Photo of the Week - Indiana Jones Stunt

The Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular has been around since DHS opened.  It's still one of the best shows in DHS.  There is something timeless about Indiana Jones that has kept it from getting stale over the years.  Granted if you went to DHS more than a couple times a year you might not see the show each time but once or twice a year is still fun.

Photo of the Week: Blow Up the Red Cross

For a second you'd think this was an actual movie shoot except for one thing... 

Back in the day Indiana Jones used to fight the Nazi's.  Did you know he switched to the Red Cross?  I know this isn't really the Red Cross emblem but it's much closer to that than the swastika that use to be on the plane they blew up.  

Was it really a bad thing to blow up a plane with a swastika on it?  I think that would be the opposite of offensive...unless you are a Nazi...and if you are no one cares if you're offended.

Photo of the Week: Indiana Jones

I can't think of many stage shows I'd want to see over and over. Lights, Motors, Action is okay. I might go see it again. Flights of Wonder was good but I can't see sitting through it every time I go to Disney World. You can go on and on about all of the shows in Disney. There is one that stands out. I watch Indiana Jones every time I go to Disney Hollywood Studios. There is something about it that keeps it timeless. I think that explains why it's been open for so long.

Disney Accidents

Some people have criticized Disney recently because of the deaths of three cast members. I normally don’t take Disney’s side on most subjects. I often poke fun at them for not thinking things through or just being stupid. This is one area where I will defend them.

1 – The Monorail Accident: How long has the Monorail been in operation? How many people have ridden the Monorail over that period of time? I’m just going to guess at the number but I’d say it’s at least 500 million. So that means for every 500 million people who ride the Monorail, one person dies. There is nothing wrong with your safety policies if you have the ratio on mass transit. So what happened? It looks like it was gross human error. The safety procedures were not followed. What could Disney have done about that?

2 – The Jack Sparrow Accident: First let me say that I’ve seen this show. This is not an extreme show. It’s just a nice funny show. What can you do to prevent someone from slipping? He was on tarmac. The shoes the actors wear are not crazy. Accidents happen. What are the odds someone is going to slip and strike their head so hard they break a vertebra? It was a fluke accident.

3 – The Indiana Jones Accident: During a rehearsal a cast member blotches a roll and breaks his neck. This one is beyond a fluke. Take into consideration that he was a stunt man in a stunt show. Also remember he was doing a minor stunt that I did all the time when I was a kid. He was just doing a rolling summersault. He wasn’t jumping off a building or anything wild. How can you blame Disney for that? If anything he was doing something that promotes safety. He was practicing.

In the past Disney has made some big mistakes and they have had some loose safety policies that have led to injury and death. In all cases they made changes to try and prevent any future accidents.

Disney has to be one of the safest parks in the world. I’ve never felt unsafe while in a Disney Park or resort. If you want to feel like you are in danger, go check out your local fair. The fairs are starting up in New England this time of year. I wouldn’t be surprised to see duct tape holding some of those rides together. It is the only place you can go and have the merry go round be considered a thrill ride because you don’t know if it’s going to give way seriously injury you.

If you want to criticize Disney do it where they deserve it. Need some ideas? How about: D23, ticket prices, hotel prices, food prices, cut backs, layoffs, poor quality merchandise, ride closures, shameless self promotion, and stuffing Stich down our throats.