Read and React 2

Natural disasters from time to time can be the thing that puts your training for natural disasters to the test. Although, when the actual situation occurs, it feels like everything that I’ve learned flies out my head and my instants take over. This is why I agree with the article, it will take more then a few disasters to occur before we can get the process correct. When it comes to preparing your staff for natural disasters, It will never be the same since situation tends to change and that may throw the training that the staff has learned off track. For the Disney Animal Kingdom, we work with many different animals such as lions, monkeys, gators and etc… that could cause a potential threat to our guests’ safety. Therefore, to protect our guests, cast members, and even the animals, Disney has implemented gates around the parks to prevent interaction between animals and peoples. There is two gates that act as a barrier, where the gates on the animal’s side would set an electric shock if the animals come near it. While the gates on the people side is just a regular gate that prevents us from touching the animals. There are also many emergency exits placed in different locations of the park. These emergency exits are there to provide safety exits for our guests in case the animals were to escape. The doors in Animal Kingdom were built to keep animals out. These doors are created so that if animals where to try and force their way through, a crew member could use the door as a shield to push the animals back. We also have special codes and alarms that we could set off to alert the animal specialists, where they would come and contain the animals in a proper manner. Although, it is hard to determine the way a trained cast member would react during an actual disaster, it will definitely take many trainings and live experiences for them to gain the knowledge that is needed to provide the ultimate  safety. This is why Safety is Disney’s number 1 priority.