Yes I experienced this on Space Mountain, Indiana Jones and Thunder Mountain Railroad at Disneyland over the years It was cool to see the inside of Space Mountain it is so much smaller than it feels in the dark. The rides are all on computers when the computer notices a failure I automatically stops the ride. Most of the time after inspection and reboot the ride is back up and working. I used to be a cast member at Disneyland. It’s still the most magical place on earth and always will be my happy place!
I was on this at 3 pm yesterday and the monitors in my car were stuck on Spanish and the ride stopped 4 times for longer than usual. I was terrified that I would have to be evacuated from the top!!
Many years ago we were on Peter Pan when we had to be evacuated. We were at the highest point over London and the fire department had to come get us. My husband went first then my then 5yr old daughter climbed down the ladder herself and a fireman carried my 2yr old son down. I was last to go and so relieved to be on the ground!
Last August we were evac’ed from Peter Pan. We had just entered the bedroom and the ride stopped. We were some of the last off as the firemen had to evac the top of the ride first. We got to “see” the ride as we walked through Neverland to exit. The cast members were wonderful and kept checking on us. It was the first trip to Disney for our 5 yr old granddaughter and the first ride we went on. She took it in stride and the day was wonderful! Her favorite ride was Splash Mountain.
Through the years I’ve been evacuated from a number of different rides. The most interesting one had to be Space Mountain. I’ll take being evacuated off the ride any day over being in line when the ride stops and then closes. Disney does a great job getting people out. I can’t complain at all.
Would kill to be evacuated from Spaceship earth! I was evacuated from Journey Into Imagination. and that was pretty cool. Pretty tame though, from the skunk room you just walk along the ‘stage’ back to the start.
About 5 years ago, we got stuck on Pirates of the Caribbean for at least 30 minutes. They had to have a cast member get in the water and push our boat back to a safe place where we could disembark. It was actually kind of cool to see the back of the ride and the back part of the lot (which we had to walk through). What you say about the cast members is 100% correct. They were lined along our path, smiling and waving the whole time. We even pin traded with one! At the end of the walk, they gave us complimentary Mickey ice cream bars, bottled water, and fastpasses. Not a bad experience at all!!
We were stuck on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride too, around 20 years ago. It was for about 45 minutes or more where they were plundering. They did not evacuate us. I did get a bit sick of the song though. 🙂
Tower of Terror at night!!! It was spooky. It failed to move out to the front of the ride. We were stuck with the lights out and strapped to the seats. We had to wait for the staff to let us out and take us done an elevator. It was weird seeing the beginning of the ride with the lights on. We got fast passes to ride again. I was done for the day though. Lol
My husband and his family went to Disney World during the AT&T strikes years ago. They got stuck on many rides, the most notable being the hour and a half they spent sitting in darkness during the It’s a Small World ride. And no, the audio was NOT one of the failures.
That’s a nightmare I would never want to live. I’m sorry for your family, but thank them for making me laugh and make my mother’s day without sleep (due to a 6 month old teething baby) 10 times better!!!
We were evacuated from Big Thunder as it was going up first hill. Walked down stairs, but as we were standing on a platform, Our son fell down near train tracks. He was okay, but took him to dentist anyway because he hit his jaw
Since people that are handicap and use wheelchairs and cannot walk are able to ride spaceship earth how would they get down if stairs are the only option?
I read the article a couple years ago, there was a handicap guy that got stuck in It’s a Small World for 2 hours long with repeated song all over again. Everybody were evacuated except him, they were as fast as they can to keep the boat moving, so they reached it to the front to get him out.
Did the article mention if the handicapped guest was given a FastPass to a psychiatrist for the psychosis that he likely suffered from having to listen to IASW on loop for two hour straight? I have always been curious about that. I mean, hasn’t the poor guy suffered enough???
Most rides don’t have a handicapped accessible. If they couldn’t get down the stairs, sometime they just sitting there waiting for keep it moving to the ground level. Mr Toad, Snow White, Star Tour and other rides are ground levels, easy to get out, they are accessible for them. Coasters and others are above ground, hard to get out, not an accessible to them. Boat rides are not easy, I’m sure they don’t want them to get wet, sometime boats can get rocking, they just leave them there until they reached to their safely.
