Tag Archives: Ride Accidents

SAW: The Ride Opening Day Mishap

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Mike

Thorpe Park’s new multimillion dollar roller coaster, SAW: The Ride, was only running a few hours before it had its first breakdown causing a panic attack in one woman and tears from another.  Check out the details @ MailOnline.

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Interesting Article Comparing Six Flags to Other Parks

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Mike

Minyanville has posted an interesting article (see it here) about Six Flags (Great Adventure mostly I believe) and how it matches up to other parks in the categories of rides, seasonal attractions, marketing, accidents, and “Edutainment.” I have to disagree … Continue reading →

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4 Injured in India on Broken Roller Coaster

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Mike

A roller coaster ride in India injured 4 people after the track split into two pieces.  The accident was caused by a loose bolt that came off, splitting the track, and causing the cars to derail.  The ride was being … Continue reading →

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Man Dies on Philippines Roller Coaster

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Mike

A man died on Saturday at the Star City theme park in Pasay City.  He was riding the Starflyer, an inverted roller coaster.   In an article on GMANews.TV, they disclosed that the ride’s restraints were still locked after the … Continue reading →

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