Accident on Hydro!

[Papas]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/3629943.stm

There it is, same model, same accident (well we dont know that exactly but they say she fell out), can you say 4 POINT? (If the Euros do that, lol).

[w00dland]

Thats very sad. One question though...Is that the same style of water coaster that the "Dive to Athens" watercoaster is?

[CoasterDave316]

It's the same model as Knott's Berry Farms Perilous Plunge.

Not too long after Perilous Pluge opened a larger women fell to her death on Perilous Plunge which resulting in them adding 5 point safety harness's to the ride. I bet this ride will have to undergo they same modifications.

Doesn't say much about the Intamin restraint systems though. The same exact restraint system used for Perilous Plunge and I assume this Hydro ride are also used on rides like Millennium Force, Top Thrill Dragster and X-Celerator.

[Great America Guy]

Wow this is very sad news. I believe their is only 2 of this type of Intamin Water ride and a accident on both. Geez. Thats not good

[Papas]

....which is the point of this topic, it's because of what happenned on PP before.

[FParker185]

The seat Geomerty is vastly different on newer Intamin rides (MF and later), resulting in a much safer mode of restraint. I believe Hydro had the exact same system as PP (I've ridden both, but all I remember is many many gallons(or litres) of water soaking me worse than if I had jumped into a pool. Intamin says on PP if the girl was holding onto the grab bar she would not have flown out(good quote for a laugh), also Intamin says the 5 point harnesses are un-necessary and even dangerous on a ride such as PP.