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This was just posted on Twitter

@dlpcastmember 8m A five year old child is in a critical condition after an accident at pirates of the Caribbean today

Anyone have any more info about this?

[BoristheSpider]

Oh dear, hope they'll be ok x

[Mac]

Oh dear,    hopefully not or as bad as it sounds. Either it is too soon for any info or best case not that bad as I can not find anything on global or french news feeds?


How would that even happen unless the child somehow fell out of the boat? There are some really bad places to fall out for anyone least a small child.

[norhel]

It has hit the news:
In french: http://www.liberation.fr/societe/2013/10/30/un-enfant-dans-un-etat-critique-apres-un-accident-a-disneyland-paris_943464


Translated with Google Translate:
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=no&sl=fr&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liberation.fr%2Fsociete%2F2013%2F10%2F30%2Fun-enfant-dans-un-etat-critique-apres-un-accident-a-disneyland-paris_943464

[bad-pink-tink]

thanks norhel


Translated using Google translate

A five year old child was in a "critical condition" after an accident Wednesday afternoon on a theme park attraction Disneyland Paris in Seine-et-Marne accident, said a police source told AFP. The child, who would be "spent in a machine" in Pirates of the Caribbean attraction, was under medical transport to the Necker Hospital for Children in Paris around 17.45. "His prognosis is engaged" , the source added . Asked by AFP, firefighters confirmed that intervention was underway in the amusement park, without giving further details.
The prefecture of Seine-et-Marne confirmed the accident, saying have conflicting information on the state of the child, who "fell off the back of a boat in the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction, and got hit, it seems, followed by a boat. "  Contacted by AFP, the direction of Disneyland confirmed the accident, without giving further details at this stage, on the state health of the child. "The incident took place in the late afternoon. Our first aid services responded quickly to him first aid " , said a spokesman for the group.  "The attraction is temporarily closed and we stand with the family" , she has said.
In April 2011, five people were injured, one seriously, in a wagon train Mine in the park. In November 2008, a young injured his head after falling from a ride when he was 7 meters above the ground.
In January, four people were slightly injured after a train accident steam wagon had stalled and was hit when another station stop.

I did some searching and it seems the child fell off the back of a boat and was hit by the boat behind

[gemma2806]

Poor child that's awful I hope they recover but I can't see how they could fall off the back of a boat unless they were standing or climbing over the back?!

[bad-pink-tink]

from twitter


@dlpcastmember 8m
After standing up whilst entering the end loading area, the child fell backwards and was trapped between the boat and the one following

[Mac]

Oouch, those things bump together pretty hard. Sure everyone who has been on that kinda ride knows what that feels like from inside the boat. Lets hope the condition is not serious and recovers quickly. Just glad it was at the loading stage and not along the moving track or one of the drops!

[never2old]

The french news sites are saying the boy is in a very critical condition 


What a horrible reminder that accidents can really happen anywhere, and that we can never be too careful.


My thoughts are with the little boy and his family, hope he recovers soon!!

[gemma2806]

I did wonder how he fell out. Poor child, as Mac said at least the ride wasn't in full swing else you wouldn't like to imagine what would have happened. I just hope they make a full recovery.

[jenniedisney]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2480448/Boy-5-fighting-life-accident-ride-Disneyland-Paris.html

[DisneyG83]

It's such a shame to read articles like this :/
Thoughts go out to the little boy and his family, such a tragic thing to happen but I guess it goes to show why all guests are asked to remain seated until the ride comes to a complete stop.

[N1k0_VE]

Why wasn't the father or mother holding his hand when getting out of the boat?? I really hope he's ok, but I don't understand how this could have happened. I've been on this ride many times since I was that small. And I have no idea how you can fall out of the boat there.

[spacemountainplatypi]

It's just like BTM last year 

[orangarnold]

Accidents do happen, even ones as unfortunate as this one.


I would like to say DLP posted this on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/disneylandparis/posts/10151952306572871