Six Flags Completes World's Tallest Drop Ride: 415-Foot "Drop of Doom"

[drugxglory]

Naw im good

I had a hard time fukkin wit Superman & Goliath

But i got off thinkin

 

[CashmereThoughts]

This ride is actually inside of Kingda Ka.

ive ridden everything in great adventure but again fukk THIS.

I hate that climb to the top and then the wait for the drop. I hope it shortens the line for kingda

 

[Black]

i live in central NJ so jackson is like 35-40 mins

you can bet im gonna be on that shyt this summer

I don't live in Jersey now but when I did I lived in Lakewood like 30 minutes from Jackson. I gotta go this summer to try this shyt.

 

[Prince Akeem]

 

[froggle]

the brakes wont fail. i went to school for magnetics before i began construstion and magnetics only fail if the earth tips or if 10k years go by

Schools used to teach that the world is flat.......

 

[acri1]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Six_Flags_parks

Starfish

• In May 2001, a 41-year-old woman from Antioch, California was thrown from the ride when a restraining bar failed as the result of a pneumatic valve being incorrectly installed. She landed on the pavement and suffered head and knee injuries. Her later lawsuit named both the park and ride manufacturer Chance Rides as responsible parties.[8]

• On June 8, 2002, a 9-year-old girl was critically injured when she slipped beneath the restraining bar and fell from the Starfish ride, receiving critical head injuries.[9] Investigators later blamed park employees for incorrectly seating the girl and not having proper signage indicating the proper seating arrangement for a larger and smaller rider.[10]

Rolling Thunder

• On August 16, 1981, a 20-year-old park employee from Middletown, NJ fell to his death from the Rolling Thunder roller coaster during a routine test run. An investigation by the New Jersey Labor Department concluded that the man may not have secured himself with the safety bar. A park representative later confirmed this conclusion, saying that the employee "may have assumed an unauthorized riding position that did not make use of safety restraints." The ride was inspected, and the Labor Department concluded that the ride was "operationally and mechanically sound."[

Lightnin' Loops

• On June 17, 1987, a 19-year-old woman died after falling from the Lightnin' Loops shuttle loop roller coaster.[20] An investigation by the State Labor Department concluded that the ride itself was operating properly, but that the ride operator started the ride without checking that all of the passengers were securely fastened by the safety harnesses. The Department's Office of Safety Compliance further concluded that the accident would not have occurred if proper procedures had been followed. The park was found to be in violation of the Carnival/Amusement Ride Safety Act and was subsequently charged with the maximum state fines of $1,000.

Cajun Cliffhanger

• On July 19, 2000, a 12-year-old girl from McHenry, Illinois suffered two crushed toes after the floor of the ride was improperly raised prior to the ride coming to a complete stop. A second guest also had her foot trapped in this accident. The ride was permanently shut down as part of an out-of-court settlement. In the ten years prior to this accident, there were thirteen other reported incidents involving the Cajun Cliffhanger ride, at least six of which involved injuries.

Eagle's Flight

• On February 5, 1978, a gondola car on Eagles Flight traveling the El Dorado course fell 50 feet (15 m) to the ground. A pair of newlyweds were violently rocking the car back and forth causing it to detach from the cable. The husband was killed, and his wife suffered serious injuries.

Superman: Ride of Steel

• On May 1, 2004, a 53-year-old, 230 lb (104.5 kg) man from Bloomfield, Connecticut fell out of his coaster seat during the last turn and was killed. Reports show that the ride attendant had not checked that the guest's ride restraint was secure[42] as his girth was too large for the T-bar-shaped ride restraint to close properly. The victim's family said that due to his various medical conditions, such as cerebral palsy, he shouldn't have been allowed to ride. The park stated that the federal Americans with Disabilities Act forbids them from denying a ride to a person with a disability as long as the person can get on the ride by themselves.[43]

Joker's Jukebox
On July 10, 2003, a 52-year-old grandmother was strapping her 4-year-old grandson in when the ride started up. She died from blunt-force internal injuries after being struck by a ride vehicle.[45] As of December 22, 2003, no lawsuit had been filed. The park added mirrors to the ride for ride operators to view around the blind spot where the accident occurred, and have added a safety announcement notifying guests that the ride is about to start.[46]

