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    Accident at Alton Towers

    ^This. Again to all those thinking a re-brand will be enough over time are mixing there own rational with that of the general public. Even Mindbender and New Texas Giant did not have this narrative created about them being accidents waiting to happen plagued by problems in the past. How many...
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    Accident at Alton Towers

    The Mail and ITV also confirming that the girls leg has been amputated. Extremely sad news and gutting as i thought it was just over exaggeration
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    Accident at Alton Towers

    I am not so certain the general public will forget this over time as people keep saying squarely due to the OTT hyperbole of media. Even the tragic deaths on Hydro/Drenched and Space Invader were given virtually no coverage at all by comparison and in those incidents people actually died. There...
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    Accident at Alton Towers

    If it was the trims kicking in on the air time hill -and it seems pretty likely considering they are directly before the Batwing itself- that caused the stall, then that would require another computer error on top of the other subsequent ones that lead to the crash itself. If sending out empty...
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    Accident at Alton Towers

    Colossus stalled on its 9th inversion though- right at the very end of its circuit when its at its slowest speed and you could appreciate that the most minute of factors may affect its momentum, such as the heat of the wheels or the track. If it stalled in its cobra roll or in the corkscrew on...
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    Accident at Alton Towers

    Something that has not yet been talked about is why the original train valleyed in the first place. There would have been no crash in the first place without the valleying taking place. I am well aware that valleying in itself is hardly abnormal, that some coasters are more susceptible to it...
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