Disney gets safer by Claudia Sonea

Everyone's dream is to get at least once in their life at the Walt Disney World Resort, even for the inner children of the adults. There are so many attractions that only a day spent in the entertainment park would not suffice. An attraction that really gets people' attention is the Primeval Whirl at Disney's Animal Kingdom, a roller coaster bought from Reverchon and that has cars spinning in circles while traveling on tracks, thus the ride is extremely different each time. Why it is so different from the others? It is due to the tragic incident that took place on 29 November 2007. Karen Price, a Disney Cast Member, died at the age of 63 in a Florida hospital after was hit by one of the cars of Primeval Whirl and fell from the platform. According to park officials and Orange County authorities she hit her head in the fall and that lead to her death. Nevertheless her death is still being investigated by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Disney World spokeswoman Kim Prunty stated on Wednesday that due to the incident the entry and exit areas of Primeval Whirl will be renewed with sensor mats in restricted-access areas, they will extend the platform and add bold stripes to the load and unload zones, In case a person sets foot in that area the role of the sensor mats will be to shut down the ride. The state registered nine deaths reported by Disney from 2001. The question that pops-up in everyone's minds right now is if indeed their dream is a good one and if indeed, Disney is assuring their safety or the events are just the results of hazard.

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by Claudia Sonea for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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