I would imagine someone would very carefully throw me over there shoulder and carry me down, I have a broken hip but was able to ride most rides even though I was in a wheelchair
Big Thunder at Disneyland Paris. We were evacuated from one of the lift hills, it had actually started to rain and the cast member opened up a hidden compartment that had ponchos for all of us. Pretty cool walk through the ride and then through the tunnel to get back from the island.
Disneyland when I was young. My mom and I were on the Autopia when all of a sudden a cast member jumped into the side of our car and told us that it was on fire. He stopped the car and we were able to get out safely.
I always blamed mom because she wanted to ride the yellow car instead of the blue one like I wanted to ?
We were stuck on It’s a Small World years ago. The worst was the rude was stopped for over 45 minutes and the lights were on, the dolls twirling and the song repeated over and over and over. It has been a song we often sing if someone in the family keeps talking about the same thing over and over. It was a lot at the time. I was 15, my sibs were 18 and 19…eek!
Did you know the house of rat (Disney) is listed as one of the most deadly theme parks in existence? Think twice before visiting you may not make it home
I’ve been evacuated off numerous rides. Most recent was Space Mountain & Flight of Passage. Both were at the end of the ride. Space was before the unloading area. I learned it was about 5’ drop down. Flight was right before the ending scene. We were removed and put back on right away. My favorite was probably walking down the mountain of Everest. Only one I haven’t been, that everyone has seem to be lately is Rise of the Resistance.
I’ve been evacuated from test track pirates of the carribean in the last year. We were on test track back in October and just got over the first hill about to start the real action when the ride stopped. we sat there for 15 minutes then the lights came on and they walked us through the ride. We got stuck on pirates on Halloween of last year. When we were stopped the audio stopped so our boat started playing yoho on our phones and singing it until the lights came on and they pushed our boats back walking us through the back exit. it was really cool getting to see the ride with the lights on and the back parking lot. My dream is to get stuck on rock n rollar coaster.
I’ve been going to WDW 47 years now and have never been evacuated from a ride! We have been stuck a couple times on Haunted Mansion but it was only a short time. I could not imagine, at my age, having to evacuate a ride! This last year broken down rides have happened a lot. I wonder if it is because they have less maintenance people than they used to.
Wow! All these comments missed one very important point in the article. WDW was more concerned with covid19 protocol of social distancing than getting the guests off the ride. Wonder what the protocol is for a fire?
I had to walk down those long, steep stairs as a teen. I’m terrified of heights, so it’s a memory that has definitely stuck with me over the decades!!! 😮
I actually got stuck for a little bit on Spaceship earth and started taking pictures and I was at the Egypt king and Queen and caught a ghost in my pictures. Afterwards I showed them and they said a maintenance man was killed up there many many years ago. Here is the pic with the ghost and orbs and if you go back 1 pic you will see the same spot a literal second or 2 before the ghost and everything in my pic. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10217911221996809
I was evacuated from Test Track about 6 years ago. With the lights on its a whole different experience. I started taking pictures and was told by a cast member that pictures went allowed. Hmm.
Comments for Epcot’s Spaceship Earth Evacuates Guests as Park Closes!
Karen
Yes I experienced this on Space Mountain, Indiana Jones and Thunder Mountain Railroad at Disneyland over the years It was cool to see the inside of Space Mountain it is so much smaller than it feels in the dark. The rides are all on computers when the computer notices a failure I automatically stops the ride. Most of the time after inspection and reboot the ride is back up and working. I used to be a cast member at Disneyland. It’s still the most magical place on earth and always will be my happy place!
Linette
I was on this at 3 pm yesterday and the monitors in my car were stuck on Spanish and the ride stopped 4 times for longer than usual. I was terrified that I would have to be evacuated from the top!!
louis tomlinson
harry styles. louis tomlinson. zayn malik. liam payne. niall horan.
Kathy Wheeler
Many years ago we were on Peter Pan when we had to be evacuated. We were at the highest point over London and the fire department had to come get us. My husband went first then my then 5yr old daughter climbed down the ladder herself and a fireman carried my 2yr old son down. I was last to go and so relieved to be on the ground!
