Attraction Shoot the Rapids
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Full Story. Tonight is not a good night for the industry.
It has also had its share of issues previously, nothing on this scale though.
Intamin is definitely in for a much rougher ride after everything that's happened the last few years, and then having this tossed on them.
Intamin is definitely in for a much rougher ride after everything that's happened the last few years, and then having this tossed on them.
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EDIT: the old image has the same restraints, but this picture is the actual Shoot the Rapids boats.
Very likely a failure of the rollback chain, only way a vehicle can fall back down the lift hill.
Let me point out that park guests hopped into the water to upright the flipped boat. Employees were doing their job by stopping the ride and calling Emergency Personnel.
We should all thank those guests, especially Cedar Point themselves, who went out of their way to hop into the water and upright the boat. If they stood by we would be reporting on deaths instead of injuries.
We should all thank those guests, especially Cedar Point themselves, who went out of their way to hop into the water and upright the boat. If they stood by we would be reporting on deaths instead of injuries.
Evacuated my hind parts!
They were rescued. No thanks to that place.
They were rescued. No thanks to that place.
A bit more information from here. Seven people on the ride one went to the hospital.
Looking at the maps, they all were very lucky. Had the lift failed and they capsized on the second lift, then nobody could have made it in time. The closes place that has a clear view of the accident is an observation platform/sprayer thing that can be found on google maps.
Looking at the maps, they all were very lucky. Had the lift failed and they capsized on the second lift, then nobody could have made it in time. The closes place that has a clear view of the accident is an observation platform/sprayer thing that can be found on google maps.
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Seems like they may reopen it unannounced... probably best.
Seems like they may reopen it unannounced... probably best.
"Deadly Cedar Point flume ride set to reopen this summer"
Not a good headline.
Not a good headline.
James said:
The headline can then read "Potentially Deadly Cedar Point Flume Ride Set To Reopen This Summer"
Another Intamin water ride bites the dust.
Looks like CP is removing Shoot The Rapids.
http://www.sanduskyregister.com/Business/2016/02/11/Shoot-The-Rapids-coming-down.html
Looks like CP is removing Shoot The Rapids.
http://www.sanduskyregister.com/Business/2016/02/11/Shoot-The-Rapids-coming-down.html
I never rode it, but it looked boring as hell. Not to mention that serious accident a few years back. It's for the best.