Voicetek Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 I hate hearing about this kind of stuff. Seems he and some others entered a restricted area. This pointless death could have been prevented. So sad for the family. Read more about the incident here: http://www.wqow.com/story/34113200/2016/12/22/update-florida-teen-dies-after-fall-from-mt-olympus-water-park-slide 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar92 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 I'll be honest. I feel as if negligence on the part of the park is somehow involved. Mount Olympus has now made headlines three times in the last three years because of serious safety issues in their park. Having been there, I'm truly flabbergasted that it's ONLY been three. Of the 40+ amusement parks I've visited, they are the sketchiest by a MILE. I've ridden a coaster from the 1930s at a park that's been fighting bankruptcy for the better part of a decade (specifically, Blue Streak at Conneaut Lake), and that felt INFINITELY safer and exponentially better maintained than any of the ones at Mount Olympus. I am a lover of all things Wisconsin. In fact, I'm wearing a Brewers shirt as I type this and have the Green Bay Packers subreddit open in another tab. But with the exception of Bay Beach (which I literally walked into, rode Zippin Pippin, and left), no amusement park in Wisconsin has ever left me feeling at all good about my visit. I feel really bad for the family. I do not feel bad for the park. It may be unfair to assume they are liable with no details of the incident, but their reputation precedes them and as far as I'm concerned, Mount Olympus is guilty until proven innocent any time something bad happens at their park. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ding Dong Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 ^ How so? The kids jumped a fence. is the park supposed to dismantle the slides in the off season? Maybe I missed something but I don't see it. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar92 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 If the park wants me to not immediately assume they are guilty, then they need to work on not having such a spectacularly bad safety record. It is seriously the scariest park I've ever visited for all the wrong reasons. Visit the park and you'll understand why I feel that way. Perhaps the fences should have been more difficult to climb. Perhaps security should have been faster to notice there was someone in the restricted area and respond. It's similar to the Harambe thing... Everyone defended the zoo, but the inspection later ended up proving that the fence was not up to spec with modern standards. I'll admit that there's little to no evidence to suggest it's the park's fault, but when they've proven that complete and utter negligence for the safety of their guests is part of their style of running the park, I'm inclined to assume that it applies here too. Unfair to them? Maybe. But they've earned a reputation that's going to plague them until they fix it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malem Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 ^ They certainly deserve any reputation they've earned from safety violations; it's not a park I plan to visit. This is obviously a very tragic situation, but the negligence would seem to be solely with the teens if the initial police report is correct. See also the fatal incident at Raptor last year; fences & locked gates aren't there to make it impossible for a determined person to break in. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollerNut Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 So do apply the same logic to the Raptor accident in 2015? The one where a school teacher was hit by the train after getting over the fence? http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/cincinnati/cincinnati-zoo-builds-larger-barrier-at-gorilla-world-after-harambes-death Umm, the fence had passed inspections.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vortex lover Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 We have all done stupid things in are life at one point or the other (some more stupid than others). I would suggest thinking back on those choices. Heck, my dad put a pea up his nose and had to get it surgically removed. I can think about how it sounded in his head to the guy who had a fatal injury while sliding down the slide. Probably thinking how fun it would be to sled down a huge slide. So no matter who is at fault lets just respect both sides after dealing with this incident while they mourn over this loss 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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