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Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 9:10 am
by Leisher
Man dies after being by the Raptor.
Apparently the dude dropped his phone while riding the ride or something, hopped a fence to get it and the coaster hit him in the head.
It's exactly the same story as the kid killed by a coaster last year or so who went to get his hat.
I fully expect the family to sue the park because "the fence wasn't enough of a deterrent.
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 9:43 am
by Stranger
You've gotta be one dumb mother fucker to jump a fence where a coaster that gets that close to the ground runs.
Its like the dumb ass a few weeks ago that ran onto the e-way here in Toledo and got struck by a car, all because he wanted his precious phone. Fuck that
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 10:04 am
by TPRJones
I'm more amazed at how dumb you'd have to be to not get out of the way of an approaching coaster/car. Jumping the fence is not necessarily dumb in itself, but you do then have to be on high alert. Don't get within 10 feet of any coaster rails or car lanes without a full understanding of the oncoming traffic and timing involved.
Have these people never played froger?
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 11:08 am
by Malcolm
TPRJones wrote:Have these people never played froger?
James A Young II, 45...
You'd think so given that age.
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 11:28 am
by GORDON
Stupid guy just hopped the fence and got tunnel vision. Bet a dollar he wasn't a Marine.
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 11:43 am
by Alhazad
Don't roller coasters make noise? Must've gotten tunnel hearing, too.
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 12:40 pm
by GORDON
Noisy place in general and the one he got hit by is really fast. Probably had less than a second of audible warning.
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 1:30 pm
by GORDON
Also that coaster is the kind that hangs under the rail, so anything that comes close enough to the ground to hit someone iis coming out of a loop.
Your legs dangle. I can't believe he was hit by a car and not a person's shoe.
Cedar Point
Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2022 2:49 pm
by Leisher
Shutting down the world's 2nd tallest coaster.
I've heard rumors the woman died, but can't find any proof of that. UPDATE: Yeah, she died as a result of her injuries.
I think the piece falling was the last straw for the park. If you've been to Cedar Point during the time this ride was open it was 50/50 if it was operating. It broke down all the time and couldn't be used in any sort of wet conditions, so it was very typical for it to be sitting idle.
It is also a pretty lame ride. You wait for hours to board the coaster. It then shoots you up a basically vertical hill and then you shoot down the other side at 125 MPH or so. The ride is 30 seconds long.
Cedar Point
Posted: Fri May 05, 2023 4:11 pm
by Leisher
Cedar Point
Posted: Fri May 05, 2023 5:10 pm
by GORDON
I stopped going when their goal became to set attendance records every day.
Cedar Point
Posted: Fri May 05, 2023 6:31 pm
by Leisher
They also have line passes now.
Cedar Point
Posted: Fri May 05, 2023 6:34 pm
by GORDON
"Pay to line cut" also turned me off.
Plus I started seeing huge groups of teens cutting the regular lines and shit was never done about it.
So fuck that noise.
Cedar Point
Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2023 9:58 am
by Leisher