Fears of Sick Building Syndrome Sends Disney Guests Packing

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Fears of Sick Building Syndrome Sends Disney Guests Packing

According to Dryout Inc

PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA*

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb741164.htm

The Grand Floridian Hotel has discovered extensive mold growth in

its hallways. Lurking beneath an elegant façade of expensive

wallpaper, an unwelcome guest has been uncovered: mold. Careful

examination reveals that the mold has spread to cover large areas

outside of numerous guest rooms.

Orlando, FL (PRWEB) March 4, 2008 -- The Grand Floridian Hotel has

discovered extensive mold growth in its hallways. Lurking beneath an

elegant façade of expensive wallpaper, an unwelcome guest has been

uncovered: mold. Careful examination reveals that the mold has

spread to cover large areas outside of numerous guest rooms.

The mold issues have been remedied.

The moldy discovery came from the guests themselves when a Florida

family checked into their $788 per night hotel room hoping for a

magical getaway. What they got instead was a room filled with a

musty odor, much like that of an old fishing cabin at a lake that

hadn't been aired out since the previous summer. It didn't take long

before the guests spotted a dark, powdery substance on the walls and

along the baseboards of the Grand Floridian Resort & Spa. Concerned

for their safety, the family left immediately and checked into a

different resort.

View photos of the mold-infested wallpaper here:

A local cab driver suggested that recent hurricane activity has left

the popular tourist destination with a serious water intrusion

problem, possibly the source of the mold infestation. Mold grows

best in moist conditions such as after a flood or when a roof leaks.

The smell of mold and fungi can be easily detected in the hallways

and rooms of the Grand Floridian.

According to Mark Decherd, owner of Dryout, Inc., a national water

damage restoration firm, most molds are not harmful to healthy

people. However, those with health conditions, allergies, asthma,

suppressed immune systems, or lung conditions can experience

unpleasant side effects from exposure. In addition to the common

varieties of mold, a few molds produce toxic mycotoxins which can

affect anyone, causing a variety of more serious side effects.

One of the first signs of a significant mold problem is a " musty "

odor which is what the Disney guests immediately experienced upon

entering their room. Other signs of mold infestation include visual

mold growth such as the dusty black powder sighted along the

baseboards of the hallways. Upon pulling back the Disney Resort's

wallpaper, the extent of the mold problem became readily apparent.

The Walt Disney Company prides itself on keeping up appearances. If

mold can infect a Disney Resort, it can infect just about any

building. Extensive mold found in the hallways and rooms of the

Grand Floridian Hotel proves that even world class resorts must come

to terms with this growing problem. Joan Manangu, of the Walt Disney

World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida in a letter writes, " The

mold issues have been remedied. "

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