There is one thing I hate more then Biased news reporting (when its suppose to be unbiased), is when the news reporting is Biased and passes it off on the people they interviewed. There is a news article/interview on TheBostonChannel.com about the recent death involving Epcot’s Mission Space that just really sets me off (I will include the article at the end of this post so it can not just disappear, but here is a link to it http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/8690620/detail.html, a video of the story is also on that same page).
The story is about a retired couple who went on a vacation last year. During their vacati0n they went to Disney World and rode Mission Space at Epcot. After the ride the male had experienced some health issues,
When we got out, I said to her, ‘I need to sit down, I don’t feel that great,’” Dick Chalmers said.
“He was white. White as a ghost,” Gail said.
Sweat poured from her husband’s face and body and Gail said she feared the worst.
Also stated in the story that I want to point out:
The warning signs Dick remembers did not mention anything about high blood pressure…. …”Going in to this ride, you don’t see what you’re getting in to,” Gail Chalmers said.
*Insert my yelling in frustration here*
First of all, if you ask anyone with more the average Disney knowledge (say a Disney Cast Member any wheres at Epcot, or almost anywheres else on property that you could run into before going on the ride, not to mention the 5 you pass by going in/in the attraction) they can tell you that Mission Space is a thrill ride. Though less intense then then most roller coasters only experiencing 2Gs (or two times the normally force of gravity) it is still a thrill ride none the less.
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