Disneyland Evacuated

eagle4life69 · Post by **eagle4life69** » Jul Tue 29, 2008 2:06 pm

Check out the brief story at my site
Disney Mountain Rides

JWG · Post by **JWG** » Jul Tue 29, 2008 2:33 pm

I would imagine they'll be back in service shortly. Doesn't appear to have been too big of quake in damage as it was deep in the ground (7+ miles).

eagle4life69 · Post by **eagle4life69** » Jul Tue 29, 2008 2:34 pm

Still Scary as heck

JWG · Post by **JWG** » Jul Tue 29, 2008 2:37 pm

eagle4life69 wrote:Still Scary as heck

I won't disagree with that. That's more thrill than you're hoping to get for your $70...

wxwiz · Post by **wxwiz** » Jul Tue 29, 2008 4:50 pm

CNN had a brief phone interview with one of their vactioning reporters at Disneyland. They said they were abou to get on the Astro Orbiter when it happened and that they closed the rides briefly for inspection.

elizabethswann · Post by **elizabethswann** » Jul Tue 29, 2008 6:43 pm

I didn't even see this and I posted it in the off topic section. And don't mind me, I didn't pay attention to the site that was given. Slow today here

kcarts · Post by **kcarts** » Jul Tue 29, 2008 6:49 pm

No offense to all of you in SoCal but I couldn't live there. Between the traffic, smog and then throw in the moving earth without warning...... give me a nor'easter with two and half feet of snow any day!

agingerbugg · Post by **agingerbugg** » Jul Tue 29, 2008 8:44 pm

I am with kcarts, you guys have great weather, but I prefer our hurricanes. At least we can prepare for those.

Post by **js3901** » Jul Tue 29, 2008 9:16 pm

and up here, we can see the snow coming, and can dig ourselves out. we can even ship some of it out to drought-ridden areas when needed

JWG · Post by **JWG** » Jul Wed 30, 2008 8:01 am

I'd live in Southern Cal. Orange, Anaheim, Santa Ana area... not in LA proper but try to stay about an hour south or so.

Not too many earthquakes, less smog at some level and beautiful weather. I'd happily do it if I could afford a house and to live there.

nancynohorse · Post by **nancynohorse** » Jul Wed 30, 2008 10:09 am

That's more thrill than you're hoping to get for your $70...

It costs $70 to go to Disneyland now??

danimal3114u · Post by **danimal3114u** » Jul Wed 30, 2008 11:16 am

Most earthquakes down here aren't that bad. I've been through at least a dozen of varying strengths (including Northridge when I was about 6 or 7). I can deal with the earth shaking every now and then in place of having a lot of my home destroyed every 5 years or so in hurricane alley or dealing with regular hurricanes.

elizabethswann · Post by **elizabethswann** » Jul Wed 30, 2008 11:19 am

nancynohorse wrote:
That's more thrill than you're hoping to get for your $70...
It costs $70 to go to Disneyland now??

Just about. It's $66 for a single day single park ticket.

billville · Post by **billville** » Jul Wed 30, 2008 12:52 pm

Yea seriously, these size earthquakes happen once in a blue moon. Weather is something that you have to deal with everyday. Hands down, living in california with its weather makes it well worth it! Ive lived here my entire life and have probably felt a grand total of maybe 10 considerably big quakes. To top it off, have never had any any major damage due to any of them. (30 years for those wondering)

Not only that, living in so cal you get to go to Disneyland whenever you desire. The discounted annual passes are a great perk for living in so cal.

With hurricanes you get to count down the days that you may lose your home. Hurricanes last for a few days, whereas earthquakes last for a few seconds. Earthquakes shouldn't be a deal breaker when considering to live in so cal. They are so few and far between that we rarely even think about them. Yes, there are quakes everyday but they average in the 1's - 3's. You cant even feel them they're so small!

I just dont know if shoveling snow everyday in the winter would make me even consider moving because of 1 semi large earthquake that comes along once every meybe 3-5 years or so.

So Cal rules!!! (IMO)

agingerbugg · Post by **agingerbugg** » Jul Wed 30, 2008 12:54 pm

danimal3114u wrote:Most earthquakes down here aren't that bad. I've been through at least a dozen of varying strengths (including Northridge when I was about 6 or 7). I can deal with the earth shaking every now and then in place of having a lot of my home destroyed every 5 years or so in hurricane alley or dealing with regular hurricanes.

I have been through three hurricanes, including Andrew in '92, and yes they can be devistating, but the majority aren't that strong. A low category is just a lot of wind and rain. If you are prepared (which you should be considering we know they are coming days in advance) then it is a matter of cleanup and minor structural repairs. The higher ones I agree do cause more damage, but they aren't that common (2004 was an anomaly). Earthquakes have the potential for more total damage than a hurricane. You can't evacuate at-risk areas before an earthquake, there aren't shelters established to protect people in unsafe buildings, etc.

Hurricanes get a bad rep because of tragedies like Katrina. The problem with Katrina (at least in New Orleans) was poor planning on the part of the government and ridiculously slow follow-up. All in all, no natural disaster is good. I just like the preparedness a hurricane affords.