Explosion in toontown in Disneyland.

[TinkerbellT421]

There are reports flooding twitter that there was a small explosion in a trash can in toontown in Disneyland. Reports are saying it was a soda bottle filled with dry ice....


I have to ask how did that get in the park? I mean it's not like people bring dry ice to drink? Isn't that some kind of chemically imposed ice that causes third degrees burns and such?

Reports are saying the area was evacuated and no one was injured thank god. Freaks me it though, anyone else?

[Joannelet]

Just heard the same thing. Gets me so upset to hear anything like this to happen in Disney.

[BuddyL4]

I just got home from work and turned on my tablet to see a report on this on MSN. It's only natural to get that sinking feeling in your stomach when you here something like this, especially given current events in the world. Really all I can say is we are all concerned but also wait for the facts to come out.

[Capt_redshirt]

There are reports flooding twitter that there was a small explosion in a trash can in toontown in Disneyland. Reports are saying it was a soda bottle filled with dry ice....


I have to ask how did that get in the park? I mean it's not like people bring dry ice to drink? Isn't that some kind of chemically imposed ice that causes third degrees burns and such?

Reports are saying the area was evacuated and no one was injured thank god. Freaks me it though, anyone else?

Dry ice is used in shipping perishable items (omaha steaks i believe use that to ship products). It can cause third degree burns and frostbite instantly. I don't believe that it came from outside the park. any guard would see a bottle of dry ice a mile away (at normal temps it fogs. if they capped the bottle tight it would have exploded far far sooner because of the release of carbon dioxide... tho why a cast member would do anything like this is beyond me

[Dulcee]

It also could have been an innocent accident. Best not to jump to conclusions.

Dry ice is commonly used in the food industry and I'm sure Disneyland has large amounts on property at any time. We use it quite often in our lab and I often have inexperienced students accidentally enclosing it in a tube or bottle. Just a few small chips can cause an impressive pop.

[BrerGnat]

It is used in the mobile carts that CMs use to restock the ice cream carts. The ice cream carts themselves plug in, but when they need to be re-stocked, the ice cream is brought over in a cart that has dry ice to keep the treats frozen. I've seen them restocking and the CM that handles that ice cream has to wear heavy duty gloves due to the dry ice inside the cart.

I hate to think this was something a CM did, but it sure does seem like it, as they are the only ones with access to dry ice inside the park.

[TinkerbellT421]

Dulcee, I understand your thought. I'm not jumping to conclusions, just stating the facts. However, I find it hard to innocently believe "dry ice" accidentally ended up in a soda bottle with the lid tightly closed. But that's just me.

That's my fear as well BreGnat...can anyone just by dry ice like in a store? I thought that was kind of a controlled substance typically only available to companies who need it for keeping things cold such as the ice cream carts. Is it me? I wasn't very good in science class but I do remember it being pretty dangerous to someone if not used correctly.

[c&d]

I had heard this has happened around the area not just at DL in the recent past.

[mgmnut]

That's my fear as well BreGnat...can anyone just by dry ice like in a store? I thought that was kind of a controlled substance typically only available to companies who need it for keeping things cold such as the ice cream carts.

Anyone can purchase dry ice. There is a local ICE company to me that advertises dry ice for sale. As a previous poster has said Omaha Steaks uses dry ice in styrophone coolers to ship thier products. If you put dry ice in water it creates a dense heavy fog that moves low accross the floor. I put dry ice in water and put it up on my kitchen counter, the fog rolled down the cabiets and accross the floor. Really neat to see. Dry ice is just frozen carbon dioxide in solid form.

[NewDVCowner]

Disneyland employee arrested in dry ice explosion at California park
LOS ANGELES | Wed May 29, 2013 2:40pm EDT

May 29 (Reuters) - A Disneyland employee has been arrested on suspicion of possessing a destructive device following a dry ice explosion in a trash can at the California park on Wednesday night, police said on Thursday.

Christian Barnes, 22, identified as an outdoor vending cast member at Disneyland, was being held on $1 million bail, Sergeant Bob Dunn of the Anaheim Police Department said. (Reporting by Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Cynthia Johnston)