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I was under the impression that the Scenic injured twenty people every time it dispatched

Very lucky this was not any worse! Well done to the rescue team for getting them out safely. However this does not stop me from wanting to go on Green Lantern or any other ride for that matter. Reminds me of the Wipeout incident back in 2000 I think it was when one of the two gearboxes severely malfunctioned mid ride and riders were stuck mid air tilting upside down for 3 hours and the fire rescue team had to get the riders out using a cherry picker. These events are very rare and I have complete trust in the maintanence of rides here in Australia.

Not sure if this has already been noted in this thread but the footage clearly shows a second set of wheels resting on the second MCBR platform at 1:57

There are photographs linked earlier in this thread that show a wheel on the ground.

Gotta love the media.... this is what was broadcast live on the news tonight: https://au.news.yahoo.com/video/watch/26667907/rollercoaster-goes-off-track/ They also threw around the words "accident" and "victims" a lot throughout the story.... sensationalizing what was a pretty well contained situation where nobody was actually injured or killed. Way to go, Channel 7. Anything for ratings, eh? Bet Village Roadshow is not amused.

Sorry, it was the Scenic Railway rather than the Big Dipper at LPM. There's a mention of it here: http://melbourneforeveryone.com.au/city/st-kilda/theme-parks/luna-park/Airmaxx 360 - http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/adelaide-show-visitors-tell-of-problems-with-airmaxx-360-ride-from-which-girl-8-was-fatally-flung-from/story-fni6uo1m-1227057829956 Probably plenty more on Google.

Yes, there's the Ghost Train disaster at LPS. Big Dipper derailment at LPM injuring ~20. Consider also the various incidents at the state fairs/shows. There's the Arthurs Seat chairlift in Melbourne: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthurs_Seat,_Victoria#Chairlift. Plenty if you look.

Lol I think your missing something here

I am now happy to release EXCLUSIVE ON RIDE FOOTAGE OF THE INCIDENT

Webslave, I'm going to put this really simple. This is not the topic to grind your axe. No one cares about your hurt feeling from an old topic.

"Issue like this"? You've conflated an incident fueled by unsubstantiated speculation where a secondary safety mechanism seemingly engaged as designed, with what is looking to be a very obvious and public critical failure of a major component. We don't have any interest in obfuscating the truth or treating our parks with any unwarranted reverence, but wild speculation and supposition really has no place anywhere.