“All Deaths Are Recorded Outside Of Lake Buena Vista At Celebration Hospital”

November 19, 2012 in Excerpts, Urban Studies, Videos | Permalink

I’ve heard many times that a lot of the “tourists” at Disney World are plain-clothed security ready to pounce. Image control goes even beyond that. For instance: Apparently no one ever dies at Disney World, not at the “Happiest Place on Earth.” Sure, people actually do die there all the time, from natural causes and accidents. But the death is never called until the deceased has been removed from the park. A passage on this odd topic from an Ask Me Anything on Reddit with a former employee of the theme park:

Question:

I have a heard a rumor explaining why Disney boasts that there have been no deaths at any of the parks. It claimed that there is no official announcement of dead/alive until the body is outside of the Disney grounds, so even if a ride or natural causes claimed someone, the death is not truly attributed to Disney. True/false?

Answer:

This is true, all deaths are recorded outside of Lake Buena Vista at Celebration Hospital.*

A copy from a similar question on the other AMA: ‘Car accidents occur all the time as well, but Disney doesn’t just have an internal security force like other parks, they have internal police and fire as well. All of this is privatized, as one of the stipulations walt had bringing his Florida Project (Walt Disney World resort) to life was to have a town called Lake Buena Vista, which the Disney company controls. Basically, the only time you hear something is when a family doesn’t accept Disney’s more than gracious settlement (they are in the high six figures usually) and continues to actually sue or report to the media.’

*Celebration Hospital is a hospital run by Florida Hospital, a Christian hospital network in the greater Orlando metropolitan area. Celebration is a city that was founded, and to-an-extent still controlled by the Disney company. It was supposed to be ‘a little slice of Americana’ and as such is an insanely creepy place.

Hope that answers your question.”

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