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Disney World cast member hurt stopping 180-kg fake boulder from hitting audience (www.bbc.com)

submitted 1 month ago by dantheclamman@lemmy.world to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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[–] Doubleohdonut@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Exactly. Safety for the ride operators is just as important as audience safety, if not more so, for any carnival that claims to be safe and reliable.

[–] calliope@retrolemmy.com 13 points 1 month ago

It’s akin to a magic show. The whole idea is that someone is not supposed to get hurt. Penn & Teller have a whole trick where they talk about the importance of safety (the “magic bullet” trick).

Because you know what really ruins the magic? When someone gets hurt.