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MANEATINGWREATH · 08-04-2008, 10:50 AM

Boy just imagine being on the top of the Sun Wheel, "agh agh agh!" I never have liked the Sun Wheel and I could just imagine being on there during the quake!

CA Screamin Dude · 08-04-2008, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by MANEATINGWREATH

Boy just imagine being on the top of the Sun Wheel, "agh agh agh!" I never have liked the Sun Wheel and I could just imagine being on there during the quake!

Then again, if you're in the orange or purple gondola, you probably won't even be able to tell it's a quake.

nemopoppins · 08-06-2008, 03:34 PM

We had just gotten on Toy Story Midway Mania. We were playing the first game when the screen changed and all the targets went to 0 on the screen but the shooting was still working. Then it went blank and a recorded message on a speaker said they were having technical difficulties and to remain seated and a CM would come around to evacuate us. We didn't notice the earthquake; probably we were too intensely shooting. We are very competitive. In less than 5 minutes a CM released us and pointed to an exit. We still didn't know there was an earthquake until we were backstage and we asked a CM that happened to be passing by if we would get passes to skip the line when they reopened. He said that it was an earthquake and since they evacuated all the attractions, it wouldn't be practical to issue that many passes nor would they have the time. Then he showed us how to get back into the park. I looked across to the "Swinging Cages of Death," as my daughter calls it (you might know it as the sun wheel), and there were still people that hadn't been evacuated but they looked calm. I'm glad I wasn't on it with my daughter during the earthquake. Luckily we were staying at the DLH so we went back and swam for a few hours and when we returned all the attractions we saw were open again.

JasperGein17121 · 08-08-2008, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by quinteros235

I was very surprised that after everything was back to normal, there was a line of people at Main Street City Hall demanding refunds. Okay...why? This was an act of God. Disney couldn't control it.

Maybe they're tourists, so they may not be used to earthquakes or maybe don't even know what earthquakes are.

Or they just don't care that it was an act of God, they just want their money back.

scottam109 · 08-08-2008, 05:34 PM

I remember when I was little in the 80's on our Disneyland trip there was an earthquake and we had to leave our hotel in the middle of the night and go home! and parts of the castle had broke off...

But we still go evey year..

seems like there are more and more earthquakes...

Neo · 08-08-2008, 05:38 PM

I am guessing that was the 87 Whittier Narrows earthquake

scottam109 · 08-09-2008, 01:11 PM

Wow 87? ya that was probably it...

mrhappybomb · 08-09-2008, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by quinteros235

I was very surprised that after everything was back to normal, there was a line of people at Main Street City Hall demanding refunds. Okay...why? This was an act of God. Disney couldn't control it.

I agree these things happen I'm just glad it wasn't bigger than what it could of been, I mean I felt it here in Vegas but it was so small I thought I tripped on a rock or something

Shrkb81987 · 08-10-2008, 12:22 AM

i was in summer school when the earthquake hit but i didnt think anything of it because i am used to earthquakes but i did instruct my fellow class mates to duck and cover at the first signs of the shaking which are the p wave or primary waves then there was one full s wave or surface wave then everything was over evacuated the classrooms for an hour then went on with the lesson. i was able to identify the type by the way the room shook it was a thrust fault in diamond bar. total shake time 30 seconds but it was FUN!

tyler · 08-26-2008, 06:20 PM

I was there with my family and we watching he Indiana Jones show where Aladdin's oasis is. Our chairs started to shake during the show, but everybody thought that it was part of the show. We found out once the rides were closed.

Mlle Roi · 08-26-2008, 08:06 PM

^ya the actors even played along- Indy said: "I could tell you were getting the clues worked out when I felt the ground shaking!" It totally coincided w/ one of the clues going into place so everyone was un-phased. As we were leaving I was looking at the ground thinking, "HOW did they do that???" and it took a LONG time before my dad would even believe that it was real and completely unassociated w/ the show. crazy weird and funny.

nemopoppins · 08-29-2008, 09:29 PM

^It was the power of that tiger god.

carlswitzerfan · 09-08-2008, 04:19 AM

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Originally Posted by MANEATINGWREATH

A 5.8 earthquake hit my area of California today, I was in Costco and all the things were falling off shelves, it was scary

The news says that Disneyland hotel was evacuated and all the roller coasters and enclosed rides have been closed and evacuated. Imagine being on the Haunted Mansion going down the hill, the tiki room during the thunder scene, Dumbo, Peter Pan's Flight, Indiana Jones Adventure, Star Tours, Space Mountain's lights would turn on, just imagine.

