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- BlindingEdge, on 10/11/2007, -9/+195I feel sad for the friends and family, but 95% of the time these events are due to the visitors ignoring the health and safety warnings and/or not realizing that they have serious health issues to begin with.
Still, this is sad news. =( - wildfire, on 10/11/2007, -8/+88And the other 5% when tourists purposefully cause injury to get a fat paycheck from Mickey himself. I remember once as a kid being at Magic Kingdom (I live in Orlando and my dad has been working there for 25+ years) and our family was about to get in line for Space Mountain, but it had to close down because a kid fell onto the tracks and was pinned by one of the cars. I found out later, one of the parents pushed their kid out onto them.
- Fracture98, on 10/11/2007, -8/+53I bet someone slipped her a Mickey.
- Akaji, on 10/11/2007, -1/+40Source? Something like that is bound to have made the news.
- jmgoody311, on 10/11/2007, -7/+46Looks like they accidentally played "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" instead of "Sweet Emotion" again. Poor girl didn't stand a chance...
- dougfromniu, on 10/11/2007, -0/+31Ok, for having worked at an amusement park for 5 years and actually worked in the ride maintenance department I know first hand how safe these coasters are. If you manage to fall out of the restraints it is either because you pushed yourself up so that when the ride host came around to check it appeared that the harness/lap bar was all the way down, or you undid your seat belt mid ride. The safety factors that go into the safety systems (i.e. seat belts, lap bars, shoulder harnesses, anti rollbacks, and the structure of the ride itself) are about 6-10 which means that they can withstand 6-10 times the force of a normal person. The other selection of people that die on coasters are people that do not read the sign before the entrance which states people with heart, neck, or back injuries or people that have had recent surgery or a heart attach or those that are pregnant should not ride. If people would follow signs and instructions then there is pretty much no way that you could get hurt on these rides.
-Doug-
Please mind my bad grammar and sentence structure. - DustinR, on 10/11/2007, -3/+34Damn that roller coaster kicks ass. I rode it 13 times in a row and 20 times total that day. They even showed me a secret door to let me go to front of line instead of going through the empty lines. Its a shame the girl died but I hope they dont close this awesome coaster down. Only thing in the area thats better is the Hulk.
- smurf22, on 10/11/2007, -3/+27I bet its either dehidration, she shouldnt of been on it becasue of medical reasons, or shock of the food prices.
- SampaChic, on 10/11/2007, -2/+23that's kinda hard to believe... parents pushing their kids on the tracks?
- EarlOfLade, on 10/11/2007, -0/+20I've been on that coaster many times since I live in Central Florida.
This girl most likely had a preexisting condition, the coaster is pretty tame except for the launch. - TheTaoOfBill, on 10/11/2007, -2/+22if you are going to make a tasteless joke please make sure it is funny first.
- bysubmitted, on 10/11/2007, -3/+22This was at Disneyland PARIS... not MGM studios, folks.
- SampaChic, on 10/11/2007, -8/+27I rather wait till they figure the causes before judging.
- AnteChronos, on 10/11/2007, -0/+17If by "people die on rides like every other week" you actually meant to say "twice a year", then you'd be correct. There are, on average, 134 injuries and 2 deaths per year caused by roller coasters. That's an *extremely* small number. Here's a quote from a study on roller coaster safety that I pulled from Wikipedia:
"The study concluded that a visitor has a one in one-and-a-half billion chance of being fatally injured, and that the injury rates for children's wagons, golf, and folding lawn chairs are higher than for amusement rides. In fact, driving to the amusement park has a higher risk of injury than riding the rides at the amusement park. It is not unusual for park management to pay higher insurance premiums for carousels than they do for roller coasters." - lovecups, on 10/11/2007, -1/+17I used to work at Disney World, and yes there are people who will knowingly inflict trauma on their children in order to get something back. I have seen it tons of times in tons of ways. I used to work at The Tower of Terror....an admittedly scary ride. There were so many parents who would try to drag their terrified children onto the ride it wasn't even funny. We had an elevator we called "the escape shaft" that we could take the terrified children down to the bottom to wait for mommy and daddy...but almost always mom and dad would say "no, he/she's fine" as tears slipped down the little ones cheeks. There were also a lot of people who would try to slip out and onto the sets of the ride. We had cameras to keep track of them so that they wouldn't attempt it and injure themselves. Even though there are signs posted everywhere about different rides not being suitable for people with health conditions, most tourists just ignore it. I have been attacked 3 times while working there. Honestly when you get that large an amount of people together they go a little nutty. And unfortunately, bad things can happen. I give props to Disney for keeping it going for so long with so few mishaps.
