MOXOMUMD
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NYwdwfan
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OK - this is nuts. Click on link for the video of the car that derailed.
http://news.yahoo.com/riders-evacuated-stalled-california-coaster-082113363.html
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — A roller coaster hit a tree branch at the Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park Monday, dislodging the front car, leaving four people slightly injured and keeping nearly two dozen summer fun-seekers hanging 20 to 30 feet in the air for hours as day turned to night.
Two of the four people hurt on the Ninja coaster were taken to the hospital as a precaution, but all the injuries were minor, fire and park officials said.
"We were going across one turn and all of a sudden a loud noise happened," Jeremy Ead, one of the injured riders, told KCAL-TV. "I ducked down just in time. A hard branch hit me in the head. I was there bleeding from my head, which was a little worse than this," he said, pointing to a gash in his forehead.
The coaster hit the branch about 5:30 p.m. and stopped, said Michael Pittman, a Los Angeles County Fire Department dispatch supervisor. It was nearly three hours later before all 22 of the riders were rescued.
Televised news reports showed at least one of the cars that normally are suspended beneath the track dangling at an angle, derailed at the front.
Firefighters and park maintenance workers in harnesses could be seen removing the riders one by one from coaster cars. The riders could be seen waiting patiently as firefighters tried to reach them through a tangle of track and trees, some talking with each other and others resting with their eyes occasionally closed.
All were alert and communicated with park staff during the evacuation process, Six Flags said in a statement.
The park's website advertises that Ninja swoops through the trees to give riders a thrill.
"As you shoot down the snake-like steel track you'll grip the hillsides and blast through the trees swiftly, slicing through the landscape," the ride's online description says. "Ninja pivots with precision as you narrowly miss tagging land and water, whipping around at 55 miles per hour."
The ride would remain shut down while the accident was investigated, park spokeswoman Sue Carpenter said in a statement.
Six Flags Magic Mountain is in the Valencia area of Santa Clarita, about 25 miles north of Los Angeles.
The accident comes nearly a year after a woman was ejected from a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington and died. The death was ruled an accident, but her family has sued both Six Flags and the German company that built the coaster's trains, both of whom denied any wrongdoing.
In September 2012 at another Southern California amusement park, Knott's Berry Farm, riders were left dangling at 300 feet for more than three hours when its Windseeker ride broke down. No one was injured in that breakdown.
http://news.yahoo.com/riders-evacuated-stalled-california-coaster-082113363.html
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — A roller coaster hit a tree branch at the Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park Monday, dislodging the front car, leaving four people slightly injured and keeping nearly two dozen summer fun-seekers hanging 20 to 30 feet in the air for hours as day turned to night.
Two of the four people hurt on the Ninja coaster were taken to the hospital as a precaution, but all the injuries were minor, fire and park officials said.
"We were going across one turn and all of a sudden a loud noise happened," Jeremy Ead, one of the injured riders, told KCAL-TV. "I ducked down just in time. A hard branch hit me in the head. I was there bleeding from my head, which was a little worse than this," he said, pointing to a gash in his forehead.
The coaster hit the branch about 5:30 p.m. and stopped, said Michael Pittman, a Los Angeles County Fire Department dispatch supervisor. It was nearly three hours later before all 22 of the riders were rescued.
Televised news reports showed at least one of the cars that normally are suspended beneath the track dangling at an angle, derailed at the front.
Firefighters and park maintenance workers in harnesses could be seen removing the riders one by one from coaster cars. The riders could be seen waiting patiently as firefighters tried to reach them through a tangle of track and trees, some talking with each other and others resting with their eyes occasionally closed.
All were alert and communicated with park staff during the evacuation process, Six Flags said in a statement.
The park's website advertises that Ninja swoops through the trees to give riders a thrill.
"As you shoot down the snake-like steel track you'll grip the hillsides and blast through the trees swiftly, slicing through the landscape," the ride's online description says. "Ninja pivots with precision as you narrowly miss tagging land and water, whipping around at 55 miles per hour."
The ride would remain shut down while the accident was investigated, park spokeswoman Sue Carpenter said in a statement.
Six Flags Magic Mountain is in the Valencia area of Santa Clarita, about 25 miles north of Los Angeles.
The accident comes nearly a year after a woman was ejected from a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington and died. The death was ruled an accident, but her family has sued both Six Flags and the German company that built the coaster's trains, both of whom denied any wrongdoing.
In September 2012 at another Southern California amusement park, Knott's Berry Farm, riders were left dangling at 300 feet for more than three hours when its Windseeker ride broke down. No one was injured in that breakdown.
Gabe1
Ivory Tower Squabble EST 2011. WINDMILL SURVIVOR
Yep, I'm generally a guy until someone checks my profile. Some guys have member names that also lead me to believe they are women.
Gabe1
Ivory Tower Squabble EST 2011. WINDMILL SURVIVOR
Ohio Guy had a dream, he wanted to make potato salad and made a Kick Starter page to raise money.
He promised the donors they could choose the ingredients and also did it as a joke and figured he would make like $10.
So far he has made $35,000.
He promised the donors they could choose the ingredients and also did it as a joke and figured he would make like $10.
So far he has made $35,000.
Gabe1
Ivory Tower Squabble EST 2011. WINDMILL SURVIVOR
*Ahem*
Thom Browne's 2015 Spring line includes muscle suit.
For a designer that makes an excellent mans business suit he certainly offers some 'interesting' alternatives.
http://tomandlorenzo.com/2014/06/thom-browne-spring-2015-menswear-collection/
Thom Browne's 2015 Spring line includes muscle suit.
For a designer that makes an excellent mans business suit he certainly offers some 'interesting' alternatives.
http://tomandlorenzo.com/2014/06/thom-browne-spring-2015-menswear-collection/
Gabe1
Ivory Tower Squabble EST 2011. WINDMILL SURVIVOR
Thanks!
MOXOMUMD
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That......is.......crazy.
Looks just like the crowds at Peter Pan/Small World walkway.
NYwdwfan
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2 Canadians imagineered a mobile hot tub car that can go upto 100 mph in a hot-tub $10K
I hope that's not "adult 1" and "adult 2".
JenniferS
When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
Peter Paul's Mounds don't ...."Almond Joy's got nuts....."
Heck, we don't even have those chocolate bars up here.
JenniferS
When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
Yup, they all wanted the Cup, alright.For the Love of the Cup
Four countries banned their team members from making 'whoopie' during the soccer playoffs.
Russia, Mexico, Chile and Bosnia. All four team eliminated.
Maybe they just wanted to go home.....
The cup of "coffee".
JenniferS
When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
No offence, but y'all can make a law suit out of anything.Did you see the story about the Yankees fan that fell asleep at a game and is suing ESPN because the commentators made fun of him on TV? $10 million lawsuit.
So far, we are far less litigious up here.
But those Cellino and Barnes' ads are starting to sink in. Can't wait, call 8.
Hurt in a car, call William Mattar.
NYwdwfan
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Those Cellino and Barnes ads used to have a different phone number - it still sounds strange when I hear all those 8s.
JenniferS
When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
Here's how Canadian I am.*Ahem*
Thom Browne's 2015 Spring line includes muscle suit.
For a designer that makes an excellent mans business suit he certainly offers some 'interesting' alternatives.
http://tomandlorenzo.com/2014/06/thom-browne-spring-2015-menswear-collection/
I don't see "muscles".
I see DUCT TAPE.
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