Unsubstantiated speculation? The incident happened, and it was agreed by those within the industry that it's something that shouldn't (failure of the primary restraint). We don't call a car crash no big deal simply because an air bag is fitted.

You may want to check what was said in that thread - at least one poster admitted to playing it down.

How about this one?

Who here is trying to play anything down? We're all talking about a developing story with information coming from mixed sources.

I think what we should be thinking about is what this could mean for VRTP and S&S. Lawsuits? Closures? Removals?

Also, do we know how this occurred? Did a wheel just spontaneously pop? Did the up stops fall apart?

Edited March 15, 201510 yr by Zanstabar

Webslave, I'm going to put this really simple. This is not the topic to grind your axe. No one cares about your hurt feeling from an old topic.

Rather than sooking about whether it should be played down or not why don't we actually look at what might have happened? I'm curious as to how the train is at the angle it is and how the wheels got dislodged.

Way too early to tell. There will be myriad of information/reports/investigations to be done first.

Structural issue could see a worldwide investigation take place into design & manufacturing. Maintenance issue could see MW facing what would be an unprecedented level of scrutiny.

I think what we should be thinking about is what this could mean for VRTP and S&S. Lawsuits? Closures? Removals?

Also, do we know how this occurred? Did a wheel just spontaneously pop? Did the up stops fall apart?

Lawsuit - maybe (most likely out of court settlements though)

Closure - temporary, yes while it's investigated

Removal - very doubtful

How it occurred - let's stop and think about this for a moment. We're a bunch of people reading about this online and discussing it on this forum. None of us have conducted an investigation into this matter, none of us can tell you exactly what happened, so no, we do not know how this occurred and aren't likely to for weeks.

Considering the trains are unique to GL I can't see other El Locos around the world being shut because of this. But who made the trains? Was it S&S or a different company?

How it occurred - let's stop and think about this for a moment. We're a bunch of people reading about this online and discussing it on this forum. None of us have conducted an investigation into this matter, none of us can tell you exactly what happened, so no, we do not know how this occurred and aren't likely to for weeks.

Relax, we have people who have/are working in the industry. Why can't we speculate? I'm interested to see what people think.

Edited March 15, 201510 yr by downunder196

S&S made the trains. The wheel assembly would be very similar to other El Locos so I would say they'd also be shut.

sounds like they didn't do much Maintenance to the ride when it closed down back in January..

pretty Fuken stupid thing to say ayy mate?

Considering the trains are unique to GL I can't see other El Locos around the world being shut because of this. But who made the trains? Was it S&S or a different company?

Pretty sure it was S&S. Could be wrong though

A statement from Village Roadshow issued this afternoon saying there has been an issue with a wheel.

“Warner Bros. Movie World and Queensland Fire have trained for this type of evacuation,” the statement says.

“The rescue team immediately assessed the situation and they have begun the evacuation efforts. “No injuries have occurred. Evacuation efforts are ongoing.

“The safety and wellbeing of our guests is our top priority. Following the evacuation efforts our team of engineers and technicians to will investigate the cause of this mechanical issue before the ride is reopened.”

Everyone has been evacuated according the The Theme Park Social Network on FaceBook

Source: GoldCoastBulletin

(Let's ignore the fact they can't move a cursor off the screen, or take a screenshot)

Edited March 15, 201510 yr by reanimated35

Wow, we drove past MW around 12pm on our way to DW, and saw the Green Lantern operating normally. Sounds like we just missed out on seeing all this action... will be looking out again on the way home soon XD

ETA: seems to be a running theme for me, "just missing out" on important theme park happenings. D'oh!!! >.<

Heading to DW to try and get another glimpse of work on Eureka OceanGirl? HAHA

Wow I guess this is pretty serious, obviously there will be an enquiry on how the wheels fell off, thank god they didn't fall off when they were going upside down!

Very interesting. The media attention is likely to be short-lived as no one was injured; this same factor would make lawsuits highly unlikely in my opinion. The component clearly visible sitting on the grass is very unfortunate though. I do think there are obvious differences between this ride and other El Locos, particularly relating to vehicle design, differences in weight and possible issues relating to additional forces on components as a result.

How did they stop the ride out of the brake run though?

I think when the wheels fell off it caused friction of something making it stop maybe?

Looks to me like one side of the ride has detached completely, which seems to also be referred to in the most recent reports coming through that whilst 2 young kids have been removed from the car, the remaining 6 are being told to stay put to avoid the weight shift causing issues.

Everyone has been evacuated according the The Theme Park Social Network on FaceBook

About as useless a source as they come.

Source: GoldCoastBulletin

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(Let's ignore the fact they can't move a cursor off the screen, or take a screenshot)

Better quality showing the tilt.

As of 20 minutes ago: (News.com.au)

UPDATE: AN ‘unstable’ cart has been thwarting rescue efforts to remove some passengers still stuck at the top of a Movieworld ride.

Obviously I'm no expert, but why leave the heavy people on the side still connected to the track, thereby adding more weight to the only remaining wheels? Why not just hook a rope around the harness and lower the disconnected side?

Edited March 15, 201510 yr by reanimated35

Hopefully this doesn't result in a mammoth load of bad publicity for VRTP.

No one died so it'll be forgotten about after a few days. Gross negligence with maintenance will be the only thing to cause that, and I'd want to know about that.

It appears that the lateral bogies are missing off both the front and rear cars judging from the photo of the underside, with the front one (if it is still attached) not where I would expect it to be, and the rear is missing all three bogies. I wonder if it may have hit an obstruction?

Note the expected position of the front bogie:

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