Any secondary restraint helps, even if it's just a second or two of extra time. The whole "it's only for insurance" thing is stupid.
News Rider Dead After Being Thrown from Goliath at Six Flags Over Georgia
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This sounds like a complete restraint failure….. and judging from what I’ve heard about maintenance & operations at Six Flags Over Georgia.
Somebody is definitely going to prison over this
Somebody is definitely going to prison over this
As much as I'd prefer for this to have never happened, the writing has been on the wall for a long time. The ride is 20 years old. I seriously doubt that it just randomly, today, became deadly without some interference from humans. My official bet is that we see a new CEO, more parks will be sold, we will probably see Six Flags Over Georgia continue but without Goliath. Really absurd but this park is one of few that could have an accident like this. Yet another stain on the merger. I wonder how legacy Cedar Fair shareholders feel now.
[I see how my first sentence is confusing. My apologies. FWIW I have operated Apollo's Chariot]
[I see how my first sentence is confusing. My apologies. FWIW I have operated Apollo's Chariot]
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So this is similar to Apollo? Doesn’t Apollo have a screen that turns green when the seat is secure? How would a ride op miss something like that?
The Ride’s age should have nothing to do with this…. it’s the maintenance department who keeps this thing in running order
Our B&M Hyper was the first one ever built and I’ve never felt unsafe on it before
This is absolutely horrific. What was supposed to be a fun day turned into tragedy for these people. People are going to be traumatized for life because of this.
This should never happen regardless of the circumstances.
This should never happen regardless of the circumstances.
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Six Flags Over Georgia in particular, I have heard of some very sketchy things going on behind the scenes
The screen is a busch thing. It's not a B&M thing.
Yes that is my point. I don't think the ride's age is a factor. There are older hypers that have never done this. This is more than likely a problem caused by the park.
This incident reminded me of a Coaster Studios video from a few years back. Sure enough, it was the same park. If this is ride operator error the whole management team needs to go.
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It certainly does but I will add that traumatic events like this often cause inaccurate memories that look a feel real even if there is proof that they are not. I was involved in one about 11 years ago I have seen the video that proofs 100% that things I remember didn't happen that way yet the memory is still there and feels real and raw to this day.
Age isn't the issue it's the environment and culture at the park that I am most worried about.
Those sensors are not 100% accurate and can even be manipulated by a rider holding a restraint down that is why the hands up manual pull release check by an opperator us mandatory.
I doubt the actual machinery is at fault; B&M has such a spotless record. I could definitely see this being a scenario where ride maintenance wasn't done properly; it's less likely the train was sent without being properly locked, but I'm not gonna act like it's impossible.
Let’s not jump straight to “the ride will definitely be removed” and leave that to the Facebook groups. This was almost certainly human error in some form, whether that was in the station or in maintenance.
Agreed. I don’t think this ride will be closed if they’ve determined this was human error
And also if you don't want to see it I'd advise staying of twitter or bluesky for the next couple of days
I honestly hope the guy's son's alright in all of this