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A restraint had snapped on the Furius Baco Intamin launched wing walker coaster. There is video of the snapped OTSR.
Last edited by Leo C; 09-02-2012 at 09:25 PM.
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You don't see that often.
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With the metal fatigued and snapped I'm glad the guy didn't cut himself up with that jagged edge.
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Did it snap during the ride? Was it testing? Were people on it? There's not much info in that video, so how are we to know this was any danger?
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Saw on Screamscape: (9/3/12) Something odd took place at Furious Baco at PortAventura on Friday that resulted in the ride being shut down for the day. A Screamscape reader was at the park when it happened and reported that one side of the shoulder restraint on a seat in the front row appears to have broken in half on a rider during a ride. They were able to get close enough to the station to shoot a video of the broken restraint as well. We don’t know quite how this happened, though I don’t think I’ve ever seen a restraint break in this fashion before either.
Didn't see an official article.
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Wonder if they will need to go back and test all of the Intamin restraints of similar design. Of all the Intamins I've been on, Green Lantern's at SFMM probably receive the most punishment.
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You're not kidding! Although I surprisingly enjoyed Green Lantern a lot, those restraints do take quite a pounding on them. Intamin is in its' usual form once again I see.
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