April 4, 2010 -- Whenever there is an earthquake at the Happiest Place on Earth there is anything but chaos. Even after the 7.1 today that was felt all the way at the Mouse House, precautions are put in place. The Walt Disney Corporation takes the safety of the guests very seriously and without a doubt has a plan in place to help their guests be safe and get home safely. One of the few places to be concerned, there is plenty of cast member training to make sure every kid is safe.
What happens after an earthquake shakes the Disneyland Resort?
First, there is the immediate concern of getting the guests out of the rides safely. Bringing in security along with the help of cast members, people on the rides are removed and moved to a safe location. Any immediate injuries are addressed (thankfully there were none to report today.)
Also anyone waiting for a ride will be asked to return at a later time as the ride will be closed to the public immediately. As safety is important, the ride must be inspected to make sure the attraction is safe for everyone to continue. An inspector then must look over the ride for any issues and make sure it is safe for use.
One by one the attraction rides will be checked and made sure they are safe and once the inspection passes, the guests are allowed to return and will reopen. This process is done fairly quickly as the inspectors know what they are looking for and the designs of the attractions cater to earthquakes movements.
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that good news for disneyland resort i am hope for us safe from earthquake there so when can go for disney world of colour
I was watching a movie and left within a minute right when zeus said you are my son my seat shook like crazy. Really dreamy incident
I got news of the quake earlier from family in San Diego. It's nice to see that guest safety is a priority. I was also at Disneyland last October and there were plenty of ride closures due to the on and off rain, as well as due to the temporary Fantasyland closures for the fireworks shows. Seeing this side of Disneyland was for me just another interesting new experience with Disney. Thank goodness there appear to be no injuries to report.
I wonder what Disney does to bring rides and attractions back to "operational status". Are the rides brought back "as tested"?
Of course, with all the recent geologic activity going on, it just makes ride closures for maintenance that much more important and critical. I wonder how many of these maintenance windows are used to deal with preventative measures for earthquakes?
I was at Disneyland today when the earthquake happened and everything was handled very well. Everyone's safety was top priority and rides were shut down until they were checked. This did cause the streets to be quite packed, but everyone was calm and our family decided to have an early meal while everything was shut down. By the time we were done we walked right into the Tiki Room and after that most attractions were open. I was happy to see that they felt proper inspection was top priority.
I was visiting Anaheim/Disneyland on the morning/day of the Northridge earthquake. The Northridge quake was much closer to Disneyland than today's quake. (I live in San Diego). On the day of the Northridge earthquake,I was very pleased with the ongoing inspections of the rides/attractions at Disneyland throughout the day. Our family did get stranded once because the Monorail had to be shut down and re-inspected, but a small inconvenience is nothing when it comes to safety. I applaud Disneyland for their efforts keeping park visitors safe.
we are leaving tuesday morning to go to disneyland, its my son's birthday.. we planned this over a month ago.. anybody please give me any advice if it is still safe to go..
People, do you not see that this was written by Disney. Read it again. I'm sure they are careful and do have plans in place when something like this happens and that's a good thing. LA wasn't hit. We felt a little roll so yeah check the rides and make sure they are safe and give people their money back if you want to, unlikely because it's not their responsibility, but don't pat yourself on the back because your insurance is cheaper when you have safety rules.
By the way. Robert, What the hell did you say?
I was at Disneyland in the summer of 1991 immediately following a morning quake. The first thing I saw upon arriving at the park was a strange vehicle on the monorail beam checking for cracks etc. The checks throughout the park were carried out very quickly and efficiently and before long the park was operating as normal.
We were at the park whent he earth quake hit. The cast members were quick to react and professional. The rides shut down in an orderly manner and guests exited the rides. None- roller coaster type rides came back quicker. It took a couple of hours to inspect all of the rides, but everything was back to normal.
Unlike other places were people are paniced or cencerned, most people were calm which was largly due to the professional and response or Disney cast members. It was pretty much a party atmosphere.
Test.
It's good that Disneyland is concerned for safety but they don't need to close rides for every little problem like a fly landing on the track.
They could simply reverse the ride back to the landing dock in slow motion *unless it's a roller coaster where it's confirmed the car is stuck at the *sweet spot*
and they should encourage the operators to do a quick inspection and if he/she reports any problems like unusual cracks or fire coming from machinery the operator has no means of stopping then the big guys get radioed in to finish the job.
It would make things a lot smoother instead of getting on your hands and knees waiting for the big guys to save their butt.
Just because someone doesn't have a license to operate something doesn't mean they don't know anything.
It will give more importance to the little operators then just pushing buttons and moniter gauges.
Good God! Why wont' the reply system show up?
In reply to RD Flores or anyone else who might know? What happens if you are on a slow-speed ride like Small World or Jungle Cruise during an earthquake in which they can control the speed?
Do they still allow the ride to cycle thru it's round at a reduced speed then do a safe shut down after the guests get off not allowing new ones back on? Or do they shut those down too and force people off at odd points in the ride?
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