| Comments |
meowcoaster1
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 5081
View Park/Ride Count
|
I hate this. This really makes me pissed off. Why can't they just let it go. I do have emotion, and know that death is unwanted, but can't they just remake the restraints?!?!?!?!? OTSR would suck. This might have triggered the worst coaster safety issue ever.
|
| 5/6/2004 9:13 AM |
|
thrillride76
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 3
View Park/Ride Count
|
Ummm people DIED on this ride LET it GO? whaaaaat I mean it sucks that they have shut the rides down but if it's a design problem and if they kept them OPEN, IIIII wouldn't wanna ride it and neither would alot of people. they are jus savin their butts and a few lives :)
|
| 5/6/2004 10:56 AM |
|
JurkyBoy
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 79
View Park/Ride Count
|
Yeah, buddy. This is a serious issue and I think it is the right move to take any possible precautions until they finish their investigation and decide how to deal with the problem. Just because a few people are going to have to skip a ride on a roller coaster is not a catastrophe.
|
| 5/6/2004 11:59 AM |
|
Chain Dawg
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 291
View Park/Ride Count
|
If the lapbar and the seatbelt are secured correctly, there should be no way for you to come out. I have noticed that ride ops check to make sure that the seatbelts are fastened, but not that they are tight. That might be part of the problem. I actually have more faith in the seatbelt.
It is obvious that we are going to have to wait for the report before the rides are reopened. Does anyone know when the report is due to be released?
EDIT: Read these articles...
http://members.aol.com/rides911/accidents.htm />http://1010wins.com/topstories/winst..._127102629.html
|
| 5/6/2004 12:06 PM |
|
PANTSFREE
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 1384
View Park/Ride Count
|
With the number of times if ridden SROS @ SFA I can surely tell you there is no "design flaw" with restraints. Having been on it a good 300+ times now I'm sure that if there was a flaw I would have died by now... hehe... In n e case, this sucks, the only ride @ SFA thats worth riding more then a couple times is closed... Hopefully they can inspect it REALLY soon and have it open next weekend.
|
| 5/6/2004 4:44 PM |
|
iluvcoasters
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 322
View Park/Ride Count
|
When will they learn...
|
| 5/6/2004 4:59 PM |
|
Magnum Robert
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 3196
View Park/Ride Count
|
I can understand why this ride was closed. I just don't agree with it---especially since it appears to be human (ride-op) error.
|
| 5/7/2004 12:56 AM |
|
Graham
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 3352
View Park/Ride Count
|
I think this will only escalate the problem. I'm sure closing this ride will/was on the news in MD. A lot of people will now think that this ride is unsafe because they closed it. And that will decrease attendance at the park.
|
| 5/7/2004 11:37 AM |
|
PANTSFREE
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 1384
View Park/Ride Count
|
I had to correct a lot of peeps at my school who thaught that it was the ride at sfa, not sfne... so theres no doubt this will hurt the ride. But hey, more rides for me, it could use a shorter line. I remember once shockwave at PKD reopened after its accident, for like 2 weeks it had NO line, then ppl forgot i guess.
|
| 5/7/2004 5:46 PM |
|
CoasterEricHP
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 69
View Park/Ride Count
|
I doubt they will go all out and add OTSR's to the S:ROS's... probably do something similar to Dragster with curved lapbars and maybe some sort of restraint around the lower legs/ankles.
It really sucks they had to close all of them.. but they are covering their butts and I dont think Six Flags could handle a lot of lawsuits right now! And besides.. what were the chances that S:ROS at SFA would be up and running two trains without breaking down every few minutes anyways? Ride Wild One instead!
Eric
|
| 5/8/2004 10:41 AM |
|
DaleE4lifefan
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 291
View Park/Ride Count
|
They have the report out and you might find it a surprise.
|
| 5/10/2004 2:05 AM |
|
More about News
May. 6th, 2004 -- LARGO, MD -- Six Flags America has closed it's own Superman: Ride of Steel roller coaster in response to a death on a similar ride at Six Flags New England.