Small News From The Theme Park Industry
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davidm
Strata Poster
^ that's crazy but it looks more like the guests fault than a bad-evac.
In that, the rafts are clogging up and the ride-op is there (presumably just to help de-clog it, as the pumps are still working then) but then the guests in the first raft seem to panic and try to climb out (cut in the video then), whereupon they stop the ride/pumps and then the guests all start jumping into the water as the rafts move back. One person is even contemplating jumping into the water as the raft drifts off screen.
If it were a proper evac they would have told the guests to stay put, then shut the ride - so looks to me like guests did not follow instructions (perhaps bad instructions)?
(not a good look in any event though!)
In that, the rafts are clogging up and the ride-op is there (presumably just to help de-clog it, as the pumps are still working then) but then the guests in the first raft seem to panic and try to climb out (cut in the video then), whereupon they stop the ride/pumps and then the guests all start jumping into the water as the rafts move back. One person is even contemplating jumping into the water as the raft drifts off screen.
If it were a proper evac they would have told the guests to stay put, then shut the ride - so looks to me like guests did not follow instructions (perhaps bad instructions)?
(not a good look in any event though!)
Oaks Amusement Park has reopened AtmosFEAR after closing it due to an incident that left 28 guests upside-down for roughly 25 minutes. Zamperla and an independent inspector have given the go-ahead for the attraction to resume operations, but it will only function in 180° or 260° modes for the time being instead of its full 360° mode. Source
Firefighters rescue 28 people stuck upside down on Oregon ride
The AtmosFEAR ride, which opened in 2021, operates like a pendulum, with the capacity to swing riders completely upside down.news.sky.com
How does it get stuck like that, I would have thought stafety systems would have been in place to get it back down at the very least? Would gravity have been impossible/unsafe?
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Valleyfair has closed Excalibur, Thunder Canyon, and Renegade "due to significant flooding,". Other attractions remain open with "the vast majority" of the property above the current projected crest of the Minnesota River. Guests are also advised to park at the overflow lot at nearby Canterbury Park and utilize a shuttle to the park, as the Valleyfair lots are closed. Source
Valleyfair has closed Excalibur, Thunder Canyon, and Renegade "due to significant flooding,". Other attractions remain open with "the vast majority" of the property above the current projected crest of the Minnesota River. Guests are also advised to park at the overflow lot at nearby Canterbury Park and utilize a shuttle to the park, as the Valleyfair lots are closed. Source
Rob Coasters
Hyper Poster
A car has crashed into a Taron support beam. The ride is closed, but no further information.
EDIT: I am hearing the ride has reopened
EDIT: I am hearing the ride has reopened
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VonRolland
Giga Poster
Interesting how they have a new door into the batching/first preshow room