Coasterlicious Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 So what parks have a spotless safety record?.. According to www.pointbuzz.com CP does.. , ( 'Question. Has there ever been a fatal accident at Cedar Point? Answer. No one has ever died as the result of an accident at Cedar Point.Next time someone tries to tell you about the time Demon Drop flew off it's tracks, or about how many people have died riding Top Thrill Dragster - don't believe it! " ) but when I was looking at the roller coaster accident site I found this (Saturday, May 28, 1994 - A 14-year-old boy died after riding a roller coaster at an amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio.) parks besides CP in Sandusky?.. is it a lie? And on the subject of roller coaster accidents, it seems that people are just dumb. On atleast half of the deaths, people either stood up (duh?) , or took off their seatbealts (duh again? ) Are these people trying to die, or what?.. geeze. So what rides make you feel unsafe?.. I dont like Magnums lift hill because its so tiny and the cars sway from side to side when its going up making it seem like its going to fall right off, and I also felt very unsafe on SFDL's wooden roller coaster. (forgot the name of it?) And I will NOT go on carni rides.. :shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterFanatic Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 OK. I don't quite get where this is going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Clinksalot Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 Me either. I mean, ALL parks have accidents. That's why they are called accidents. I'm sure there are plenty of parks that nobody has ever died at. Nobody has ever died at DCA as far as I know. But, people have heart attacks, strokes, asthma attacks, etc when they go to parks. It's something that can't be helped. I have never felt unsafe on a ride because of maintenance, etc. Sure I have thought "What if an earthquake happens and I'm on Goliath" or something like that, but it doesn't freak me out enough to not go on it. And regarding "Carni" rides, those rides, at least in CA, are inspected by the state more than permanent park rides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllisonY2K Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 nobody dies on Disney property. It's some funky rule they have in effect. Even if someone commits suicide, paramedics must try to keep them alive until just outside of property lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coasterlicious Posted June 21, 2005 Author Share Posted June 21, 2005 Im posting this because of all these accidents that happen and then people dont think twice when getting on a ride.. I was just asking people what rides they feel unsafe on.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kat11joe Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 People don't die at disney? there was a death there not too long ago caused by an accident on big thunder at disneyland. This wouldn't prevent me from going on that ride though Here in south cali, it's more dangerous trying to drive somewhere than going on a ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT3000 Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 nobody dies on Disney property. It's some funky rule they have in effect. Even if someone commits suicide, paramedics must try to keep them alive until just outside of property lines. Did you mean Disneyland property? It's impossible for nobody to die on WDW property, considering they built a town where people actually live (God knows why) on their property. But when it comes to guests, of course, they're only "unresponsive" until they are removed from the park itself.... then they're dead. The kid that died after riding Mission: Space was *officially* pronounced dead at Celebration hospital, but several witnesses will tell you otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandaman Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 There was a thread on the same site that said it was Raptor, I believe. Note: I think he died as a result of a heart condition. Nobody has died as a result of an accident at Cedar Point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pvcoasterguy Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 There have been no accidents at Adventureland in Altoona, Iowa. Even though all of the coasters have manual brakes, there have been no accidents. It's probably due to the awesomely trained employees, and the attentive elderly employees (they're so nice!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisco Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 People have been declared dead at Disneyland. Go to the following link and you can read about this subject. http://urbanlegends.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.snopes2.com%2Fdisney%2Fparks%2Fparks.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twister II Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 A women died on Wildcat and also a young girl was scalped on Power Tower plus flying metal on TTD and Boats bumping into each other on White Water Landing, sending people to the hospital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterFanatic Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 I am familiar with the metal shards on TTD, but haven't heard the other stories. Links? Sources? Curious to read more about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coasterlicious Posted June 21, 2005 Author Share Posted June 21, 2005 .. Ive heard so many untrue storys about Cedar Point its not even funny!.. Ive heard everything from Dragster accidentaly launched too fast, causing peoples hearts to explode. Dragster flys off the tracks occasionally Dragster is visable from space ( and that one is a more believable rumor but I believe it is untrue, because it would just be a dot, and you couldnt pick it out from any other tall structures unless you zoomed in to Sandusky) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemmy Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 How the hell would someone's heart explode? I knew that I was right when I told Token Yankee Guy that 99.99% of the population is stupid with a capital T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasters 4 me Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 ^ Yeah. WTF are they talking about. And about the train flying of the track? They say that you are "1 million" more times likely to die going to a theme park than going on any of the rides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllisonY2K Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 Here's the link where my opinion was partly based on: http://www.snopes.com/disney/parks/declare.htm. I've also read "Behind the Mouse" which was rather eye-opening. I'm sure you'll agree, Disney does a nice job of skirting the issue with using "declared death" as a sole means of maintaining their claim that no one dies at Disney. anyway, back to the thread at hand! uh, metal shards on TDD? affecting riders or onlookers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twister II Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 The metal just got the riders for some reason. Well apparently on TTD during a morning test, one of the test dummys flew out at the top and landed in the lagoon. If TTD lauched to fast and made peoples hearts explode, then KK would bring back a bunch of heart exploded riders! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterFanatic Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Still waiting ... Links? Sources? I am especially interested in the tomahawk-style power tower scalping. That sounds like a goodie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twister II Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 pointbuzz.com forums, or the old guidetotthepoint.com forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterFanatic Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 OK. I went to the site you mentioned and searched "scalp" and sure enough there it is. Too bad it wasn't true. Please don't perpetuate the stupidity of these people: http://www.pointbuzz.com/cpplace.aspx?mode=thread&TopicID=2711 // not meant to offend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coasterlicious Posted June 22, 2005 Author Share Posted June 22, 2005 holy crap talk about a post archive.. that topic is almost 5 years old.. I look at CP to be a generally safe park. Is there laws that say coasters have to be built to survive earthquakes, tornados, huricanes, floods, etc..? Im sorry but if there was ever a twister or quake at CP, i have a feeling that park would be destroyed, doomed by its own likelyness to build tall rides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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