Ariel
Wow! Unreal! ????♀️
Terri L Mann
Last August we were evac’ed from Peter Pan. We had just entered the bedroom and the ride stopped. We were some of the last off as the firemen had to evac the top of the ride first. We got to “see” the ride as we walked through Neverland to exit. The cast members were wonderful and kept checking on us. It was the first trip to Disney for our 5 yr old granddaughter and the first ride we went on. She took it in stride and the day was wonderful! Her favorite ride was Splash Mountain.
Greg
Why did your husband go first?
Eileen
Through the years I’ve been evacuated from a number of different rides. The most interesting one had to be Space Mountain. I’ll take being evacuated off the ride any day over being in line when the ride stops and then closes. Disney does a great job getting people out. I can’t complain at all.
Scott
Would kill to be evacuated from Spaceship earth! I was evacuated from Journey Into Imagination. and that was pretty cool. Pretty tame though, from the skunk room you just walk along the ‘stage’ back to the start.
Casia
About 5 years ago, we got stuck on Pirates of the Caribbean for at least 30 minutes. They had to have a cast member get in the water and push our boat back to a safe place where we could disembark. It was actually kind of cool to see the back of the ride and the back part of the lot (which we had to walk through). What you say about the cast members is 100% correct. They were lined along our path, smiling and waving the whole time. We even pin traded with one! At the end of the walk, they gave us complimentary Mickey ice cream bars, bottled water, and fastpasses. Not a bad experience at all!!
Patrick
We were stuck on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride too, around 20 years ago. It was for about 45 minutes or more where they were plundering. They did not evacuate us. I did get a bit sick of the song though. 🙂
Lori Copeland
Tower of Terror at night!!! It was spooky. It failed to move out to the front of the ride. We were stuck with the lights out and strapped to the seats. We had to wait for the staff to let us out and take us done an elevator. It was weird seeing the beginning of the ride with the lights on. We got fast passes to ride again. I was done for the day though. Lol
Shannon Isgrig
My husband and his family went to Disney World during the AT&T strikes years ago. They got stuck on many rides, the most notable being the hour and a half they spent sitting in darkness during the It’s a Small World ride. And no, the audio was NOT one of the failures.
Cassie
That’s a nightmare I would never want to live. I’m sorry for your family, but thank them for making me laugh and make my mother’s day without sleep (due to a 6 month old teething baby) 10 times better!!!
Sherry
We were evacuated from Big Thunder as it was going up first hill. Walked down stairs, but as we were standing on a platform, Our son fell down near train tracks. He was okay, but took him to dentist anyway because he hit his jaw
Doreen
Since people that are handicap and use wheelchairs and cannot walk are able to ride spaceship earth how would they get down if stairs are the only option?
Kat
I read the article a couple years ago, there was a handicap guy that got stuck in It’s a Small World for 2 hours long with repeated song all over again. Everybody were evacuated except him, they were as fast as they can to keep the boat moving, so they reached it to the front to get him out.
Tonya
Did the article mention if the handicapped guest was given a FastPass to a psychiatrist for the psychosis that he likely suffered from having to listen to IASW on loop for two hour straight? I have always been curious about that. I mean, hasn’t the poor guy suffered enough???
Kat
He was suffered by it, he sued Disney and won the lawsuit. I have a feeling he’s not going back to that ride.
Kat
Most rides don’t have a handicapped accessible. If they couldn’t get down the stairs, sometime they just sitting there waiting for keep it moving to the ground level. Mr Toad, Snow White, Star Tour and other rides are ground levels, easy to get out, they are accessible for them. Coasters and others are above ground, hard to get out, not an accessible to them. Boat rides are not easy, I’m sure they don’t want them to get wet, sometime boats can get rocking, they just leave them there until they reached to their safely.
Larry
I would imagine someone would very carefully throw me over there shoulder and carry me down, I have a broken hip but was able to ride most rides even though I was in a wheelchair
Scott
Big Thunder at Disneyland Paris. We were evacuated from one of the lift hills, it had actually started to rain and the cast member opened up a hidden compartment that had ponchos for all of us. Pretty cool walk through the ride and then through the tunnel to get back from the island.
