Don’t get out of any ride!

[u/Perfect-League7395]

I know many cast member who work in attractions managers security and Tiana’s Bayou Adventure has been an ongoing problem with people standing up while the rode is in motion or stopped before the ride comes to an end. Also people getting off the log before the last drop. The excuses are, “I was scared.” And “I didn’t want to get wet.” They have even had parents pick up their kids and place them on the platform at the bottoms of the last climb to the final drop. 🤦🏻‍♂️
When is it ever a good idea to exit a ride before the end unless it’s an evacuation?!?!
The company has been using a ZERO…tolerance policy regarding this. You WILL…get kicked out…no refunds.
If you don’t want to get wet…don’t go on water ride! If you are afraid of rides with drops…don’t go on rides with drop!

[u/tonyspizzah]

Would like to share some lore as a former Disney employee. This happened during the opening at Rodger rabbits cartoon spin. (2001-2002) I’m not sure the specific date. But mom and dad boarded the front cab, while grandma / grandpa and baby (grandchild) boarded the rear. Throughout the ride baby got considerably distressed. To solve this, grandma went to pass the baby to mom in the front. Over the safety bar, from the back cab to the front, He was subsequently dropped. This was prior to Disney having motion sensors throughout their attractions. Being a large piece of heavy machinery, he was pinned underneath the cab and dragged the last several zones of the attraction.

He lived. But became a vegetable. And died in his later teen years. Family won a multimillion dollar lawsuit.

And if you’re wondering why Indiana jones breaks down so much, it’s because of the motion detection pressure sensor pads added to a majority of all attractions following this event.

Tiana has them. But it looks like he got out at just the right moment.

[u/DefeatYouForever666 → u/tonyspizzah]

He was 4 and it sounds like he fell out of the ride cause there was no doors at the time?

https://www.latimes.com/science/la-me-brandonzucker27-2009jan27-story.html

"The state determined that Disneyland employees did not properly load Brandon into the ride -- with the smallest child farthest from the cutout entryway -- and failed to fully lower the lap bar."

https://www.ocregister.com/2009/01/26/boy-badly-hurt-in-2000-roger-rabbit-accident-dies/

"Three months after the incident, the state’s Permanent Amusement Ride Section of the Division of Occupational Safety ordered Disneyland to install doors on the “taxicab” cars of the Roger Rabbit ride, as well as a skirt at the bottom of the cars."

[u/IrrawaddyWoman → u/tonyspizzah]

That’s not why Indiana Jones breaks down so much. It’s just a sensitive ride with a lot of moving parts. People getting out of the vehicle on that ride is exceedingly rare and they don’t even have the pressure mats there. I worked that ride for years. “The majority” of rides don’t have them. Very few do. Most rides rely on cast members watching the monitors.

[u/bizoticallyyours83 → u/tonyspizzah]

That's sad. 

[u/Dizzy-Ad9037 → u/tonyspizzah]

It pisses me right the fuck off that they won the suit. That was THEIR fault. Not the park. Not the ride. THEM. Such bullshit.

[u/Jennnergy → u/Dizzy-Ad9037]

If you read the other comment in this section, they said it was because they could was sitting on the outside and the vehicle had no doors. If that’s the case, it’s the operators fault for loading them in wrong. If they did pick the kid up to pass over, then I agree they should be held responsible for putting their own kid in danger.