On October 23rd 2003, Steel Dragon 2000 (located In Japan) had an incident that shut it down for 3 years. Now in Early Augest they are going to start testing it! Which this may lead to its grand reopening In Mid Augest!
I for one hope this ride will reopen, becvause I plan on riding it one day, and it looks like a really fun roller caoster.
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Steel Dragon 2000 testing!
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Last edited by shockwave guy mark on August 5th, 2006, 9:05 pm, edited 1 time in total.
http://www.youtube.com/xKonsentox
What shut it down?
a wheel shot off, and part of the train/car (I forgot which) Derailed. The wheel ended up hitting a guy on his hip, but he is fine.
http://www.youtube.com/xKonsentox
Wow! Three years!!!
Top 10 Rollercoasters: 1. El Toro 2. Kingda Ka 3. Superman: Ride of Steel 4. Millenium Force 5. Magnum XL: 200 6. Nitro 7. Raging Bull 8. Medusa 9. Gemini 10. B:TR
ya, I was thinking just this year...
"Dang if their not going to do anything they would have tourn it down" Then this year they are testing. I was also having my own doubts about this ride not that long ago. http://www.youtube.com/xKonsentox
Three years, and this wasn't a HUGE accident either. Wow. I think only 2 people were injured, and they are both okay.
"And that farm girl walked off with slippers off a dead woman? She must have been raised in a barn!" ~Wicked, an excellent musical
Three years eh? Didn't Wild Thing reopen after the back train tipped, only a month later?
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They closed the ride down for so many years because of Japanese superstitions. Had this happened in America, the ride would have probably re-opened within a couple weeks/months.
I still can't beleive it was closed for 3 years. I mean it was sitting there, its also one of the tallest roller coasters in Japan, which is very strange.
http://www.youtube.com/xKonsentox
^ I know! And this was a minor accident!
"And that farm girl walked off with slippers off a dead woman? She must have been raised in a barn!" ~Wicked, an excellent musical
I don't know what's minor about wheel chucking. But this is great news!! Maybe my Japan trip next yr will include Steel Dragon 2000!
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