November 25, 20196 yr Author comment_267658 Germany - Worker (possibly driver) killed in apparent suicide whereby he was struck by a roller coaster car carrying 4 people, who were also treated for shock. No indication of what the actual ride is.
December 2, 20196 yr comment_267717 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7742221/Terrified-revellers-thrown-Pirate-themed-fairground-ride.html?ito=video_player_click
December 10, 20196 yr comment_267783 A bit overblown as a headline. "More people will die on UK theme park rides"
December 19, 20196 yr Author comment_267892 On 12/10/2019 at 9:30 PM, Stuntman707 said: A bit overblown as a headline. "More people will die on UK theme park rides" All of the local 'live' sites are absolute shitrags of the highest order. They are the very definition of clickbait and sadly people fall for it and click away. Drives me insane.
July 5, 20206 yr comment_270646 A woman has died after she fell from the Formula 1 coaster at Parc Saint Paul in France. Seems its not the only time someone's fallen. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8490215/Woman-32-dies-falling-Formula-1-rollercoaster-Parc-Saint-Paul-theme-park-France.html
August 12, 20215 yr comment_274246 A coaster derailed in Scotland due to a mechanical failure. Two children injured. https://news.sky.com/story/two-children-injured-after-rollercoaster-breaks-down-at-theme-park-in-scotland-12379655
August 29, 20215 yr comment_274406 Three injured, one critically, in ride incident at Fudstock in Barrow.https://www.lancs.live/news/local-news/three-injured-one-critically-ride-21429453 Reports on Twitter are suggesting that the ride involved is a Waltzer; potentially a restraint failure by the sounds of one report although that is purely speculation at this stage. Hope everyone makes a full recovery.
March 25, 20224 yr comment_276236 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10651331/Teen-dies-fall-Florida-amusement-park-ride.html Absolutely awful news. This is the world's tallest drop tower ride - it does feature seats that tilt you forward and I wonder if that had a part to play in this here. You have to wonder if the restraint was pulled down far enough. Be careful if looking on Twitter because the video is out there and currently not flagged as sensitive 😞
March 25, 20224 yr comment_276237 The other thing is this drop tower has no seatbelts. Be interesting to see if that played a part. Just awful news
March 25, 20224 yr comment_276238 Yes, it would appear that the teen slipped out from underneath the restraint - a seatbelt there would have potentially made a life-saving difference 😞
March 25, 20224 yr comment_276240 This is absolutely awful. I unfortunately saw the video this morning before I had really realised this had happened and it's been haunting me ever since. Really, really horrible thing to happen to the poor guy and everyone who witnessed it. I don't want to watch it again to confirm but it does look like the gondola hit the brakes towards the bottom of the drop, and the poor lad simply slipped out underneath the restraint at huge speed. It hasn't even been 18 months since the previous victim fell to their death from the Star Flyer in the same death trap park. Makes me wonder how seriously safety has been taken at Icon Park...
March 26, 20224 yr comment_276248 Icon Park have released 2 statements. Looks like they're open again as normal (except Freefall), blaming the tenants. (I guess different companies operate different areas of the park)
March 26, 20224 yr comment_276249 ^Yep, different parts are run by different companies. I saw the video yesterday and it...yeah. Wish I hadn't seen it. Regardless of what caused the incident, I don't even want to imagine what anyone involved is going through. From those who know the person, to those watching, to those on the ride. Whatever they're feeling, it won't be pleasant.
March 26, 20224 yr comment_276250 Really feel sorry on this one. Quite concerning. I don't know how this situation can happen however looking at the image pre ride launch of the person in the seat, there's no way the ride system should of allowed the ride to start.
March 27, 20224 yr comment_276251 I literally had to stop watching the video halfway through. This is just horrifying. Like how was this even possible to happen? This shouldn’t have been able to happen! Be it through ride safety, training etc. Thoughts go to the boy’s family and friends.
March 30, 20224 yr comment_276307 Olymipa looping has a fatality a member of staff was killed when she was to close to the track https://www.looopings.nl/weblog/19347/Vrouw-overleden-na-aanrijding-met-achtbaantrein-in-Oostenrijks-pretpark.html
August 6, 20224 yr comment_278380 Hi there was an accident on the Space Race ride at Flambards in Cornwall. https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=newssearch&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiE4IP0pbH5AhUCXcAKHb_YDHUQxfQBKAB6BAgCEAE&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuk-england-cornwall-62333904&usg=AOvVaw2VWe9ISMSS7VOKwnfKXDfA
December 20, 20223 yr comment_289520 Winter Wonderland slingshot ride smashes into post after bungee cord breaks. Just by luck nobody was injured. https://news.sky.com/story/winter-wonderland-slingshot-ride-smashes-into-post-after-bungee-cord-breaks-12768521?dicbo=v2-8756b0315cdabd13d119a09cbea3299e
December 21, 20223 yr comment_289530 17 hours ago, Stuntman707 said: Winter Wonderland slingshot ride smashes into post after bungee cord breaks. Just by luck nobody was injured. https://news.sky.com/story/winter-wonderland-slingshot-ride-smashes-into-post-after-bungee-cord-breaks-12768521?dicbo=v2-8756b0315cdabd13d119a09cbea3299e I saw this.. I'm wondering does anyone know what the safety checks like at WW? Are they comparable to say Thorpe?
December 22, 20223 yr comment_289541 The Bungee cord did not break. It looks fully intact in the video, still attached to the tensioning winch cable. I believe the winch failed in some way. Tom.
July 13, 20242 yr comment_319641 Sadly a young lady was injured at Canada's Wonderland on Thursday having fallen from "Swing of the Century". It seems she may have suffered from a medical issue. The press, as usual, have started to stir things with "The incident marks the latest in a number of amusement park-related incidents in recent months" but fail to add that the majority are due to guests actions. Stay safe folks, and that means, avoid the press. Hope that the young lady recovers.
5 hours ago5 hr comment_333330 There has been a really horrible incident on Goliath at Six Flags over Georgia yesterday, with a rider being ejected from the ride.The on ride photo shows the rider fully out of his seat and striking riders in the row behind. The photo also shows his empty seat with the clamshell restraint near-fully open.The man fell to the ground shortly after the ORP towards the end of the ride and has unfortunately died.I cannot imagine how awful this must be for the other riders on the train, especially his son who was sat next to him, and the riders behind who were struck by his body while he was still alive.Truly horrifying.Another terrible, unimaginable incident that should have been impossible. Something that seems to be said more and more about coaster incidents as time goes on.There is something about incidents like this at theme parks that just hits different. We all put our trust in these rides and the operators to keep us and our loved ones safe, and it’s so tragic when that doesn’t happen.
2 hours ago2 hr comment_333333 Such incidents are rare, yet to those involved it's "the worst" . Naturally many will now their opinion as to how/why it happened and many now have the ability to transmit pictures of incidents without assessing the distress they may cause.Understably several rides, believed all to be B&M's, across the U.S.A., are closed for safety checks.
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