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The singer’s history of violence is well-documented on his article; however, the 2012 FestEVIL incident, which injured two fans (with charges brought against Radke) and resulted in a permanent policy change at SFGAd, seems worth including in this article. KirkCliff2 ( talk) 16:27, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
This article states the ride was dismantled, that is only partially true. The ride had two idential tracks, one moved to what is now Six Flags America, the other to Frontier City, a Six Flags owned park.
I'm not planning on adding this conjecture to the article, as I have no source to back it up, but the "unnamed roller coaster" in question sounds like the Ninja. It's a steel roller coaster which for some damn reason rides like a wooden one (ie, very shaky), and while it's quite safe, it's been plagued by mechanical problems for a long time. The train gets stuck at the top of the first hill at least once nearly every time I visit the park.
A quick check showed that the Ninja opened fully eight years after the incident in question. Apologies. 69.94.199.146 09:20, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
I don't know how to put the number link to it's website, but here is the link for someone willing to do so: http://helpelephants.com/six_flags.html (22:48, 28 May 2007) 68.126.196.170
CNN is reporting 16. Everywhere else is saying 13. We'll need to keep an eye on this for a week or so. SpikeJones 03:50, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
Darien Lake is no longer owned or operated by Six Flags (it was sold earlier this year to CNL Income), so I'm going to remove it from the list. Dragonmage65 13:58, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
The victim is not in the least notable apart from this (barely notable) incident. Per WP:BLP, we cover the incident, not the person. In particular there is no need for the article to include the victim's name. In six months nobody will remember it anyway, which is why it shouldn't be permanently engraved in an article here. — Carl ( CBM · talk) 04:17, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
Footnote #19 seemed to be misplaced, since it purported to support the claim under Superman Tower of Power that "On June 21, 2007, a 13-year-old female[19]" but the reference is to an article dated June 17, 2004 that discusses a fatality at Six Flags Great America. It was the same as reference #6. I removed it before noticing that the article was protected. Sorry! I've never encountered a protected page before. I don't know if it will spontaneously revert or if somebody will come along and revert it, but in the event that it comes back, it will need to be dealt with when the article is open for editing again. Moonriddengirl 16:34, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
Why is this not mentioned? I do not know any dates, but I do know Big Bend at Six Flags Over Texas, the car flew off the track twice. Afte the second time, it was dismantled. —Preceding unsigned comment added by DjDarkslide ( talk • contribs) 15:38, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
-- 74.195.85.159 ( talk) 19:43, 11 February 2010 (UTC)I can think of a few more details for ya. My boyfriends mother was one of the people injured for that ride. I believe in 1972 there was an accident on Big Bend where five people were injured critically, and it was in 1974 when his mother flew out of the train car when it approached the same spot at the last accident. Then again in 1975 there was another malfunction I guess which lead to more law suits then to its closer in 1978> I'm sure there are more details and changes maybe but that's what I know. 11 February 2010
23 November 2016 "Big Bend Six Flags Over Texas (Arlington, Texas, USA) Removed, Operated from 1971 to 11/25/1979 Roller CoasterSteelSit DownThrill Make: Schwarzkopf Model: All Models / Speed Racer / Extended Jumbo Jet" https://rcdb.com/1119.htm
...and...
"The passenger who stood during the ride and was ejected was seriously injured but survived, and this event led to seatbelts being installed on the trains to discourage future behavior....Unfortunately for the park, Big Bend had two major faults that ultimately led to its removal. First, the coaster had a low rider throughput, allowing only about 600 riders per hour. In comparison, modern coasters can handle 1600 or more per hour....The second major fault of Big Bend was its reputation as a mechanical nightmare by the maintenance department. The coaster’s high-tech electric lift hill had major reliability issues, resulting in large amounts of downtime and contributing even further to the guest complaints." http://guidetosfot.com/features/rideretrospective/bigbend/
OK, "Act of God" might be accepted as a legal term but Wikipedia abides by a different set of principles, and the last time I checked Wikipedia was a place of multiculturalism and multiethnicity, which implies no direct links or references to any particular god, gods or similarities thereof. Using the term "Act of God" seems to place a higher precedent on those subgroups which follow a religion based on a so-called "God" (note in the singular), which would seem to be exclusive of many other groups. Can we call this "Act of nature" instead? Tomalak Geret'kal ( talk) 03:41, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
I've been spending the last hour trying to find anything more than speculation on various forums about what happened on that ride. What I do know to be fact, is that there was one incident where the Robin train was declared a total loss, and the Batman train was repainted and used on the Robin side. This may or may not also have to do with the replacement of the zero-G roll. I also know to be fact that there was another incident which lead to the permanent closure and subsequent dismantlement of the ride.
