- May 26, 2012
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I am kind of surprised that there is no rail between the walkway and the water. It seems like a safety issue for employees. I understand that it can be very dangerous to fall in the water with the ride systems in the water.
Not sure if it was a urban legend, but the story I heard was that a pirates badly injured, or killed a Disney exec that was visiting the parks
Unlike Small World, the mechanism to move the belts in Pirates is located under the boats (instead of on the sides) so the water there is about 6 feet deep. There are also spaces between the belts and exposed gears underneath. While no one was hurt at load while I worked there we were warned to be very cautious and keep an eye on guests while dispatching because of the gap between the belts in case some one fell/stepped onto the belts. As far as I know, no one was ever hurt at load. (Unload was a different story but that was unrelated to the belts)