Philip
I got stuck doing Disney with my Mother in Law – for the entire day.
Katie
This is the scariest one…
Abigale Buss
Disneyland when I was young. My mom and I were on the Autopia when all of a sudden a cast member jumped into the side of our car and told us that it was on fire. He stopped the car and we were able to get out safely.
I always blamed mom because she wanted to ride the yellow car instead of the blue one like I wanted to ?
Sheryl Pietrick Donnell
We were stuck on It’s a Small World years ago. The worst was the rude was stopped for over 45 minutes and the lights were on, the dolls twirling and the song repeated over and over and over. It has been a song we often sing if someone in the family keeps talking about the same thing over and over. It was a lot at the time. I was 15, my sibs were 18 and 19…eek!
Quincy Lee
Did you know the house of rat (Disney) is listed as one of the most deadly theme parks in existence? Think twice before visiting you may not make it home
Jonathan Griffith
No it’s not.
Sue
Has been since Bob Iger took over as he was more concerned with profit than safety.
BB-8
Okay, booster
George Reiss
They would be carried.
Cortney Phillips
I’ve been evacuated off numerous rides. Most recent was Space Mountain & Flight of Passage. Both were at the end of the ride. Space was before the unloading area. I learned it was about 5’ drop down. Flight was right before the ending scene. We were removed and put back on right away. My favorite was probably walking down the mountain of Everest. Only one I haven’t been, that everyone has seem to be lately is Rise of the Resistance.
Alyssa
I’ve been evacuated from test track pirates of the carribean in the last year. We were on test track back in October and just got over the first hill about to start the real action when the ride stopped. we sat there for 15 minutes then the lights came on and they walked us through the ride. We got stuck on pirates on Halloween of last year. When we were stopped the audio stopped so our boat started playing yoho on our phones and singing it until the lights came on and they pushed our boats back walking us through the back exit. it was really cool getting to see the ride with the lights on and the back parking lot. My dream is to get stuck on rock n rollar coaster.
JanH
I’ve been going to WDW 47 years now and have never been evacuated from a ride! We have been stuck a couple times on Haunted Mansion but it was only a short time. I could not imagine, at my age, having to evacuate a ride! This last year broken down rides have happened a lot. I wonder if it is because they have less maintenance people than they used to.
Stu
47 years, my kind of person
Paul
When I read, “the ride was interrupted by a bright light,” I immediately thought of Poltergeist. “Don’t go into the light!!!” 🙂
Tonya
HAHAHA…Comment of the day!
Sue
Wow! All these comments missed one very important point in the article. WDW was more concerned with covid19 protocol of social distancing than getting the guests off the ride. Wonder what the protocol is for a fire?
Bonnie McCarty
I had to walk down those long, steep stairs as a teen. I’m terrified of heights, so it’s a memory that has definitely stuck with me over the decades!!! 😮
Mike
Are the original sets from the decent behind those fake walls?!
David A
Disney need to concentrate on fixing existing rides rather than spending money on pointless and unnecessary rethemes
amanda rowe
I was stuck upside down on the Harry Potter ride for 30 mins. Apparently someone threw-up. But they didn’t evacuate- just cleaned up and on we went!
Reva
I was evacuated off of Splash Mountain. Pretty awesome. And also stuck for over 30 mins during the Ursula scene of Little Mermaid ride.
Sharon F
I actually got stuck for a little bit on Spaceship earth and started taking pictures and I was at the Egypt king and Queen and caught a ghost in my pictures. Afterwards I showed them and they said a maintenance man was killed up there many many years ago. Here is the pic with the ghost and orbs and if you go back 1 pic you will see the same spot a literal second or 2 before the ghost and everything in my pic.
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10217911221996809
Robert Maynard
I was evacuated from Test Track about 6 years ago. With the lights on its a whole different experience. I started taking pictures and was told by a cast member that pictures went allowed. Hmm.
CORY J ROTH
FROM THIS ARTICLE:
“These evacuations may take a very long take time, but Disney ensures that with COVID-19 a concern, these procedures come first.”
Read carefully. Am I the only one that this sentence doesn’t make sense to?
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