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I feel like recently media coverage of the amusement industry has gotten extremely destructive. I know it has always been an issue, but maybe something to do with the Orlando incident has media organizations posting disgusting fear mongering articles in larger quantities and it is starting to cause major issues where there are none.
This article popped up in my feed today with the following thumbnail:
Looking at what actually occurred for a SECOND shows there is no real issue, since the lift hill functioned as a block zone as it should with another train back in the station in another block zone. Safety systems functioning as designed. But people see these sort of articles and assume large roller coasters at well known and well run parks are inherently unsafe, scared of the very thing that keeps them safe. It is gross clickbaiting, and media organizations like this should be ashamed. Honestly, parks should really start trying to clamp down on these misleading articles that spread the false fear. Hersheypark should not have to make statements to the public that it was a normal safety stop just because people are fear mongering.
Rant over.
I feel like recently media coverage of the amusement industry has gotten extremely destructive. I know it has always been an issue, but maybe something to do with the Orlando incident has media organizations posting disgusting fear mongering articles in larger quantities and it is starting to cause major issues where there are none.
This article popped up in my feed today with the following thumbnail:
Looking at what actually occurred for a SECOND shows there is no real issue, since the lift hill functioned as a block zone as it should with another train back in the station in another block zone. Safety systems functioning as designed. But people see these sort of articles and assume large roller coasters at well known and well run parks are inherently unsafe, scared of the very thing that keeps them safe. It is gross clickbaiting, and media organizations like this should be ashamed. Honestly, parks should really start trying to clamp down on these misleading articles that spread the false fear. Hersheypark should not have to make statements to the public that it was a normal safety stop just because people are fear mongering.
Rant over.
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