Space Mountain sealed as Disney reviews safety
4 views - published on April 16th, 2013 in Disney News tagged Disney, disney news, disneyland, walt disney, walt disney worldANAHEIM, Calif. – Three rides during Disneyland, including a famous Space Mountain drum coaster, were temporarily sealed over a weekend as a association reviewed a workman reserve protocols after citations from state regulators.
The citations were perceived Friday from a California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, according to Disneyland Resorts mouthpiece Suzi Brown.
The closures Saturday of Space Mountain, a Matterhorn Bobsleds and Soarin’ Over California were intentional and were done out of an contentment of caution, Brown pronounced Sunday.
“We constantly essay to say a protected work sourroundings for a expel members and contractors — and we are reviewing certain protocols,” she said.
The citations were associated to an occurrence in Nov when a engaged workman was harmed while behaving upkeep on a extraneous of a Space Mountain attraction.
Disneyland unsuccessful to sufficient scold “known tumble hazards” that existed on a extraneous of Space Mountain, according to a outline of a reference on a Cal/OSHA website.
“Furthermore, Disneyland Resort unsuccessful to have authorized anchorages or authorized tie-backs for agreement employees to insert to when behaving scheduled extraneous building maintenance,” a outline reads.
The Matterhorn reopened Sunday. Brown pronounced Sunday it is misleading how prolonged a other dual rides will sojourn closed.
Space Mountain and a Matterhorn Bobsleds are during Disneyland. Soarin’ Over California, a unnatural hang-glider flight, is during Disney California Adventure.
Officials with Cal/OSHA did not immediately respond Sunday to a ask for comment.