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Posted: Jun 22 2007 11:11 pm

Anyone remember the opening scene to that seriously shitty horror flick Ghost Ship? Well imagine a fun day at the amusement park turns into the same bloody mess:

Quote:

Six Flags shuts down ride in Illinois following Kentucky accident

By Brett Barrouquere
Associated Press writer

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Six Flags and Cedar Fair shut down eight more thrill rides around North America on Friday after a teenage girl’s feet were sliced off during a ride in Kentucky.

State inspectors were at the Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom to examine the Superman Tower of Power, where the accident happened Thursday. The ride lifts passengers 177 feet straight up, then drops them nearly the same distance at speeds reaching 54 mph.

It was unclear at what point in the ride the 13-year-old was injured, said Wendy Goldberg, a Six Flags spokeswoman. The girl was taken to a hospital, where her condition was not immediately available Friday.

Six Flags shut down similar rides at parks in St. Louis; Gurnee, Ill.; and near Washington as a safety precaution, Goldberg said. She said Six Flags Over Texas, near Dallas, also has a Superman Tower of Power, but it is not the same ride.

There had been no reports of injuries on the ride before Thursday, she said.

“Millions of people have safely ridden this ride in our parks,” Goldberg said.

Cedar Fair Entertainment Co. also shut down drop tower rides at five of its amusement parks for inspection, company spokeswoman Stacy Frole said. Frole described it as a precautionary measure.

Intamin AG, a Swiss company, made all the rides but did not supply all the parts, said Sandor Kernacs, president of the company’s American operations, Intamin Ltd. in Glen Burnie, Md.

Bill Clary, a spokesman for the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, which inspects amusement park rides, said a cause hadn’t been determined Friday afternoon.

The accident didn’t appear to slow business Friday at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom. A stream of cars and foot traffic poured into the amusement park on a warm, breezy summer day.

The five Cedar Fair rides that were shut down are at Kings Island near Cincinnati; Canada’s Wonderland, in Toronto; Kings Dominion in Doswell, Va.; Carowinds, in Charlotte, N.C.; and Great America in Santa Clara, Calif.

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Posted: Jun 23 2007 12:22 am

Woah. I was going to ride that when I went to Six Flags - Saint Louis, but ran out of time for the well-worth-the-wait ride, The Boss. There also wasn't much interest in my riding it anyway because it was to similar to the ride "The Detonator" in the Worlds of Fun park in Kansas City (About 50 miles south of where I live) which I have rode many, many times. But knowing me, I would have let my feet anyway even if all the parts were included in the ride.

P.S. Any one going to Six Flags - Saint Louis should ride The Boss it was a 53 minute wait for 5,051 ft long coaster with a max speed of 66.3 Mph (According the beer mug I stole...i mean, bought from the gift shop Cool

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Posted: Jun 23 2007 10:08 am

Sure. Bought.

Posted: Jun 23 2007 02:10 pm

"The manufacturer of the Superman Tower of Power says it did not supply the cable that sliced off a girl's feet at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom on Thursday. The ride's cables and wire ropes would have had the need for replacement at least several times since the ride opened in 1995. Intamin says it has not supplied parts for the ride for 13 years.

Inspectors from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture's Office of Consumer and Environmental Protection believe that the cable is to blame for the accident, but they are still trying to determine why the cable snapped and how it got caught around the girl's legs.

The girl remains hospitalized, but there is no word on her condition."

Posted: Jun 25 2007 01:25 am

LOL, "Ghost Ship" was my first thought too when I heard it. Followed by "Final Destination 3". Laughing

Seriously though, this was a screwed up tragedy Crying