Actor injured this afternoon in Little Mermaid- Page 6

[winston89]

Posted: 5/15/08 at 7:38pm

Well, the information that I gathered while reading this thread is this. That when the boat is in pre show set up it is 40 feet in the air. But, when it is used during the show it is 20 feet up.


I think that the truth of the situation came out after Disney's announcemnt for one reason. And, that reason was to come out and say that what Disney announced as "facts" turned out not to be true at all. And, I don't think that the intent of all this was meant to look fishy in any shape or form.

[uncageg]

Posted: 5/15/08 at 9:47pm

Winston, I wasn't referring to AP sites, I was referring to theater oriented sites that they advertise on. Yes, the ship, from what I remember, is pretty high in the opening.

[thetinymagic2]

Posted: 5/15/08 at 11:32pm

The latest...Adrian is lucky to be alive. My prayers.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/16/arts/16arts-INJUREDACTOR_BRF.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 5/15/08 at 11:41pm

So many mistakes have been involved with this show and the way it has been produced, it could be Karma.

Sorry Mr Bailey has been the victim.
Glad he got a lawyer nad the press involved.

Let's see how Disney spins it.

[thetinymagic2]

Posted: 5/15/08 at 11:45pm

Unfortunately, the public doesn't give **** about this....unless some picketers
decide to publicize the story in front of the Lunt Fontanne.
Even then, are they actually going to stop buying tix?

[blaxx]

Posted: 5/15/08 at 11:49pm

He was taken to Bellevue Hospital Center, where he is being treated for fractured wrists, a broken back, a shattered pelvis, a fractured sternum, several fractured ribs and a fractured foot.

Lucky to be alive is right - the poor man!

[James885]

Posted: 5/16/08 at 12:41pm

Well it turns out he's filed a petition to preserve the ship in preparation for the filing of a lawsuit. I think Disney's going to have some explaining to do as to why they minimized the extent of his injuries, and also why they lied about the height that he fell from. I had no idea his injuries were as severe as they actually were. Wishing all the best for a very speedy recovery.

Injured Mermaid Actor Bailey Files Court Petition

Updated On: 5/16/08 at 12:41 PM

[StageFan2]

Posted: 5/16/08 at 1:55pm

My prayers and best wishes to Mr. Bailey. I hope for him a full and speedy recovery, and a quick resolution to his legal situation. Let's hope he's treated fairly and with the proper respect.

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 5/16/08 at 2:01pm

I'd like to add my best wishes to Mr. Bailey. What a horrible, horrible accident.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 5/16/08 at 4:36pm

http://www.aolcdn.com/tmz_documents/0516_bailey_wm.pdf

[StageFan2]

Posted: 5/16/08 at 4:58pm

Interesting reading. Thanks for the link Yankee.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 5/16/08 at 5:03pm

No, thank TMZ for providing that link.

Disney Theatricals -- shame on you!

[winston89]

Posted: 5/16/08 at 5:05pm

There are a lot of questions that are related to this whole situation. Things like why did Disney spin the story to make it not look as bad as it was and what the result of the court case would be.

I was talking to a teacher of mine today in school. He told me that he has some friends who are minor screen writers and that the nickname for the business side and studio side of Disney is called "Mouseswitz." I think the name is a fitting one.

[sabrelady]

Posted: 5/16/08 at 5:23pm

Given the extent of his injuries Mr. Bailey will probably find it difficult to obtain employment in the industry. It sounds like he's found a great white shark litigator to go after a Really Big Fish( Disney). BUT would Disney then have to build a replacement fr the present set/prop given that it is now piece of evidence in a court case? Obviously even routine maintainance would contravene the order. Which would severly limit the showws ability to go forward w performances. Plus alot of this would be tried in the press. I have to think they are trying to go fr a big settlement up front and eliminate a trial. And frankly, I hpe its BIG. Mr Baily will need a lot of physio and repair and is more than entitled to his compensatin.
G*d speed his recovery.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 5/16/08 at 6:26pm

I was also wondering about the set being evidence.
Obviously they have been performing on it all week, does anyone understand how that works?
Are they gonna haul the whole ship into the courtroom?
Not that I think the case will go that far unless He sues for an outlandish amount (he should) and Disney won't settle (they should).

[winston89]

Posted: 5/16/08 at 9:35pm

The way it works for evdience that is too big to fit in the court room is this. They submit it as evdience and use pictures of it and measurements instead of having the thing in the court room. If there is a jury (which depending on the kind of case even though it is two people suing each other there could be) then they could bring the jury to the theatre.


