TOPGUN1993 Posted May 21, 2008 Posted May 21, 2008 It's still a rumor http://www.pointbuzz.com/Forums/Thread/22897.aspx?page=4 MIA-Mike said: I was walking by it when it crashed.. I did not see it 'til it happend though. Everyone watching it and in line said a train came back down the hill and hit another train. I do know that some of the injuries were pretty bad. One kid was taken away on a stretcher with a neck brace on. MIA-Mike said: I was walking by the WildCat when this happened. It was definitely NOT a bump. It was loud and caught my attention easily. One kids face was all bloody and then he was carried off on a stretcher about 10-15 minutes after the crash. There were a couple other kids crying and calling their parents on cell phones. One other kid was holding his arm. The Cedar Point officials would not let anybody too close and they were really firm with us about that because we were talking about it. I would guess only about 100-250 people even knew what had happened. It was really upsetting to see kids so young hurt on a ride. Quote
The Interpreter Posted May 21, 2008 Posted May 21, 2008 I hope and pray this is not true. Not only do I not want anyone to be hurt, but that coaster is a treasure...and I can see Cedar Fair removing it if this happened.... Quote
fan of beast Posted May 21, 2008 Posted May 21, 2008 it was closed when i was there yesterday. i don't remember seeing any cars on the track. didn't pay a lot of attention to it though. Quote
CycloneMan Posted May 21, 2008 Posted May 21, 2008 What type of crash? Like a roll-back at Bells? Quote
The Interpreter Posted May 21, 2008 Posted May 21, 2008 ...or Holiday World? Or Old Indiana? Or, perhaps worst of all, Bell's? Sigh. Quote
Vortex Posted May 21, 2008 Posted May 21, 2008 I guess it could have happened not really a crash more of a big bump at a high speed. I have not seen anything else about on other sides. Top Gun crashed and no one really know about it. Lucky no one was on Top Gun at the time. Quote
KIBeast Posted May 21, 2008 Posted May 21, 2008 It seems some folks over at Pointbuzz are not convinced that it had crashed since it did not make the news. Not saying that it did or did not happen. Quote
flightoffear1996 Posted May 21, 2008 Posted May 21, 2008 That ride is pretty fun and its sad if it didnt happen cause they would probaly tear the ride out as long as no foul play is involed. Quote
Browntggrr Posted May 21, 2008 Posted May 21, 2008 http://www.wwj.com/Riders-Get-Unexpected-J...r-Point/2228089 Quote
westcoaster Posted May 21, 2008 Posted May 21, 2008 What Really Hopefully this is not true, at all I'm going up soon, and this is a true treasure but if Cedar Fair took it out of the point they would replace it with a family mouse coaster style ride: or something like that: Wow ! Quote
Colonel_SoB_fan Posted May 21, 2008 Posted May 21, 2008 Cedar Point is announcing that the Wildcat will not operate today Quote
Browntggrr Posted May 21, 2008 Posted May 21, 2008 How did the anti-roll back device fail? According to some really good sources, it is possible that the cars were not installed correctly after the winter break thus making the anti-rollbacks useless. Quote
Gordon Bombay Posted May 21, 2008 Posted May 21, 2008 How did the anti-roll back device fail? According to some really good sources, it is possible that the cars were not installed correctly after the winter break thus making the anti-rollbacks useless. What really good sources are those? Not doubting you, just curious. Quote
Browntggrr Posted May 21, 2008 Posted May 21, 2008 ^ I really don't like to bring up other sites too much. It gives some people a big head. From RideMan (aka Dave Altoff Jr.) What I do know about Wildcat is that last Saturday it threw its lift chain at least four times over the course of the day. This Sunday, I was in the park and the ride was not operating. I wasn't paying close enough attention to notice that four cars were missing; I was busy noticing that the chain was properly looped around the upper sprocket in the way that it wasn't most of the day last Saturday. i don't know what happened, but I would not be surprised if the incidents are related. A friend speculated that perhaps the chain failures were related to parts improperly installed on the cars during winter maintenance, which would explain the cars being removed for the moment to fix the problem. Apart from the observations (mostly related to what it was doing last Saturday) this is all speculation. Quote
Gordon Bombay Posted May 21, 2008 Posted May 21, 2008 Thanks for sharing Brown, Dr. Dave definitely knows what he's talking about when it comes to coasters. Quote
teenageninja Posted May 21, 2008 Posted May 21, 2008 Sad but true, with americans being so lazy (typically) something was probably just ignored and resulted in this failure. Luckily it's a smaller ride and doesn't have the potential energy to injure people even more. Quote
KIBeast Posted May 21, 2008 Posted May 21, 2008 I highly doubt laziness had anything to do with it. CP's reputation for safety lies within its' employees. Quote
Browntggrr Posted May 21, 2008 Posted May 21, 2008 ^^ Wow. That was vicious. We don't even know if it is true. Even people that are not lazy make mistakes too. And if it was human failure, I'm sure nobody feels worse than the person responsible. Quote
The Interpreter Posted May 22, 2008 Posted May 22, 2008 Sad but true, with americans being so lazy (typically) something was probably just ignored and resulted in this failure. Luckily it's a smaller ride and doesn't have the potential energy to injure people even more. To add to others comments, it is also true that the last sentence is patently and totally untrue. The ride has more than enough potential energy to kill its riders, which fortunately did not happen here. Quote
Lake54321 Posted May 22, 2008 Posted May 22, 2008 http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2...ront/768702.txt It took a few days for the Sanduksy Register to find out about it! Quote
The Interpreter Posted May 22, 2008 Posted May 22, 2008 And what an ancient picture they ran with that article.... Quote
Lake54321 Posted May 23, 2008 Posted May 23, 2008 here is some more information... http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2...ront/769718.txt "A spokeswoman for the Ohio Department of Agriculture, which inspects amusement park rides, said an 8-inch margin of error on the track is believed to be theculprit." Not sure what the problem was? What does this mean? The track moved 8"? Quote
DropZone99 Posted May 23, 2008 Posted May 23, 2008 I hope it is not removed, and i hope it is open on Coaster Mania, i havent got Wild Cat coaster credit yet... Quote
Lake54321 Posted May 23, 2008 Posted May 23, 2008 I hope it is not removed, and i hope it is open on Coaster Mania, i havent got Wild Cat coaster credit yet... The Magnum crash last year was worse than this and it reopend within a week or so I believe. I am sure WildCat will re-open soon. Quote
Vortex Posted May 23, 2008 Posted May 23, 2008 Well I looked on Cedar Point today on the web page and it looks like so far the Wild Cat is off the list of rides not running today. Quote
PhantomTheater Posted May 23, 2008 Posted May 23, 2008 Magnum was not even down for a full 24 hours. It crashed on Saturday, they removed the two crippled trains and began one train operation on Sunday. Of course Magnum is one of the star attractions, as Wildcat is not thus they are not rushing to to get it open. Quote
Browntggrr Posted May 23, 2008 Posted May 23, 2008 I really can't see WildCat going anywhere. There have been far worse accidents on other coasters, and they are still operating. As far as the 8" discussed in the article, it sounds as if that would be the space from when the chain stops advancing the car to where the hill is at. I am still waiting for the determination of why the anti-rollbacks failed. Quote
KIBeast Posted May 23, 2008 Posted May 23, 2008 I'm wondering about the anti-roll backs too. Wild Cat may not be one of the megastars at CP, but I think it is far more fun than Blue Streak, Iron Dragon, and Disaster Transport. Quote
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