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Russ
08-12-2007, 11:51 PM
We were in the Magic Kingdom on Thursday night around 10:30 pm and were in line for BTMRR and right before we were to get on the train a castmember came running down the loading dock and was shouting shut the ride down shut it down now. Maintenance men showed right up and quite a few other castmembers seemed upset about something. After this the que was escorted out of the platform and the ride was shut down for the night. The only explination was "technical difficulites" Just wondering if anyone heard anything ? Just never seen a ride go down that fast. Sorry for the late post but we just got home.

chrisb26
08-13-2007, 12:10 AM
wow that is intresting that they where yelling to shut the ride down that seems to sound like something was really wrong. Since they reacted like that. Wonder what happened. :confused:

Fantasmic
08-13-2007, 05:12 AM
What a mystery, I hope no-one was hurt :confused:

PrincessEmmasMommy
08-13-2007, 06:48 AM
I have a friend who's relative works on the ride on the overnight shift and I heard that there is a gator who has taken up residence around the grounds of this ride. They have been trying to catch and relocate him as recently as last week. I wonder if this may be what it was.
Jen

disneyfan369
08-13-2007, 08:51 AM
I have a friend who's relative works on the ride on the overnight shift and I heard that there is a gator who has taken up residence around the grounds of this ride. They have been trying to catch and relocate him as recently as last week. I wonder if this may be what it was.
Jen

Wow!! I know this is Florida and that is to be expected, but wow!

Bluesky481
08-13-2007, 08:53 AM
I have a friend who's relative works on the ride on the overnight shift and I heard that there is a gator who has taken up residence around the grounds of this ride. They have been trying to catch and relocate him as recently as last week. I wonder if this may be what it was.
Jen

Yikes!:eek:

crazy4disneyworld
08-13-2007, 11:14 AM
I have a friend who's relative works on the ride on the overnight shift and I heard that there is a gator who has taken up residence around the grounds of this ride. They have been trying to catch and relocate him as recently as last week. I wonder if this may be what it was.
Jen

It really is the wildest ride in the wilderness!:D

SBETigg
08-13-2007, 11:19 AM
I don't know about this shut-down in particular, but it is not at all uncommon for a ride to go down that fast. I've seen it happen on numerous rides, most notably Test Track. They usually keep it a little more quiet than running and shouting, but safety is key and Disney is wonderful about keeping to safety standards. Things can happen fast, and it's so nice to know that they're ever-watchful and prepared when situations come up.

magicman
08-13-2007, 11:19 AM
Those crocodile animatronics keep getting more and more life-like.

SgtTigger
08-14-2007, 08:46 PM
I have a friend who's relative works on the ride on the overnight shift and I heard that there is a gator who has taken up residence around the grounds of this ride. They have been trying to catch and relocate him as recently as last week. I wonder if this may be what it was.
Jen

There is a sign right as you enter the wooden walkway from Pecos bills where you can see Splash Mountain as the ride comes out of the big drop. The sign says please dont feed the alagator. They are always getting gators out of that water way......



:cop: :tigger:

TINKERBELL_82
08-14-2007, 10:08 PM
I have seen a gator in the water way there!! I thought at first he was fake, but nope!!

They are very common here in Florida. You can pretty much expect that wherever you have a good sized body of fresh water, a gator will find his way to it.

chrisb26
08-14-2007, 11:39 PM
Well I knew there where gators in florida since you see them everywhere even on the tram ride going to baggage claim at the Airport however I would have never guessed that they would be on a ride in WDW that is crazy.

TheRustyScupper
08-15-2007, 12:22 PM
Puts a whole new spin on rides that take you "into the jaws of death".

rookie
08-15-2007, 01:20 PM
I'm surprised he got on the ride. You would have thought the CM would have enforced the 40" height requirement...unless he was walking upright:jaw:

FaithTrustPixieDust
08-15-2007, 05:51 PM
I wonder if the gator has anything to do with the month-long refurb planned for Big Thunder in October. . . .

Tinkermom
08-15-2007, 11:33 PM
I wonder what the admission price is for a gator?;)

automation85
08-16-2007, 01:10 AM
I wonder what the admission price is for a gator?;)

I bet it's an arm and a leg...or maybe just a hook. :peter:

Amy_617
08-16-2007, 01:31 AM
I bet it's an arm and a leg...or maybe just a hook. :peter:

LOL!:funny: I like that.:thumbsup:

Momof2boys
08-16-2007, 01:51 PM
I almost feel left out . . . we've never seen a gator in Florida. The boys were beyond thrilled when we were walking right behind an armadillo at the Poly, but no gators. Not even when we walked the path from Shades of Green to the Poly and the signs warn of gators. I think it'd be cool to see one.

Tygger7
08-16-2007, 01:58 PM
I bet it's an arm and a leg...or maybe just a hook. :peter:

That's awesome!! :notworth::funny::rotfl:

Lizzie
08-16-2007, 04:43 PM
I had no idea that there were alligators in the parks. Now I am going to have to look on my next trip.

glenpreece
08-16-2007, 07:19 PM
We were warned last year of a gator near Pop Century. There are a couple little water areas across the road from the resort entrance and were told that they have been spotted there.

Gusgus
08-16-2007, 09:22 PM
I had no idea that there were alligators in the parks. Now I am going to have to look on my next trip.

While on the patio at flame tree BBQ in AK my son threw a french fry in the water. I yelled at him not to do that but he said it was cool to see the fish go after it. He tossed another one and I stated a little more strongly not to throw food at the fish when I noticed it was a really big fish with a toothy smile that was moving around. It was actually a 3-4 foot Crockagator (what my DS calls alligators)! Our first time seeing a crock at DW.

