Well, at this point, none. But subject to change as more people know where they are and once back in operation, my guess is they won't be tied down any better for awhile.I do think Disney will look into ways to make the emergency kits more difficult to tamper with. They should have realized that in this day and age people will help themselves to anything that’s not nailed down. I wonder how many kits have shown up on eBay . . .
I mean people willing go to the pool all day at their resort and sit outside for more than 3 hours. I go to the beach with my kids for hours at a time, sitting in the shade. I have yet to die.Regardless, when it's 90-100+ degrees, even if the car doesn't heat up above that, if the car just maintains the same temp as the outside air, being trapped in those temperatures *is* going to cause health issues for some.
And before anyone gives me the word I can't say on here about "well if you can't handle the heat, don't come to Florida in summer" - let's please use common sense and remember there is a huge difference between being trapped in a 100 degree box for 3+ hours, and being on the ground where you are going on air conditioned rides, waiting in often air conditioned queues, and can pop into an air conditioned restaurant or store any time you need to cool off, get a nice ice cold drink or snack etc... HUGE difference. Very few Disney guests are actually spending 3 solid hours in the heat without AC breaks via rides, queues or shops.
. . . we’re not gonna have a tower of terror situation here. . ..
I’m not saying this is a good thing, or that it should happen a lot. Clearly there are some communication and procedural issues Disney needs to fix. But this isn’t going to turn into a mass casualty situation as some people are saying it will.
Ha! My son went on tower of terror at 3, cause he asked for a scary ride and he was giant, and my husband I clearly lack judgement. We finally got him back on it at 7.I don’t know - clearly Disney didn’t learn its lesson when they said the same thing about the Hollywood Tower Hotel!!
Our 5-year-old daughter went on Tower of Terror for the first time this summer (she’s small for her age, finally tall enough with sneakers). She asked if it was really or just Mickey telling a story for fun. We had to tell her of course it was just Mickey making a story, he’d never let anything happen to them in his parks. To which she brought up (I think more than once), then why is there damage on the OUTSIDE of the building from where the lightning hit it??
I don’t know - clearly Disney didn’t learn its lesson when they said the same thing about the Hollywood Tower Hotel!!
Our 5-year-old daughter went on Tower of Terror for the first time this summer (she’s small for her age, finally tall enough with sneakers). She asked if it was really or just Mickey telling a story for fun. We had to tell her of course it was just Mickey making a story, he’d never let anything happen to them in his parks. To which she brought up (I think more than once), then why is there damage on the OUTSIDE of the building from where the lightning hit it??
Ha! My son went on tower of terror at 3, cause he asked for a scary ride and he was giant, and my husband I clearly lack judgement. We finally got him back on it at 7.
Yes it can cause issues for some people, but there are other things you can get stuck on for multiple hours at these parks. You can get stuck on an outside coaster. You can get stuck on the monorail.Nor did I say it would. But there's hyperbole happening on both sides of the argument. Both sides have some points. But neither extreme is accurate. It's ridiculous to think that being stuck for 3 hours in mid July isn't going to cause issues for some people. Just as it's ridiculous to think that it's going to be, as you put it, some sort of mass casualty.
If you really cannot handle being exposed to outdoor temperatures for a few hours, maybe a Disney vacation is not right for you in the middle of summer. Or maybe don’t ride the Skyliner, no one is forcing people to choose to use it.
Or maybe don’t ride the Skyliner, no one is forcing people to choose to use it.
Ours was 4 first time for ToT.. did you like it... Nooooo. Do you want to go on again... Yeeeesss. Also did the Summit Plummet at Blizzard Beach that year.Ha! My son went on tower of terror at 3, cause he asked for a scary ride and he was giant, and my husband I clearly lack judgement. We finally got him back on it at 7.
It doesn't even have to be hours... I was stuck on the brake run on one of those idiotic flying coasters... basically on my back, head down (lowest part of the body) for about 10-15 minutes. I was almost sick when I got off of that.Yes it can cause issues for some people, but there are other things you can get stuck on for multiple hours at these parks. You can get stuck on an outside coaster. You can get stuck on the monorail.
See this lovely story from universal in which people were stuck on the lift hill for 2 hours.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wf...uck-rollercoaster-universal-studios/270776381
If you really cannot handle being exposed to outdoor temperatures for a few hours, maybe a Disney vacation is not right for you in the middle of summer. Or maybe don’t ride the Skyliner, no one is forcing people to choose to use it.
I actually do not sweat, which is bad for me, but probably a plus for anyone stuck on a gondola with me!)
I'm pretty sure the default answers when we install, and use, my Disney Experience, gives Disney permission to use our location data. I'm pretty sure 911 has access to our GPS location data. Isn't the setting on some phones something like block location from everything but 911. Current phones don't let us block GPS location from 911.
Unfortunately you are overlooking heat acclimatization. A person coming from a generally colder climate and staying in the subtropical climate of WDW needs about two weeks to become fully acclimated to the higher ambient temperatures and high humidity levels. Therefore, putting a non-acclimated tourist in a gondola for three hours could very likely cause them health problems.I mean people willing go to the pool all day at their resort and sit outside for more than 3 hours. I go to the beach with my kids for hours at a time, sitting in the shade. I have yet to die.
It’s not like no one ever goes for more than 3 hours without air conditioning. In fact the human species has lived without AC in places far warmer than Florida for thousands of years. I’d hazard a guess people living in India or Vietnam which are truly tropical survive without any air conditioning at all! Just because we’re spoiled Americans doesn’t mean we will actually melt.
Additionally, if there is a thunderstorm, nothing bad will happen. They system is grounded if it happens to get struck by lightening, so we’re not gonna have a tower of terror situation here. Also they aren’t going to blow off the line. They might sway and be a little uncomfortable , but that’s not actually dangerous.
I’m not saying this is a good thing, or that it should happen a lot. Clearly there are some communication and procedural issues Disney needs to fix. But this isn’t going to turn into a mass casualty situation as some people are saying it will.
Unfortunately you are overlooking heat acclimatization. A person coming from a generally colder climate and staying in the subtropical climate of WDW needs about two weeks to become fully acclimated to the higher ambient temperatures and high humidity levels. Therefore, putting a non-acclimated tourist in a gondola for three hours could very likely cause them health problems.
[/QUOTUnfortunately you are overlooking heat acclimatization. A person coming from a generally colder climate and staying in the subtropical climate of WDW needs about two weeks to become fully acclimated to the higher ambient temperatures and high humidity levels. Therefore, putting a non-acclimated tourist in a gondola for three hours could very likely cause them health problems.
Well I live in PA. Not exactly a tropical climate. It’s not like it’s cold and not humid here in the summer. I’d hazard a guess that the daytime temperature is not that far off in most of the country. Certainly it remains warmer at night there.
Like say Texas. Or Louisiana. Very similar climate to FL. Plenty of tourists from those locales.