bladex
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if it is going to re-open it needs to be redesigned either put an actual belt on the conveyor NO MORE SLATS or as 1werks suggested get the people of the damn thing before you even get near the conveyor. also a new safety measure has to be put in a staff member must be watching this conveyor all the time and if a raft gets stuck they have to run over and kick/push it loose.
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we usually skip the stunt show after seeing it a dozen times already sometimes my sister will break off and go see it on her own though while we go to scooby.
and yeah trying to do both parks in the school holidays is near impossible
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Juxtaposed against Thomas' bonus were early indications suggesting the four died for want of piece of updated equipment costing just a few hundred dollars – a limit switch that maintains distance between rafts on the ride which is thought to have failed."
Cheap piece of equipment could have prevented Dreamworld accident - The Sydney Morning Herald
"An independent safety inspector, Shaun Johnson, looked at air receivers on 13 rides in 2012, including the Thunder River Rapids Ride, and deemed all "not fit for service". He was so concerned by Dreamworld's response that he asked Workplace Health and Safety Queensland to mediate.
"The engineering department at Dreamworld did not produce any evidence of having a Quality Management System in place or any previous vessel inspection report," he wrote.
He was reported saying Dreamworld tried to pressure him into changing the 12 non-compliance ratings to compliance ratings. "I told them I wouldn't, I refused to change the report," he told News Corp.
In 2012 an audit log noted that several rides and water slides were in "dire need" of fixing, rust was visible and falling into pools, there were major leaks and cracks on slides and tape was used to cover some rides.
In 2013, a patron had his knee ripped open by metal exposed by worn-down padding. It had not been picked up in maintenance but was fixed soon after.
In 2014, the Australian Workers' Union raised concerns about "a culture of fear" among staff.
"In my opinion, Dreamworld targets employees who speak up," an unnamed employee said in another file released by the industrial relations office.
Since 2010 Dreamworld has faced more than half a dozen lawsuits with most settled out of court."
it seems dw have been cutting corners for a long time i'm amazed nothing else has ever gone terribly wrong.
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if they do re-open TRRR they better redesign that conveyor belt and the metal part at the bottom of it (see pics) also has to go so this can never EVER happen again
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the park won't get shut down (prob not) but i think we've seen the last of poor TRRR...
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4 minutes ago, grrofunger said:
Is the directional arrow on the belt in the photo in that article pointing in the wrong direction?
you can see it explained better in this article
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^^it would have stopped the conveyor belt which would have slowed the raft considerately plus with the belt stopped even if someone fell through them slats they probably would have survived.
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if a raft did get stuck and the operator seen another raft coming towards it about to crash into it...why didn't he push the emergency stop button?
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this is what they think Happened
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from abc http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-25/four-people-dead-ride-at-dreamworld-gold-coast/7963880
QuoteI was speaking to one of the guys and he said it was the raft or the boat thing in front of him, the whole thing flipped and everyone was screaming."
how could it flip how is this even possible aren't there safety measures?
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so did one of the rafts get stuck on the conveyor belt and another crashed into it?
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zomg that's my sisters fav ride too! they will prob shut it down for good now and it'll join eureka..
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lets just all calm down and let mw build the coaster a bit more and we'll be able to see what it is as it takes shape.
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wouldn't it be awesome if they extended the seaworld monorail to go to all 3 parks and TG though?!
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3 hours ago, downunder said:
It would have to be pretty impressive to even be the best coaster at Movie World.
they claimed it was going to be one of the best coasters in the world though
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14 hours ago, Aw hype said:
Joke?
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lol it does look like a seahorse
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4 hours ago, AlexB said:
...made out of wood.
bamboo actually
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when i have been to them they have usually always been pretty clean apart from a surprise left in the toilet now and than
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5 hours ago, Smeg said:
Who owns a drone
these guys!
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^^ isn't that where topgolf is going?
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that round area could be a helix going in? the rest i wouldn't have a clue.
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4 minutes ago, Tim Dasco said:
Unless we want a roller coaster going through an enclosure with some wild animals.
LOL i just did that exactly last night in rct 3!
Speculation and media beat ups - Thunder River Rapids incident
in Theme Park Discussion
Posted · Edited by bladex
roaring rapids at six flags doesn't.
see how much safer that looks. notice an attendant right in the middle of it ready to hit the emergency stop button at ANY sign of trouble.