RollerColt

I would think if there was any truth to this, it would be all over the news. Media would be salivating to break this and pile on. I'm just not a fan of Reddit at all. Full of trolls, bots and liars. I used to go on there to ask serious questions about DIY stuff (house, auto, etc...) it was always met with snarky, stupid answers that did nothing to help. Never trust Reddit, my friend. It's a cesspool.

I am a sucker for anything with jalapeños lol…

Yep, just saw KI share it too. Adding seat belts to the rides.

While non-Six Flags B&M hyper models have been reopening, as far as I can tell the chain's are still closed indefinitely.

Look. You're right. Every situation and tragic event has certain circumstances. And yes, this particular restraint has, up until this month, been safe. As far as your particular example from 2004: That guest's body size was incompatible with the Intamin T-restraint AND the seat belt to start with. The guest had undisclosed cerebral palsy. They should have never even attempted to get on that ride in the first place. Intamin afterwards changed their restraints and used standardized seat belts that used fixed lengths on every seat to ensure proper clearance.

A follow up. 1) I am now convinced more than ever that the seatbelt would have at least kept him on the ride vehicle. Would it have saved his life? Too many variables. From witness accounts we know the restraint opened during the ride operation at some point after the first drop. We also know he was aware and was trying to keep the restraint down. Before the final hills he lost consciousness... Once a rider loses consciousness and has no control of their body it's too difficult to fully predict what would happen. But seatbelts need to be a must for rides. I don't care if it slows down operations. 2) The evaluation is still early, but it really feels like this was a mechanical failure due to a lack in maintenance. Yes, B&Ms are incredibly safe... but they aren't infallible. 20 years of being in operation... That's plenty of time for wear and tear.

Oh I should clarify I’ve since returned after Six Flags left. Yes, it’s leaps and bounds better. They’re operating within their scale and they’re focusing on families (that’s where the true money is made, not extreme rides in my opinion).

Yep. And now the Cedar Fair executive group is basically gone. I’ve always been biased against Six Flags. And that’s just my own personal reasons… every time I tried Kentucky Kingdom it was a horrible experience. It was a small snapshot, but from the ride maintenance, to the absolute poor customer service… I just never felt like this merger was ever going to be a good idea. Cedar Fair was taken for suckers.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/15/us/six-flags-injuries-invs There’s your nail in the coffin news report. Stick a fork in Six Flags the corporation, it’s done. This is the type of stuff that damages a reputation so badly there’s no coming back. Remember, not long after CNN released a damaging report on X2, the ride officially closed permanently.

Apparently they’re still reviewing and plan to make a decision in the next day or so for Candymonium.

I believe Candymonium is, not sure about Mako but I imagine pretty much all of them are closed at the moment.

Yeah Ryan the Ride Mechanic has a very good, well detailed preliminary video. It goes over the mechanic aspects of that particular restraint. There really is something strange about this entire situation. The fact that the restraint had a total failure and all of the fail-safes failed... just seems so shocking. With so many other parks and brands that use this particular hyper model, I don't think Six Flags can skirt away with this. They'll need to make public their findings. I guess we'll see just how much of a mechanical failure this tragedy was. If parks start reopening their rides this weekend we'll know something else happened. But if they stay closed for the rest of the season, then we know something indeed catastrophically failed with train itself. And then I keep going back to seatbelts...

Yep. And if / when they do, a lot of the lawsuits can go unpaid.

People will always be desperate to get money from others. They’re easily sold on hiring attorneys for the sake of attacking a large corporation and hoping for a quick settlement.

Funny you mentioned airplanes. My wife is absolutely terrified of them because naturally when an accident happens its major news. So we never, ever fly anywhere. It's always drive, no matter the distance. And yeah, from what I'm seeing the corporation is doing a pretty poor job of at least attempting to do damage control with all these news outlets. I think I saw that same ranking on Facebook that you're talking about... Wasn't it provided by a law firm that specializes in amusement park lawsuits? Makes me wonder if the end game is to just eliminate theme parks all together... of course there goes their job security!