MarkC Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 Sadly I'm going to have to bring up this topic up again due to the fact of a amusement park accident this January. The back 2 restraints opened on a 360 rotating pirate ship! Due to the nature of the video, it is currently under spoiler tags! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted February 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 This is actually fairly old, not from this Jan, don't no exactly when though. Weird looking ride that, anyone recognise it? Also, imagine having to die to that awful music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJames Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Sadly I'm going to have to bring up this topic up again due to the fact of a amusement park accident this January. The back 2 restraints opened on a 360 rotating pirate ship! Due to the nature of the video, it is currently under spoiler tags! The ride looked pretty unsafe anyway! Just wondering, did anyone fall out or was there no one in that row? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 It is clearly shown in the video the person clinging on to the OTSR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted March 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 In Saudi Arabia all rides operated by a particular manufacturer have been ordered to close after an accident which injured some children, but it does not state which manufacturer. This is as a result of this incident, where a drop tower has failed and fallen to the floor with no apparent emergency braking or cushioning. The seats rotate like the new tower at Paultons, but I can't name the manufacturer from that, it may be a regional knock off company? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted March 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 http://www.winknews.com/Local-Florida/2013-03-19/Lehigh-carnival-ride-accident-sends-one-to-the-hospital#.UUnSqBxdCSo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 Sounds nasty how that ride broke apart. It's a miracle no one died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted March 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 Little bit more on the same one. http://www.winknews.com/Local-Florida/2013-03-20/Video-captures-moments-after-carnival-ride-accident#.UUsE7hxdCSo Just realised it is the ride Josh is trying to get on in Big! Always wanted to go on one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC! Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Its so odd that, that girl died on Hydro at Oakwood 9 years ago, its gone so fast, RIP Hayley Williams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC! Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Yes you absolutely right ham, such awaste of a life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Pendragons Plunge or something I think. It was removed recently I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Perilous Plunge. Never heard of an incident but yes it was removed to make way for 3 new attractions to regenerate the area, not because of an accident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Ah alright! Well either way it has operated since then so that wasn't the cause of the closure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted April 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Nicer news on this thread for a change. Remember the girl that wasn't caught by the nets on Terminal Velocity a couple of years back? She's recovering well, and has a dog to help her... http://www.wisn.com/news/south-east-wisconsin/milwaukee/Girl-hurt-on-Wis-Dells-ride-meets-companion-assistance-dog/-/10148890/19704470/-/twr6im/-/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted April 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 General cable car accident article... The city has been settling lawsuits almost since the cable cars began operation in 1893. One woman won a 1970 jury verdict of $50,000 after she claimed that a minor accident on a cable car she was riding turned her into a nymphomaniac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted April 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Meanwhile in America, Disney don't show themselves in the best light safety wise... http://www.scpr.org/news/2013/04/16/36847/disneyland-faces-fines-after-worker-hurt-in-park-r/ Soarin' and Space Mountain remain closed after some mostly non specified citations, probably means some sort of remedial work is necessary. Maybe they'll announce it as a "$5million upgrade plan" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Typical Merlin... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Merlin are closer to Disney then first thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted April 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2013 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/10024971/Fairground-ride-car-breaks-loose-and-traps-girl-5.html While under maintenance a large bit of fairground ride hits kid. Sadly no hint as to what the actual ride was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted May 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2013 Can't quite tell what's wrong here, but kiddie hurt on kiddie ride. http://www.southwestiowanews.com/council_bluffs/news/local_news/child-injured-in-carnival-ride-accident-at-bayliss-park/article_3149867e-bf5a-11e2-8a67-001a4bcf887a.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted May 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 And another from America, having a bad carnival week http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-20/carnival-ride-accident-witnesses-urged-to-come-forward/4699324 Seems he may not have been tall enough to ride http://m.smh.com.au/queensland/injured-boy-may-be-have-been-too-small-for-carnival-ride-20130519-2juhy.html?skin=iphone Love those rides, which I've always known as a spinning penny. There used to be one at Butlins Bognor, I seem to remember very loose solid bar restraint and you really had to hold on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted June 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Oh dear... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-22745094 A hearts and diamonds / round up by the looks of it. Looks like the platform structure under the ride connecting it to the paybooth is what has given way, not the ride itself, but I imagine that the jolt from that fall would be enough to throw the riders around. No restraints while riding these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 This is a question to satisfy my curiosity. Has a drop tower ever failed to break at the bottom? I find them terrifying just because of the possibility of crashing into the ground, whereas on a coaster the track will prevent that happening. I'm sure there's lots of brake failure safety systems in place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted June 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 This is a question to satisfy my curiosity. Has a drop tower ever failed to break at the bottom? I find them terrifying just because of the possibility of crashing into the ground, whereas on a coaster the track will prevent that happening. I'm sure there's lots of brake failure safety systems in place? There is one with a little clip on this post, the same sort that one of the smaller UK parks installed last year I believe (Lava or something? Where's that?). But it looks to be a failure of the ride itself rather than the braking system, if that makes sense? You have more chance of being ejected from your seat than the ride failing to stop, still unlikely though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted June 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Couple of bits... Looks like the operator of the hearts and diamonds above has been a naughty boy before. The kid hurt on the American spinning penny is making a recovery. Not really a ride, but I've always thought those bungee trampoline things look like they have a lot of things to go wrong on them, sometimes they do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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