Screamscape said:Park News - (11/12/12) A woman’s leg somehow became trapped just outside the log on the Enchanted Forest Log Flume at Rainbow’s End in New Zealand. In the end firefighters had to come in and cut apart a section of the log to free her leg, which was badly bruised but otherwise she only had minor injuries treated and released by a nearby hospital. No statement has been issued yet by the park to explain just what happened. There are some assumptions that perhaps she had slipped while trying to climb on board the log, which may have resulted in her leg getting stuck. According to aerial photos of the park, it appears that the log flume uses a turntable style loading platform which would better explain how her leg could have become wedged.
Sazzle said:Guys I know I'm working in a time warp, but can you remember the Hopi Hari accident on their Intamin drop tower back in February? I've seen some Youtube videos from the day, but I found an article on Screamscape saying there was aerial helicopter footage showing the car dropping and the restraint flying up? I've had a nose around out of pure curiosity, but I can't find said footage.. Can anyone recall this?
Park News - (12/31/12) The local news reports that a weird incident took place this week at Hopi Hari. According to the story, a couple of teenagers on the park’s wooden coaster (Montezum) reported that their lapbar popped open near the start of the ride, whiling going up the lift hill. They complained of this and saying they were injured during the ride trying to hold it down, with the aid of brother who rode in the row ahead, but during a on-ride photo taken of the couple, nothing really seems amiss, and the male in the last row is actually holding one arm up in the air instead of hanging on as they claimed. The coaster was inspected following the claims and nothing was found to be out of order.
Hopi Hari is still reeling from the deadly accident that took place on the La Tour Eiffel ride where a faulty restraint was responsible for the death of the rider. On the surface this initially seems like it could be a group trying to copy the accident claims for their own financial gain, as the teenage couple is already saying they will try to file a lawsuit against the park.
Personally speaking, that clip of the restraint opening on the drop is perhaps the most terrifying video of any ride I've ever seen.
Lordy said:Personally speaking, that clip of the restraint opening on the drop is perhaps the most terrifying video of any ride I've ever seen.
Completely agree with that. I was gobsmacked when I first watched that video, proper left me speechless!
And I think this has to be, without doubt, the most shocking photo that the amusement park industry will ever see:
Ok, so why isn't the image showing?
SourceOn the evening of June 14, 1986, after the yellow train (train #1) completed the second inverted loop, it encountered one of three areas of uplift before the third and final loop. Missing bolts on the left inside wheel assembly of the last car of the four car train caused the bogey assembly to disengage the track with a full load of riders. This caused the final car to fishtail wildly, disengaging the lap bars as it collided with support structures, thereby throwing off passengers and losing speed. The train entered the third and final inverted loop, but did not have the speed to complete the loop. The train stalled at the top, then slid backwards, crashing into a concrete pillar. Three people were killed during the accident and a fourth man was almost killed.
At the time of the accident the park was packed with people who were attending a concert. The ride had shut down twice, as the operator had heard a metallic noise from the train prior to the accident. Despite running the trains empty, the source of the problem could not be located by the maintenance staff, and the regular operation of the ride resumed until the accident occurred. With the stage located atop the jumping fountains, many had a horrific view as the band played and the coaster derailed. The Mindbender was immediately closed. An investigation and inquiry was launched that revealed that there were problems in the translation from German to English of operational and maintenance information from Schwarzkopf, the German coaster manufacturer. Additional issues with quality control were found as a result of the manufacturer going bankrupt during delivery of the ride, and portions of the ride being finished by the receiver of the firm.
The Psychoaster said:You can find the video here.
Pretty shocking routines they have there if that's what happened on the ride. No checks, the seat apparently "shouldn't have been in use" but no one told the ride team. Really dodgy stuff.
Sazzle said:The Psychoaster said:You can find the video here.
Pretty shocking routines they have there if that's what happened on the ride. No checks, the seat apparently "shouldn't have been in use" but no one told the ride team. Really dodgy stuff.
Thanks for that!
Absolutely horrific video that made me feel genuinely sick. I cannot fathom how such a catastrophic mistake could have been made... if that's down to human error, I really hope the justice system catches up with whoever was responsible.