According to the local AU news, the Rapids Ride at Dreamworld Australia was involved in an accident today, killing 4 people. The accident was due to a raft flipping over and falling on another raft at the bottom of the lift hill before the station with a rotating platform- a very similar system Roaring Rapids has.
This got me thinking- could this accident have an effect on RR? Could our lift system be redone? Discuss.
I just heard about this. Very tragic. My thoughts and prayers go out to the families affected. How old was that ride? Also, this got me thinking: are the rafts on RR somehow anchored down to bottom of the river to prevent this from happening?
Single Day Ride Count Record
50 rides 8/17/2018 (Without Flash Pass - Coasters After Dark)
I am aware that it wasn't Intamin, but it doesn't mean that RR couldn't be modified. When the NTG accident happened, all RMCs closed, despite it being a Gerstlauer train.
I haven't been on RR in quite a while, but the rapids in Dreamworld didn't have an E-Stop button for the lift. Does RR have one? If not, they will most certainly add one for next year.
^Steve, the ride opened in 1986, making it 30 years old, 2 years younger than RR.
CoasterRiderSC wrote:I just heard about this. Very tragic. My thoughts and prayers go out to the families affected. How old was that ride? Also, this got me thinking: are the rafts on RR somehow anchored down to bottom of the river to prevent this from happening?
No, They aren't anchored down. They run freely powered by the water current.
MrsTaxi wrote:No, They aren't anchored down. They run freely powered by the water current.
I didn't think so. I know it sounded like a stupid question. I was thinking of a long enough tether to allow it to move laterally but short enough to prevent capsizing.
Single Day Ride Count Record
50 rides 8/17/2018 (Without Flash Pass - Coasters After Dark)