- Ajajadude, on 10/11/2007, -1/+15Parents torture, humiliate, and kill their kids. How is this not a possibility?
- wildfire, on 10/11/2007, -0/+14Well firstly to nitpick, I thought I hit reply, but Digg has had a tendency to expire my sessions frequently today. Secondly, you've lived a sheltered life. Thirdly, fail.
- h0v3rb1k3s, on 10/11/2007, -1/+14"they should make themeparks more reliable, people die on rides like every other week. "
Yeah, but people die everywhere. It's not necessarily a fault with the coaster. - robshoy, on 10/11/2007, -1/+14DAMN YOU STEVEN TYLER.
- sgtbutterscotch, on 10/11/2007, -0/+12since when do you need to pay attention on a roller-coaster?
- zdiggler, on 10/11/2007, -0/+10If you got those conditions i bet its 2x the thrill.
- loof, on 10/11/2007, -0/+10The Hulk was pretty awesome. The first time I rode it I had no idea it was just going to take off like that.
- jodofashodo, on 10/11/2007, -0/+10I went on the ride last year and two days later, a male teen died because he had an unknown heart problem...it happens, you can only feel bad that it has to happen to someone...
- tehpwnrate, on 10/11/2007, -0/+9Just make sure you skip them because of the drive. Because you're probably more likely to die in an accident on the way there or back than on a ride :)
- CraigJ, on 10/11/2007, -1/+9Disney is responsible for the deaths of 2 people since they opened the park in 1955. Many others have died, they they fall into two camps - un diagnosed or ignored medical condition, or guest stupidity (what I like to refer to as evolution in action) a good list here: http://www.snopes.com/disney/parks/deaths.htm
- feebie, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7I have a theory on how she died.
I have vasovagal syncope, which is a nerve disorder in the vagus nerve (controlls blood flow). It causes me to faint when in stressful situations, and it sometimes happens when I see blood, get too exited or upset, or if I don't eat properly. I've done a lot of reading on syncope (fainting) and it is a natural reaction your body has when blood flow to the brain is lacking, or blocked.
In my case, my blood rushes to the lower parts of my body, unable to reach the brain as quickly as it needs it.
The body will faint as a defense mechanism, initiating the body to collapse and lay on the ground, allowing blood flow to return to the brain without the added gravitational pull of standing up.
Now, when this collapse is impeded, such as when someone is strapped into an upright position, or if they have fallen into some sort of tight crevice while climbing or hiking, it can be fatal. The blood is not able to rush back into the brain, and without blood (the main carrier of oxygen to the brain), the brain will become damaged and no longer functional. This is the main cause of death in people who like to rock/cave/ice climb.
Methinks this is what happened to the poor little girl, although I can't say for sure since I don't know the details - like if this ride was one where you are strapped in an upright position, and how long you are in that position for. It is very likely though, if they found her passed out. - Cowprince, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7You've not ridden the Aerosmith coaster obviously. This coaster could entirely cause an epileptic seizure. It is a dark, indoor rollercoaster lit up by many different lights made out to look like road signs etc... The entire time you are on the ride there are speakers next to your ears playing Aerosmith music. It's been a couple years since I've been on it, but it's a pretty good coaster. I prefer Cedar Point for coasters though ;)
- cjpro, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7With that many people visiting the park, I would be surprised if there weren't any deaths.
- wildfire, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7This happened years ago (95ish?), but I'll try to see if I can find something.
