Published April 26, 2013
Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. – Disney will celebrate the start of the summer season by keeping three theme parks open for 24 hours straight on May 24.
The announcement was made Thursday night in Orlando by Walt Disney World President George Kalogridis.
The Magic Kingdom Park in Florida, along with Disneyland Park and Disney Adventure Park in California, will stay open from 6 a.m. on May 24 to 6 a.m. May 25.
Disney did something similar in 2012 to celebrate leap year.
Published April 24, 2013
Associated Press
GEORGETOWN, Colo. – The sole survivor of an avalanche that killed five men in Colorado was fully buried in snow except for his left arm, which allowed him to clear snow from his face so he could breathe.
The final report on the slide released Wednesday said the man was stranded for about four hours before rescuers arrived to free him near Loveland Pass.
The Colorado Avalanche Information Center said the slide, the state's deadliest since 1962, was large enough to bury or destroy a car.
The center's report said one of the victims was buried 10 to 12 feet deep.
The center has previously said the avalanche was the type caused by a weak snow layer that can be buried deep in the snowpack.
Published March 26, 2013
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES – An attorney says a disabled man was awarded $8,000 by Disneyland after the "It's A Small World" ride broke, stranding him for three hours while the theme song played continuously.
Lawyer David Geffen says Jose Martinez was the only passenger not evacuated when the ride broke down in 2009, and staffers failed to call the fire department to free him.
The ride's familiar song couldn't be turned off the entire three hours Martinez was stuck.
Geffen says Martinez uses a wheelchair, suffers from panic attacks and high blood pressure, and needed to urinate for much of the time he was stranded.
Geffen says half the award ordered Friday is for pain and suffering, and the other half for disability law violations.
Disney did not immediately reply to messages seeking comment.
