Don't you just hate it when this happens?

[Baitball Blogger]

Sinkhole demolishes a disney resort. Go to the link to hear the sound effects.

First came the cracking sounds. Then windows started blowing out. And before they knew it, guests felt the ground beneath their Lake County resort near Disney World sinking into the earth.

Guests had only 10 to 15 minutes to escape collapsing buildings at the Summer Bay Resort on U.S. Highway 192 in the Four Corners area, when a large sinkhole — about 100 feet in diameter — opened late Sunday.

No one was injured but about three dozen visitors at the resort left car keys, medication and other personal belongings behind inside their luxury accomodations after the crumbling edifices were evacuated. One building suffered catastrophic destruction while two neighboring ones are being evaluated for possible damage and structural integrity.

"After the geologists' initial survey here, they've indicated it is what they describe as a classic Florida sinkhole about 100 feet in diameter and on a preliminary basis, they do not have a concern that it is growing or will grow," said Summer Bay resort president Paul Caldwell

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-sinkhole-damage-disney-area-resort-20130812,0,376846.story

[hunter]

1. Could be worse...

Golfer Swallowed by Sinkhole:

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/03/golfer-swallowed-by-sinkhole

[Baitball Blogger]

6. Did you happen to notice how dry that course was?

A lot of dead grass.

That's what happens when you mess around with the water table.

[darkangel218]

2. I dont know whats going on over here. i dont think its normal to be that many sinkholes in one state

So close to each other.

Is FL submerging into the ocean?

[Baitball Blogger]

7. Wetlands are being lost and water is being rerouted to retention ponds.

That means that many limestone caverns are hollowing out when the water table drops. Perfect condition for sinkholes.

[louis-t]

3. FL is full of sink holes.

From what I've heard from my friends there, this is not all that uncommon.

[liberal N proud]

4. It is NOT a Disney Resort

But rather one of the resorts in the outlaying area that feed of the tourism driven by Disney.

[spanone]

5. all i hear is a helicopter

[Baitball Blogger]

8. I thought that noise at the beginning was the sound of the collapse.

I only heard the chopter blades at the end

[spanone]

9. will check again!!!