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Dan G
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It's very unfortunate that this happened to another person...In the thread that was closed, I understood where Andrew was coming when he said that most people don't go get a check up before they go to an amusement park, but you have to keep in mind, if you have heart disease or some other problem, you should know...if not you'll be in serious trouble. Disney and every other amusment park across the entire world doesn't put warning signs at the entrance of rides for nothing, and when it says you shouldn't ride if you have high blood pressure like in this case, you shouldn't ride. I understand some are unaware that something like this could happen, but theres a difference between not knowing and being ignorant of cautions. I'm not saying that this woman was being ignorant to the warnings, but sometimes things happen because they fail to read the warning signs before riding rides. Bottom line, if you know you have high blood pressure, heart disease or any other health disorder that could be lethal when mixed with a ride like this, STAY AWAY FROM RIDING IT.
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| 4/13/2006 12:12 AM |
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Zingoman
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What does this ride to to its passengers that it raises concerns and has the ability to cause something like this? This is very unfortunate.
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| 4/13/2006 12:56 AM |
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Tanks4me05
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^ I'm not entirely sure, but a while ago, TN's news said a study was conducted on Expedition GeForce and some people who rode it had a heart rate of about 220 a minute, which can be lethal for a person with a heart condition. Maybe that was what happened to her. But I'm no medical expert, I'm just guessing here.
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| 4/13/2006 7:45 AM |
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Nitro Luvr
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You know they did a study of heart rates on roller coasters with ACE members. I cant remmeber the guys name but he had been on well over 300 roller coasters and even when he rode Millenium Force, his heart rate was off the charts. Now this is an avid rider like myself. If roller coasters incxrease your heart rate for experienced riders, imagine what it does for inexperienced riders. Bottom line if you have a heart problem or any other health issue, stay off the ride. No excitement in the world is worth your life.
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| 4/13/2006 8:13 AM |
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nayaugpark52
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If what I've read was reported correctly, the G-forces on this are about the level of your typical scrambler ride. So why aren't people dropping dead and suffering physical problems on that? I believe the problem is that people who would never go to a small park and ride a scrambler go to Disney and get on this because it's "the happy place" and they believe nothing could happen to them there. While waiting in line they start to have second thoughts due to all the disney hype and get themselves worked up into an extreme state of stress which is very dangerous to start with before the ride even begins. Even a mildly physical ride is dangerous under those conditions. I don't know how many times people have tried to convince me that Space Mountain is the most extreme, frightening ride ever built because Disney says so. Actually for them it is because they wouldn't go on a kiddie coaster if they were at any other park. Space Mountain is nothing but a Jet City type coaster in the dark, a relatively mild ride, but add a heart condition and high stress over what you've heard about it and you have the possibility for lethal consequences.
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| 4/13/2006 8:17 AM |
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SFKK GUY
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Just like when I would go in a Haunted House at the age of 6 or 7 and just waiting in line would freak me out so much that when I actually got inside I would jump at the cheesiest moments.
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| 4/13/2006 9:50 AM |
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siestakey
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So like....are they going to close it now or something?
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| 4/13/2006 12:06 PM |
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VekomahangNbang
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^No.
I'll watch the news tonight and get you guys some more info. The reporters down here will be all over the story since it has to do with Disney failing.
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| 4/13/2006 3:38 PM |
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BobFunland
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Uh if by scrambler you mean more like a Wisdom Sizzler than yea, but even that ride has had its own share of problems :)
But the G-forces of this ride still don't beat walking down stairs ;-)
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| 4/13/2006 4:14 PM |
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BGWfanatic
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The story says it was a German tourist. If thats true then there's always the chance she did not speak english, and therefor couldnt read the safety/warning signs at the entrance. I believe they have them in Spanish, but i wouldnt guess that they had it in German.
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| 4/13/2006 4:18 PM |
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CoasterJunkie
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^However, there are Disney Guidemaps that are printed in German and available throughout the parks that also include these warnings. If she had a translation device, then the warning given in the pre-show would have also been translated into German through that device.
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| 4/13/2006 4:41 PM |
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ShannonS
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When I went on it last year,I had no problem when I got off. Anyhow,it is very tragic that she died.
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| 4/13/2006 4:59 PM |
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apsterling
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I can't see why anybody, even tourists would ride if they knew what the ride was. I wouldn't until I'd seen what it's like. And on a second note, there are 13 places where "warning signs" are posted.
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| 4/13/2006 6:08 PM |
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sfft_2108
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The warning signs are true, but how many of yall actually read them? I know I hardly don't. Anyways. Its said that she passed a way. I am not saying the signs are bad, people just don't pay attention.
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| 4/13/2006 7:59 PM |
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tigger248
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It's impossible to not read or pay attention to the warning signs on Mission Space, unless you don't speak english (which is possible with the german lady) or can't read yet. They're everywhere. And they mention who shouldn't ride in the pre-show. I rode it in 2003 and there weren't so many. I'm guessing that because of complaints they added some because in 2004 we felt like they were trying to talk us out of riding.
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| 4/14/2006 12:57 AM |
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nayaugpark52
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You'll get 2 gs on scramblers that are running at top speed (11.4 revolutions per minute) and that's the way most carnivals run them, although some major parks don't run them that fast. Does anyone know if the newspaper reports on Mission Space running at 2 gs is correct, or does it actually have a higher g rate?
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| 4/16/2006 8:02 AM |
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More about News
Apr. 12th, 2006 --
On Wednesday, Walt Disney World's Mission:Space ride claimed another death in less than a year. A 49-year-old woman from Germany died, but Disney claims that the woman had suffered from high blood pressure and other health related problems. According to a statement released late Wednesday, the woman died at Florida Hospital Celebration Health after she was taken there Tuesday because of the sickness she received from the mock space flight at Epcot. "We learned today that her condition had become very serious, and this evening we were notified she passed away," the statement said.