the_rock401 Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 (edited) Hey everybody! This thread is simple! Rather than having a million little threads about everything that goes on at Valleyfair!, this thread is designed to consolidate it all into one user-friendly thread. Feel free to use it to post updates, trip reports, questions, comments, and of course, general discussion. For pictures and videos of the park as well as past updates, see TPR's Park Index Page. Official Park Website Below are some links to past updates from the park, you may be interested in. Enjoy! --Robb _____________________________________________________ 2006 May 21st, 2006 - Wild Thing accident injures 17 - SEE BELOW! June 5th, 2006 - Markers start appearing at Valleyfair August 16th, 2006 - Renegade announced 2007 May 24th, 2007 - TPR rides Renegade during opening weekend 2008 October 8th, 2008 - Waterpark expansion announced 2010 January 5th, 2010 - Bob Williams, founder of Valleyfair, dies at age 77 July 29th, 2010 - Significant park expansion on the way! August 6th, 2010 - Planet Snoopy announced 2012 February 21st, 2012 - Dave Frazier announced as the park's new General Manager April 16th, 2012 - List of rides included on Fast Pass September 9th, 2012 - Park announces $3.5 million expansion 2013 September 26th, 2013 - Route 76 announced for 2014! 2014 June 25th, 2014 - Severe flooding closes 3 rides, but park remains open September 11th, 2015 - six new slides announced for 2015 2015 September 15th, 2015 - Flying Eagles announced for 2016, also Extreme Sports entertainment show 2016 August 5th, 2016 - Permit filed with the City of Shakopee indicates a new Star Flyer August 18th, 2016 - Northstar: 230 foot Star Flyer from Funtime is announced 2017 August 16th, 2017 - Delirious (a Larson Looper) announced for 2018 _____________________________________________________ Wild Thing accident From KARE-11 news. Wild Thing. Back car of train gets uncoupled, jumps the tracks going into the station brakes. 17 injured, 13 taken to St. Francis Hospital in Shakopee. Mast camera is showing the back car sitting on the tracks, but with one bottom side sitting on the spine of the tracks. My initial guess is that it threw an upstop, but that's strictly speculation. Will keep updating as things emerge. Paul Edited August 16, 2017 by larrygator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitch Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Another Morgan looses a wheel, I don't think I want to ride them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 OMG!!! That is insane, please keep us updated! So now we have quite a few little Morgan 'incidents' that are all RIDE related, yet no one gives them as much crap as all of the Intamin 'incidents' where a good amount of them are rider related! Wow, wonder if this will push back Steel Dragon's reopening even more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 The "Wild Thing" ride at Valleyfair in Shakopee came apart while on the track. 13 people were transported to an area hospital. Most had minor injuries, one person did have a head injury. This is a developing story. Stay with 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS and KSTP.COM for the latest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeezus Juice Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 So the ride finally got some airtime then? . . . What? Too soon? -Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarplayer Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Steel Dragon still isn't open yet? I guess Wild Thing won't be open for at least a few years then. I'm watching it on the news too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niiicolaaah Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 another wheel chucker???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niiicolaaah Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Steel Dragon still isn't open yet? I guess Wild Thing won't be open for at least a few years then. I'm watching it on the news too. Steel Dragon not being open has more to do with the culture than the actual ride. I'm sure it won't take as long for Wild Thing to reopen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 A video at http://wcco.com/ And here are some pictures taken from the same site: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo210 Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 This is sad news. (As I posted this post, I heard thunder) i hope this ride can get back up and running. Its not a good 10th year celebration year for the Wild Thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Several Injured In Accident At Valleyfair(WCCO) At least 13 people were injured Saturday in an accident on the Wild Thing roller coaster at Valleyfair, authorities said. The accident happened just after 4 p.m., a Scott County dispatcher said. Thirteen people were taken to St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Shakopee for treatment, a hospital official said. Eleven were admitted for treatment of injuries, and two were dismissed, authorities said. The rest were listed in stable condition. Most of the injuries were minor, and all 11 were expected to be OK, a supervising nurse said. The nature of the accident has not yet been confirmed. The Wild Thing debuted at Valleyfair in 1996, according to the amusement park's Web site. The ride lasts three minutes and reaches speeds of 74 mph. The coaster's track is nearly 5,500 feet long and peaks at 207 feet high. It features two "S" curves, one tunnel and one 360-degree spiral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP_RULES Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 This sucks because I love Morgan rides! I recently rode MAMBA @ WOF and it is most definately in my top five! Its too bad that Morgan is going to get a bad rap because of these things, their rides are really great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStig Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 I smell a lawsuit! Well atleast it happened where it did, the result of that happening on the first drop might have been a little worse. Hopefully the park can get the ride open soon and that nobody was seriously hurt... Colin C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekRx Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Well this may put a damper on Valleyfairs Coaster event and the ACE Preservation Con later this year. I wonder if this will close down the other Morgans until more is known. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 This sucks because I love Morgan rides! Can people think before they post? THIS SUCKS BECASUE PEOPLE GOT HURT, not because someone likes Morgan coasters. I'm sorry but not everything in life needs a joke a accompany it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitch Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Well it was said that all the passengers are expected to be ok with minor injuries . If someone was severly hurt then I would agree with you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_rock401 Posted May 21, 2006 Author Share Posted May 21, 2006 Well atleast it happened where it did, the result of that happening on the first drop might have been a little worse. I agree. Having to drag a derailed car as far as the MCBR from the bottom of the first drop could have been much worse, both in terms of human injuries and structural damage to the coaster. Going into the station brakes meant that the train was coming to a stop very quickly and without very much more distance to travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStig Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 ^What I ment was if it had de-railed going full speed, that would have killed those 4 people. Colin C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoshiFan Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 That's very upsetting to hear. I feel bad for everyone injured but I am now a little concerned about riding Steel Force when I go back to Dorney either this week or next. It's a great ride but like it was mentioned how SD2000 had a problem and now this, I will admit I'm kind of scared to ride Steel Force again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 Here's some screen grabs from the CBS news update: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedarPoint420 Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 One morgan car holds 6 passengers. So I'm wondering how if one car derailed and the rest of the train continued into the breakrun. Then how were 17 people injured? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_rock401 Posted May 22, 2006 Author Share Posted May 22, 2006 Holy cats. The whole undercarriage came apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP_RULES Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 This sucks because I love Morgan rides! Can people think before they post? THIS SUCKS BECASUE PEOPLE GOT HURT, not because someone likes Morgan coasters. I'm sorry but not everything in life needs a joke a accompany it! I think you read that wrong, yes, it does suck that people got hurt. BUT, I was saying that is also sucks because I really love Morgan rides and they are having all of these problems. Along with that, now I cant go ride Wild Thing, which I'm sure will be just as awesome as MAMBA. Now do you understand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwsr Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 Here are some more photo's of the accident. http://kstp.com/article/stories/S16429.html?cat=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarplayer Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 One morgan car holds 6 passengers. So I'm wondering how if one car derailed and the rest of the train continued into the breakrun. Then how were 17 people injured? Two cars actually derailed, only the back one came off the rest of the train though. I'm not sure how they other 5 people could have gotten hurt though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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