A Disney cast member was injured at the Primeval Whirl attraction at Disney's Animal Kingdom.
The woman was working as a ride attendant and moved into an area on the ride platform that is prohibited while the ride is moving, Polak said. She fell and hit her head after being hit by the moving ride.
Oy! I wish these news reports would be a bit more specific, because this description doesn't make much sense. I know this ride pretty well. In fact, I even have a ride-through video of it. Normally, a "ride attendant" works the loading/unloading area. Here, the ride vehicles move VERY slow. So unless this cast member wondered around other parts of the ride, it would be rather difficult to get hit very hard by the vehicle at the loading/unloading area. So I wish the news report had been a bit more specific on where this person got hit.
Another news report has a bit more information. It appears that this woman was standing in an area that is off limits. I'm guessing that she stood too close to the tracks that are about head level. As the ride progresses, the tracks become lower and lower. So if she stood in an area close enough, a vehicle could hit her on the head.
Oy... what was she doing there in the first place?
The news report indicated from the cast member's family that she had taken a turn for the worse. We all hope that she recovers from this.
Zz.
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