Joncars05 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Good luck making it through this smear article without yelling at your phone or breaking your computer! http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/amusement-park-risks-impossible-article-1.2653335 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinity Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Not too surprised. Just another article so a writer can get a few extra bucks. It didn't bring too much new information to the table. *Sigh* 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph88 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 I would say something like 90 percent of amusement park deaths I've read about were cause by one of two things: 1. Guest entering restricted area or not following safety rules. 2. Unknown pre-existing conditions that made it medically unsafe for the guest to ride. This could happen to anyone but it's not the park's fault. This article is super one-sided and feels like a witch hunt. What happened to the three people mentioned in the article is heartbreaking, and it is odd that an official cause was never released. But I think the majority of parks in the U.S. do everything they can to ensure guest safety. Potentially unsafe rides are removed, rides are tested daily, new rides are built with top of the line safety features. The absence of federal regulation really doesn't make much difference, I'd guess. The states seem to be doing their job. And even with federal regulation, accidents could still happen. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honorarius Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 What a load of crap... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterOhio Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 I would say something like 90 percent of amusement park deaths I've read about were cause by one of two things: 1. Guest entering restricted area or not following safety rules. See Raptor @ Cedar Point 2015 and Batman: The Ride @ Six Flags Over Georgia 2002 & 2008 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenban Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 No matter what the article says, it is pretty well known how and why James Hackemer died at Darien Lake. He is a double amputee and Ride of Steel has a lap bar. The sign in front of the ride says it requires 2 legs and he was missing both. There was no possible way for him to stay in the seat throughout the ride. The ride operators are supposed to prevent something like this. He should never have been allowed onto the ride. Even when federal agencies monitored injuries at Amusement parks the numbers were very low. For the average person it is much more dangerous to drive to the park then to go ride every attraction at the park. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrill_Biscuit Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Some people need to go find something that brings fulfillment to their own lives without clamping down on everyone else's! Ugh! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browntggrr Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 I made it to the Darien Lake death then stopped reading. I couldn't stomach the excitement of the rest of the article....... Funny how the writer is clamoring that the amusement park industry does not give patrons the full story of injury stats of rides when the writer does the same thing by not giving the full story on how the man perished. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIghostguy Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 There is a 1 in 24 million chance of getting seriously injured on an amusement park ride. There is a 1 in 750 million chance of getting killed on one. There is a 1 in 112 chance of dying in a car accident while driving to that amusement park. Statistically, you are safer riding roller coasters than you are driving to an amusement park. They are EXTREMELY safe. As pointed out before, it is interesting how the author failed to talk about how most accidents at amusement parks are the victim's fault. The amusement parks can't prevent your stupidity. The thing about how no amusement park has ever admitted they were at fault is baloney. I'll have to double check, but I think that Disneyland did claim responsibility for the incident on Big Thunder Mountain in 2003. I can't stand these articles that try to cause a scandal on how "dangerous" amusement parks are. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 I also don't understand why they're complaining about amusement parks choosing private settlements to end lawsuits. That's common practice in the business world these days. It brings a quick and quiet end to a lawsuit without requiring anyone to admit guilt. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 There is a 1 in 24 million chance of getting seriously injured on an amusement park ride. There is a 1 in 750 million chance of getting killed on one. There is a 1 in 112 chance of dying in a car accident while driving to that amusement park. Statistically, you are safer riding roller coasters than you are driving to an amusement park. They are EXTREMELY safe. As pointed out before, it is interesting how the author failed to talk about how most accidents at amusement parks are the victim's fault. The amusement parks can't prevent your stupidity. The thing about how no amusement park has ever admitted they were at fault is baloney. I'll have to double check, but I think that Disneyland did claim responsibility for the incident on Big Thunder Mountain in 2003. I can't stand these articles that try to cause a scandal on how "dangerous" amusement parks are. Uh, no. Just no. There is NOT a 1 in 112 chance of death in a car accident on the way to a park. Nope. Not even close. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joncars05 Posted May 31, 2016 Author Share Posted May 31, 2016 There is a 1 in 24 million chance of getting seriously injured on an amusement park ride. There is a 1 in 750 million chance of getting killed on one. There is a 1 in 112 chance of dying in a car accident while driving to that amusement park. Statistically, you are safer riding roller coasters than you are driving to an amusement park. They are EXTREMELY safe. As pointed out before, it is interesting how the author failed to talk about how most accidents at amusement parks are the victim's fault. The amusement parks can't prevent your stupidity. The thing about how no amusement park has ever admitted they were at fault is baloney. I'll have to double check, but I think that Disneyland did claim responsibility for the incident on Big Thunder Mountain in 2003. I can't stand these articles that try to cause a scandal on how "dangerous" amusement parks are. Uh, no. Just no. There is NOT a 1 in 112 chance of death in a car accident on the way to a park. Nope. Not even close. I would hope not as well. I'm sure there are some people here who have amassed more than 112 total trips to KI in the last 2 years! Maybe they are setting the curve 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freaks76 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 There is a 1 in 24 million chance of getting seriously injured on an amusement park ride. There is a 1 in 750 million chance of getting killed on one. There is a 1 in 112 chance of dying in a car accident while driving to that amusement park. Statistically, you are safer riding roller coasters than you are driving to an amusement park. They are EXTREMELY safe. As pointed out before, it is interesting how the author failed to talk about how most accidents at amusement parks are the victim's fault. The amusement parks can't prevent your stupidity. The thing about how no amusement park has ever admitted they were at fault is baloney. I'll have to double check, but I think that Disneyland did claim responsibility for the incident on Big Thunder Mountain in 2003. I can't stand these articles that try to cause a scandal on how "dangerous" amusement parks are. Uh, no. Just no. There is NOT a 1 in 112 chance of death in a car accident on the way to a park. Nope. Not even close. So what are the odds? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Probably a lot worse for me than most. Most people don't drive 10+ hours to get to a park, much less use exciting roads like I-95 to get there... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkrider68 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 A REAL quick look this morning saw something like around 1 in... never mind that's wrong as well. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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