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It's time to move on and move forward.
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It's sad what happened, but is was an accident. I drive my car every day, and there is a higher chance of getting in a car accident then another monorail accident. There have only been two incidents total in Disney Parks in over 50 years. I'd take those odds!
I love the monorail and would love to be a pilot if DH and I ever moved to FL. I feel so bad for this young man's family but that won't put me off in riding the monorail. If they allow guests to ride up front again, (and I hope they do) I'll add that to my list of must do's.
I can understand how it feels 'strange' or 'kind of unnerving' to ride the monorail so soon after the accident. It's just like when you're involved in a ar accident or had a near hit. It's unnerving but you do it. I get a little unnerved when I'm about to fly or even when I'm purchasing airline tickets and there's a plane crash. It just makes you think twice but hopefully you just go on.
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I will certainly continue to ride and enjoy the monorail. I agree that this young cast member that was killed would not want to see people stop riding or to be afraid of the monorail. It is a tragedy that an innocent life was taken due to this accident, but it was an accident. I am still very confident in Disney and believe they are doing everything they can to ensure that nothing like this happens again.
I think I would have felt a bit strange riding the monorail in the first few days after they accident but by the time I'm there at the end of September I don't think I'll really be focusing on it too much.
Well said! I feel the best memorial to that young man's life that any of us can give is to continue to ride and enjoy the monorail. By all accounts he loved and was very good at what he did, so I will honor that by continuing on.
I agree! I don't see what there is to be nervous about. If you ride in a car you
are more likely to have an accident. I think we need to keep that in mind.
i know what you mean . But i think i will ride the boat over this time i'm not scarred but with my little ones i would have too think twice with them .
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I too will continue to ride the monorail...as I posted earlier, I will feel a little weird the first time getting on, but I think it is because everything about Disney makes me happy -- we have great family memories of all our trips there and it is just sad that it had to happen in a place that has brought our family so much joy!
For those who might feel weird, I just read in another post (keep in mind, it's been reported but not necessarily verified) that the Purple monorail is going to be retired now. I suppose it's for the best though (who knows what kind of damage it has or what kind of emotions it would set off in another pilot). But with 2 less monorails, it's probably going to make getting around take a little bit longer (especially during the busy seasons).
I'm not sure weird is the right word. I know when we go back, and ride it again. I will think about the CM, but the monorail is far safer then most other forms of transportation. In addition after an accident like this one, I bet the procedures in place will make it even safer.
I hope they eventually bring back riding in the front. It's such a unique experience and I would love to do it again. DH didn't get to ride with us the last time as DM was with me, so he never got the chance.
So sorry he was killed. But if I stop riding the Monorail because there was a accident well I had better stop doing anything dangerous. Like flying, driving a car, walking, riding a bicycle, taking a shower, breathing, etc.
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Well said! I feel the best memorial to that young man's life that any of us can give is to continue to ride and enjoy the monorail. By all accounts he loved and was very good at what he did, so I will honor that by continuing on.
I share your sentiments Danielle. I was in a travel agents booking an October holiday in Disney on 11 SEP 01, just hours before the attacks took place. They phoned me that afternoon asking if I wanted to cancel. I didn't. I felt that I owed it to all the people who didn't make it home that day to make sure that the terrorists didn't win. Different circumstances I know.
We all owe it to Austin to carry on using the monorail. We may feel a twinge of apprehension or a twinge of sadness, but at the end of the day life goes on, and the best way of honouring ANYONE who has passed away in tragic circumstances is to ensure that life DOES go on.
The monorail has had a VERY good safety record. This was a "freak" incident brought about by a number of factors that are unlikely to recur at the same time in the same order. Lessons will be learned from this to make the monorail even safer for the future.
I'd like to think that stopping people riding "up front" is a temporary measure to allow the pilots to "escape" from the questions people are bound to want to ask, and to allow them to concentrate on their jobs and come to terms with their loss in private. I'm sure the "privilege" will return when it is good and proper to do so.
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I share your sentiments Danielle. I was in a travel agents booking an October holiday in Disney on 11 SEP 01, just hours before the attacks took place. They phoned me that afternoon asking if I wanted to cancel. I didn't. I felt that I owed it to all the people who didn't make it home that day to make sure that the terrorists didn't win. Different circumstances I know.
We all owe it to Austin to carry on using the monorail. We may feel a twinge of apprehension or a twinge of sadness, but at the end of the day life goes on, and the best way of honouring ANYONE who has passed away in tragic circumstances is to ensure that life DOES go on.
The monorail has had a VERY good safety record. This was a "freak" incident brought about by a number of factors that are unlikely to recur at the same time in the same order. Lessons will be learned from this to make the monorail even safer for the future.
I'd like to think that stopping people riding "up front" is a temporary measure to allow the pilots to "escape" from the questions people are bound to want to ask, and to allow them to concentrate on their jobs and come to terms with their loss in private. I'm sure the "privilege" will return when it is good and proper to do so.
I can't imagine my thoughts could have been put to "paper" any better.
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