Browntggrr Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Torrence Bellamy was excited to ride the Goliath roller coaster when he visited the Cobb County theme park last month with his fraternity. He stood in line for more than an hour, but as he was in his seat and the ride was about to take off, he was approached by a worker.“And she was like, 'You can’t ride this ride. No, you’ve got a fake leg,'” Bellamy said. “Some people were booing. Some folks were laughing. Made me feel bad.” http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/man-says-he-was-removed-six-flags-coaster-over-pro/nPwk2/ It appears we are unfortunately going to see more of this. I just don't get why he believes "sensitivity training" is necessary. It was terrible some in the crowd were laughing, but the ride attendant was not one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 I'd like to hear another side of the story, maybe from someone who was standing in line or another ride op that was there. I'm not trying to say that the guy is lying, but a lot of cases like this can become exaggerated. And I also disagree with the "sensitivity training." Ride ops are supposed to be nice, but they're not going to sit there and baby you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 I saw someone get on the Backlot Stunt Coaster with 1 1/2 legs. If that counts. He was in a wheel chair. And they let him on. And everyone was okay with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonofbeast2.0 Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 A world were we could all be happy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voicetek Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 I'm not sure why someone with a fake leg couldn't ride a coaster, unless it has something to do with safety issues? Are they concerned that maybe the fake leg would fly off during the ride? If so, why not just remove it? I can't see not being able to ride a coaster just because you're handicapped. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browntggrr Posted July 18, 2012 Author Share Posted July 18, 2012 ^ I believe the reasoning is the fake leg cannot guarantee to hold you in, especially with restraints found on DB, MF etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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