These specific trains are pretty pared back. I don't think there is much to come loose near the seating area. But if that happened, people at the load/unload station would've seen that and it almost surely would've been reported by now. Most of this happened in areas where there were other guests.
Just like there is a difference in the restraints too.
Why would I offer an opinion I don’t hold?
Would they? This is the first time I've heard of this as of now and this coaster has only been open for 1/2 a year??
So then what is your opinion? If it's not the rides fault, not a medical condition, and not due to rider error?
It is not “cosmetic” it definitely helps keep you in your seat safely and avoid hitting your head on the shoulder harness.
Those aren’t even remotely similar to the restraints in Paris.
My opinion is that there is nowhere near enough information available to have an informed point of view and that there is no benefit to speculation.
This is why I called them a visual placebo. They’re not designed to hold a person’s weight.
A placebo does nothing. These keep your body in the proper position during the attraction. Which is why i keep saying they could have possibly prevented this tragedy.
It’s not a shoulder harness, it’s a lap bar. I am telling you how they were designed. They are purely optional which would not be the case if their purpose was safety.
Are you saying “lap bar” is a catch all word that covers all restraints?
No, I’m saying the point at which the standard Vekoma restraint restrains the rider on rides such as Hyperspace Mountain at Disneyland Paris is at the lap. It can more specifically be called an over-the-should lap bar. The bars over the shoulder are well above and clear of the rider and would do mother to keep the rider restrained. Over-the-shoulder restraints are a different type of restraint that restrain the rider at the shoulder and seen on rides like Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster.
On this Mack coaster, the restraint has a far larger touch point area than a simple lap bar. It's mid-to-lower torso, lap, and upper thighs. It's significantly different than Rock n Rollercoaster and Hyperspace Mountain--both of which are arranged with touch points to keep the upper body pinned to the car. Stardust has lower restraint areas to triangulate and pin lower torso, lap, and upper legs. Go look at some photos of the specific restraint point areas on these.
