May 9, 20178 yr comment_249742 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39862996?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_breaking&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=news_central
May 9, 20178 yr comment_249743 Either a boat has flipped over (unlikely since only one victim), or they were stood up and thrown out the boat... Wonder what's the most likely cause?
May 9, 20178 yr comment_249746 Regardless of how this happened as I wont speculate , thoughts should be with the family at this time, as no one should die at a theme park on a day out
May 9, 20178 yr comment_249747 Awful news - whether the child stood up or not, she's lost her life - thoughts are with the family
May 9, 20178 yr comment_249749 Horrible news, my thoughts are with the family, friends and everyone at Drayton Manor at this sad time.
May 9, 20178 yr comment_249750 Just got a pop up on the website saying it will be closed tommorow?Re-theme? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
May 9, 20178 yr comment_249751 Most likely because of the incident on Splash Canyon at Drayton Manor, as these are both rapids rides from the same manufacturer.
May 9, 20178 yr comment_249752 Its most likely due to the accident which happened today at Drayton Manor
May 9, 20178 yr comment_249754 Most likely because of the incident on Splash Canyon at Drayton Manor, as these are both rapids rides from the same manufacturer.Oh my just saw this on the news!It's still unclear how the girl fell off though?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
May 9, 20178 yr comment_249755 Horrible news, I hope the media don't give Drayton Manor a hard time over it. I'm sure they are devastated over the events today and did everything they could to save her. My thoughts go out to her family. Also my deepest gratitude to the vigilant, swift acting staff at Drayton and Merlin parks whose job above all else is keeping us safe so our only worries are having a fun-filled day out, all season long. Stay vigilant, and keep giving people joy and excitement. Really, Thank You!
May 9, 20178 yr comment_249756 They'll probably be doing safety checks on Rumba tomorrow just like they did with saw when the smiler crashed in 2015. The park will be closed tomorrow in respect of the family of the girl who died.
May 10, 20178 yr comment_249761 And to provide a bit of media blackout too... Don't need the Mail sending some investigator in... The Mirror also decided to run with that she attended a Muslim school or something... Lovely stuff...
May 10, 20178 yr comment_249765 Confirmation from the park that Rumba will be closed today as a precaution because of yesterday's shocking events.
May 10, 20178 yr comment_249767 What more is there to know, she stood up on an operational ride and fell out...........
May 10, 20178 yr comment_249768 35 minutes ago, StevenVig said: What more is there to know, she stood up on an operational ride and fell out........... You got a source for that, or you just being a disrespectful prick?
May 10, 20178 yr comment_249769 There are various sources claiming that the girl was standing, none of them appear to have been confirmed as yet. The BBC article below claims a boy fell out a few years ago whilst standing or in another compromised position but was pulled out of the water by spectators. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-39867690 Personally, I can't see how someone could fall out of the rafts whilst being seated and holding onto the centre rail however the facts surrounding this particular incident are still not yet known. Obviously this is an awful and tragic accident with, at the moment, nobody specifically at fault. I can understand why Merlin would shut their rapids attractions, even if it was proved that there is nothing wrong with the ride itself, as the public perception of these rides is going to be negative for at least the near future given the amount of coverage this is getting. EDIT Not blaming anyone for this, its tragic and my thoughts are with those involved. Just commenting on facts surrounding the accident and the effect this may have on other parks Edited May 10, 20178 yr by tomathy Clarification, no malice intended
May 10, 20178 yr comment_249771 There has been no statement from anyone explaining the mechanics of how she came to he in the water. While rider error is by far the most likely reason it is totally unacceptable to blame the deceased for their death at the moment. To do so is insensitive and crass in the extreme. No ride of this or any type is ever 100% safe, there are many things that may have gone wrong.
May 10, 20178 yr comment_249774 9 hours ago, Benin said: And to provide a bit of media blackout too... Don't need the Mail sending some investigator in... The Mirror also decided to run with that she attended a Muslim school or something... Lovely stuff... Yep it was reported on Daily Mail that the young girl was a Muslim - not quite sure what religion has to do with the fact the poor kid has lost her life - journalists eh?
