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Village Roadshow Theme Parks has challenged a woman who got stuck in a Wet 'n' Wild waterslide to take her $400,000 damages claim to trial. Lawyers for Village Roadshow issued their defence to Southport District Court following childcare worker Cherie Schramm's lawsuit claiming she was injured and suffered long-term mental issues after getting stuck halfway in the Aqua Loop on January 2 last year.
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I call shenanigans!
First off, if the ride has to play a prerecorded message telling patrons what to do in case they get stuck mid-ride, then there are probably some design flaws.
However suing for $400K for getting stuck on a ride is beyond stupidity. If that's the case, can you imagine the lawyers salivating over the WindSeeker rides?
Just a little background to this: when it was initially reported a few months back it was revealed that she was scared someone would come down after her, and didn't wait to stop before trying to get out of the slide. A big part of the claim was that she wasn't warned what would happen if she didn't make it. As a local, I can confirm that such warnings have been played since opening day, and given that was a big part of the claim, and the huge sums of money involved, I'm not surprised they're challenging it.
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