12-year-old boy dies on Disney's Rock'n'Roller coaster - Page 2

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

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?

jdramj · 06-29-2006, 11:01 PM

You know, you can spit out all kinds of numbers and the average person isn't going to care. What they care about is what the media and news outlets sell them. The average person isn't going to figure out 1 in 25 million or 1 in 18,000. They are going to sit in front of their TV or newspaper and think....."Wow another one!....." It is sad, and I feel sorry for the family.

Of course I am such a Disney freak, that if it happened to me, my family would be happy knowing I died in a place I loved.

(not happy I died...just for clarification)

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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	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.
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CoasterMatt BRAAAAAAAINS! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: One Step Beyond... Posts: 8,802	The thing is, there's GOING to be more deaths after Disney rides- for the simple fact that more people ride Disney rides... __________________ Do you like my photography? Visit photosbymatt.tumblr.com to purchase prints!
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	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?
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RStar Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Me & Manyard hangin out! Posts: 5,433	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 __________________ Meddle not in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup! www.StarTownGifts.com
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	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?
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06-29-2006, 11:01 PM	#10
jdramj Trying to sleep Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 201	You know, you can spit out all kinds of numbers and the average person isn't going to care. What they care about is what the media and news outlets sell them. The average person isn't going to figure out 1 in 25 million or 1 in 18,000. They are going to sit in front of their TV or newspaper and think....."Wow another one!....." It is sad, and I feel sorry for the family. Of course I am such a Disney freak, that if it happened to me, my family would be happy knowing I died in a place I loved. (not happy I died...just for clarification)
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