Posts Tagged ‘Accident’

Disney monorail pilot injured by electric shock

Walt Disney World monorails were out of service briefly Saturday evening after a monorail pilot received an electric shock while flipping a switch, authorities said. The pilot was mildly shocked in the arm while switching on a beacon that identifies the beam the monorail is traveling on, a fire official...

July 17th, 2010 | Featured, News | Read More

What do you tell your children after a tragic theme-park death?

(Walt Disney World photo) Like last summer’s fatal monorail crash, Wednesday’s tragic death of a killer whale trainer at SeaWorld likely left many parents wondering what to tell their children about the accident. Certainly what you say depends on the ages and maturity of the children, as...

February 25th, 2010 | A Mom and The Mouse, Featured, Kristin Ford | Read More

Monorail guide warned of hazard when trains backed up without a spotter

The manufacturer of Walt Disney World’s monorail trains warned against the kind of reverse driving that contributed to the system’s first fatal crash this past summer, according to documents obtained by the Orlando Sentinel. An operating manual written for the Disney trains by Bombardier Inc....

December 21st, 2009 | Featured, Jason Garcia, News | Read More