04.01.05 Special Edition: In an obvious attempt to take some of the limelight away from the corporate issues that surround Disney's parent company, Disney World has just released a number of details about upcoming attractions for their internationally renowned theme parks.

"The key is adventure, excitement and danger," says Disney spokesman Maximilian Hazzarde, in speaking about the theme for this year's innovative amusements.

"We want people to feel the illusion that they're about to die any minute, while still maintaining Disney's extraordinary level of safety. In searching for some of the greatest hazards in the world, we looked at a number of possible themes for a new series of thrill rides. We looked at Great White Shark hunting off the Barrier Reef of Australia, Ice-Climbing Everest's most challenging faces, and even insulting P. Diddy's current girlfriend at his favorite club (with a full posse in tow)... but nothing quite got the adrenalin pumping thorough our veins like trying to survive the Sun 'n Fun Fly-in."

"We have a number of rides that directly reflect some of the established hazards we've seen at one of the most hazardous aviation events in the world. The 'Paradise City Roulette' ride allows a Disney visitor to make a downwind takeoff off a short grass runway with obstacles on both ends... one side with ditches, trees and a fence line, the other is a parking lot, part of it handicapped parking no less -- just like the real thing!

Another ride, the 'Lake Parker Confrontation' puts the rider in a small aircraft circling the same area, with hundreds of other aircraft, all jockeying for permission to head for the airport... and the hit or miss thrills are a real scare! The Prop-Dodge ride is a recent addition reflecting the close quarters that people have to negotiate at the Fly-In, the only event in the world that we've seen where real-live people are allowed so close to moving airplanes and moving propellers -- it's a real challenge to stay clear of all those planes... but we also expect that it will be good practice for the real thing."

Disney's latest move reflects the renewed American taste for danger sports, while still maintaining some semblance of safety (due to the fact that all the dangers are simulated and not real... unlike the actual Fly-In).

Disney is looking forward to seeing how this amusement is received, and if it proves to be popular, other such rides are being considered... including one based on flying in the deadly Mini-500 sport helicopter, though Disney admits that, "even that might seem too perilous a situation to simulate... we're not sure that current tastes allow us to simulate that high a degree of risk -- Sun 'n Fun seems bad enough."

FMI: www.mickeyswildride.com