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CoasterMatt 06-29-2006 04:21 PM
ABC7 here ran a story where they mentioned deaths of different people aboard/after rollercoaster rides at Disney parks over the last several years...

FOR WHAT FREAKIN' PURPOSE?!?

Those deaths had NOTHING to do with this situation

Andrew 06-29-2006 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by CoasterMatt
ABC7 here ran a story where they mentioned deaths of different people aboard/after rollercoaster rides at Disney parks over the last several years...

FOR WHAT FREAKIN' PURPOSE?!?
You watched it, didn't you? And then you watched some commercials.

Remember, to TV people, you are not the customer. You are the product. The advertisers are the customer.

€uroMeinke 06-29-2006 06:30 PM
Sigh - No one gets decapitated anymore...

innerSpaceman 06-29-2006 07:02 PM
While I don't think Disney is guilty of stupidity or negligence in these instances, you can't simply compare these deaths with mortality rates of the general public. We are talking about people who finish their Disney rides un-alive or die within a very short time thereafter. It's freaking weird. The better comparison would be to find out the rate of deaths on other company's G-Force-intensive rides.

CoasterMatt 06-29-2006 07:50 PM
The thing is, there's GOING to be more deaths after Disney rides- for the simple fact that more people ride Disney rides...

innerSpaceman 06-29-2006 08:01 PM
Yeah, but I want rates, not mere quantities.





Heck, Matt, you're our local expert. Just how many dead bodies have there been on coaster trains you've pulled into the loadzone on?

CoasterMatt 06-29-2006 08:18 PM
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I bet the family of the boy is Crying. I really don't think they're feeling any Sweet Emotion right now. But if you think Disney is going to change the ride, well, Dream On. After many millions of riders, it's Amazing this was the first death. Maybe I'm just Jaded, but I know to check the warning signs. Riders need to know if they Walk This Way into the ride with a pre-existing condition, bad things could happen. When you go on any extreme ride, you know you're Living On The Edge.

The family will probably try to Eat The Rich, and sue Disney. Hopefully the mother won't try to take justice into her own hands. Janie's Got A Gun at MGM.

I'm really interested in finding out what happens with this incident. I'll be checking the thread constantly, cuz I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing.
Wes - what a sick man :D

RStar 06-29-2006 10:31 PM
My money is on one of those rare anurism things. Something no one could see comeing, and something that will be more common when we build more and more radical G force pulling coasters. It's becoming a real fear of wether you will survive one of these things anymore!

It's a sad day for that family. My heart and prayers go out to them.

~Bob

Alex 06-29-2006 10:44 PM
It's becoming a real fear of wether you will survive one of these things anymore!


But should it be? Since it opened, RnR has had probably at least 25 million passengers (and that is assuming 10,000 per day). Is a 1 in 25 million chance of the ride killing somebody a risk worth worrying about? Especially when the odds of me being murdered this year (assuming they were all committed randomly) is approximately 1 in 18,000?

Cadaverous Pallor 06-29-2006 11:00 PM
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Wes - what a sick man :D
Not funny, Matt. Call me touchy but I think it's too soon to laugh at a dead child and his horrified family :(


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