Several years ago in the Hall Of Presidents Abraham Lincoln malfunctioned. First his arms slowed down then his head and his whole body slouched down in his chair and it looked like he was falling out of the chair
With all the balls Disney has in the air at any one time, I’m surprised there aren’t more mishaps! We, the guests, try to play along to keep our end of the Magic alive, too, so everyone, especially the kids in a magical place. We all love the concept and it’s wonderful to find a “safe place” in the world.
In 2018 at a WDW parade, it was a pretty windy day. During the parade, there was a large Maleficent dragon float. It would breath fire every so many seconds. The wind caused it to breathe fire on itself and poor Maleficent went up in flames. 🙁
When performing as MIckey’s dog years ago in Toontown, I exited the Glockenspiel and a child almost instantly starting tugging on my ear. Many don’t know that there’s actually a person inside the dog… and many other characters… experiencing similar assaults by guests, have been rendered with permanent dibilitating injuries. A child tugging, or hanging, from the obscure side of one’s head, out of view and placing extreme pressure on the neck, doesn’t promote physical longevity. I brushed the grab away with one of my paws, indicated with a polite movement gesture not to grab ears and tongue, and turned to briefly see what was apparently the child’s father looking at me threateningly. He spouted “why you gotta be like that” and uncorked a vicious right hook that couldn’t be seen (vision is not great inside of Mickey’s dog) that caved in the entire left side of Pluto’s face. Yes, he hit me hard enough to cave in the entire side of Pluto’s face. Someone call the SPCA! I immediately exited back to the Toontown break area, and with shock and bewilderment removed the character head and carefully removed the shards of plastic and fiberglass from my face. Another day in Toontown…..
Comments for Character’s Eye Pops Out at Magic Kingdom, Emergency Evacuation Initiated
Craig Criswell
Several years ago in the Hall Of Presidents Abraham Lincoln malfunctioned. First his arms slowed down then his head and his whole body slouched down in his chair and it looked like he was falling out of the chair
Barb
With all the balls Disney has in the air at any one time, I’m surprised there aren’t more mishaps! We, the guests, try to play along to keep our end of the Magic alive, too, so everyone, especially the kids in a magical place. We all love the concept and it’s wonderful to find a “safe place” in the world.
James
Who cares? Not a big deal.
Kim
In 2018 at a WDW parade, it was a pretty windy day. During the parade, there was a large Maleficent dragon float. It would breath fire every so many seconds. The wind caused it to breathe fire on itself and poor Maleficent went up in flames. 🙁
Michael
When performing as MIckey’s dog years ago in Toontown, I exited the Glockenspiel and a child almost instantly starting tugging on my ear. Many don’t know that there’s actually a person inside the dog… and many other characters… experiencing similar assaults by guests, have been rendered with permanent dibilitating injuries. A child tugging, or hanging, from the obscure side of one’s head, out of view and placing extreme pressure on the neck, doesn’t promote physical longevity. I brushed the grab away with one of my paws, indicated with a polite movement gesture not to grab ears and tongue, and turned to briefly see what was apparently the child’s father looking at me threateningly. He spouted “why you gotta be like that” and uncorked a vicious right hook that couldn’t be seen (vision is not great inside of Mickey’s dog) that caved in the entire left side of Pluto’s face. Yes, he hit me hard enough to cave in the entire side of Pluto’s face. Someone call the SPCA! I immediately exited back to the Toontown break area, and with shock and bewilderment removed the character head and carefully removed the shards of plastic and fiberglass from my face. Another day in Toontown…..