Six Flags St. Louis
River King Mine Train / Rail Blazer

• In July 1984, a 46-year-old woman was riding the Rail Blazer roller coaster when she was flung from the ride and fell 20 feet (6.1 m) to her death. Park officials claimed that the woman fainted and fell out of the car, but her husband, who had been beside her, said that she had not fainted but had simply been tossed from the ride when it whipped around a curve. At the time, the ride was only the third stand-up roller coaster in the world, but following this incident it was converted back to a sit-down coaster.[54]

Skyway

• On July 26, 1978, three people died when their gondola fell from the cable.[55]

Texas Giant

• On July 19, 2013, a 52-year-old woman from Dallas, Texas fell 75 feet (23 m) to her death while riding the Texas Giant roller coaster.[58] According to one eyewitness account, the victim was concerned about being properly secured after boarding the ride. A ride attendant assured her that as long as she heard a click, it was secure. Other eyewitnesses believed the seat restraint locked into place normally and reported seeing it in the lowered position when the roller coaster returned. Some riders informed investigators that the woman was thrown from the roller coaster as it rounded a turn, and one rider tweeted that he saw the restraint come undone. The ride has been closed indefinitely pending further investigation.[59][60][61] The victim was found on top of one of the tunnels metal roof of the coaster near the Music Mill Amphitheater.[58] Due to the similarity of Texas Giant and Iron Rattler, Six Flags Fiesta Texas has ceased running the new Iron Rattler pending investigation findings from Six Flags Over Texas.[58][62][63] In under a month, Iron Rattler reopened on August 14 with seat belts as another added restraint to the two trains.[64][65] Representatives from Gerstlauer, the German company that designed and built the ride's trains, are planning on participating in the investigation.[66] While Gerstlauer would not discuss specifics of the incident, the company did state that their restraint system could not open while the ride was in motion.[66] Then on September 10, 2013, Six Flags Over Texas released a statement stating that the park has finished its investigation on the recent incident and will reopen the Texas Giant on September 14, 2013. With the reopening of the coaster the park has re-designed the restraint-bar pads and added seat-belts to the three trains and added a test seat at the entrance for riders can test if they are able to ride.

Think roller coasters are safe, brehs.

 

[FaTaL]

 

[Dog Based Gremlin]

cacs died on this so i aint gotta go thru that

 

[UserNameless]

So wait, is there a coaster on the outside of the drop, too? If so, do you get to choose the coaster or the straight drop? If there's a coaster, the coaster would be ... but the straight drop wouldn't be that bad.

 

[B86]

YO, fukk the drop ride. Does anybody know what that is going around it? Up in Ohio at Cedar Point they got this Nascar shyt that shoots you off from 0-200+ damn near instantly and go up in a loop just like that. Best 10 second ride of my life. This drop shyt plus the Nascar ride together would be GOAT amusment park status.

 

[Isaiah Bradley]

The worst part is not the actual drop, but the combination of "clank clank ting clank" slow pull up, then reach the top, then the anticipation kicks in, while the sound of random metallic gears turning and gearing, as you sit there helpless

 

[jmegamar]

I love roller coasters. Like i can go to cedar point and spend a whole weekend just riding roller coasters. That being said, I don't fukk with straight drops. shyt unnerves me.

 

[Lil Bape the PostGod]

i remember when i was like 5 and the carousels, them disney teacup (n/h) type rides, and those motorized swings were fun as hell ...nowadays im supposed to enjoy all this adult-like risk your life thrill shyt

 

[Chrishaune]

That's the type I like

 

[K-Deini]

im on the fence about this one. i did that sling shot one by the superman coaster and that was the scariest shyt i ever did. like i was launching to the moon. didnt even care i screamed like a hoe with my broad next to me.

went from

i wanna do this

gf resists, i say lets go

get to the front of the line

get strapped in

countdown starts 10..9..8....7..6..5....4..3..i scream "let me out"

guy looks at me ..2..1..pushes the button