Accident last night on Screamin'

Club33Hopeful · Post by **Club33Hopeful** » Jul Sat 30, 2005 12:45 pm

I'm surprised this has not been posted...

http://www.nbc4.tv/news/4789248/detail.html

Fire crews, ambulances and other emergency vehicles were at the California Screamin' ride, which features a 108-foot drop. Crews received the report at about 6:40 p.m.

City spokesman John Nicoletti said 15 of the 48 people on the ride were hospitalized for treatment of minor injuries.

Police Sgt. Joseph Faria said the accident was described to him as a minor collision. The park remained open.

"One car bumped another," he said.

Nicoletti said neither car derailed.

Each train seats 24 passengers, Nicoletti said. The trains are comprised of six smaller cars, each of which seats four people.

Of the 15 people hospitalized, 13 were adults and two were minors.

Nicoletti said 13 people were evaluated at the scene and released. He said 20 people were evaluated, re-evaluated and released.

Nicoletti said 18 ambulances were staged near the ride as a precaution.

The slow-speed collision occurred on a flat portion of the roller coaster. Officials were attempting to determine a cause.

It was the second accident in four months at a Disneyland Resort park in Anaheim.

In March, a 4-year-old boy broke a finger and severed the tip of his thumb while on the Storybook Land Canal Boats ride at Disneyland, forcing the ride to close for nearly two days while state authorities investigated the accident.

The accident occurred when the child's fingers were pinched between the boat and the dock while passengers were unloading.

Four people were hurt in December when a float at a Disneyland parade struck four people. One of the four was treated at a hospital.

In 2003, a 22-year-old man was killed and 10 people were injured when Disneyland's Big Thunder Mountain Railroad roller coaster derailed. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health concluded the accident that killed Marcelo Torres, 22, of Gardena was the result of mechanical failure caused by improper maintenance.

Another fatality occurred at Disneyland in 1998 when a cleat used to dock the sailing ship Columbia ripped loose and struck a 33-year-old man.

Post by **js3901** » Jul Sat 30, 2005 12:56 pm

man, that's just about as bad as all the things that have happened to the Boy Scouts lately. in case you haven't heard about those instances:

4 leaders dead trying to erect a dining tent

hundreds hospitalized a few days after 4 leaders killed

1 leader and one scout died after lightning strike

at least this latest DLR accident did not result in a death, only minor injuries

Club33Hopeful · Post by **Club33Hopeful** » Jul Sat 30, 2005 1:02 pm

As long as you mention Boy Scouts, don't forget this one:

Brown bear attack leaves Texas Boy Scout injured but relieved
http://www.alaska.com/inalaska/story/67 ... 6281c.html

We were talking about these at the office. God must hate Boy Scouts! I am an Eagle Scout and attended the National Jamboree in Fort AP Hill, Virginia back in 1989. I can totally see how the scouts (especially the ones not from the east coast) can get dehydrated in the extreme heat and humidity. The camp is set up on an army base, and the water spouts are few and far between. You regularly have to fill canteens and water bottles to bring back to your camp site.

Post by **js3901** » Jul Sat 30, 2005 1:07 pm

yeah, but they were handing out water bottles and ice all day up until that point. also, don't forget about that utah boy scout that was lost/found.

Club33Hopeful · Post by **Club33Hopeful** » Jul Sat 30, 2005 1:19 pm

Sure, but they hand them out at a few locations and there are over 30,000 scouts there. These kids need to take it upon themselves to hydrate themselves. Some just don't do it.

Club33Hopeful · Post by **Club33Hopeful** » Jul Sun 31, 2005 11:24 pm

bdinger wrote:Does anyone know any other details such as: the speed the car struck the other car at, and at what point in the ride did it occur?

It's strange to hear a story like this, after being in Disneyland several weeks ago and riding California Screamin' multiple times.

It was a fender bender as far as collisions are concerned. two trains were in the station, one was being held just outside, and apparently this one didn't stop all of the way at the final brake stop... You now, the stop where you go from 30 or so to zero in an instant just before coming to the station. That's about all we know at this point. That, and it was the purple train.

rick2vick · Post by **rick2vick** » Aug Thu 04, 2005 5:17 pm

About 25 years ago, I went to Great Adventure in New Jersey (before it was owned by Six Flags). I was on line for one of their coasters, and a man got on the coaster with his little boy. The attendant told him that his son was too small to ride, but he refused to get off. While they were trying to convince him to get off, the other train came around and hit the back of the one in the station. I don't remember any of the riders complaining that they were hurt, and the trains didn't look damaged, but it hit with a jolt. I guess my point is that often these things are the fault of a guest and not the park.

Club33Hopeful · Post by **Club33Hopeful** » Aug Thu 04, 2005 9:39 pm

rick2vick wrote:About 25 years ago, I went to Great Adventure in New Jersey (before it was owned by Six Flags). I was on line for one of their coasters, and a man got on the coaster with his little boy. The attendant told him that his son was too small to ride, but he refused to get off. While they were trying to convince him to get off, the other train came around and hit the back of the one in the station. I don't remember any of the riders complaining that they were hurt, and the trains didn't look damaged, but it hit with a jolt. I guess my point is that often these things are the fault of a guest and not the park.

Often times the guest is at fault, but when two trains collide, that is never the fault of a guest. You should be able to hold a train in the station indefinitely without fear of a collision.

rick2vick · Post by **rick2vick** » Aug Fri 05, 2005 2:01 pm

Club33Hopeful wrote:
rick2vick wrote:never the fault of a guest. You should be able to hold a train in the station indefinitely without fear of a collision.

I guess you have a point.

Lion Sleeps Tonight · Post by **Lion Sleeps Tonight** » Aug Fri 05, 2005 3:18 pm

This incident was mentioned all the way in Hong Kong. Unfortunately I couldn't understand what was being said, and didnt know which ride in which park it was talking about. So now I know. Thank God the accident wasn't worse.

Fantasrick · Post by **Fantasrick** » Aug Tue 23, 2005 12:56 pm

Shouldn't this whole topic be listed under the disney deaths topic?

soccermouse · Post by **soccermouse** » Sep Wed 21, 2005 4:47 pm

It does not just happen to guests. We were in line to see Donald Duck in August a couple of years ago. Just before we got up there, he passed-out and hit pretty hard. No one would ever tell us if the person inside was okay, but my kids were a bit freaked out.

Fantasrick · Post by **Fantasrick** » Sep Wed 21, 2005 5:09 pm

I hope Donald is okay.

borjoyzee · Post by **borjoyzee** » Sep Sun 25, 2005 3:46 pm

sounds like a brake problem, sounds like it hurts, oh btw that happen to me on the matterhorn but wasnt horrible, it was more like a little tap, our car got stuck on the brakes and yeah lol