- CraigJ, on 10/11/2007, -1/+7Actually, Disney has (or maybe I should have said had) a reputation of keeping things quiet unless they are forced to go public. If the kid wasn't seriously injured and just got stuck down there and they had to reset the ride, then I can see a situation on that ride, at that time, where tou could have ended up on the tracks in the loading area. I have seen parents, frustrated and irritable after a long day at the parks do really nasty things to their kids. Anyway, I can see this happening, though a source would be nice...
- cjpro, on 10/11/2007, -1/+7Anything in New Jersey is dangerous.
- usrlocalbin, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6That 'secret door' is the handicap door...
- bolshevikbear, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5people don't die on rides every week. If you look through the comments you can see that 95% of the time people die on rides either because they ignore the ride rules or have a medical condition that they choose to ignore when getting on a ride.
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -1/+6The more I read your posts, the more I believe you are full of utter dogsh!t.
- wildfire, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5Well, kingfoot, was commenting about what I said, which happened at WDW in Orlando. Also, they were foreign tourists (don't remember where from anymore).
- speedk0re, on 10/11/2007, -1/+6really? disney?
anyone remember Action Park™ in new jersey?? Now that ***** was dangerous - shauncorleone, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4$20 says she had pre-existing medical conditions.
- wildfire, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4Not finding anything prior to 2006 concerning Space Mountain at Disney World. Although, perfect example: the time that kid said he was punched by Tigger and the family sued: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Disney_parks#Tigger
And I know by personal experience this list is not a full account of all medical incidents at WDW since I use to work at MGM Studios as a photographer a few years ago. I had a woman pass out near me in the middle of Hollywood Boulevard and I was the first cast member on scene to provide aid, and subsequently call for EMT. - kingfoot, on 10/11/2007, -5/+9it's America... 'nuff said. (yes, im American)
- airquotes, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4death by aerosmith? I find it especially sad when a child dies doing something that shouldve been fun for them Poor girl, imagine her parents' grief. My thoughts go out to them. I doubt the theme park is to blame, just an unfortunate situation that probably wouldve happened soon anyhow due to a preexisting condition.
- tsmith1024, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4whenever I think about the potential danger a ride may put me in, I remind myself that in the end, it's in the park's best interest to keep you alive. otherwise you can't come back, or enjoy the rest of your time there even. also, "buck-tooth Joe" didn't build the coaster, he just tugs on your lap belt and pushes a button, as he's been trained to do. they're not in the business of killing people, just in the business of entertaining you in ways that may at times scare you nearly to death... I feel sorry for the family of this person... at the same time, I know that this particular coaster is one of the less intense total experiences that you can have on a coaster, which makes me wonder what the ultimate COD will be determined to be...
- alarchy, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4You are an idiot, opiophile. Spanish. From Spain. French theme park, in France. God's land is Mother Russia.
- loof, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5Rockin Roller coaster was actually pretty smooth compared to some others I've been on.
- VitriolAndAngst, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4Sounds like an Urban legend in the making.
I'm sure all accidents at amusement parks are self-inflicted, or at least 95% of the time, people make up these statistics. - wassim2k, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4I'm not sure what being Spanish has to do with anything. Why bother mentioning that?
- coasterswim, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3It's Mission Space, and yes, it's at Epcot.
- francois87, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3The OP is a dumbass; don't deceive people, it's Disneyland Paris, not Disney World Orlando.....
- CraigJ, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3R U Illiterate? 1. Spanish, not Mexican, 2. France, not US, 3. It's Disneyland, not Disney Land you *****' retard.
- damnyooneek, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3wow a few weeks ago some girl in KY got her feet cut off at six flag and now this. its a bad time for teenagers and amusement parks.
- Rainbow101, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3I remember riding that one at Disney. That was a really good ride. The first time I rode it was really scary though, it's an indoor coaster, it's really dark inside. The ride starts out as if something is wrong with the tracks, but the coaster continues to go even though that there is a warning that the tracks are out, that is what scared me.
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