[Question] anyone ever see someone jump off ride to retrieve a lost item

[Josh C Paiva]

when i worked at six flags we saw it all the time

[Rosie Perez]

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I saw it in Orlando. This guy's kid threw their camera in the water during the temple section of the Jungle Cruise. The dad tried to reach over the side and grab it and he fell in the water. The kid started crying and we had to wait there for 20 minutes while security dealt with him.

[biggsworth]

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I have not and hope i never do talk about selfish. These people just put others at risk for no reason.

[bisforbrittney]

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I have not and hope i never do talk about selfish. These people just put others at risk for no reason.

same; haven't and hope i don't. i understand wanting your belongings, but too many rides are dark and/or fast and thus pose too much risk. there are more responsible ways to go about getting things, such as talking to a cast member about the possibility of having it be found after close and retrieving it the next day.

[ttrocc7007]

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Several times.
The most reckless? On the way out of the Park just before the doors were added to the trams, my daughter and I saw some fool jump out of the tram as it started towards the structure and literally dive under the moving tram to retrieve a half full bottle of water.

[monster heck]

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I saw it in Orlando. This guy's kid threw their camera in the water during the temple section of the Jungle Cruise. The dad tried to reach over the side and grab it and he fell in the water. The kid started crying and we had to wait there for 20 minutes while security dealt with him.

I have to admit, that sounds like hilarious blooper reel material! :lol:

[sgtfox]

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[sbk1234]

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The worst part is if someone was injured or killed, the family would treat it like it was Disney's fault.

[fearmeloveme]

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I watched a young boy (around 12 or 13) reach out of the POTC boat to touch an AA, drop his phone in the process, and then jump out of the boat onto the set and grab it and jump back in.

His parents were laughing.

[sgtfox]

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Then, of course, there are these guys that jumped out of Horizons at EPCOT every day for a month and basically lived inside of the ride, staying in there exploring and photographing for entire days at a time while the attraction was actively operating. Crazy stuff.

[itsshowtime]

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[Pizzapants]

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Just when I started to think people weren't idiots...

[calsig31]

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Model citizens. What these selfish lowlifes don't realize or care about is that it is not only themselves that they are risking doing these stupid stunts for either attention or just out of plain stupidity. There are plenty of innocent people who these morons could take out on the way down.

[Slappypunk]

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I watched a young boy (around 12 or 13) reach out of the POTC boat to touch an AA, drop his phone in the process, and then jump out of the boat onto the set and grab it and jump back in.

His parents were laughing.

Are you serious?

[JMazz]

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Model citizens. What these selfish lowlifes don't realize or care about is that it is not only themselves that they are risking doing these stupid stunts for either attention or just out of plain stupidity. There are plenty of innocent people who these morons could take out on the way down.

And even if you are 1000 miles away, they affect the over-all price when you get to the ticket booth (higher ticket prices to help pay for the lawsuits, to help pay for idiot proofing everything, and to help pay for the never-intended-wear-n-tear costs).
*le sigh* where is Willy Wonka when you need him?

[chadb14]

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Wow is it really worth it to do that kind of stuff? Never seen it (except on video), hope I don't see anyone doing it...

[swampymarsh]

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It's a great way to get banned from Disney Parks.

If you drop something just ask a CM when you unload and/or go to the lost and found, instead of being stupid.

[Malina]

Re: anyone ever see someone jump off ride to retrieve a lost item

It's a great way to get banned from Disney Parks.

If you drop something just ask a CM when you unload and/or go to the lost and found, instead of being stupid.

That's so true. They WILL get the item back for you, if it's at all possible. There have been people here who have mentioned getting their lost items back in the mail weeks later, even!

And even if they can't...I know I'm preaching to the choir here, but I can't believe people would be so silly as to risk their lives that way. And I hope that anyone who pulls such a stunt on purpose, like the guy who jumped off the Mark Twain, gets banned from the park. How much did he disrupt the day for everyone else, when they had to stop traffic on the river, get security to escort him out, etc.?

Once when I was riding the Disneyland RR, just as the train was about to leave the station, a bag I'd had on the seat next to me somehow slid through the opening at the bottom of the railing (we were in the front row). It landed on the platform. I called to the conductor and he was able to grab it and actually give it back to me before the train took off.

[Bongo]

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Then, of course, there are these guys that jumped out of Horizons at EPCOT every day for a month and basically lived inside of the ride, staying in there exploring and photographing for entire days at a time while the attraction was actively operating. Crazy stuff.

Okay, I will hate myself for saying this, but that video was cool to watch. Made my stomach churn every time they run through a working scene? Yes. Still cool nonetheless to see things a regular viewer from the vehicle could not? Heck yes.

I have conflicted feelings about that video.

[JMazz]

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Okay, I will hate myself for saying this, but that video was cool to watch. Made my stomach churn every time they run through a working scene? Yes. Still cool nonetheless to see things a regular viewer from the vehicle could not? Heck yes.

I have conflicted feelings about that video.

Me too. As I looked up more info on these guys, I realized that they were trying to document the ride before it closed. I appreciate that, But man, they just went about it the wrong way.
Even tho they were wrong, I still don't put them in the same catagory as the idiot that lost his hat on the JP video, or the moron thrill seeker/show off who jumped off the MT and had friends waiting to film it at the canoes.