This is in just one park with 4,000,000 annual visitors.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/24/california.yosemite.fatal.falls/index.html
By comparison, in the same time period, there have been a grand total of [ 5 ] patrons killed in amusement parks in the United States*:
1. Benji Easler, miniature train crash, Cleveland Park, Spartanburg, SC
2. Brian Greenhouse, Hi-Miler, Ray Cammack Shows, Houston, TX
3. Jayson Dansby, Python Pit, Go Bananas!, Norridge, IL
4. Abiah Jones, Ferris Wheel, Morey's Piers
5. Sgt. James Hackemer, Ride of Steel, Darien Lake
--Dave Althoff, Jr.
* I thought there were 6, but I can't find another fatal incident.
--DCAjr
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And this hasn't even been a very good year for amusement park fatalities.
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DejaVuNitro said:
And FlashPass.
So Krause can go.
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
Or Maverick. Then I'd go.
Hobbes: "What's the point of attaching a number to everything you do?"
Calvin: "If your numbers go up, it means you're having more fun."
Yes, sir. Eight posts to Maverick. I believe we've got a new record.
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If CBuzz needed a hotel, it would already have one. It has Maverick, but no hotel. I see a problem with that... ;)
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Ensign Smith said:
Yes, sir. Eight posts to Maverick. I believe we've got a new record.
When and where did the "Or Maverick" phenomenon begin? Didn't it have something to do with naming coasters that have past-vertical drops?
"Thank the Phoneticians!"
When Hersheypark marketed their new Fahrenheit coaster, they billed it as being the only coaster in the U.S. with a beyond verticle drop, I believe. One reply during our conversation as to how untrue HP's claim is was "...or Maverick," and it stuck.
-Travis
www.youtube.com/TSVisits
There it is. I am not a good CoasterBuzz historian.
-Travis
www.youtube.com/TSVisits
I met the pancake guy in person years later. I worked at Paddlewheel and he worked at MF. He got fired from Cedar Point for causing a scene at Holiday World on his day off. HW's people called CP's people to tell them what was going on, and they canned him. Poor, "nutty" kid.
He came back to CoasterBuzz after the pancake thing, with a different screen name, and a much better likability. He could still be here for all I know.
-Travis
www.youtube.com/TSVisits
What has happened to Coasterbuzz?
Hobbes: "What's the point of attaching a number to everything you do?"
Calvin: "If your numbers go up, it means you're having more fun."
Interestingly, the "do you like pancakes?" CBuzz meme came about without the original poster ever actually mentioning pancakes: http://coasterbuzz.com/Forums/Thread/26522.aspx
Here's the original "What Has Happened to Coasterbuzz?" thread: http://coasterbuzz.com/Forums/Thread/28249.aspx
- Julie
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