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I wonder if she is classed as a re after this accident, if she is, i might have a chance with her
that's a shame...
I wonder if she is classed as a re after this accident, if she is, i might have a chance with her
is she willing to move with you to Istanbul though?
I would carry her there if i could (I may just have to)
Well if the witnesses interviewed represent the majority people from the Kentucky the accident isn't entirely un-understandable.
Ugh! Wrong thread to read as I am going to our Six Flags tomorrow.
awwww
you could always leave her in a swing after
I know. I was thinking about going this weekend too after we got our season passes. Great.Ugh! Wrong thread to read as I am going to our Six Flags tomorrow.
Scary. My friend and I are visiting San Antonio in July and we were planning to go to Six Flags, and even go on that ride. Eek! Guess we're not going on that one!
I was on ride similar to that just two days ago. Scary
a couple years back a mentally challanged person fell from a 40 story ride
they say the person was trying to get out, and managed to.
yuck... think about that happening.
UPDATE
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/22/six...ent/index.html
(CNN) -- A teen who lost her feet in an accident at a Kentucky amusement park has undergone surgery, a park spokeswoman said Friday, while two park operators closed similar rides around the country.
The Superman Tower of Power at Louisville's Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom was shut down after Thursday's accident, and Six Flags spokeswoman Wendy Goldberg said Friday the company closed similar rides at parks in St. Louis, Missouri; Gurnee, Illinois; and near Washington, D.C., as a precaution, The Associated Press reported.
Another park operator, Cedar Fair Entertainment Co., closed drop rides at Kings Island near Cincinnati, Ohio; Canada's Wonderland in Toronto, Ontario; Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia.; Carowinds, in Charlotte, North Carolina; and Great America in Santa Clara, California, the AP reported.
"We're going to keep these things down until we're certain it's safe," Cedar Fair spokesman Craig Ross told the AP. "We'll wait and see."
Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom spokeswoman Carolyn McLean said she has been in touch with the injured 13-year-old girl's family and believed the girl is still receiving treatment at the University of Louisville Hospital.
Hospital spokeswoman Julie Gordon would not discuss details of the surgery or recovery, citing patient privacy.
The girl's name was not released because she is a minor.
The girl's feet were completely amputated just below the ankle Thursday afternoon while riding the Superman Tower of Power at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville.
Her feet were recovered by Six Flags staff and were sent to the hospital with her, McLean said.
During the Tower of Power ride, passengers are hoisted aloft, suspended momentarily, then pulled down, according to the park's Web site. Passengers -- secured with bars and seat belts but with arms and legs free -- drop 154 feet at 54 mph, stopping "just 20 terrifying feet above the pavement," the Web site says.
A police dispatcher said a cord wrapped around the girl's feet while she was on the ride.
"I seen the car go up. Then, like, the cable broke ... and I heard a lot of people screaming," Chris Stinnett, who was at a ride next to the Tower of Power, told CNN affiliate WDRB/WMYO-TV in Louisville.
"The cable went under the car -- and I seen it pull up and hit a lot of people -- and I seen them bring their legs up," he said. (Watch witnesses describe the accident )
"We are not confirming that happened," McLean said. "There was a lot of misinformation from witnesses."
The ride will remain closed until a full investigation by state officials and "our team of experts" is conducted, McLean said.
The inspectors will interview staff members, witnesses and speak with the girl and her family, she said.
"Every ride, every investigation is different," she said.
The rest of the park was operating as normal on Friday.
Last edited by phyzik; 06-22-2007 at 03:43 PM.
FYI, this ride is not enclosed, your arms and feet are dangling freely (read the article I posted). It was probably one of those high-tension steel cables that snapped... those things can cut through pretty much anything when they snap.
I think the Scream at six flags fiesta texas is hydraulics and not cables.
In America have sexy time with 13-year-old is crime.awwww
you could always leave her in a swing after
I'm not sure she has a leg to stand on in court. Measurements were taken after the accident, and it was determined she was too short to be on the ride. But I'm sure justice will prevail. Those responisble for this must be defeeted.
You would probably put your foot in your mouth if that was your daughter.
Our family owns a free fall ride like this, and one of the yearly things we do, is replace the cables with new ones, every winter, whether the ride needs it or not.
The cables cost 8 grand, but are worth the money.
Hope this can all be solved peacefully.
From your experience, what do you think happened with this ride?
Did a wire just snap and this girl's feet were in the wrong place at the wrong moment?
Sometimes the difference between a family-owned business, and a big corporation, is that the family-owned business maintains empathy for its customers as human beings, and doesn't take shortcuts with safety in order to save money.
Not saying that's what happened here, of course.
She was already from Kentucky.
I know, them over there are not to bright
My dad's family is in Kentucky...so
thanks...
This accident could happen anywhere...I know that Six Flags policy is to check theirs rides daily and they use computers extensively to monitor ride conditions and weather condtions. Chances are that the manufacturer of the cable will be investigated as well.
What a tragic accident! If the cable snapped, did the car come crashing straight down? How high up was it? Were other people hurt?
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