News Guest dies, found unresponsive after riding Stardust Racers

[Fido Chuckwagon]

The Sandi Streets vs Universal case has been settled and closed.

Lot of smoke here now. This ride has been open for 5 months and we already have:

1. A death;
2. A head injury that led to a lawsuit that Universal settled. According to Street’s lawsuit (which, again, Universal settled), “On the ride, her head shook violently and slammed into her seat’s headrest, giving her permanent injuries”.

 

[flynnibus]

Lot of smoke here now. This ride has been open for 5 months and we already have:

1. A death;
2. A head injury that led to a lawsuit that Universal settled. According to Street’s lawsuit (which, again, Universal settled), “On the ride, her head shook violently and slammed into her seat’s headrest, giving her permanent injuries”.

I wouldn't read much into the second case... its akin to the kind of suits that get thrown around all the time and just get paid out. The 'permanent injuries' could just be them claiming hearing impairment, dizziness or something incredibly hand wavy.

 

[celluloid]

Nothing much to say except for what has already been discussed.

-No restraint system should ever allow you to get blunt force or concussed by itself, even if you pass out or have varying abilities of neck control. Part of the job of the restraint and why they test them with lifeless inanimate dummies with many sensors.

-The ride can be operating as designed, while having oversights in the design, that are with risk very rare, but still far more than they should be.

-Universal is taking some of the culpability due to partnership with Mack rides, but this partnership is certainly tainted and MACK is going to redesign and try to make it right.

-expect comfort collars or alterations of some sort to be present and testing by November.

 

[flynnibus]

collars and leashes for everyone?

 

[mkt]

2. A head injury that led to a lawsuit that Universal settled. According to Street’s lawsuit (which, again, Universal settled), “On the ride, her head shook violently and slammed into her seat’s headrest, giving her permanent injuries”.

Cases like this aren’t rare - they’re routine. Not just against Universal, but also Disney, SeaWorld, and pretty much every other park operator... and many businesses. It’s part of our litigious culture.

If you really want to scream, look at how many slip-and-fall lawsuits get filed without any specifics - literally just a fillable form from the attorney - and still end up getting quietly settled.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Nothing much to say except for what has already been discussed.

-No restraint system should ever allow you to get blunt force or concussed by itself, even if you pass out or have varying abilities of neck control. Part of the job of the restraint and why they test them with lifeless inanimate dummies with many sensors.

-The ride can be operating as designed, while having oversights in the design, that are with risk very rare, but still far more than they should be.

-Universal is taking some of the culpability due to partnership with Mack rides, but this partnership is certainly tainted and MACK is going to redesign and try to make it right.

-expect comfort collars or alterations of some sort to be present and testing by November.

You can either choose to have your entire body in traction for the duration of the ride or for months after.

 

[Master Yoda]

collars and leashes for everyone?

That is a resort in Jamaica .

 

[celluloid]

collars and leashes for everyone?

Just for clarification, the term is comfort collar/Vest/collar when it is not a primary part of the safety restraint but a secondary/redundant, comfort situation. it will be built into the seat much like the Soft underlining on a B&M flyers and a more sturdy built in version of the comfort collars on some Premier coasters. Not that this one is the guranteed alteration, but likely.

It will still be more freeing and ideally more comfortable than a hard harness like B&Ms, Vekomas etc... of old.