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Industry => Industry News => Topic started by: GADVwow on June 21, 2007, 06:55:23 PM
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http://www.wlky.com/news/13547817/detail.html
Girl's loses feet after riding Superman:Tower Of Power in SFKK!
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See video at: http://www.wlky.com/
Reportedly, a cable snapped....
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More, and this is gruesome:
Apparently direct links won't work...go to http://www.whas11.com and pick top stories...
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:'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
This is just horrible :(
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Oh...My...God.... :'( :'( :o :o
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I'm still trying to digest exactly how the hell this could have happened. This poor girl, her family, all of those that know her and EVERYBODY that witnessed this tradgedy are in my prayers. :(
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:o This is a horiable accident . I can't even think of how this poor kid and her parents will handle this. It is a very sad day in deed. We should all pray for them. I was thinking the same thing Wade How did this happen?? The cable snapped ? It just seems like a real freak thing.
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Wow
'this is a freak accident
Hope all is well and they can reattach
I wonder if the cars dropped after the cable snap
and there should have been a way to prevent the cable from "flying"
in my prayers
is this a older tower design ?
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This is the original prototype INTAMIN Giant Drop ride....
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WOW! Just WOW! That is terrifying!
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My only question is ...How didn't anyone else get hurt , was she riding all alone? . Talk about a horrible freak accident! I'm in total shock. I couldn't even imagine coming up with that story like that, let alone happen in real life.
I'd have to agree with the person who said , " It's a good thing the ride is so close to the entrance, that way they could get her to the hospital quicker"
I wish her all the best.
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That is insane! I wish her all the luck and I hope everything turns out for the best!
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That's so crazy. It's really just nuts. Many prayers for that girl
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:o :o :o :o :o
poor girl! :'(
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More:
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200770621039
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And a video report:
http://www.cnn.com/video/player/player.html?url=/video/us/2007/06/21/wdrb.six.flags.accident.wdrb
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I'm sure the Parachute ride will be closed at Great Adventure also ?
that may be the reason you see the Channel 6 News Chopper
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - June 22, 2007 - Six Flags has shut down four thrill rides at parks around the country after a gruesome accident at an amusement park in Louisville, Kentucky.
Yesterday, a 13-year-old girl's feet were severed just above the ankles as she rode the Superman Tower of Power ride. The park's Web site says the ride lifts passengers 177 feet straight up, then drops 154 feet.
A Six Flags spokeswoman says the company has shut down similar rides at parks in St. Louis, Gurnee, Illinois, and near Washington, D-C, as a safety precaution.
Investigators have returned to Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom today to examine the ride there.
www.6abc.com
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SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP)
SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) - A drop tower ride at Kings Island is being shut down and inspected today after an accident on a similar ride at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom.
Kings Island owner Cedar Fair Entertainment also is shutting down similar rides at four other parks in other states.
Sandusky-based Cedar Fair says the inspections are a precaution.
It's not known how long Drop Zone at Kings Island will be closed at the park near Cincinnati.
The closings don't affect any other Ohio amusement parks.
The accident yesterday at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom severed a teenage girl's feet.
The ride she was on lifts passengers 177 feet straight up and then drops them at speeds of 54 miles per hour.
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As I had expected and as what usually happens
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My mom just called me in to the living room to ask me if I knew anything about this! I told her what I knew. She read 7 articles! And she said, "I don't want your sister riding anymore drop towers!" My face and hers went like this :o . There her favorites. And then I explained to my mom that there were different types and that this is a freak accident (she understood). But the funny part was when she said, "Oh, and it's an Intamin!"
-Dainan "I didn't tell her that cable snaps on coasters were normal" Rafferty
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Another video link - http://wdrb.dayport.com/viewer/viewerpage.php?Art_ID=12771&Category_ID=3
I was sorta surprised when I went to foxnews.com where i got that link to see the headline "Tower of Terror". I bet Disney wouldn't be too thrilled with that!
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Ha ha ha those creative journalists
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More:
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/06/22/six.flags.accident/
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Well, amazingly enough, she is now stable. Its really odd though that they refuse to speculate on the reattachment of her feet. I gather they tried and don't know the outcome just yet?
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070626/amusement_park_accident.html?.v=2
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The family has asked for privacy. They have asked the hospital to not release further details on her condition.
Note that Kennywood's Pitt Fall, [Paramount's] Great America's Drop Zone and Kings Dominion's Drop Zone have reopened, while those at Carowinds and Kings Island (as last I heard) remain closed.
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To a certain degree, thats somewhat frightening.
