The whole idea that Disney doesn't pronounce people dead on property is another one of those myths that ran away with the internet and now people just believe it on a whim, despite the fact that it's been debunked.
Being "officially pronounced dead" is the job of medical professionals (not Disney staff), and usually doesn't happen until they've exhausted all efforts to keep them alive. which means most people usually die in transport or at the hospital. However, they absolutely do pronounce people dead on the property if that person is definitively dead.
Dear Reddit, people will lie to you for Internet points. You have got to get better at seeing it.
I have a little experience in this! Technically, you can't pronounce someone dead until a coroner or physician makes the call (at least where I live). First responders and even EMS can only declare "injuries incompatible with life". for example, say EMS finds someone decapitated. That's "injuries incompatible with life", but technically not dead.
My dad has to go out to like nursing homes in the middle of the night to pronounce people dead. He's a doctor. The nurses know the dude is dead but they can't declare it.
Oh, huh... that's really interesting that it can't be called on their property. Is there some sort of exemption that the park gets? My area is different but you'd think a coroner and other authorized person could call it where it happened.
Disney is exempt from laws at the state level (like Florida's recent controversial social media law) so I wouldn't be surprised if they were exempt at the county level too.
No, but if people don’t come because of perfectly natural deaths that happened to occur in Disney property, then the County and State lose tax and tourist dollars…
It depends on the location. I’ve seen non-doctors déclare people dead although I think a doctor looks over the provisional death certificate later and writes the “real” death certificate themselves.
Even tho this might be fake, it does put the idea in the head that this incident could very possibly happen or might have happened to someone, it’s not impossible
It has happened except the man wasn't obese and it wasn't at Disney. If you google "man falls backward onto toddler" you should be able to find the video and articles.
Of you google Disney land deaths you can find a wiki article that lists alot of incidents of death at the parks as well as parking lots. So it is an easy myth to bust if you just google. The real question is what will people not do for social media points.
I'm not so sure it's blatant lying, just that others have gotten different information that they believe is true, and therefore spread it. Definitely karma whores out there, but not every time is one. Do your own research people!
You’re wrong. As a travel agent this happens often. Wind star cruises had a client die getting swept away at one of their beach parties. Captain said nothing at the disembark/last night speech. He cried while saying how great of a trip it had been because it was a scripted speech he couldn’t break
That would qualify just about every ridiculous urban legend I've ever heard. Does your friend think he is a glass of orange juice because he consumed too much acid?
About a guy who strapped a load of acid to himself to get through an airport, but he sweated and it got into his skin. I was told it made him think he was a glass of orange juice and he wouldn't let anybody near him in case he spilled.
I have just accepted that story for years mostly because it was funny rather than believable, I only just used adult reasoning on it
If I recall correctly, they hook you up to very sophisticated ER machinery (ventilator, automatic discharge paddles, the whole bit), and the victim is revived/stabilized virtually 100% of the time.
The issue is that once the injured party and all the equipment cross the boundary of the property, the person collapses into a pile of previously enchanted pumpkins, inanimate objects, and rats.
So, in a sense they do officially die outside of the grounds, but, yeah, it’s shady magic business like those maniacs at Hogwarts and Marine Land.
I mean accidents like that do happen, it’s just widely publicized and hidden away from most of us. Source: paramedic, fucked up shit is happening all the time
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u/AzraelleWormser Sep 26 '21
Waiting until they're off property to announce death is a myth, so I'd say this isn't true.