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One Dead in Disneyland Coaster Crash (Update!)
NW Cable News ^
| 09/05/03
| Staff Writer
Posted on 09/05/2003 2:34:28 PM PDT by bedolido
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- A locomotive broke loose on Disneyland's Big Thunder Mountain Railroad roller coaster Friday, killing a man and injuring 10 other people, officials said.
TV helicopters showed a triage unit set up near the ride and one person being taken on a stretcher to an ambulance.
The roller coaster takes amusement park visitors on a twisting, turning ride aboard what is supposed to be a runaway train in the Old West. Riders zoom through mineshafts and caverns, past falling rocks and tumbling waterfalls.
The ride opened in 1979, making it one of newer roller coasters at Disneyland. It is computer-operated, said Joe Aguirre, a park spokesman.
Copyright 2003 Associated Press. All rights reserved.
TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: abcdisney; coaster; crash; dead; deathatdisneyland; disney; disneyland
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To: bedolido
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posted on
09/05/2003 3:26:50 PM PDT
by
mhking
(It's in your home state....It's outside your front door.....And it's coming to eat YOU up!)
To: LS
To: Timesink
Hey we still have one of those. Think it'd be worth something as a museum piece one of these days?! ;-)
To: NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
Hey we still have one of those. Think it'd be worth something as a museum piece one of these days?! ;-)Maybe someday, but not now. They currently go for as little as $10 on eBay.
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posted on
09/05/2003 3:33:25 PM PDT
by
Timesink
To: Timesink
25
posted on
09/05/2003 3:37:35 PM PDT
by
At _War_With_Liberals
(As long as the sociopath Clintons are breathing, we are in grave danger.Bill is just the opening act)
To: At _War_With_Liberals
Exactly the image in my mind when a computer ex-spurt told me the great black-out was not caused by a computer.
ex = has been
spurt = drip under pressure
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posted on
09/05/2003 3:48:03 PM PDT
by
norraad
To: midwestmidnight
How can a rider be at fault for a locomotive braking loose?
27
posted on
09/05/2003 3:49:16 PM PDT
by
Calpernia
(Innocence seldom utters outraged shrieks. Guilt does.)
To: bedolido
Hmmmm.......the locomotive at the front of the ride came loose, the accident happened in a tunnel and the victim was still inside the "train" when they reaached him.
Quick, where's my deerstalker's hat, pipe and magnifying glass?
Leni
To: bedolido; mhking; dighton; general_re; BlueLancer
The roller coaster takes amusement park visitors on a twisting, turning ride aboard what is supposed to be a runaway train... Just, well you know...
To: Thinkin' Gal; dighton; aculeus; BlueLancer
I presume guests pay extra for the privilege of riding on a more realistic runaway train?
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posted on
09/05/2003 3:55:54 PM PDT
by
general_re
(Today is a day for firm decisions! Or is it?)
To: NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
Now the slide show NJAPF just posted said a car derailed:
"Big Thunder Mountain railroad rollercoaster car at rest after a derailment caused injuries at the park."
Whereas the above press release says a car broke lose.
That does lend a few more meanings.
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posted on
09/05/2003 3:58:09 PM PDT
by
Calpernia
(Innocence seldom utters outraged shrieks. Guilt does.)
To: socal_parrot
This crash makes me think of what happens in Roller Coaster Tycoon. After so long, the rides become obsolete no matter how much maintenance is done on them. My whole family of 5 went on this ride back in 1997 - it was the only roller coaster I could get my kids to ride without being afraid back then.
To: bedolido
33
posted on
09/05/2003 4:08:12 PM PDT
by
wolficatZ
(___><))))*>_____\0/________)
To: socal_parrot
To: adam_az
Thanks for the link. Very interesting. I wish it was updated.
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posted on
09/05/2003 4:10:02 PM PDT
by
My Favorite Headache
(Which one will lose? Depends on what I choose or maybe which voice...I ignore.)
To: general_re; dighton; BlueLancer; aculeus
I presume guests pay extra for the privilege of riding on a more realistic runaway train? Back in the old days, this would have been an "E ticket" ride. I was in high school when it opened, and found out soon enough just how lame this "coaster" was. It was more like Dumbo or Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. Looks like they finally got around to making it more realistic.
What will the park's lawyers say? "Well, it's supposed to be a runaway train."
To: dead
Does the "locomotive" breaking loose mean that the car itself came off the tracks? I don't understand the vocabulary or schematics of this ride.
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posted on
09/05/2003 4:13:37 PM PDT
by
MHT
To: socal_parrot
That must be a huge "cleat" to kill someone and tear off a foot! I thought that the steamboat was on a belt, resembling a bike chain.
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posted on
09/05/2003 4:15:00 PM PDT
by
MHT
To: bedolido
Disney is notorious for covering up less than "happy" incidents in their parks (stabbings unreported, etc). And, from what I have heard, they settle "BIG" regardless of the worthiness of the case, lest the image of the "real" world taint the notion of the "Happiest Place on Earth".
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posted on
09/05/2003 4:17:05 PM PDT
by
MHT
To: Timesink
What's with the two-sides on the computer? Bill Gates, meet Steve Jobs.
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posted on
09/05/2003 4:18:50 PM PDT
by
MHT
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