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Ride/Park Accidents

Jonathan said:
Go stand in the corner and think about what you’ve done.

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delta79 said:
A hot shower in dettol, should cut down on the dirty feeling

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DiogoJ42 said:
And scrub your eyeballs with a wire brush.
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I humbly apologise for the distress caused. Here is the original Spanish source article. That's better.#


Michigan USA - worker has leg amputated after being injured carrying out pre-opening maintenance on a fireball ride. This time one of those dreadful single loop contraptions like little Tom Hanks couldn't get on in Big. I think what we can mostly take from this is Americans should stop calling rides 'Fireball'.
 
Should never happen, drop towers should have automatic breaks back up system if cables ever snaps. I know modern lifts are fitted with them as well as Disney's Twilight zone Tower of Terror are fitted with them too.
 
"A woman falls after the safety restraints fail on a carnival ride in Ciudad Juarez."

Spoiler'd because it could be disturbing to some. Fortunately she didn't fall from too great a height and was able to get out the way of the swinging gondola relatively sharpish, or so it would seem.

 
Looking at the crude construction of that ride, it looks like it's been a DIY job knocked together in someones back yard :eek:
 
With any luck, this may result in Valravn being removed from Cedar Point..!
 
Alsty said:
Unusual for B&M trains to bump together. Would be interested to know the circumstances.
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I was intrigued to know the same thing; B&M have never had a major incident caused by the actual ride hardware itself, as far as I'm aware! Most incidents occurring on B&Ms seem to be due to external circumstances, correct me if I'm wrong.
 
Obviously my comment was slightly tongue in cheek however Valvarn is poor compared to other Dive Coasters that I have ridden. It vibrates/rattles, the vests are not at all comfy and it just is not that enjoyable. Griffon on the other had is superb!
 
Cedar Point have confirmed all coasters will now revert to one train operation following the incidents on Steel Vengeance and Valravn.

They have also confirmed that if anyone was to so much as blow at a coaster down a straw, all ride operations will cease in order to prevent another stall ala Gatekeeper.
 
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