dammie16@vt.edu Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 So I went to Dollywood yesterday and a women in line for Mystery Mine who had never ridden a coaster before, talking to her son or whatever the kid was said the following with my input as well, Women: "Well coasters are so dangerous thats why I've never ridden them." Me: "Coasters are actually extremely safe and there have been VERY few accidents that were ride malfunction, it is usually a rider who does something wrong." Women: "Well what about that one in Georgia that threw the kid off into the support and killed him? That sounds like a bad restraint to throw a kid out." Me: "Umm that kid hopped a fence into a restricted area and walked under the train......there was PMW everywhere!" Women: "PMW?" Yeh so that is another example of poor rumors, there was more convo after that but it switched to what kind of drops MM had lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnage Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 It makes me wonder how many of the other darwin award stories were so sensationalized and filled with shoddy information. Well a number of the Darwin awards are urban legends ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarmor Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 I'm not suprised the family is doing this. It all comes down to money in the end. I highly doubt the family will get anything if it goes to trial but they could. I no longer feel sorry for the family. They deserve the same fate their son had for trying to sue the park. I think whoever can think of such a harsh thing deserves that fate and you my friend, is over due for it. How can you be sooo...insensitive and wish death on someone. I mean you can have your opinion and all but geesh you have dont some stupid things, trust me I know first hand, but does that mean you are exempt because unfortunetly your stupid things didnt kill you? And you to say you believe pretty much everthing CNN says...I laugh at that...very hard. CNN was the first to crack the stories about getting a hat. so do you believe that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capitalize Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 You know if this happened in a nation outside of america, the media would have left the story and the family of the incident alone by now and also no-one would be sued. Or attempted to be sued. Anyway, I think this now counts as the second roller-coaster related darwin award, as sad for freinds and family and witnesses as it is. The first being published in volume IV about the woman who wanted "airtime". http://darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin2003-12.html Wow... Who on earth would write such a terrible story? I had no idea Raven was inside HW's water park... And I had no idea every time I raved about a ride's airtime I was improperly using safety equipment and endangering my life... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rct3man777 Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Stupid general public that assume all rides are unsafe these days...It makes me wanna go ':devil:' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarmor Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 well, the funeral was yesterday and he is now buried. I do have a picture of the corpse for anyone who is interested. They did get his head back attached Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBru Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 ^ It would be interesting...but I think I'll pass for now. Was it ever confirmed that his head actually "completely" detached from his body? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rct3man777 Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 Oooh can I see?! I'll be a good boy for the rest of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCityBoy Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 I would love to have a picture of that kid. i think parks should plaster his face all over the fencing of every coaster with a warning. Don't be like this dumba$$. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarmor Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 Which dumbass him or you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCityBoy Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 My head is still on so what do you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarmor Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 I think you're just lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjaco Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 I think a little sensitivity needs to get pumped back into this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PURE Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 ^Not starting with me. Which dumbass him or you... You're the sick weirdo taking corpse photos. Let me know when some real news on this story comes out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnage Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 ^ I thought it was pretty obvious that Jarmor wasn't serious about taking pictures, or even going to the funeral. But I guess it wasn't obvious enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjaco Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 ^^ And aggressive posting towards others, will earn you a Time Out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PURE Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 well, the funeral was yesterday and he is now buried. I do have a picture of the corpse for anyone who is interested. They did get his head back attached Sorry, up to the "head back attached" it doesn't sound like a joke to me. Guess I'm not in the "hip" group who can tell if what people are posting is a joke or not based simply off what they say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teacups Make Me Sick Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 Does anybody know if it was someone's foot that clipped this kid? If so, how the heck is that person doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rct3man777 Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 ^A while back in this thread, someone mentioned these frames below the train, when the train hit him, the frames carried him by the chin for a little bit and when it changed direction he was slammed into a support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philrad71 Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 ^^^ I agree. The topic is getting perhaps a little too insensitive here... As far as my two cents, I cannot see how the family could (or should) "benefit monetarily" if the kid put his own life in jeopardy by jumping the two fences. When I was at Waldameer this past weekend, there was any opportunity to climb into a restricted area of a ride where there were not two fences and multiple signs warning "restricted area." Does this mean that any and every park would now have to put up electric razor wire fence to keep people from breaking the rules? There has to be an intelligence factor entered in the laws somewhere. My mother lost her footing and sprained her ankle years ago walking at Waldameer on the 'Pirate's Cove' whilst carrying my niece and there was no law suit, or settlement. The passage is dark, uneven, and you cannot see where you are going. She fell and hurt herself, but she did not feel that the park owed her compensation because of a little things called darkness and gravity! I sympathize with the family for the entire ordeal, but there is no way that Six Flags should be held liable for the death. If they are, then our legal system may just set a new standard for worldwide embarrassment. As if the President hasn't done enough of that already??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiamiBoii4392 Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 ^I heard from someone that the boys who were in the restricted area were supposedly intoxicated. This might be false information because I don't even know what their ages might be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haux Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 ^ Nothing like that has been confirmed yet. The toxicology reports won't be ready for another few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterGuru95 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Six Flags Over Georgia was a great park all in all. It had a fairly decent atmosphere (reminded me a lot of Dollywood in Gatlinburg Tn). The roller coasters were top notch except that of the "Great American Scream Machine" which failed to deliver the basic roller coaster needs, Airtime, Smoothness, Speed and overall fun. Goliath is the park's big 200+ foot tall B&M hypercoaster. It is worth all the hype over the ride it has great height, speed a little airtime (not as much as El Toro at Six Flags Great Adventure) but it was a amazing coaster. Staff was decent, the man who worked goliath was cool and got the train hyped up before embarking on the ride. The rest of the staff (except for a few game operators) was very unenthusiastic and boring. The food was decent (it saw the light of day twice for me while at a truck stop while heading home from the park) But it was very expensive and sometimes cold. i recommend that you get a handstamp and leave the park for lunch and then come back after lunch. The overall value of the park was fairly decent, a little high for food and drink (what do ya expect though). Value=21/2 stars Rides=4 stars Roller Coasters=41/2 stars Atmosphere= 3 stars Overall=4 stars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blnkgttrst Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Ya just remember to enter after lunch through the entrance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Value=21/2 stars Rides=4 stars Roller Coasters=41/2 stars Atmosphere= 3 stars Overall=4 stars Out of what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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