Four hurt in accident on the Raging River ride at Adventureland.
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It could happen as referenced in a post in another thread…
Actually, it appears there were several deaths occurring in other parts of the park.
https://qctimes.com/news/local/q-c-...xt=13 at Wacky Waters when,at first," he said.
I imagine they got sued and the judgments were over their policy limits, and could not recover.
Found the name. Marine Mountain. Our parents would drop us off there with an all day pass. You could buy a certain number of slide rides or an all day pass. I always wonder what happens to places like that after they close.
Adventureland won't close. Too many poors who can't afford a destination park.
The ride is closed and will not reopen. Even if they find the cause and fix it there could be a park closing impact if there was another fatal accident on that ride.
Won't close but especially in the season following covid this isn't going to give the owners the season they were hoping for.
The ride is closed and will not reopen. Even if they find the cause and fix it there could be a park closing impact if there was another fatal accident on that ride.
Won't close but especially in the season following covid this isn't going to give the owners the season they were hoping for.
The slides are down. It’s just a grassy hill now. I went there a few times as a kid as well. I thought it was badass when I was just a little dirt scratcher.
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Taking it a little personal aren’t you? 😂
Like I said, probably a 50-50 prop depending on insurance outcome, litigation and possible bankruptcy.
That principal in the article hired me. I don't remember this one at all and I was living here.
Thunderbolt. I could wrap up in the mat, lift and spin on its first drop and get a shitload of speed going the rest of the way.The banzai was pretty damn sweet. You could get some decent air on that first drop. One of the other two were called the Daredevil and I can’t remember the third slide.
Growing up, our parents never spent money on anything, but we would go to Wacky Waters at least a couple of times a summer. Always a fun time there. It was about the time that the wave pool was added that we stopped going regularly and I was always too short/too young for the zip line.
For those saying that lifted off the Banzai you were generally allowed to do it once and were warned and or kicked off.
Man, bringing up Wacky Waters brings back a lot of memories.
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Notice I actually tracked down a relative and got him to talk?
Reporters these days 🙄😉
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The Hav-A-Life martini shake off was created in memory of this kid. His dad, Mike Vondron is a good dude.
Best times of my life working out there. The greatest parties I have ever been to in all my years.
Nope….just seeing if you are willing to own up to being wrong. But like I said….I won’t hold my breath.
One accident is not going to close the park. It just won’t.
First he said “So long Adventureland.”
Then “at least 50-50.”
Now, it’s “probably 50-50.”
Slowly walking it back.
Agreed on the part not closing. Matter of fact I'd guess they do just the opposite.
The raging river takes up a lot of space and was built decades before the water park. Not nearly as important for the park to have a water ride as it was when the raging river was opened.
You will see them get rid of the raging river to put it out of everyone's mind and instead utilize the space for more non water attractions.
The last time I was at AL, the water park area seemed to be the most popular attraction. (The one in a different area, like its own park really - whatever that is called). Especially for people living in and around the metro. That was one attraction that seems to maintain being popular despite people having visited that park before. I'm not sure if the water slides were the main piece to that popularity though - as opposed to the the more benign water related stuff.
After hearing schlitterbahn closed I was kind of assuming Adventureland would share a similar fate (especially after reading about the poor staff response).
For whatever reason I went down the Google rabbit hole today with schlitterbahn and That place was a god damn mess. The owner should’ve been charged with murder and there were 5 other rides that had to be closed. If that was the perfect storm - what I’ve heard so far about Adventureland is a little sprinkling
For whatever reason I went down the Google rabbit hole today with schlitterbahn and That place was a god damn mess. The owner should’ve been charged with murder and there were 5 other rides that had to be closed. If that was the perfect storm - what I’ve heard so far about Adventureland is a little sprinkling
Haven’t been to Adventureland in over 25 years. When did the Silly Silo vanish? I never rode it, it from watching it that was a ride I have no idea how people didn’t get sick on all of the time.
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That’s my point! I just think anyone who says they “know” it won’t close is as ridiculous as someone who “knows” it’s going to close.
There is precedent that massive insurance claims can force theme parks to go out of business after deaths. It happened in Davenport and it’s happened in KC all within the last 20 years. It can certainly happen in Altoona.
Krantz is as well connected politically as any person in Iowa has been the past 50 years. If anyone can survive this, Krantz will. We shall see what we shall see.
It’s a crap-shoot right now. But never undervalue the importance of having good friends in high places. But, it will cost Jack some jack.
I didn’t even see who wrote it until I after I read it. At the bottom, with your the contact info
It was my favorite of the slides and I probably rode it 500 times or more. Once in a 25 person train. That was a bad idea.
When I was a kid, my cousins and I went to Adventureland once every summer. I rode the Silly Silo countless times. Some times I would ride it 10 or 15 times in a row if the line was short. Never made me sick.
Then when I was about 30 and my kids were little I took them to Adventureland. I rode the Silly Silo one time and it thoroughly messed me up. I was completely non-functional for the rest of the day.
How about the Amazing Mongolians who looked similar to those Chinese Acrobats.
I remember we used to call it Wack Off Waters, on account of some old dude getting busted for jacking it in the showers.
Without looking it up I think it was 2015 or 2016. Replaced by the big swing ride you see easily from 80. I can't think of its name off the top of my head.
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About 7 years ago I was at Arnold's Park and my kid begged me to go on that rocket ship thing that goes upside down and spins and it almost killed me. When I got off the guy running it laughed at me.
I can do coasters still, but spinning? No no no
Same here. I still love rollercoasters. The higher and faster, the better. But spinning messes me up.
Speaking of owning up to being wrong, I won't hold my breath.
Did some digging because the reporting on this has been subpar. Strangely national news has more information about it than the local news which is just weird.
The ride was inspected less than a week before it opened and passed with no issues and 20 seconds after the family entered the river the ride flipped upside down. The seatbelts locked them in place and they couldn't get out. Interesting detail I only found in the national reports was that the raft has 8 floats full of air to keep the raft afloat and one of them was deflated/popped.
The ride was inspected less than a week before it opened and passed with no issues and 20 seconds after the family entered the river the ride flipped upside down. The seatbelts locked them in place and they couldn't get out. Interesting detail I only found in the national reports was that the raft has 8 floats full of air to keep the raft afloat and one of them was deflated/popped.
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