Podcast #007: Mission:Space

Posted by Van
April 14, 2006

#007: Mission:Space - 4.14.2006
Top 7: “Disasters Waiting to Happen”

News Stories:

Disney’s “The Wild” movie was released. Critics didn’t care for it saying that it could have been called “Madagascar 2.0: The Lion King in Reverse.”
The Animal Kingdom Lodge will soon get DVC (Disney Vacation Club member) resorts and a new restaurant.
Pirates, which was closed for slight re-theming, re-opened from April 8th-30th for peak crowds.
ABC will pilot the shows “Desperate Housewives,” “Lost,” “Alias” and “Commander in Cheif” as free downloads off their website for a limited time as a trial program. The shows will have commercials included in the download. You can also buy episodes of these shows in the iTunes Music Store, sans commercials, for $1.99/episode.
Disney recalled 100,000 Disney-branded DVD players this week because they could catch fire. Visit www.disneyelectronics.com for recall information.
Disney launches a new show targeted at young children called the “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.” The show will feature the “sensational six” of Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Goofy, Donald and Daisy.
49-year old Hiltrud Bllumel of Schmitten, German died after riding Mission:Space this week. Persons traveling with her said “She may have had high blood pressure.”

Top 7: Disasters Waiting to Happen (of all time)

7. Skyway - Magic Kingdom
Buckets held up by a wire 3 stories above the Magic Kingdom and a latch holding the door closed? How is that NOT a disaster waiting to happen?

6. Test Track Tests - EPCOT
Legend has it that: Imagineers miscalculated the forces of cars running around the track during early tests and that one of the cars (#16) flew off the track. Look for good ol’ #16 in the TT gift shop! Seriously.

5. Kilamanjaro Safaris - Animal Kingdom
The list of potential dangers could be the content of a 90-minute podcast itself. Suffice it to say that my favorite potential disaster would be blowing a tire infront of the Lion area the day the Lions figure out they can jump down from that rock.

4. Primeval Whirl - Animal Kingdom
’nuff said.

3. Space Mountain - Magic Kingdom
If you’ve ever seen it with the lights on, you’ll notice how easy it looks for someon to loose their hand, arm or head on the ride. As a bonus, the ride pulls FIVE G’s, which is 2.5 times more than Mission:Space.

2. Lights, Motors, Action - MGM
An extreme miscalculation by any of the cars could easily cause a catastropic chain of events that could wipe out most of the 9000 people seated in the audience.

1. Its a Small World - Magic Kingdom
The potential for disaster at Its A Small World makes for a highly combustible situation. Someone could easily jump in teh water head first in an attempt to drown themselves, or they could stand up and open fire on every prop, person or audio animatronic within sight in a futile attempt to make that frickin’ song stop!