Griffon
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Most of the time I’m at Busch Gardens griffon is shut down....
No injuries after Busch Gardens coaster Griffon stops, 28 riders assisted off ride
JAMES CITY COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — James City County first responders assisted in evacuating 28 riders off the Griffon roller coaster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg Tuesday night after the ride s…
www.wavy.com
The floors are still able to be installed when the train is on the curve of the lift. The same goes for if the train is cresting the top of the lift hill. In the Griffon SOP, they have diagrams of how the floors should be installed in any kind of configuration the train may be in on the lift (flat, on a curve, on the incline, or the crest).
Wait...that's it? I was expecting to see it almost at the top stopped. Mannnnn.....if they don't just man up and jump off that thing. You be alright.
Edit: Furthermore, people have paid good money to willingly walk up and down those stairs and they're getting the experience for free. Jealous.
Edit: Furthermore, people have paid good money to willingly walk up and down those stairs and they're getting the experience for free. Jealous.
Sometimes the parks will call for help if there is a guest with limited capabilities on the train during evac situations. I’ve seen it happen for a guest with one leg, a guest with limited limbs, a guest in a B&M harness, and guests with medical issues that may have been escalated because of the “dramatic” situation. I don’t think this is because of the train angle. This is just an observation based off of things I’ve encountered personally.
No, you're exactly right. I just think I was expecting to see a different situation and that was my initial reaction.
From what I'm aware, First Aid are all trained to do evacuations for guests with mobility limitations. Maybe they called JCC just in case? The only ones who know why are the park ops managers and dispatch, so there really isn't much point as to speculating anymore.
This. BGW is typically equipped to handle mobility issues during evacs just fine. It seems to me that the cause of this had to be something in the park's procedures not working exactly as planned. Like @ControlsEE said though, the number of people who actually know what happened is small and the likelihood that we'll hear from them is low.
I mean if someone really wanted to dig into it 911 calls and dispatch records are subject FOIA requests.
Sure, but is it worth it? Would it even be approved? Remember, FOIA generally has to be beneficial to the general public, such as communications between government officials that affect the daily lives of residents.
Saw this article today. It had quite an interesting picture with it...
“28 rescued after Virginia roller coaster unexpectedly stops!”
Sounds a bit scary.
roanoke.com
Well, then I found this article. The picture that’s with the article shows the train at the VERY BOTTOM of the lift hill.
I don’t know for sure if this picture is actually from the same incident yesterday or not?? But if it is from yesterday, it just goes to show you how inflammatory American news can be. 
www.wtkr.com
Anybody know where the Griffon was when it stopped?
“28 rescued after Virginia roller coaster unexpectedly stops!”
Sounds a bit scary.
28 rescued after Virginia roller coaster unexpectedly stops
WILLIAMSBURG — Fire crews helped more than two dozen people get to safety after a roller coaster at a Virginia amusement park stopped unexpectedly on Tuesday evening, officials said.
Well, then I found this article. The picture that’s with the article shows the train at the VERY BOTTOM of the lift hill.
I don’t know for sure if this picture is actually from the same incident yesterday or not?? But if it is from yesterday, it just goes to show you how inflammatory American news can be.
28 people safely evacuated from Busch Gardens Williamsburg's Griffon after rollercoaster stops
Busch Gardens apologized to its guests for the inconvenience and said, "The safety of our employees and guests is our top priority."
www.wtkr.com
Anybody know where the Griffon was when it stopped?
Roanoke, Richmond, Charlottesville, Fredericksburg, Lynchburg, and a few other localities' major newspapers are owned by the same company (Lee Enterprises), they share content a lot.
The photo is likely just a file photo as it's unlikely they had a staff photographer at the park to cover it since the closest paper is in Richmond; the company is all about cost reduction so it's unlikely they'd have paid for someone else's photo either.
Side note, I used to work for the corporate group under previous management before Lee bought them out - either way it's a Warren Buffett profit move and ran as such.
The photo is likely just a file photo as it's unlikely they had a staff photographer at the park to cover it since the closest paper is in Richmond; the company is all about cost reduction so it's unlikely they'd have paid for someone else's photo either.
Side note, I used to work for the corporate group under previous management before Lee bought them out - either way it's a Warren Buffett profit move and ran as such.
I believe that photo was from yesterday as it looks like this photoSaw this article today. It had quite an interesting picture with it...
“28 rescued after Virginia roller coaster unexpectedly stops!”
Sounds a bit scary.
28 rescued after Virginia roller coaster unexpectedly stops
WILLIAMSBURG — Fire crews helped more than two dozen people get to safety after a roller coaster at a Virginia amusement park stopped unexpectedly on Tuesday evening, officials said.
Well, then I found this article. The picture that’s with the article shows the train at the VERY BOTTOM of the lift hill.
28 people safely evacuated from Busch Gardens Williamsburg's Griffon after rollercoaster stops
Busch Gardens apologized to its guests for the inconvenience and said, "The safety of our employees and guests is our top priority."
Anybody know where the Griffon was when it stopped?
That would also answer the question of where the coaster was stuck, at the bottom of the lift hill.
Wow!! One America New Network did a national news story about the Griffon malfunction. It was just on maybe 10 minutes ago.