Gusgus

TikiGoddess
08-17-2007, 02:04 PM
I bet it's an arm and a leg...or maybe just a hook. :peter:


CLASSIC! :rotfl: :rotfl:

TikiG

Deesdisney
08-17-2007, 03:04 PM
In Dec. I will have to watch out for this. I never heard of gators being in WDW. This next trip I plan on going slow and taking in the sights.

Polynesian Dweller
08-17-2007, 10:04 PM
We've seen a gator in the Rivers of America each of the last 3 years. Not big, about 3-4 ft. but I still wouldn't want to get near it. Last October there were two in there.

Victor Kelly
08-19-2007, 03:14 PM
That might explain the shortage of ducks in the water nowadays.

Just dont lose your head when ya see a gator, and please dont try to pet them.

mousetrapper
08-20-2007, 05:06 PM
Wow!!

I think I'll be a lot more careful about keeping my hands inside the water rides from now on...

I must say once or twice I've dipped my hand in the water on Splash Mountain etc....

Now I'll know better!!

:gator:

jusandnew
08-21-2007, 08:16 PM
I rode Big Thunder August 16th and it was running fine.We neve heard about this.

CaptainJessicaSparrow
08-22-2007, 12:42 AM
Well, considering Disney was built in the middle of a swampland.....gators seem perfectly at home here. I guess being a native Floridian makes me less in awe of gators anywhere where there is water in Florida. Disney isn't an exception...

As previously stated, please....don't feed or try to pet them. We don't actually own them, so we don't control feed them and they aren't safe. It's not the Jungle Cruise after all, (although some of those might not be animatronic either...)

mrsHerbie53
08-22-2007, 10:26 PM
I bet it's an arm and a leg...or maybe just a hook. :peter:

:thumbsup: GREAT ONE!!!!
Too bad we can't hear a drum rimshot :drum: with that comment!!!

murphy1
08-24-2007, 07:29 PM
I can believe it. We used to have 6 to 8 footers show up in our neighborhood, we lived across the interstate from a big lake. I just took the kids over there in June (they have a bridge walkway with an observation tower and there was a mama gator below us, luckily separated by a strong deck on the tower, with about three babies near her and they were around 3 to 4 feet long). They showed up at my elementary school, too. I'm sure others who grew up there have some stories too. I am very reverent towards these animals. This is another reason I hate when people feed animals like Jessica said, it just makes them less afraid to come around.

Ximagineer
10-01-2007, 12:10 PM
[QUOTE=CaptainJessicaSparrow;1394645]Well, considering Disney was built in the middle of a swampland.....gators seem perfectly at home here. QUOTE]

Considering how much of Disney propert is still swamp & wilderness, I was always suprised there weren't MORE alligator sightings!

When I used to work in Frontierland in the early 80s, it was not uncommon to see small gators swimming around the Rivers of America, particularly in the mornings before the boats started up. For quite some time there was a 6-footer living in one of the teepees at the Indian Village!

Ah, memories...

crazeedizneefinatic
10-01-2007, 12:42 PM
We just got back yesterday and last week BTMR went down while we were going up the hill. Right before we got on there was a lady complaining to the CM's very very loudly that she left her DIOR sunglasses on one of the trains. She was making a fool of herself yelling. The ride was held up as 3 CM's tried to calm her down. They told her to stand on the side and they would check the trains as they came in, they explained they needed to start the ride again. Off we went only to be haulted at in the middle of the hill. Everyone was joking that they must have found this lady's sunglasses. Although now after awhile a CM announced someone would be with us shortly. This was the first time we have ever heard that announcement and wondered if we would be getting off and walking back. My son started to get excited, go figure. Well, shortly after 2 CM's appeared and asked if anyone needed assistance getting off, thankfully no one did, I am not sure how they would have gotten a wheelchair up the steps? It was pretty cool walking off and through the underbelly of the ride. It was funny almost everyone was teasing about that lady forcing the ride to shut down just so she could get her designer sunglasses. The CM's only told us it was technical. I wonder??

R33
10-05-2007, 01:01 PM
Was there yesterday for the day and BTMR had signs out saying it was closed for refurb.

Thats always my luck, even with a pass, I rarely ever get to ride BTMR as it always seems to be closed. :(

MinnieMommie
10-05-2007, 07:25 PM
I bet it's an arm and a leg...or maybe just a hook. :peter:

Very witty!
:high5:

Stevadore
10-07-2007, 12:39 PM
Residents in the posh Miami Coral Gables neighborhood had a grusome wake-up call last month. It seems a Gator that has hung around the area so long they considered him a mascot , killed a pet dog. To make things worse, the gator carried the K9 around in his mouth for several days before consuming it. :ack:

nicole48040
10-07-2007, 05:45 PM
Ewwww! I am not a dog lover but even to me that is sad (and gross).:sick: :ack:

chechas
10-08-2007, 07:22 AM
When I get home today I will have to dig out the pics I took in Oct 2005 of a 5-6 ft gator chilling in the Rivers of America when we were standing on that "boardwalk" across from the Country Bears Jamboree.

Everytime we go back now, my daughter steers clear of riding the boat over to Tom Sawyer Island. Lol

kbean
10-11-2007, 12:12 AM
I like gator bites. It taste like chicken.

big blue and hairy
10-11-2007, 09:26 AM
I like gator bites. It taste like chicken.
As long as you're the one doing the biting....:cool:

:sulley:

Mickeylover71
10-11-2007, 12:00 PM
Gator bites...yumm :) :mickey::mickey::mickey::mickey::mickey: