Board falls loose on Cyclone at Six Flags Astroworld

Posted | Contributed by GoliathKills

Several people are recovering after being injured on a roller coaster at Six Flags' AstroWorld on Sunday. The injuries were reportedly caused by a falling board on the wooden Texas Cyclone coaster.

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Many Six Flags wooden coasters need work. They just aren't maintained. Name one that isn't falling apart. If it isn't in disrepair it is reprofiled or ruined with trims as a remedy instead of properly maintaining the coasters.

I can name two I know are maintained well. GASM and the Georgia Cyclone at SFOG.

As for the trims, Cyclone had them when it opened, and GASM had its trim brake removed. How's that for ya?

Naturally, any ride crew can shut the ride down if they feel a safety issue is at hand. I did it many times at GASM (man times we were the first to see storms coming in). After working at a ride for a little while, you know what's right and what's not.

Villain and Big Dipper are maintained pretty well, the roughness that comes from Villain are the trains not the track. And SFKK has maintained there woodies pretty good also I think, the one park that needs the help is SFSL, with the 2 great woodies that had great past lifes but are now spiraling into disrepair hell.

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