Originally Posted By jonvn Not good. <a href="http://www.wlky.com/news/13547817/detail.html" target="_blank">http://www.wlky.com/news/13547 817/detail.html</a>
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I'm having trouble picturing how the ride could malfunction in a way that would cause her feet to get cut off, and not anyone else (was she riding alone?) It will be interesting to read the follow-up on this story.
Originally Posted By brotherdave The one report said that a cable snapped and severed her legs at the ankles. Very, very tragic. I sincerely hope that she will recover, and that her legs may be able to be 're-attached'. My prayers go out to the girl and her family.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss That makes sense; that same danger is present on aircraft carriers if an arresting cable fails... like a lethal string-trimmer. I too hope something can be done for the girl.
Originally Posted By BeautysBeast Tragic indeed...not clear from the report if the whole ride had some sort of malfunction upon the ride setting down.Hope others were ok.Really dont like reading bout these senseless occurences where people get hurt.
Originally Posted By Mr X Horrible. Usually hearing about accidents doesn't put me off riding similar rides (like coaster accidents or whatever), but in this case just the thought of such an accident makes me uneasy about EVER riding such a space shot type ride again!
Originally Posted By Mr X Horrible. Usually hearing about accidents doesn't put me off riding similar rides (like coaster accidents or whatever), but in this case just the thought of such an accident makes me uneasy about EVER riding such a space shot type ride again!
Originally Posted By BeautysBeast IS this like that Dr Doom ride at Universal?Appears like it is in the report..
Originally Posted By dshyates I'm at work and the video won't play on this computer. If so, its like the one at DCA. And that would be an S&S Tower
Originally Posted By dshyates I just found out more here: <a href="http://www.thrillnetwork.com/stories_view.php/2010/girls_feet_severed_kentucky_kingdom.html" target="_blank">http://www.thrillnetwork.com/s tories_view.php/2010/girls_feet_severed_kentucky_kingdom.html</a> Its an Intamin AG.
Originally Posted By BeautysBeast Regardless what type of manufactured ride ...lucky no one was killed period..such a shame ..
Originally Posted By BeautysBeast Tho that poor girl is suffering enough right now ..poor thing...my heart goes out to her.
Originally Posted By brotherdave It is an Intamin Drop Tower. The ride was originally called Hellevator, but renamed to Superman Tower of Power. It sits just inside the entrance to Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom.
Originally Posted By BeautysBeast the reports said it was intamin drop tower..and was called Hellevator...so?
Originally Posted By brotherdave Intamin requested all parks with similar rides to voluntarily close their rides for visual inspection of all cables since the accident. All Six Flags and Cedar Fair parks with Intamin drop towers have closed their respective rides. Other parks, like Kennywood near Pittsburgh, have temporarily closed their rides to inspect them as well. Kennywood's Pitt Fall tower reopened today after mechanics thoroughly inspected the ride and its cables.
Originally Posted By EighthDwarf “As the ride came down, the wire swung left, struck the young lady on the back side of my children,†Williams said. I don't speak Kentuckyan....could someone please translate? I can't make heads or tails out of the eyewitness reports.
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