Incident on The Smiler 02/06/2015

[bluesonichd]

if I dont get front row for my first ride when it opens I will be very sad.
cant wait for the rush it will be

 

[Balb0wa]

I went today, a few blokes were working on it

 

[BarryZola]

Interesting. Can any proper coaster geeks have a guess at what's going on? The more they mess around with different bits of the ride the more likely it seems that they may be considering opening it sometime before next season. Purely guessing and speculating though on my part.

 

[Sm1lingAdvocate]

They do seem to be going all around, this is after the first half (where the accident happened) does not seem that significant but I don't think it will be long before H&S report comes out and it can re open, then give it 3-4 weeks after that and it could re open! It seems 40/60 to me I think, 40 percent chance of this season, 60 per cent for next, I could be completely off but that is what I think

 

[DiogoJ42]

if I dont get front row for my first ride when it opens I will be very sad.
cant wait for the rush it will be

I heard they are going to swap the rows around to avoid people refusing to ride the front. Now they will be numbered 2,4,1,3.

 

[Leah]

There is no way I'm not going on the front when it reopens.

Why? No offence, but I don't really understand why people are saying this.

 

[UserDeleted]

I think this is more exciting than when it first opened!

 

[phildenholm]

Interesting. Can any proper coaster geeks have a guess at what's going on? The more they mess around with different bits of the ride the more likely it seems that they may be considering opening it sometime before next season. Purely guessing and speculating though on my part.

It looks like they are checking the lift chain in those pictures

 

[spinba11]

@Leah, I'm saying I will go on the front.

 

[bluesonichd]

I heard they are going to swap the rows around to avoid people refusing to ride the front. Now they will be numbered 2,4,1,3.

arrrgggg OCD overload

 

[Leah]

@Leah, I'm saying I will go on the front.

Sorry. Misread your post .

 

[UserDeleted]

I don't think people have to justify why they won't go on the front. It's pretty obvious!

 

[Leah]

Yes, I know the reason, but why? It will be even safer now. The back is just as bad.

 

[AliceHL91]

Everyone knows it should never have happened in the first place, so saying its safer now is no consolation to anyone at all.

 

[spinba11]

I reckon the back would be safer because there is more train between the rider and the impact point.

 

[AliceHL91]

I reckon the back would be safer because there is more train between the rider and the impact point.

Umm can you say "severe whiplash"

That is if you were at the back of the car that the other one collided with

 

[spinba11]

Severe whiplash or only 1 leg? I would pick severe whiplash, BTW I didn't read your post before I posted.

 

[Leah]

Everyone knows it should never have happened in the first place, so saying its safer now is no consolation to anyone at all.

It is safer now. If you were a ride op and a stall was detected, I think you'd take it seriously and check a few times.

 

[UserDeleted]

It is safer now. If you were a ride op and a stall was detected, I think you'd take it seriously and check a few times.

Are you saying the ride op didn't take it seriously on the day of the incident?

 

[dazza4783]

The public are fickle. I guarantee that once re-opened, any minor breakdown will make the media for the first couple of occasions. After then it will fade into the background.

Exactly, that is why it would be best for them, if they are able to, to get it back open this year. Get all the bad press out of the way this year, then fresh start next year.