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Accident on California Screaming tonight 7/29/05

Holy crap. That sucks. Glad no serious injuries, though. Waddaya think - operator error?

possibly, or mechanical failure of part of the braking system.

a very busy day for DLR Media relations indeed. :rolleyes:

Thank God no one was killed.

Thank goodness there weren't any serious injuries!

24 passengers, 2 cars. 48 people on the ride. Where's the "at least 60" coming from exactly?

Funny how ABC has no mention of it at all on their site...

Also, perhaps people on the ground were involved as well? Falling debris?

I don't see how the block system would allow this though, because with brake failure, the trains would crash at a much higher rate of speed...

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

24 passengers, 2 cars. 48 people on the ride. Where's the "at least 60" coming from exactly?

Small children riding on their parents shoulders.

No, really, kids on laps.

Just kidding, it was actually unrelated to the coaster. Apparently there was a group of people that had watched a video of Superstar Limo earlier in the day...

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

24 passengers, 2 cars. 48 people on the ride. Where's the "at least 60" coming from exactly?

That is what the link I posted originally reported. It has been updated since.

Edited to add: I guess it still does say 60 in the headline. I recall the numbers being different in the actual story earlier though and noticed that it had been updated.

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Originally Posted by DisneyFan25863

Also, perhaps people on the ground were involved as well? Falling debris?

The pic and description make it seem that it was at the end of the ride, before entering the station. No one underneath that.

The numbers in the article totally contradict the number in the headline.

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

The numbers in the article totally contradict the number in the headline.

Ok, I thought I was going crazy. I knew that it said 60 there somewhere. :)

video of the Press Conference with local authorities. Click here for the video.

Thanks for the link, ML.

I'm posting this in full from the L.A. Times because their articles tend to disappear into the "You must be a subscriber" zone -
(note the authors names, odd)

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15 injured in Disney California Adventure Accident
By Rong-Gong Lin II and Lomi Kriel, Times Staff Writer

Fifteen people suffered minor injuries Friday evening when a roller coaster train rear-ended second train that was stopped on the tracks at Disney's California Adventure, marking the first significant accident at the Anaheim theme park.

The crash occurred around 6:39 p.m. on the California Screamin' ride, a popular roller coaster designed to propel riders through a silhouette of Mickey Mouse's head. The trains, each carrying 24 passengers, were about to reach the end of the ride, at a point when both vehicles were supposed to stop.

The train in the front completed the stop as scheduled, but the train in rear continued going, hitting the first vehicle, said John Nicoletti, a spokesman for the city of Anaheim. Officials said they don't know why the second train malfunctioned, but investigators from the state officials were at the park investigating.

Nicoletti said the impact of the crash appeared to be minor. None of the 15 people taken to hospital - 13 adults and two minors - appeared to have serious injuries, he said.

"There was not a great amount of damage to the cars. It was like a fender bender," he said. "It does not appear that the ride was going very fast."

About 100 firefighters from Anaheim and surrounding cities descended on the theme park, along with 18 ambulances. Most of the passengers were about get out of their trains and walk to safety on their own using the roller coaster's catwalk. Eights passengers were situated on a higher point on the ride, with their car leaning at a 45 degree angle, and could not access the catwalks. So firefighters helped them descend the 15 feet to the ground using ladders.

Some of the riders complained of neck and back pain, said Michael Simpson, dispatcher for Metronet, which covers the Anaheim Fire Department. Firefighters could be seen placing neck braces on some riders.

California Adventure is located across from Disneyland, which has seen several high-profile accidents over the last few years.

I know his sister Dong.... LoL!

goddamm, don't the LA times have proofreaders...

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Most of the passengers were about get out of their trains and....

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Eights passengers were situated ...

Emphasis mine.

I forgave the to hospital bit, because I watched much european news(BBC) and got used to the lack of the use of THE.

Maybe I should apply for the proofreader job. :p ;)

Maybe we should use some other kind of undergarments, perhaps lingerie or boxer shorts or something, for ride accidents that cause injury, but fall thankfully short of requiring the red longjohns of death.

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Perhaps boxer shorts with a brown stain. ;)

Gotta love the sensationalist angle. At least 60 people injured!!! Uh, dude, check your facts, there were only 48 people on the ride. Oh, umm, 48 people horribly injured!! Whoa, dude, 15 people went to the hospital to get some bandaids. Dang. Fine. 15 people injured in horrific coaster accident. :rolleyes:

C'mon people, facts first, THEN story.

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

C'mon people, facts first, THEN story.

Party pooper.

I think the numbers must include those psychologically injured from watching the accident. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Since when was the news about telling people the truth?

Okay, I'm not gonna speculate too much here - but Intamin has had a similiar type incident on a coaster with a similiar brake system before....

Dave Althoff Jr.'s Article on Superman: Ride of Steel Collision