I was a cast member at WDW. I can tell you that safety is not paramount at that place, for the guests or the employees. Down in the utilador, you wouldn't believe the puddles and rust under and on the computers that run space mountain and such.
I know that one character (a Tigger) came down with meningitis and was hospitalized (this was in 1998). The entertainment management decided not to let anyone know nor clean/disenfect the costumes. They endangered hundreds of people.
Their was a bomb scare once at Space Mountain. The management decided to let the teens who run the ride "go in to look for suspicious bags and such" after clearing teh guests. No, not the bomb squad, some teenagers.
If you work outside, you are not allowed to carry water with you. I had two heat strokes before being allowed to move to a mostly indoor job. The manager that day, who ignored my symptoms, had 4 complaints against him at the time for sexual harassment. When I left the company, he was still there.
With Disney, it's the cheap option that wins every time, regardless of dangerous conditions, lack of maintenance, lack of training, etc.
For those that don't know, WDW is located in Reedy Creek, Disney's very own county/government entity. They have their own taxes, jail, fire stations, traffic rules, cops, etc. This is why no one dies there. They, the corporation, control everything that happens and for the most part, your civil liberties end where their property line begins.
Check out the work of artist Rob Conger who did a series of latch hook rugs of the locations where people were killed at WDW and Disneyland. Good stuff.
I know that one character (a Tigger) came down with meningitis and was hospitalized (this was in 1998). The entertainment management decided not to let anyone know nor clean/disenfect the costumes. They endangered hundreds of people.
Their was a bomb scare once at Space Mountain. The management decided to let the teens who run the ride "go in to look for suspicious bags and such" after clearing teh guests. No, not the bomb squad, some teenagers.
If you work outside, you are not allowed to carry water with you. I had two heat strokes before being allowed to move to a mostly indoor job. The manager that day, who ignored my symptoms, had 4 complaints against him at the time for sexual harassment. When I left the company, he was still there.
With Disney, it's the cheap option that wins every time, regardless of dangerous conditions, lack of maintenance, lack of training, etc.
For those that don't know, WDW is located in Reedy Creek, Disney's very own county/government entity. They have their own taxes, jail, fire stations, traffic rules, cops, etc. This is why no one dies there. They, the corporation, control everything that happens and for the most part, your civil liberties end where their property line begins.
Check out the work of artist Rob Conger who did a series of latch hook rugs of the locations where people were killed at WDW and Disneyland. Good stuff.
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