May 10, 20178 yr comment_249778 Eye witness reports (early ones at least) state that she stood up to change seats though... Merlin are just being really cautious since all the links to Smiler...
May 11, 20178 yr comment_249789 There was some teacher at my school yesterday who was trying to say that there were not as many H&S measures because it was a private Islamic school (I don't even think it was private). He compared it to a school trip from another religious private school where the students became stranded on a beach. 'At this [my] school, if we go on trips, you are given lots of health and safety briefs' (Haha you think matey) Idiot, thinks he can watch one news story and suss everything out. Just because you were in the police fifteen years ago doesn't mean you automatically become Sherlock Holmes. Show some respect.
May 11, 20178 yr comment_249792 5 hours ago, Whatever said: There was some teacher at my school yesterday who was trying to say that there were not as many H&S measures because it was a private Islamic school (I don't even think it was private). He compared it to a school trip from another religious private school where the students became stranded on a beach. 'At this [my] school, if we go on trips, you are given lots of health and safety briefs' (Haha you think matey) Idiot, thinks he can watch one news story and suss everything out. Just because you were in the police fifteen years ago doesn't mean you automatically become Sherlock Holmes. Show some respect. Jeez what an idiot teacher! Whether private school or state school, whatever religion of the school I'm pretty sure health and safety procedures are similar - I'm no expert on this but I'm assuming schools do some sort of risk assessment things before any trips - that teacher sounds like an ignorant t@@t and shouldn't go saying bold statements like that - accidents happen and in this case it ended in tragedy - the teacher should probably keep his gob shut or think before he speaks
May 12, 20178 yr comment_249816 People all over social media are up in arms about the fact that Rapids rides have no seatbelt on them but fail to grasp that, in the unlikely event that a boat was to tip over, if you are belted in, your survival chances are significantly lowered. People are also brandishing these rides as dangerous which we know they aren't - what happened at Drayton was a terrible accident and one that cost a young girl her life - it's been reported that she stood up to switch seats with a friend, the boat hit a rock and she fell in the water - now I am in no way saying this child deserved to fall in but at that age they should have had a teacher/helper in the boat - from what I've read, this wasn't the case. Kids don't fully understand the danger of some things - I took my niece and her friend on Rumba when she was the same age as the girl who sadly died and my niece moved to a different seat at one point thinking nothing of it so I had to tell her to stay in her seat unless she wanted to either fall in and either drown or get hit by another boat, or get a Royal boll&€ing from staff who watch the security cameras. Someone should have been in that boat with the young girl and her friends to prevent this accident from happening or at least try - but I can also imagine that what happened was very quick so who is to say that an adult could even prevent it?kids don't generally take notice of safety signs on rides and moving to get out of the way of water was probably a knee jerk reaction which ended in the worst way possible- no one should visit a theme park to never return again and I cannot begin to imagine the pain that her family are going through right now. I also feel for the other kids in that boat that witnessed what happened and were ultimately helpless in being able to do anything.
July 1, 20178 yr comment_250565 Oh My God, the end of the world............................. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/people-stranded-upside-down-stalled-10722564 how melodramatic, and with " many thrill rides including rapids and roller coasters remain closed" being rather misleading as when I was there three weeks ago, the Rapids, Shockwave and Storm Force10 were the only rides closed.
July 2, 20178 yr comment_250586 As much as I enjoy the G Force, I'm surprised the ride was allowed to be designed with an inverted lifthill for this very reason. What if it E-stopped and couldn't be quickly reset?
July 2, 20178 yr comment_250590 2 hours ago, Coaster said: As much as I enjoy the G Force, I'm surprised the ride was allowed to be designed with an inverted lifthill for this very reason. What if it E-stopped and couldn't be quickly reset? There is a manual process for this, to quickly get the ride uninverted. However normal operations mean a e-stop sensor ext is normally quicker being reset from the control room
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