Coaster Addict Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 A lift hill evacuation took place at the park today. No riders were injured, local news stations are overreacting as usual. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 ...already posted. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Beast 89 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 I'm curious to know what the riders have to say about it. Are all the stations getting reactions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Addict Posted June 11, 2015 Author Share Posted June 11, 2015 Sorry Terp. I checked and double checked, didn't see anything on this topic. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Addict Posted June 11, 2015 Author Share Posted June 11, 2015 I haven't read any rider reactions yet, but WHIO, and WDTN are both reporting on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoF96" Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Include local area Louisville stations I believe Wave 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 It's in the Kings Island 2015 Discussion thread. It cited WCPO. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsus Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 See also: http://www.whio.com/ap/ap/ohio/riders-unloaded-after-safety-alert-stops-ohio-roll/nmZsf/ http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/warren-county/mason/Diamondback-roller-coaster-breaks-down-temporarily-stranding-riders 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeastFarmer Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 I'm at Kings Island today and I have gotten several Facebook notifications about it. Lexington and Louisville stations are reporting it. Usual drama. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magenta Lizard Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 I forget which station it was, but a news report popped up in my Facebook feed that was surprisingly non-sensational. Something like "ride evacuated safely after safety feature triggered." Somebody may be listening, finally 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APE Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 I got a roll back and evac on Volcano. No news cared. It was a non issue and I enjoyed it 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanna Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Sorry Terp. I checked and double checked, didn't see anything on this topic. I snuck it in on the discussion thread. I didn't want to start a new thread about it. Laziness on my part. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieF Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Definitely sounds like an overreaction, but I guess in a way, I'm glad to hear that their safety features work well. Edit-- I mean, rides break down sometimes-- right? No one died or got hurt. Guess it's a slow news day. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterDirected Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Love how the media loves to blow anything with rollercoasters and accidents out of proportions. I've seen this with FoF last year (I was there when it happened the first time, June 2, 2014) and when Vortex stalled on the lift as well when the motor malfunctioned (also there, something always happens when I go to a theme park) All media outlets know that blowing it out of proportions will have more views/page visits, and unfortunately many do instead of reporting the pure, unbridled truth. Kids can get injured all the time on carousels or at county fair rides, but it will be quickly swept under the rug, but if something that does not harm anyone happens on a roller coaster, it will be a media field day. Take what happened on The Smiler for example, yes it was bad, but the media acts like everyone died or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtk1378 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 There is some on here who will defend the news stations reporting this, I'm not one. Ratings are great and all, but come on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsus Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Take what happened on The Smiler for example, yes it was bad, but the media acts like everyone died or something. So, life-changing injuries such as leg amputations are not significant and newsworthy? Diamondback stopping safely on the lift and doing a lift evacuation is hardly newsworthy; no one was ever in harm's way except from the sun's rays. Standard operating procedures were followed by both the ride and its operators. The Smiler took a girl's leg. It badly injured several other riders. That's extremely newsworthy. Standard operating procedures were not followed by either the ride or its operators (or both). The same? Not even close. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterDirected Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Take what happened on The Smiler for example, yes it was bad, but the media acts like everyone died or something. So, life-changing injuries such as leg amputations are not significant and newsworthy? Diamondback stopping safely on the lift and doing a lift evacuation is hardly newsworthy; no one was ever in harm's way except from the sun's rays. Standard operating procedures were followed by both the ride and its operators. The Smiler took a girl's leg. It badly injured several other riders. That's extremely newsworthy. Standard operating procedures were not followed by either the ride or its operators (or both). The same? Not even close. Yes, but much WORSE things happen in the world, car crashes do that all the time but are hardly reported heavily. Yes it should be publicized, BUT there is obvious view mongering. EDIT: But yes that was a bad analogy, sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsus Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 You're right. Nuclear warfare would be much worse; let's only ever report on the possibilities that it might occur. *shrug* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtk1378 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 The Smiler accident has more media attention because the chances of something like that happening on a coaster are extremely small due to all the safety precautions and therefore is something that is news worthy. Random car accidents with no major injuries will not be reported because they are very common. