Originally Posted By guineapig We attended the Everest opening on 1/26. Husband and daughter rode and during the ride, my husband's lap bar completely unlatched and came open. The ride did not stop, and my husband sustained injury to his neck and back holding on for dear life while my daugther was horrified. At the end of the ride, attendant was shocked to see when it rounded the bend that his latch bar was completely up but Disney manager essentially ignored. Attendant couldn't explain if there were any safety measures except that if something like this happens, all cars are supposed to stop and console should light; nothing of the kind happened! My husband is in severe pain now and my daughter was deeply frightened. Disney refuses to comment on this as well. I have pictures just so happens as my other daughter and I were photographing outside at the bottom of the drop. Beware of being a guinea pig for Disney's ride!
Originally Posted By typhoonCM you should post the picture on this board... that's a tough one to believe without proof. Pictures certainly help.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip It's rather amazing that a person's FIRST POST at this site would be like this one. I smell a troll. If I'm wrong I hope your husband and daughter are OK. But frankly, I don't believe your story for a minute.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip ^^^ P.S. Any incident like that on a Disney attraction would have been picked up by the media and splashed across the front page of every newspaper in America. But no one anywhere has heard a word of this. Nice story. Now go away.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< Attendant couldn't explain if there were any safety measures except that if something like this happens, all cars are supposed to stop and console should light; nothing of the kind happened! >>> Maybe I'm just uninformed, but I've never heard of a roller coaster where the console would know if a safety bar popped open on a train that was out and about on the tracks. Through what means would the computer know of such an incident? It would seem that there would have to be a radio transmitter of some sort on each car in order for this to be possible, and I doubt there is.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Good question Dry. I was wondering the same thing myself. I am more informed than the average guy when it comes to coasters and I know of no coaster that has the technology to monitor lab bars and shut down automatically in the case of a malfunction.
Originally Posted By sherrytodd Don't most lapbars have a racheting mechanism which would not release unless the entire car is released? If you are sitting in the ride, you would most likely be holding on to the lapbar. How could it fly open? I haven't ridden EE yet. Is the lapbar mechanism different then normal?
Originally Posted By TDLFAN CMs do a safety check on all lapbars, and the bars come equipped with a starp the CM pull on to make sure the bar is locked and secured. While accident may be bound to happen, I still don't see how a lapbar can release itself during the ride.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper It IS possible for a lap bar to raise up for various reasons. I know of many reported cases of this. However, I don't know of any technology that would allow a station operator to know about said incident.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN If that is the case, then why didn't we hear about this a bit earlier... This poster claims this incident happened almost two weeks ago... And why wasn't the ride closed until futher invertigation? That is why none of this makes sense to me.
Originally Posted By guineapig How unfortunate to see these types of responses when I was looking not only for assistance from a community of which I have participated in for years but primarily to make others aware of the faults within this ride. First, I have been a member of this community for at least 5 years so I am not a "troll" making a first post; this ID was for this posted topic alone. Second, this matter was reported to Disney and Disney claims manager and both have completely ignored. The very reason that it was not "splashed" across the media prior to this was that we respect the channels to go through to get safety resolution and are not looking to get millions or to sensationalize this serious matter. The fact that you have all trivialized this, and the serious injury my husband has and my daughter's frightening experience and our family's nightmares are going through saddens.To those who have posted such responses to this serious issue, shame on you. And no, I will not go away. Apparently, though, some have "gone away" to another world without concern or compassion, including Disney.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Yes, shame on us for your rather odd claims and lack of proof. You need to get off this board and go to a lawyer and present your case.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper guinea...I'm not trivializing your concerns. But, what do you expect people on this board to do about it? Is it possible for lapbars to fail? Yes. Could that lead to injury? Of course. Did that happen here? Perhaps. Is there any way for us to do anything about it? No. TDLFAN is abrupt, but correct.
Originally Posted By alisserae I am sorry, but LaughingPlace.com is hardly the proper channels to go through, and pray tell, why would you make this post under a different name? If your husband had a serious injury, an alpha unit would have been called immediately. I have seen many an alpha unit called, and for far less serious incidents (dehdration, sprained ankles, etc.) Pictures would certainly be helpful.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I haven't ridden yet but I'm a little surprise there are no seatbelts on the trains for redundancy. If this ends up being a legimate incident maybe that will change.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip << Second, this matter was reported to Disney and Disney claims manager and both have completely ignored. The very reason that it was not "splashed" across the media prior to this was that we respect the channels to go through to get safety resolution and are not looking to get millions or to sensationalize this serious matter. >> Disney is required to report all such incidents. These reports are public information and would be picked up by the media no matter WHAT you personally did or did not do. We're on to you. Give it up.
Originally Posted By gaston lives Heck, when I got ran over by a personal transporter (little personal battering ram) Disney was all over it! I was sore, but knew I had no major damage. They didn't let me move until their doctors came OUT ON THE WALKWAY OF EPCOT to do an exam right there. Top notch service, except that the old lady that was letting her 5 year old drive on her lap got away before I could slap her across the nose for running me over. I was holding my newborn, and I was lucky not to drop him. Crazy people and their battering rams suck. Always take a stroller, even if you don't have a kid, so you can strike back!
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Anyone who was going to have a potential suit, would be crazy to share ANY information on a site where the details are easily obtained and recovered. If we end up being wrong, I will be the first to apologize, but I agree, with the reporting that must be done, the Mouse's people would be all over this, just like the media who would immediately tie any incident to some of the tragedies in the past year -- where although rides didn;t fail in WDW, 3 people parished from various causes. So count me among the skeptical.......sorry.( and I surely am not a Disney apologist) .
