Originally Posted By typhoonCM So.... why is this ID for this topic alone... hiding your identity? What's your ID that you've been using for 5 years?
Originally Posted By trekkeruss The lap bar on a roller coaster is a safety device designed to secure the rider in the event of abnormal circumstances. During the ride (any ride; doesn't matter which coaster, or how "wild" it is), physics alone will keep a rider in his seat. Any negative G's a rider experiences aren't great enough to eject a rider from the vehicle. <<Husband and daughter rode and during the ride, my husband's lap bar completely unlatched and came open>> Not having been on EE, what exactly was he holding onto, if not the lap bar? Wouldn't any normal person's reaction be to pull back down on the lap bar, holding it in?
Originally Posted By typhoonCM I'm also wondering how neck and back injuries would result from a lap bar coming up. Any spinal injury that would result would have been from the ride, not from a lapbar coming up. Having formerly worked at typhoon lagoon, I know that an alpha unit would have been on scene to treat a possible spinal in a matter of minutes.
Originally Posted By demderedoseguys >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;< This story is hard to believe because it is so full of holes. Basically you are saying that you were told that everything should stop if the safety bar malfunctions. Please explain to me how anyone would state that a rollercoaster could stop on demand?
Originally Posted By trekkeruss It is my understanding that all roller coaster have braking zones. A ride that is malfunctioning won't immediately stop trains out on the track, but once a train reaches one of these zones it will stop. A zone malfunction is what caused the accident on DCA's Screamin' coaster last year, when a train did not stop out on the track; instead it came into the station, hitting another train.
Originally Posted By Fe Maiden guineapig makes Techie look like a pillar of truth. Sorry Techie, I love you just the same.
Originally Posted By Kimrue this does sound a bit weird although I can't come up with a reason why someone would lie about this. I'm sorry without proof, I'm skeptical too.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 Well, how are the regulars on the board supposed to know who the heck Guineapig is anyway? If the ID was created just for this posting, I guess we're all supposed to be mind readers and know that you've been around for 5 years.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<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>> If that is not a giant red flag, I don't know what is. If this person were truly a member of the LP community, they wouldn't feel the need to hide their identity. Top it off with the screenname "guineapig," which is the poster's inside way of saying he is conducting an experiment to see who will fall for the bogus story, and there you have it: A TROLL.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Well, I don't claim to know or understand the poster but I suspect she used the screenname guineapig because she believes the ride didn't go through proper testing before taking live riders. When I worked in the amusement business we refered to ourselves as guinea pigs because we would always ride the new rides first and would always test the rides each morning.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I suspect she used the screenname guineapig because she is small, hairy and squeaks when she gets excited. ;-)
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<I suspect she used the screenname guineapig because she believes the ride didn't go through proper testing before taking live riders>> That does sound reasonable, and I may be jumping to conclusions. But the story is very suspect, to say the least. As I wrote in post #22, a.) physics hold a rider in the seat, and b.) wouldn't the natural action of a rider be to hold the lap bar down?
Originally Posted By wahooskipper You could grab the lap bar but you wouldn't be able to hold it down. The "airtime" would raise up the bar along with your arms. Physics would, in theory, hold you down but there have been documented cases of people being thrown from coaster trains for various reasons. Many rides across the country are being retrofitted with seatbelts mostly to keep insurers happy.
Originally Posted By RHODISNEY guineapig: sorry you had an unfortunate experiance..don't let these guys bowl you over..they'd probably be the first to offer their apologies if your husband's injuries were real. When I get a chance to ride EE around Christmas this year I'll double check my lap belt myself, so thanks for bringing it to my attention. I did think it very strange that the CM working the ride was unaware of the safety precautions and how the ride worked. It's unfathomable to me that Disney would open this monster of a ride and not train its people to respond to any emergency, Cast members, help me out here...how much training have you had on your particular ride or attraction before you were let loose to work on it? Just curious.....
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I worked on my attraction for nearly 5 days before I was sent out on my own with guests. I believe we were given every possible emergency scenario and how to respond. Ironically, on the second day of training we got a call from Pirates. The Jungle crew is called upon if Pirates has to evacuate. We were rushed over there and through a maze of tunnels to assist in the effort. It was very smooth, particularly when you consider half a dozen of us were 2nd day cast members who had never been behind the scenes at Pirates.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper A woman panicked when she found out there was a "drop" in the attraction. Coming up to the drop she jumped out of the boat. Her husband, concerned for her safety, jumped out after her. The woman climbed onto a scene and out of harms way but the husband got trapped between his boat and an oncoming boat. The ride was e-stopped but the pile up of boats pressing against this guys legs didn't do him any favors.
Originally Posted By paulyahoo << wouldn't the natural action of a rider be to hold the lap bar down >> Isn't a lap bar supposed to lock when going down? This way you can practically squeeze yourself into the back of your seat during the ride e.g. on Big Thunder Mountain.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Yes, it's supposed to lock, but if it didn't, or it came unlocked (as the OP is claiming), would't you still naturally hang onto it?
