Jump to content

Brad2912

Parkz Crew
  • Posts

    7,188
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    254

Everything posted by Brad2912

  1. An initial report stated “at least one” of the 8 air bladders was deflated, but that could have occurred post capsize. it is quite puzzling. Having seen the video from the raft following, the water course in that area doesn’t seem overly treacherous. The adults are standing in the water course without any trouble. It’s certainly chilling footage, and just heartbreaking for the family
  2. Noticed that the 2nd MDMC train is not in the maintenance bay (nor on the track).
  3. I think that’s overly harsh. It’s not a marvel of production, but it’s good for what it’s meant to be, which is part of an marketing campaign to promote the ride. If anything it’s designed for the joe public, not the Parkz crew, as most here would know what goes into the procurement process, whereas others may not have given it thought. I’d rather a BTS doco style campaign than just putting out rehashed marketing collateral that says or does nothing.
  4. Very sad to read of another capsizing raft, 3 critically injured and 1 child confirmed dead. Not details as yet as to what caused it to flip. Boy, 11, dead, 3 critically injured on rapids ride [July 6, 2021] An 11-year-old boy has died after a raft flipped over on a water ride at an amusement park in Iowa on Saturday, in an incident that left three others injured. The incident happened around 7:30 p.m. when multiple emergency crews from surrounding areas were called to the scene of the Raging River raft ride at Adventureland Park in Altoona, Iowa, on Saturday night, according to the park. There were six riders on the raft when it overturned. Three were critically injured, one suffered a minor injury and two others were unharmed. The boy, identified as Michael Jaramillo, died of his injuries the following day, the Altoona Police Department said Monday. They added that a second child is still in critical condition. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the Jaramillo family as they navigate the heartbreaking loss of their child,” police said in a statement. Adventureland acknowledged the accident in a post on its Facebook page on Saturday, shortly after the incident occurred. The park added that the ride had been inspected a day earlier and that it was “found to be in good working order” at the time. “Adventureland is working closely with both the state and local authorities, and would like to thank them again for their efforts,” the park said in a statement after the boy’s death on Sunday. It was not immediately clear why the ride turned over, and an investigation is underway. The ride has been shut down during the investigation. The Raging River just reopened for the first time this season, as the ride had been closed since last year. It first opened in 1983, manufactured by Intamin Amusement Rides of Switzerland. It’s not the first time that someone has been fatally injured on the ride. A 68-year-old park employee fell onto a conveyor belt and suffered a fatal head injury in 2016. Iowa’s health and safety regulator fined the park a maximum penalty of $4,500 for the incident.
  5. You’ll never see him again, he’s been #cancelled Marvin is there currently, along with porky and Foghorn which are not part of the usual lineup
  6. Genuinely interested in knowing what Guest Service’s response was when you immediately raised this with them.
  7. Roadrunner well and truly being stripped back.
  8. Until 7 days ago there was no restrictions in Qld whatsoever, so that is incorrect.
  9. 2-3 weeks ago when we were there for the parade (tend to avoid the area at parade time but my son wanted to catch it) there was no dancing, no interaction. Floats went down and back, no one got off the floats
  10. I don’t think @Smol bean was even born when Eureka was operational….
  11. Given you stated you only stayed for an hour and didn’t do a whole lot I’m not sure how you judge that. It’s winter. Most kids have coughs and colds. Asthma plays up in these conditions. If you wake up with a cold, it’s probably because you weren’t adequately dressed for a cold night.
  12. Good to hear. The weather turned me off heading down today, will check it all out next week. Should be much quieter than they were anticipating with no Sydney residents allowed into the state
  13. i think @pin142's tongue was firmly in cheek during that comment...
  14. When my parents got the internet for the first time in 1997 the monthly data allowance was 30mb. I thought it was ridiculous when 12 months later we got upgraded to 200mb/mth
  15. Yeah vintage was only running 3 on Sunday too, and the same a week prior. think that may be standard operation now
  16. An apology letter has just gone out to all Passholders explaining the large number of rides down for maintenance. Passholders have been given a free Winterfest Park After Dark entry as an apology gift.
  17. While i cant speak for the entirety of the ride, you can see the edge of the concrete quite often, so i'm going with no for the most part.
  18. Channels now entirely filled with dirt and levelled out
  19. No movement at Dreamworks with Dronkeys and Carousel completely removed save for some carousel theming Gingys same…
  20. Nothing to say they can be used on annual passes, and I doubt it can. it can also only be used to the value of 50% of the standard cost of an activity/accommodation etc
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use. We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.