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Offline GADVwow

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WDW Reports 3 Employee Deaths, 8 Guest Injuries in Last Quarter
« on: October 23, 2009, 07:45:55 AM »
Several of the guest incidents occurred while entering/exiting a ride.

More importantly:

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Three Disney World employees were killed on the job this summer.

Two performers died in August. One slipped and hit a wall while swordfighting in "Captain Jack Sparrow's Pirate Tutorial." The other performer suffered a head injury while rehearsing for the "Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular."

In July, a monorail operator was killed in a collision of two trains.

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/oct/23/sp-disney-reports-8-injuries-illnesses/news-money/

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Re: WDW Reports 3 Employee Deaths, 8 Guest Injuries in Last Quarter
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2009, 10:16:27 PM »
 after "using" Expedition Everest.  Is that what the kids are calling these days.

Sad about the employees. 



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Re: WDW Reports 3 Employee Deaths, 8 Guest Injuries in Last Quarter
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2009, 11:58:24 AM »
Really people say using ...your ride here...?

It is very sad that 3 people died.

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Re: WDW Reports 3 Employee Deaths, 8 Guest Injuries in Last Quarter
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2009, 06:48:18 PM »
Yes they do. I heard a guy say that about expedition ev. I also heard someone call him a wife beater behind me.