Man dies in fall from roller coaster at Tokyo Dome City

Posted | Contributed by Absimilliard

A 34-year-old man died Sunday after falling from an amusement park ride at Tokyo Dome City Attractions in Bunkyo Ward, police said. The man was on the Spinning Coaster Maihime, a roller-coaster ride with revolving cars, when he fell at around 12:40 p.m. Sunday.

Read more from The Japan Times. See also: Japanese-English translation on Yahoo Japan via Google Translate.

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Is this the same manufacturer as the other recent spinning coaster ejection?

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Yes, its the same manufacturer and cars as the ride that ejected a rider in Louisiana. 3 ejections in two years on that kind of ride. That's a nasty average!

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Beat me to it! The manufacturer in question is Maurer Shone, and they have coasters at Waldameer and Seabreeze as well.

Separate from the fact that this is a terrible event, the Google translation of the Japanese article is fairly entertaining. I liked it when the park's director "sincerely apologized to the deceased". I'm sure he'll really appreciate that.

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Absimilliard said:
3 injections in two years on that kind of ride. That's a nasty average!

I'd think it'd be pretty hard to get an injection while the ride's moving.

The amusement park rises bold and stark..kids are huddled on the beach in a mist

http://support.gktw.org/site/TR/CoastingForKids/General?px=1248054&...fr_id=1372

Wow, speechless - I rode this on Friday!

Nothing to see here. Move along.

I hope this doesn't turn out to be another case where the manufacturer says, "Everything was working properly. We have no idea why this happened."

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If this ever happens to me I hope the paper doesn't report my physique as a "big barn".

Wow I was on that ride a year ago

Three ejections in two years, but from a ride which has been around for more than a decade.

Kind of makes you wonder...what changed after eight years of successful operation?

Or maybe there is no pattern at all?

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^I read your signature and sadly have to wonder if it isn't a case of familiarity breeding complacence? :(

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