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-Dainan "I didn't tell her that cable snaps on coasters were normal" Rafferty
Not quite.
Cables are only on about 18 coasters worldwide. The only ones that have snapped are Ka and TTD. TTD started making people bleed.
Its not quite "normal".
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Rich and I were there that day, but luckily we were gone by that time. I couldn't even imagine witnessing something like that. It's awful when an innocent person gets injured, especially something as horrific as this.
We were going to ride the tower that day too, but passed due to the line and the fact that they weren't running all of the sides.
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Update:
http://www.wlky.com/news/13616751/detail.html
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Great news to hear something about the poor girl. I am glad to hear they reattached at least one foot . I wonder what is really going on with her parents and park officals. Does anyone think they really didn't come to the hospital at all ? Not even to cover themselves? Sounds strange. Thanks for the update.
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I just heard they are now suing Six Flags
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Also see:
http://www.lex18.com/Global/story.asp?S=6787267&nav=EQlp
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July 16th 2007
911 Tapes From Six Flags Amputation Released
www.nbc5.com/news/13690161/detail.html
video
http://video.nbc5.com/player/?id=129341
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OMG
I just can't believe they left the Six Flags sponsorship arrangement in place on the online video. That is just wrong :(
Come celebrate 45 years of fun at Six Flags right before hearing about a girls feet being cut off.
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I have to agree there wade that is just awful . Why would they release it like that ? Very poor decision there.
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Questions raised about integrity of investigation into incident:
http://www.whas11.com/topstories/stories/071607whasmjdTopSixFalgsInvestigation.7ff6c226.html
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Thanks for the link wow...
I realize its just the way its worded but doesn't this put a rather negative spin on the Six Flags brand? Questions about integrity of Six Flags investigation
Six Flags is being used as the park name. They should have said "Integrity of investigation AT Six Flags".
The first sentence in the article states it clearly however - Questions have been raised about the integrity of the Department of Agriculture's investigation into the accident at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom.
The headline should have been made just as clear. Anyway, I have to agree with Ted Sloan. This is total media BS trying to raise some crap.
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State Seeking Independent Testing of Broken Cable:
http://www.kentucky.com/471/story/129074.html
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Broken cable on ride inspected:
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070720/NEWS01/307200014
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Attorney has questions about broken cable:
http://www.whas11.com/topstories/stories/072307whasmjdTopKentuckyKingdomAttorneys.a4292e0c.html
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It will take a lot to get me on any of these Intamin drop rides once they all reopen. Reports like that are scary. Also interesting that it was a non sixflags park that discovered another faulty cable. This accident could have just as easily happened at a Paramount Fair park to.
It makes you wonder about the Top Thrill cable issue that sent fragments into peoples face.
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Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois just reopened their drop ride last weekend:
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/newssun/news/486300,5_1_WA27_GIANTDROP_S1.article
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Girl who lost feet now faces more surgery:
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070727/NEWS01/70727029/1008
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It will take a lot to get me on any of these Intamin drop rides once they all reopen. Reports like that are scary. Also interesting that it was a non sixflags park that discovered another faulty cable. This accident could have just as easily happened at a Paramount Fair park to.
It makes you wonder about the Top Thrill cable issue that sent fragments into peoples face.
It makes you second guess any cable and the horrible things that happen when things go bad....
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Fate of girl's right leg still uncertain:
http://www.wsmv.com/news/13775954/detail.html
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Superman Ride Reopens At Six Flags
Wednesday, 01 Aug 2007, 6:12 AM CDT
Six Flags Kentucky Superman ride shut down after teen's feet are cut off in freak accident.
Superman is once again rolling at Six Flags in Eureka.
The Superman "Tower of Power" ride was shut down in June following a freak accident at a Kentucky Six Flags that severed a teenager's feet.
The ride in Louisville remains closed and under investigation.
But the Superman ride in eureka passed inspection, and got the ?ok? to reopen over the weekend.
Several other theme parks also shut down their Superman ride following the accident.
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Lasitter family says thanks to community:
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070811/NEWS01/708110423/1008/NEWS01
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Decision on examining ride cable delayed:
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070814/NEWS01/70814032
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http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070921/NEWS01/70921030
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071219/amusement_park_accident.html?.v=1
Witness: Ride That Severed Girl's Feet Had No Auto Shut-Off in Case of Cable Break
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- An amusement park ride where a girl's lower legs were severed by a broken cable was not designed to stop automatically in case the cable snapped, the park's maintenance chief said in a deposition.
