Cajun Cliffhanger - CoasterBuzz

Also i will add that on the Channel 5 news they said all other "rotors" at other Six Flags parks will be closed...or actually they said all "Cliffhangers at all Great Americas" =)

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SFGAm Viper

Fox 32 news said all other Six Flags parks will keep their rides open..lol.

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Beer, my soon to be wife, coasters, and the FREEDOM OF SPEECH. Is this a great country or what!!

ahhhh, vague unpleasant memories from childhood. Now that it comes up (so to speak) I remember as a young kid one time riding a rotor. It might have been PKD's old rotor. Well, the thing started spinning, as did my head. However it came to pass, I didn't "stick" to the wall. Well, it got pretty nauseating. I can see how she could have become disoriented and faced the other way...always bad news when someone gets seriously hurt...:(

http://www.dailyherald.com/main_story.asp?intid=37344461

The Daily Herald had an article on the settlement for the Cajun Cliffhanger accident. I have submitted it to news but here is the link until then.

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One of articles says something that I think fit the situation very well:

considered popular from when it opened in 1976 until closing after Kati was injured in July 2000

That's a good 24 years accident free on a ride. Anyone care to comment?
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Off with the trims!
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The ride was not accident free for 24 years. Six Flags released accident reports to the court which show that there has been around (I think) 14 accidents on the Cliffhanger since it opened. Illinois law states that amusement park accidents dont have to be reported unless the injury is serious. This is why nobody knew about these previous accidents.

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"The Peoples Elbow" or "The Spinaroonie?. Cant decide which is the most electrifying move in sports entertainment!!! LOL

Ok, let me rephrase. Very little serious injury for 24 years.

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What I dont understand is that Chance who makes the Rotors said that over time the ride would create a gap between the floor and the wall. They have offered rail bumpers to be installed when these gaps occur. Why didnt Six Flags just go ahead and install these bumpers on all of their Rotors knowing that this type of incident could occur?

According to the news last night, Six Flags will now install these bumpers on the Rotors at their various parks that they are going to keep. This should have been done when the safety feature became available.

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"The Peoples Elbow" or "The Spinaroonie?. Cant decide which is the most electrifying move in sports entertainment!!! LOL

*** This post was edited by Chitown on 3/29/2002. ***

Too bad they had to take it down I wish i could have ridden it.

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Shockwave @ SFGAm R.I.P 1988-2002
"The Demon awaits you at Great America"

I heard that the two girls didn't move behind the yellow line until the floor dropped where she slid down too far. She started screaming to the ride op and he raises the floor.

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I really don't know what to think. There are many stories going around and second of all, that wasn't my favorite ride at SFGAm anyhow. As for Power Dive, I believe that has been out or non-operating for a few years now. I have no idea why they took that out. All I know was that it was not a popular ride.

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I know why, Because it was rediculously claustrophobic and the restraints were extremely uncomfortable.

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'out the 100Base-T, through the router, down the OC3, over the leased line, off the bridge, past the firewall......nothin' but Net.

Getting back to the original question yes its gone no there isn't a hole. It's still in the employee parking lot.

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"Your village called. They're missing their idiot."

Wow this post is year old! Yea, I think CCH is still in the employee parking lot with the rest of Orleans Place :-(

*** This post was edited by SFGAMNUT9302 on 1/28/2003. ***