Beyond that, I can't find any facts. Anyone know / have a credible source of what happened on this ride on these two separate incidents? Drumz0rz ( talk) 00:33, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
The majority of links in this article are bad. Fix them.
It was MM's original standing rollercoaster, opening in the 80s, but some guy got out of the harness and fell to his doom. It was all the news and the park soon got rid of the ride and the space became Viper. I'd do the research and add it but I'm on my phone typing this. -- 166.205.5.8 ( talk) 07:23, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
Discussion on this topic has been renewed. If you are interested in participating, please join the conversation at Talk:Incidents_at_SeaWorld_parks#RFC:_including_or_excluding_victim_names. SpikeJones ( talk) 18:13, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
I removed this due to the fact that it occurred before Six Flags bought Kentucky Kingdom. I saw that a user had already removed this, and then another restored it with "six flags inherited the park and all its incidents." This makes no sense to me. The corporation Six Flags had nothing to do with this incident and I believe the Star Chaser was dismantled before Six Flags had ownership. To list it is misinformation. It would be like listing the pyramids as being something built by Mubarak's Egypt. He became leader, so he inherited all of the prior events? No, that is absurd. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ntbisme ( talk • contribs) 18:04, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
I removed the following unreferenced material: " == Little Dipper (previously located at Kiddie Land, Melrose Park, Illinois) Closed Park ==Subscript textSubscript text On June 1st, 2013, the little dipper got stuck on the lift hill for nearly an hour. Nobody was injured." Secondly, not that I'm a morbid person, but the fact that it was stuck and didn't result in injuries doesn't really seem notable to me. Any thoughts? Bob305 ( talk) 05:06, 17 July 2013 (UTC)
The coaster has a hydraulic restraint system, so there is NO CLICK.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.183.167.219 ( talk • contribs) 01:50, 23 July 2013 (UTC)
Thoughts on whether this week's rabid skunk attack is a noteworthy incident? http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/08/02/mass-officials-warn-of-rabid-skunk-at-six-flags/2614213/ "Health officials are urging anyone who may have come in contact with a skunk at the theme park to contact the state health department". I'm leaning towards "no", but we've included other animal-bites-person incidents before. Does rabies qualify? SpikeJones ( talk) 02:01, 5 August 2013 (UTC)
I believe that the incidents for each park should be ordered chronologically as opposed to alphabetically by name. It reads more naturally.
Rmsy ( talk) 16:23, 6 June 2014 (UTC)
The Revolution hit a part time employee and then an eagle came and picked her up and dropped her? This is hilarious but how is that even possible? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.233.209.10 ( talk) 18:51, 19 June 2015 (UTC)
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The 20 year old man that was struck by Ninja in 2008 was not killed by the ride. He survived with major head trauma. Magic Mountain was subsequently sued and the man lost the case in both the original suit and the appeal. Link to the article regarding the matter dated February 2, 2015. https://www.law360.com/articles/617255/magic-mountain-beats-appeal-of-man-hit-by-roller-coaster Link to the court transcript for the appeal. https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2775344/ibanez-v-magic-mountain-llc-ca24/
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Did a quick run through and tagged CITATION NEEDED on a bunch of entries that somehow are missing their citations. Anyone want to take a stab at trying to fix these? Did not want to remove all of them on the off-chance that we actually have citations available. SpikeJones ( talk) 00:56, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
Are incidents on defunct rides removed from this article? -- KJRehberg ( talk) 20:15, 18 June 2019 (UTC)
Citation #14 is obviously biased and factually incorrect. The article goes on and on about how theme parks are deathtraps and gives no sources. Also, "the train lost it's grip on the chain lift?" That's not even mechanically possible. I can understand an anti-rollback failure but there's no proof of that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.91.106.37 ( talk) 20:32, 15 July 2020 (UTC)
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I have removed this incident since there are no credible sources showing that it actually happened. 192.181.185.226 ( talk) 00:23, 15 July 2023 (UTC)
I propose merging Incidents at Cedar Fair parks into Incidents at Six Flags parks. I think the content in Incidents at Cedar Fair parks can easily be explained in Incidents at Six Flags parks, and a having the Cedar Fair continue to be a standalone article would violate WP:Redundant. DisneyAviationRollerCoasterEnthusiast ( talk) 01:13, 18 July 2024 (UTC)