There goes Cedar Point's "perfect" track record... oh wait a minute...
Seriously, though... I think they're probably making it out worse than it can be... because the top speed of the collision would probably be about 10mph at most, which although at a stand-still would cause some whiplash & bruised legs... is probably going to be made out to be worse than what it really was.
The incident was caused when a train did not stop completely in the braking area and continued to roll into the holding area. The train was traveling less than 10 mph when it bumped the stopped train.
It's very bad news. I love Maggie a lot, and it's hard to hear that she has malfunctioned.
I hope everyone is okay. The injuries didn't sound too bad.
I also hope CP or Maggie doesn't gain a bad rep for this. It all comes down to the guys who are inspecting the ride daily. If anyone is to blame, they are.
Without knowing the exact cause of the incident you shouldn't make a blanket statement like 'It all comes down to the guys who are inspecting the ride daily. If anyone is to blame, they are."
Defective parts or faulty manufacturing certainly wouldn't be the fault of the ride inspectors if they had no prior knowledge of an existing problem.
ok, just got home, the two trains crashed, but barely was in the 2nd car of the train that was hit..could barely feel it, any other park-story wouldnt even make the news...in other news Maverick = Amazing, some were saying better than MF..i wont go that far, but simply a gem
Okay, maybe it was a little unfair for me to say that it could be the fault of the maintenance guys who inspect the ride every morning. I know a few of these guys personally and most of them are really nice guys.
If it was rain preventing the train from completely stopping, then it still could be those guys fault because they still walk from ride to ride and watch for potential problems. It is well known that sometimes Maggie doesn't stop until past the last block when it is wet.
But I will wait for an official blame to come out, if it ever does.
Sorry Chad and Herb, if you are reading this. I know your job can be tough at times.
The thing that is really bothersome to me is that CP has known of Magnum's "overshooting" problem for freakin' years, but has done nothing to fix it. The few times it was brought up, I was always told "Just don't stack. It won't happen if you don't stack." and that was it.
They relocated the retractable brakes on Millennium due to the overshooting problem in 2000 after a couple trains "bumped." Maybe now Magnum will finally get the treatment it's needed.
