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Agree, that ride has been around 40 years if not longer. They're not the only amusement park that has it.
I also wonder if it had something to do with weight distribution after seeing the pictures of the family.
I've been on the same ride several times at 6 Flags in NJ. The tubes are very sturdy. I never felt in danger but we always tried to distribute our weight equally around the tube. The Park should be helping people to do this when they get on.
Ok, seriously? They lost their child to an accident but it's apparently their fault because they're overweight? WTF, people?
I don't think anyone is saying that it is THEIR fault. If they were overweight (which is what I am guessing) it would be the parks fault for not distributing the weight evenly.
Such a sad thing for a child to be killed in an amusement park.
Reading an article elsewhere I see the ride had been closed and this day was the first day it had been reopened after inspection.
If the water pumps fail on these rides it can cause tipping as happened in Australia killing several riders. Perhaps there had been some problem with the equipment previously?
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How did the parents get out, and not the boys? Were the parents not strapped in?
Considering how shallow the water is in that "river", it seems it would be much safer NOT to belt people in because flipping does seem quite possible if you hit that current just right.
Ive never seen one of these water rides. Seems to me, if there is any chance of flipping over in the water nobody should be strapped into their seats. I'm not understanding this at all.
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This article states there were 6 people in the boat, not just the 4 we've seen. If it's true that the weight capacity is 700 pounds, the boat would have been SIGNIFICANTLY overloaded, unless those two extra passengers were very small children.
If the capacity of the raft is 700 pounds, why would you have 6 adult size seats? That's just asking for trouble.
I wonder - does it say anywhere on the "rules" that you read while standing in line, that the capacity is 700 pounds?
This article states there were 6 people in the boat, not just the 4 we've seen. If it's true that the weight capacity is 700 pounds, the boat would have been SIGNIFICANTLY overloaded, unless those two extra passengers were very small children.
The article in the OP also states there were 6 in the boat, so I'm not sure where you got 4 from.
This article states there were 6 people in the boat, not just the 4 we've seen. If it's true that the weight capacity is 700 pounds, the boat would have been SIGNIFICANTLY overloaded, unless those two extra passengers were very small children.
If the capacity of the raft is 700 pounds, why would you have 6 adult size seats? That's just asking for trouble.
I wonder - does it say anywhere on the "rules" that you read while standing in line, that the capacity is 700 pounds?
Where are you getting this 700lbs from ? I hope not the 2008 article I posted because that weight limit was for that ride in that park in the article cited. It was not a general statement.
There have been a number of incidents involving different types of rides in theme parks over the years. To this very day, I’ve never been on a roller coaster that does a 360 degree loop, where you end up upside down at the top.
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