Accident on California Screaming tonight 7/29/05

Motorboat Cruiser · 07-29-2005, 09:07 PM

60 injured on California Screamin'

mousepod · 07-29-2005, 09:10 PM

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

Motorboat Cruiser · 07-29-2005, 09:16 PM

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

MickeyLumbo · 07-29-2005, 09:17 PM

a very busy day for DLR Media relations indeed.

Thank God no one was killed.

libraryvixen · 07-29-2005, 10:11 PM

Thank goodness there weren't any serious injuries!

Ghoulish Delight · 07-29-2005, 10:37 PM

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

Motorboat Cruiser · 07-29-2005, 11:31 PM

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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.

DisneyFan25863 · 07-29-2005, 11:27 PM

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...

Cadaverous Pallor · 07-29-2005, 11:34 PM

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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.

Motorboat Cruiser · 07-29-2005, 11:36 PM

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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.

07-29-2005, 09:07 PM	#1
Motorboat Cruiser Cruiser of Motorboats Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: So Cal Posts: 3,665	Accident on California Screaming tonight 7/29/05 60 injured on California Screamin'
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mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	Holy crap. That sucks. Glad no serious injuries, though. Waddaya think - operator error? __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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Motorboat Cruiser Cruiser of Motorboats Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: So Cal Posts: 3,665	possibly, or mechanical failure of part of the braking system.
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MickeyLumbo thankfully grateful Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: shangrila Posts: 1,388	a very busy day for DLR Media relations indeed. Thank God no one was killed. __________________
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libraryvixen is part of the resistance Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: up North Posts: 963	Thank goodness there weren't any serious injuries! __________________ Yes, I'm still alive!
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	24 passengers, 2 cars. 48 people on the ride. Where's the "at least 60" coming from exactly? __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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DisneyFan25863 Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Stevenson Ranch, CA Posts: 464	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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