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterDirected Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 You're right. Nuclear warfare would be much worse; let's only ever report on the possibilities that it might occur. *shrug* Yeah, I'll admit the Smiler thing was stupid on my part, what I was trying to go for was it seems media tries to dish out blows against thrill rides every chance. Probably not for any specific reason other than it increases viewership. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsus Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 You're right. Nuclear warfare would be much worse; let's only ever report on the possibilities that it might occur. *shrug* Yeah, I'll admit the Smiler thing was stupid on my part, what I was trying to go for was it seems media tries to dish out blows against thrill rides every chance. Probably not for any specific reason other than it increases viewership. I completely agree that routine evacuations based on safety systems shutting down the ride and standard operating procedure being followed are not newsworthy. Like I said, nobody was in harm's way on Diamondback this afternoon except from the sun. That's also why I said that SOP was not followed with The Smiler, and people were not only put in harm's way but received life-changing injuries. That's not just media-speak - you try living with an artificial leg. I can only imagine what one must go through. When SOP is followed and no one is ever in any serious danger, it's not newsworthy. It happens everyday to keep people safe. The media does it because they know people will eat it up. They have to be out there first because everyone will otherwise find out via social media. When SOP is not followed and people receive life-changing injuries, that's extremely newsworthy. If you don't care, fine, but you better believe I want to know any time an amusement ride has a serious accident. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver2005 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 I have to re-post this here after seeing Goble's photo. Diamond-stacking- you're doing it wrong. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieF Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Posted by Wave 3: http://www.wave3.com/story/29289771/riders-safety-escorted-off-after-safety-mechanism-stops-kings-island-ride The picture is much less underwhelming than what I expected. The way the news reported it-- they had to walk down the entire lift hill, but really they just barely had made it out of the station. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark6495 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 So just to point a few things to everyone on here: 1.) news stations do report accidents. Radio reports them every ten minutes, and TV reports them all of the time. Some are minor fender benders that slow traffic and some are serious and close highways. 2.) again if people didn't want to know about this, the stations wouldn't report on it. 3.) how is it over reacting when the news says "don states the ride did what it was suppose to do". They are literally reporting to inform people that it's okay. Everyone wants to hate on the media. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Please don't try to compare news coverage of car accidents to news coverage of safe roller coaster stoppages. The difference is that when a car accident occurs, obviously something happened that wasn't safe, whereas with a ride stop like this, all of the safety systems worked exactly as they were supposed to. Also, the media as of lately is over-sensationalizing stopped roller coasters and blowing them way out of proportion. With car accidents, the news generally covers them without sensationalism, and with the correct level of attention (e.g. a minor fender-bender without injuries will usually only get a brief mention with regard to the resulting impact on traffic flow). And finally, when a car accident that is worthy of a news story occurs, there are typically injuries, significant property damage, and so forth that has a significant impact, either temporary or permanent, on people's lives. This afternoon's incident (if you can even call it that) on Diamondback was nothing but a simple inconvenience compared to that. Reputable news sources should not be wasting time on reporting that some people were inconvenienced for half an hour, which is what today's Diamondback coverage amounts to. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magenta Lizard Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 The road construction worker who was killed last week on I-70 received less news coverage in my Facebook feed than either yesterday's Diamondback evac OR the pigs that were spilled in the wreck near Xenia. My husband didn't even hear about the worker being killed except from me, but he forwarded me a link to the story about Diamondback tonight. I don't really know what to say about it except it has to do with a combination of media sensationalism and the public's desire for such sensationalism. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark6495 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 I only brought up the car accident because an earlier post stated the news doesn't cover car accidents 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Existential Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 How high up was it? I'm scared of heights and get major vertigo on things such as ladders, roofs and unprotected stairs. I feel completely fine on coasters however...not so much up on the Eiffel. I'd have a major problem evacuating a coaster down the lift stairs or even coming down a crane lift. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magenta Lizard Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 From a picture I saw on Facebook posted by someone who was at the park, it didn't appear to be very far up at all. Enough that the whole train was on the hill, but not much farther. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Here's the photo I took shortly after the evacuation was completed (which might be the photo Magenta Lizard is referring to): As you might possibly be able to see under the fan, the last car was barely on the hill. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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