CoasterNews.Net » Ride Accidents http://www.coasternews.net Blog about Roller Coasters and the Amusement Park Industry Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:44:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 SAW: The Ride Opening Day Mishap http://www.coasternews.net/2009/03/12/saw-the-ride-opening-day-mishap/ http://www.coasternews.net/2009/03/12/saw-the-ride-opening-day-mishap/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:46:41 +0000 Mike http://www.coasternews.net/?p=560 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.

]]> http://www.coasternews.net/2009/03/12/saw-the-ride-opening-day-mishap/feed/ 0 Interesting Article Comparing Six Flags to Other Parks http://www.coasternews.net/2009/02/25/interesting-article-comparing-six-flags-to-other-parks/ http://www.coasternews.net/2009/02/25/interesting-article-comparing-six-flags-to-other-parks/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:21:57 +0000 Mike http://www.coasternews.net/?p=283 Continue reading →]]> 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 with some of their analysis.  They claim that the rides at Six Flags (specifically Kingda Ka) are outmatched by the roller coasters (READ: 4) at Hard Rock Park.  While I really like Hard Rock Park, they are many years off of over taking any Six Flags park in the rides department.  Also, Six Flags’ marketing is getting better, but they are still far behind Disney.  Finally I feel that it is unfair that they claim Six Flags has had tons of accidents.  While they may have had more total accidents, they also have the most parks and the most possibility for accidents, so comparing them to Hersheypark (1 park) is a bit unfair.

]]> http://www.coasternews.net/2009/02/25/interesting-article-comparing-six-flags-to-other-parks/feed/ 0 4 Injured in India on Broken Roller Coaster http://www.coasternews.net/2009/02/16/4-injured-in-india-on-broken-roller-coaster/ http://www.coasternews.net/2009/02/16/4-injured-in-india-on-broken-roller-coaster/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2009 06:17:15 +0000 Mike http://www.coasternews.net/?p=90 Continue reading →]]> 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 operated at the Tourism and Trade Fair by a private operator.

More information can be found @ The Hindu.

]]> http://www.coasternews.net/2009/02/16/4-injured-in-india-on-broken-roller-coaster/feed/ 0 Man Dies on Philippines Roller Coaster http://www.coasternews.net/2009/02/16/man-dies-on-philippines-roller-coaster/ http://www.coasternews.net/2009/02/16/man-dies-on-philippines-roller-coaster/#comments Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:11:52 +0000 Mike http://www.coasternews.net/?p=86 Continue reading →]]> 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 man fell.  Also, a ride attendant reported that the man had asked her if he would die if he fell from the ride.  Police are looking at all possible causes but it does not appear to be ride failure at this time.

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