, but it would be, well, tasteless. Last edited by scaeagles : 04-13-2006 at 11:20 AM.
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katiesue Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,678	The question is were these hidden conditions brought out by the stress of the ride or is it just cooincidence? Would they have eventually happend walking down the street or did the ride make the condition worse?
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