Any Recent News on 4- & 12-yr. olds that died?
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LisaJ · 08-17-2005, 03:18 PM

Does anyone have any news or updates on the status of the 4 year old who died after riding Mission Space? And the 12 year old who collapsed at TL?

I haven't heard anything more (e.g., autopsy findings, etc.).

bradk · 08-17-2005, 03:25 PM

no, both are still under investigation and neither died as a result of trauma

Laughaholic · 08-17-2005, 09:54 PM

I haven't heard anything yet, I hope it's released soon!

gwugirl03 · 08-17-2005, 10:17 PM

I was thinking about this just the other day. I wonder if we will ever hear what really happened.

bradk · 08-18-2005, 02:17 AM

not only that, but soon you won't even know about these things at all. the reedy creek fire department is pushing to have all of the emergency communication with wdw scrambled so people with scanners won't know what's going on.

**LizardCop** · 08-18-2005, 06:10 AM

You probably won't hear anything for a while, they are waiting on lab tests on fluids. As there isn't a rush on them, and they are requesting the most thorough tests, it takes a while.

Reedy Creek, as are all emergency service peoviders in that area, is going to a trunked digital communications system. It insures reliable communications to multiple users while not increasing the number of frequencies needed. This is happening all over the country, too many users and not enough resources.

Will you be able to listen to them with your $50 Radio Shack scanner, nope... Are there scanners out there that will receive them, yes, just not cheap...

bradk · 08-18-2005, 08:07 AM

http://www.wftv.com/news/4824170/detail.html

Nicole0128 · 08-18-2005, 08:45 AM

I would think it would be better for everyone involved with the new communication. I imagine, that every time someone picks up something on a scannerr about a possible emergency at Disney every person with a press pass is over there causing chaos. Why not just let the emergency services do their job and let Disney PR handle what needs to be reported to the press. Will they spin it (yeah probably) but the only reason we are upset is because they will spin it into the best possible story it can be instead of the worst. Intelligent people need to do their best to pick out the actual fact from the opinion.

**LizardCop** · 08-18-2005, 08:49 AM

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Thanks for the link.

**LizardCop** · 08-18-2005, 08:51 AM

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I would think it would be better for everyone involved with the new communication. I imagine, that every time someone picks up something on a scannerr about a possible emergency at Disney every person with a press pass is over there causing chaos. Why not just let the emergency services do their job and let Disney PR handle what needs to be reported to the press. Will they spin it (yeah probably) but the only reason we are upset is because they will spin it into the best possible story it can be instead of the worst. Intelligent people need to do their best to pick out the actual fact from the opinion.

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Yep....

I don't remember reading about the millions of people that went to Disney and had fun, do you???

Let's face it, good news isn't newsworthy, it won't sell papers or get people to pay attention, for long...

DogLady · 08-18-2005, 09:05 AM

Good Point Bill,
it is so funny how folks will pick up on two stories like this. You have to figure with the millions of people that go every year (how many millions is it now?) that there's a certain percentage of people who will have an illness that will lead to death at DW. I just really wish that people wouldn't jump to the conclusion that it was DW fault. I feel very safe when i am there, no doubts about that.
Safety and cleanliness rank high on their list.
Noreen

Taleena · 08-18-2005, 09:21 AM

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The only problem with this is that most members of the press probably already have trunking scanners. I used to have one and I'm not even a member of the press. Yes, they're expensive (mine was $300), but what the media wants, they get. I personally don't think that going to a trunking system is going to help Disney keep things quiet from anyone except some members of the general public who live within scanner range.

**Caldercup** · 08-19-2005, 12:00 AM

A recent article mentioned that WDW handles a through-put of guests that equals a Super Bowl -- that's a Super Bowl-sized crowd each and every day, 365 days a year.

The percentages of people that get sick or injured or (God forbid) actually die is very small compared to the volume of people that move through the velvet handcuffs of Disney.

I wish the press would put that into perspective more... not that I want them to not report on gross negligence or truly bad conditions. I just wish they wouldn't spin everything to make Disney look as if it's not safe or as if they don't care about their guests' welfare.

Eileen