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Kentucky Kingdom Ride Operator Says She Couldn't Reach E-Stop:
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080111/NEWS01/80111033/1008
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Although much of this article is the same as the one previously posted, it has been updated and expanded with more details:
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080112/NEWS01/801120448/1008/NEWS01
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Teen Ride Operator Recounts Ky Kingdom Tragedy:
http://www.whas11.com/topstories/stories/011408whasjdtopstoryky.215957ed.html
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I can't even begin to imagine being that kid right now. The what-ifs must be driving both of the op's crazy.
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Injured teen, mother recount amusement park accident in documents:
http://www.kentucky.com/471/story/302971.html
Teen Whose Feet Were Severed by Amusement Park Ride Smelled Burning Flesh:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,326886,00.html
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Courier Journal: Teen: 'I felt like I was going to die:'
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080131/NEWS01/801310390
Courier Journal: Kaitlyn Lasitter's full deposition:
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080130/NEWS01/80130056/1008
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Wow...
I am not sure what to say to that.
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I think Six Flags and Kentucky Kingdom are really fortunate that the lawyers didn't decide to request this information kept private until Spring right near opening day. Six Flags has a chance to get through this season with this put behind them from a PR perspective. Obviously the hearings, lawsuits and the VERY REAL pain and suffering will go on for a looonnnnggg time though.
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Courier-Journal: 1 1/2 inches removed from Kaitlyn Lasitter's left leg
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080226/NEWS01/802260396/1008/NEWS01
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Much more in an updated article:
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080226/NEWS01/802260396/1008
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Removal of park ride appears near:
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080227/NEWS01/802271073
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And more on this:
http://www.wlwt.com/news/15427482/detail.html
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Video from a local tv station:
http://www.whas11.com/video/index.html?nvid=222155
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Ride's care not always by book, worker says:
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080413/NEWS01/304230002/1008/NEWS01
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Kentucky Kingdom Defends Maintenance:
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080415/NEWS0101/804150408/1008/NEWS01
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Photos Released In Six Flags Investigation:
http://www.wlky.com/news/15898802/detail.html
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Family Issues Six Flags Warning:
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/04/16/family_issues_six_flags_warning/7942/
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Teenager describes day girl's feet cut off on Six Flags ride:
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080521/NEWS01/805210841/1008/NEWS01
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Attorney Wants To Add Friends To Amusement Park Suit:
http://www.whas11.com/news/local/stories/Whas11_topstories_080618_KentuckyKingdom.16bdc38b.html
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2010 Trial Date Set (these articles are VERY different from each other):
http://www.whas11.com/news/local/stories/Whas11_topstories_080730_KentuckyKingdom.1a5f92f5.html
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080730/NEWS01/80730032
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Judge Denies Teens' Attempt At Joining Lawsuit:
http://www.wlky.com/news/17066413/detail.html
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Judge Rules Teens CAN Join the Lawsuit:
http://www.whas11.com/news/local/stories/Whas11_topstories_080804_KentuckyKingdom.14aa6e2a.html
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Lassiter Family Asks That Kentucky Kingdom Trial Be Moved Up:
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080829/NEWS01/80829030/1008
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Kentucky Kingdom sues Intamin Ltd.:
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080916/NEWS01/809160414/1008/NEWS01
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Yea lets pass the buck and try to get money because its our fault! Way to go Six Flags!
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Judge Won't Speed Up Amusement Park Suit:
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080919/NEWS01/80919016/1008
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/09/19/ap5448526.html
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Girl Injured On Ride Undergoing More Surgery:
http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/briefs/x1488615948/Girl-injured-on-ride-undergoing-more-surgery
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Post Surgery News:
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081004/NEWS01/810040442/1008/NEWS01
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Thanks for keeping us all updated on this story. It's going to be a long haul for everyone involved.
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Amusement Park Seeks To Add More Parties Into Ride Lawsuit:
http://www.wave3.com/Global/story.asp?S=9132078&nav=menu31_2
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SIX FLAGS SETTLES WITH LASITTER FAMILY:
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20081122/NEWS01/311220008/1008
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This actually surprises me but I think it's best for both parties here. For once something may actually help the SIX stock.
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The Moment That Changed Everything, What Kaitlyn Lasitter's Life Was and Is Like Now:
http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/houseorgan/Moment1.htm (http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/houseorgan/Moment1.htm)
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That's a nice ending to a tragic story. I wish her the best .
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^ I agree. They did take that ride down though, right?
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Well written article. I was mad at first thinking it was just another recount of that horrible day but they said very little about the park and the lawsuit and instead focused on her. Kudos!
Yes, the ride has been down for quite some time.
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The ride is not on the site.