JIMINYCR
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Thats why the majority of drunk drivers who hit others can walk/ stumble away from the accident leaving their victims dead. They have no rigid bodies at the point of impact and therefore escape the majority of injuries.
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WDW's Space Mountain is REALLY bad
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TrainsOfDisney
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Sir, this is a thread about space mountain!
Henry Mystic
Author of "A Manor of Fact"
It’s infinitely better than Disneyland/HKDL/Tokyo. Their layouts are turn simulators that even with Orlando being unbelievably dated, I genuinely think it’s a step up.
TrainsOfDisney
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I no longer ride space in Florida because of its roughness but love riding space in Cali.
Matterhorn is rough but I’ll usually ride it once per trip or every other trip cause I love that yeti!
TrainsOfDisney
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I do have one more fear on space mountain (both Florida and California) - Disney does not enforce loose articles like other parks do, and since the tracks wind over and under each other, the possibility of a phone or other object falling and hitting someone is definitely on my radar.
Space really should be enforced universal / cedar point style but that’s another issue.
Space really should be enforced universal / cedar point style but that’s another issue.
IanDLBZF
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They enforce it for Tron as far as my experience goes.
TrainsOfDisney
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Oh that’s good to hear! I still haven’t been on Tron, saw it running last time I was there but I had limited time and my focus was on the steam train, steamboat, hall of presidents, and the Bears.
IanDLBZF
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Yeah, you have to put your hats and bags in a locker. Phones, wallet, etc. need to be in the storage compartment. For filming on Tron only chest mount GoPro and similar action cams as far as I am aware.
DisneyFanatic12
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Space Mountain has signage and they’ll stop the ride to yell at anyone who takes out a loose article, but not “real” enforcement. Granted, the speeds on Space Mountain are relatively low, and the falling object would be slowed further after bouncing off of the very many beams.
Jrb1979
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After what happened 2 days ago at Kings Island due to some one losing their keys on a coaster, I feel the no loose articles policy should an industry wide policy.
Being hit by a cellphone in the eye at 28 mph and the speed is negligible really.
DisneyFanatic12
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That’s true, injuries from falling objects are preventable injuries and I wouldn’t feel strongly one way or another if all roller coasters started making you secure loose belongings.
JIMINYCR
Well-Known Member
Sir, this is a response to two posts regarding a comment stated in a few posts above regarding a body being relaxed or rigid. It is an appropriate response and yes I know the post is about SM. So it is about rigid bodies vs relaxed bodies as SM runs the track. No reason for you to call me out on this.Sir, this is a thread about space mountain!
TrainsOfDisney
Well-Known Member
It was a joke - “sir this is a wendys”
JIMINYCR
Well-Known Member
Don’t get your reference there.
JIMINYCR
Well-Known Member
Sorry but I don’t get your Wendy’s reference. And your statement had no sign to me that you were joking or by your emoji that you chose to end with.
Safety issues are strongly addressed AFTER a guest injury or death.
I don’t think it’s the worst steel roller coaster you can ride in North America but it’s easily the worst-running steel roller coaster you can ride at a year round operating park in NA (except probably Viper at SFMM? That thing needs to get melted).
Would love to see them limp SM through its 50th anniversary and then go into a reboot, but management has historically not displayed they understand the value of something a complete retrack and plus up of what is their most popular park’s cornerstone attraction.
Disone
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I thought splash mountain was, emphasis was, the most popular attraction in the park. And you saw what they did to that so...... Yeah not looking good for space mountain..