But, Disney can use it in the show. They just can't make any repairs on it to make it look like there was no way he could have fallen through the trap door. That would be considered tampering with evdience and that could get them in to more trouble then they already are in.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 5/16/08 at 9:56pm

Well, it's gonna be hard to prove he couldn't fall through the trap since he DID.
The fact that Mr. Bailey has gone public with the suit and alerted the press to a suit makes me think Disney has offered him an inappropriate settlement.
On their part Disney says they have nothing more to say in respect to Mr. Bailey and his relatives.
Where was that respect when they presented untrue facts saying the fall was only 20 feet and his injuries were minor?
The story gets more and more interesting.

[winston89]

Posted: 5/16/08 at 10:44pm

I do agree that Disney didn't give him a good enough settlement. Or maybe he didn't want a settlement and wanted this thing to get out to hurt disney.

What I said about them fixing the boat so it looks like he couldn't fall through was an example. What I meant to say was that because it is submitted as evidence they have to keep it as it was when the accident happened and they can't make any changes on it. If they do then that is tampering with evidence.

This is going to get out and it is going to be big. This is the karma Disney gets for sweeping things like this under the rug all these years.

[jonartdesigns]

Posted: 5/16/08 at 10:57pm

the questions that came to mind immediately, at least to me is Why in the hell does a set piece suspended that high off the stage floor have a trapdoor to begin with? and furthermore who the hell left it open? Mr. Bailey should sue them for every dime they've got. I mean hell a 20 year old suffering an injury that catastrophic would be lucky to every be able to dance on broadway again, much less a 51 year old, disney has effectively ended his career.

[SMiller]

Posted: 5/16/08 at 11:05pm

I heard from someone that works on the show that he fell 40' and landed on his butt. That is the only thing that save him and why we are still having this discussion. He stepped on the trap that was on the cat walk and it opened when it shouldn't have.

SMiller

[winston89]

Posted: 5/16/08 at 11:08pm

I agree that he should sue them for all he can get.

The reason why there is a trap door is for the actor playing Eric. In the show there is a storm while they are out at sea on the boat and eric falls overboard. He does this by going through the trap door and Ariel rescues him and that is how they first meet. At least I think that is the case. I think that that is it. I know that Eric falls overboard and I think that is how it is done onstage.

There was a stage hand who wasn't doing his part. But, it all comes down to the person in charge and that is Disney. So, he is suing them for all he can. Like I said. I hope this gives Disney what they had coming to them. I do wonder if this will shut the show down. If at least for a little bit.

[Popular]

Posted: 5/16/08 at 11:08pm

I feel so horrible for everyone involved. This story truly haunts me. Thank God he survived the fall!

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 5/16/08 at 11:30pm

Yes, Popular, he survivrd the fall, But if he can continue what has been a long fruitfull career as a performer, is yet to be seen.
I'm not a lawyer, but it seems Mr. Bailey's Lawyer's decision to go public is a move to get a proper settlement for what may be the end of Mr. Bailey's career and passion.
Most likely that settlement will include a clause not to discuss this case in public and as Winston said, "sweep it under the carpet".

[winston89]

Posted: 5/17/08 at 12:14am

I think that if he were going to get a settlement he wouldn't have gone so far to get permission for the courts to use the boat set peace as evidence against Disney.

I also think that if he were to have went for a settlement it would have been done by now. But, as I just said he is in the process of collecting evidence. If they settled it wouldn't have had gotten this far. Disney would have (and I am sure they did) tried to prevent from collecting evidence and building up a case against them from the get go by offering him a huge sum of money. I am sure that he refused it and is going for the whole thing.

[StageFan2]

Posted: 5/17/08 at 7:55am

Below is a post from ATC by Tim Dunleavy. I realize it's unsubstaniated and I don't believe it's about the Little Mermaid production itself, however it does seem to go along with SMiller's statement that the door opened randomly. While I usually try to stay clear of issuing opinions on subjects with which I'm not familiar, this is a matter of people's safety, health, and well-being and it angers me. The idea that Disney would endanger the very people who contribute so willingly and tiressly to their success is an abomination. If this is true Mr. Bailey is deserving of as much as he can get from them and Disney will never see another dime of my money.
Below is the post as quoted from ATC. I apologize for the rant. But as a fan and supporter of the theatre and as a human being - it pissed me off!

"I was involved in an original Disney production where trap doors would open up at random, while we were on stage dancing or doing stage combat, and people were involved in several injuries as a result.
We were told that the powers that be, allegedly,refused to repair the situation as they had a law suit against the company who supplied the components to the trap doors, and allegedly, that company was the one contractually responsible. But the show had to go on, so one literally had to have an eye out always for ones own safety. Very unsettling!
I am rooting for Adrian Bailey to first, get well, and then to get the real answers to why this happened and get it fixed NOW before anyone else gets injured."