NEWS: Pyrenees at Parque Espana reopened after accident

[mightbeawannabe]

^I believe that 51" is more or less 130 cm and 55" roughly 140 cm, so it is lower... I don't really think that Wildfire is as much of a concern as Inverts. I remember Wildfire to be kind of moderate in intensity and I think that the Inverts are a bit more forceful.

 

Just my thoughts...

[thomas2]

^^Wild Fire at SDC actually has a similar height requirement (52in).

 

Pyrenees is the only B&M inverted rollercoaster with a 130cm height limit while the others have 140cm.

 

From what I've heard Pyrenees is a pretty intense rollercoaster. Don't know about Wildfire though.

[Capitalize]

Wow, that looks absolutely awful. It could be worse, though, they could have added trims or something...

[oriolat]

I find it weird that this has never been an issue on any other B&M coaster until now.. The inverts, loopers, floorless all have similar if not the same restraints yet no other park has ever had this happen or made this modification. I think the kid who hurt himself was too small to be on the ride and the operators never realized it

 

Pyrenees is the only B&M inverted rollercoaster with a 130cm height limit while the others have 140cm.

 

Superman at Parque Warner (Spain) used to have a 120cm (48 inches) height limit when it opened. Batman, at Warner too, used to be 130cm (52 inches).

 

But I agree with everyone else. This modification doesn't look very B&Mish... it couldn't look worse.

[thomas2]

The height difference they used to have indicates that you can't just say that inverted coasters have the same height requirements as other types.

 

The child was 133 cm, so he was taller than the lower limit. Like I said before, Pyrenees is the only B&M inverted rollercoaster with a height requirement of 130cm, altough Batman is practically the same

 

I don't know how this could have happened as the police investigation clearly says the child is 133 cm tall. Coincidence?