Incident on Batman: The Ride

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horsesboy said:
Not necessarily I have seen JCCFD on site at BGW dozens of times for stuff that have never gotten reported heck the Panthein incident where they were on seen for a possible fire in a ride station never made the news. Add to that if the report was simply about a guest with a medical crisis which is what the report appears to and not a ride incident then it is highly unlikely the the media would have scrambled to investigate the situation.
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The closest thing I've seen to this at BGW was the stink a few people made to WAVY about the CC's on Tempesto coming undone. I would say they had more cause for concern than this person since the GP is more likely to assume the CC's are a primary restraint because they look like it. A limp seatbelt on an B&M doesn't look like a primary device, but rather a backup if all else fails (even though we all know it isn't).
horsesboy said:
Don't know if the guest had a significant enough panic attack that it triggered a full blown medical crisis which isn't impossible especially if said panic attack happened while already experiencing the force if the ride then it is certainly possible that a lawyer somewhere would be willing to give it a shot.
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Never said that a suit wouldn't be filed, but rather I doubt the plaintiff would have enough evidence or good enough lawyers to go against Six Flags and still get some cash out of it.
 
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horsesboy said:
Not necessarily I have seen JCCFD on site at BGW dozens of times for stuff that have never gotten reported heck the Panthein incident where they were on seen for a possible fire in a ride station never made the news. Add to that if the report was simply about a guest with a medical crisis which is what the report appears to and not a ride incident then it is highly unlikely the the media would have scrambled to investigate the situation.
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While I don’t disagree, they had a bunch of issues with El Toro, which could heighten any issues that pop up at the parks.

And FWIW I’m not saying it didn’t happen or is over exaggerated. More it’s a very curious account of events. And that something as serious as this would likely be able to be found elsewhere.

Personally, I’m a very skeptical person by nature. Not of health or mental health issues. More so peoples recollections of events.

Last time I was at SFGA, my seatbelt popped on Goliath, and they had to unlock all restraints, lock them back down, and redo the seatbelts. I’m a touch in disbelief that it would happen before dispatch and the ride attendant just laughed and walked away based on what I’ve experienced. The part of needing two ride operators to push her in sounds like a no-no from the start.
 
warfelg said:
Last time I was at SFGA, my seatbelt popped on Goliath, and they had to unlock all restraints, lock them back down, and redo the seatbelts. I’m a touch in disbelief that it would happen before dispatch and the ride attendant just laughed and walked away based on what I’ve experienced. The part of needing two ride operators to push her in sounds like a no-no from the start.
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The description made it sound like it popped mid-cycle, which sounds like it may not have been fully secure but lodged in there enough to pass the check.

It sounded like an op that may have been a bit over it for the day and didn't have their best customer-service face on, but not that they did anything wrong otherwise.
 
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Jonesta6 said:
The description made it sound like it popped mid-cycle, which sounds like it may not have been fully secure but lodged in there enough to pass the check.

It sounded like an op that may have been a bit over it for the day and didn't have their best customer-service face on, but not that they did anything wrong otherwise.
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Fair enough, misunderstood the timing of that because of the way the ride is described of “down, up, down, then loop and corkscrew”; maybe she was trying to describe the predrop.
 
This read like a joke to me. I mean, fluffy and a penguin? Maybe if I saw the picture. I assume they are stuffed animals, but still.
 
Crunchewy said:
Still reads like an attempt at comedy to me. I'm not convinced this is real. Especially when you add in all the FD stuff and such.
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Who knows what it is. Like I said, I’m very skeptical naturally. Needing two people to clamp down the OTSR in the first place? I’ve seen plenty of walks of shame due to one person not being able to get latched with a one armed push down. Maybe it happens. Maybe someone that was a ride op can clarify around that. That’s what gets me more than anything else in that recollection.
 
Coasterguy95 said:
I know a nitro op, I can get some info from him maybe.
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Would ops on one ride be generally knowledgeable about non life-threatening incidents on other rides, or is that one of those things where it's something another op would mention in passing?
 
warfelg said:
Who knows what it is. Like I said, I’m very skeptical naturally. Needing two people to clamp down the OTSR in the first place? I’ve seen plenty of walks of shame due to one person not being able to get latched with a one armed push down. Maybe it happens. Maybe someone that was a ride op can clarify around that. That’s what gets me more than anything else in that recollection.
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I have seen both things happen. Yes the walk of shame one is far far more likely but I have also seen ride opps especially on light days but significant effort into getting a close fitting rider on. My guess is that one pushed and held down on the restaint with both hands while the other latched the belt.
 
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