Even better yet, imagine being on Tower of Terror during an earthquake..... that would be crazy fun! -- and Crazy scary especially if you're being evacuated from it.

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scottam109 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Elk Grove, CA Posts: 98 My Mood:	I remember when I was little in the 80's on our Disneyland trip there was an earthquake and we had to leave our hotel in the middle of the night and go home! and parts of the castle had broke off... But we still go evey year.. seems like there are more and more earthquakes... __________________

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scottam109 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Elk Grove, CA Posts: 98 My Mood:	Wow 87? ya that was probably it... __________________

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Shrkb81987 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Garden Grove, CA Posts: 18 Images: 2 My Mood:	i was in summer school when the earthquake hit but i didnt think anything of it because i am used to earthquakes but i did instruct my fellow class mates to duck and cover at the first signs of the shaking which are the p wave or primary waves then there was one full s wave or surface wave then everything was over evacuated the classrooms for an hour then went on with the lesson. i was able to identify the type by the way the room shook it was a thrust fault in diamond bar. total shake time 30 seconds but it was FUN! __________________ Next Project Sleeping Beauty Castle Snowfall Video w/behind the scenes footage Casting Opportunity for my personal media company Looking for photographers/Videographers for 2009 email me at meslovichm@yahoo.com or Private Message me for more details about becoming a team member of Mez-Productions My Countdown Counting down to: Release of Snowfall Sleeping Beauty Castle Snowfall Audio is Uploaded Check it Out

08-26-2008, 06:20 PM	#100 (permalink)
tyler Big Guns Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: capital of California (or right outside of it) Posts: 21 My Mood:	I was there with my family and we watching he Indiana Jones show where Aladdin's oasis is. Our chairs started to shake during the show, but everybody thought that it was part of the show. We found out once the rides were closed. __________________ Psst, avast there. It be to late to alter course mateys. And there be plundering pirates lurking in every cove, waitin' to board. Sit closer together, and keep your ruddy hands in board. That be the best way to repel boarders. And mark well me words mateys, dead men tell no tales. He he he. Ye come seeking adventures with salty old pirates eh? Sure you've come to the proper place. But keep a weather eye open mates, and hold on tight. With both hands if you please. There be squalls ahead, and Davey Jones waiting for them what don't obey, hm hm hm hm.

08-06-2008, 03:34 PM	#93 (permalink)
nemopoppins Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: pacifica, ca Posts: 20 My Mood:	We had just gotten on Toy Story Midway Mania. We were playing the first game when the screen changed and all the targets went to 0 on the screen but the shooting was still working. Then it went blank and a recorded message on a speaker said they were having technical difficulties and to remain seated and a CM would come around to evacuate us. We didn't notice the earthquake; probably we were too intensely shooting. We are very competitive. In less than 5 minutes a CM released us and pointed to an exit. We still didn't know there was an earthquake until we were backstage and we asked a CM that happened to be passing by if we would get passes to skip the line when they reopened. He said that it was an earthquake and since they evacuated all the attractions, it wouldn't be practical to issue that many passes nor would they have the time. Then he showed us how to get back into the park. I looked across to the "Swinging Cages of Death," as my daughter calls it (you might know it as the sun wheel), and there were still people that hadn't been evacuated but they looked calm. I'm glad I wasn't on it with my daughter during the earthquake. Luckily we were staying at the DLH so we went back and swam for a few hours and when we returned all the attractions we saw were open again.

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Neo VF's LoudMouth Administrator Bug Champion! The Collector Champion! Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Champion! Mars Patrol Champion! Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,252 Images: 107 My Mood:	I am guessing that was the 87 Whittier Narrows earthquake

08-26-2008, 08:06 PM	#101 (permalink)
Mlle Roi a.k.a. Mary Poppins Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northern CA Posts: 4 Images: 9 My Mood:	^ya the actors even played along- Indy said: "I could tell you were getting the clues worked out when I felt the ground shaking!" It totally coincided w/ one of the clues going into place so everyone was un-phased. As we were leaving I was looking at the ground thinking, "HOW did they do that???" and it took a LONG time before my dad would even believe that it was real and completely unassociated w/ the show. crazy weird and funny. __________________ "As you enter into the Chamber of Destiny, do not look into the eyes of the idol -that could be dangerous, very dangerous!"

08-29-2008, 09:29 PM	#102 (permalink)
nemopoppins Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: pacifica, ca Posts: 20 My Mood:	^It was the power of that tiger god.

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