Closing the Door on Top Thrill Dragster For Good | Lawsuit Finalized
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- Опубликовано: 20 авг 2024
- With the end of the lawsuit against Cedar Fair for the Top Thrill Dragster accident we are officially at the end of an era and onto a new one.
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There aren't many coasters I got to ride in their original forms, but Dragster is one of them. I was fortunate to ride it once in 2003 when it first opened and was having all kinds of downtime. Rode it some more in 2010 and 2013, and it was one of the best rides. Man, the hype in 2003 for Dragster was legendary, it was the biggest thing happening in the entire industry that year.
Prayer's go out to Rachel and her family. I was lucky enough to ride the original Dragster in 2011 before I became an enthusiast. Only 20 days till may 4th. I'll be there rain or shine. Thanks again Beachcliff studios.
What in the world does praying do at this point!!!??? The damage is done forever. If some so called good god exists, that god should have never let anything happen in the first place! You think by praying this god is going to do some "clean up" stuff AFTER the accident?!! You believers in god are something. You really are. The cognitive dissonance is just overwhelming.
@@stormchaser419 Agreed.
We don’t need to attack beliefs right now. This is a person who feels bad doing what is honestly the only thing they can.
I agree but it also could be a little bit of getting it settled before the merger?
Could be the case. Both companies want a clean slate going in.
Interesting thanks for explaining this! (I never new the lawsuit ended)
Goodbye Top Thrill Dragster. Hello Top Thrill 2.
Goodbye top thrill 2 hello top thrill 3 😂
@@anthonyharder1469 lol
Why can’t we just forget about the tragic accident! We don’t need to keep getting reminded of it! Move on!
This was the last move in order to move on.
I assume cedar fair was self insured up to a limit and the insurance company paid anything over that limit to the extent of that contract. Anything over that contract would be six flags liability given the merger. I assume settlement was more driven by the insurance company knowing the full liability and wanting to close the issue as it just gets more expensive with time. Also, she/her guardian has to agree also and she likely has some large expenses to pay. Six flags likely will absorb the future insurance liability and higher premiums. I wish the best to her. It truly was a terrible accident and saddens me
“Six flags” is the same as cedar fair once the merger closes. Six flags is only the name that’s being used. The combined company will be responsible if not paid out before the merger.
A bigger question may be how ride operators will operate this ride; will they continue their dangerous habit of "dispatch times" that lead to mental errors? Will the same people who last operated TTD be brought back, including the woman with the awful attitude who was TTD's supervisor who clocked out minutes before the accident? We know the ride attendant seen at 8 seconds was so disturbed by this, he plans never to work at Cedar Point again even though he lives in the area. Where are you going to find local people to operate this ride? Have they said how many people it takes to operate this ride? We remember 13 were needed for TTD, and that 22 or more are needed to operate Steel Vengeance. What if we have yet another staff shortage crisis this year? Will there be enough to pass training procedures?
What's definitely going to happen at Cedar Point and all other major parks will be *steep attendance DECLINES* everywhere, due to criminal mischief. Do we trust Ron Gilson (seen at 4 seconds) and his security detail to keep Cedar Point safe? That, combined with Coaster Thoosies hogging TT2 and other coasters, will make amusement parks very unpleasant for ordinary guests.
The days of the traditional modern amusement parks like Cedar Point are numbered, and expect many of them to close in the next two decades.
We know many ride operators and all of them are 100% for the safety of the guests. The accident had nothing to do with the crew working the ride
You know they initially said the que line would move so it’s not in the middle of the launch and brake run. I guess at some point in time they changed their minds… king da ka moved theirs.
They never said it was going to move.
@@BeachcliffStudios Look up early videos and reports
As someone who rode OG dragster and a coaster enthusiast, top thrill 2 is not enough for me to drive to cedar point and I’m like 4-5 hours away.
That’s your choice. We feel like it’ll be insane going backwards that fast. Ride something like mr freeze and that launch seems crazy going backwards.
@@BeachcliffStudios I've rode both Mr. Freeze forward and backwards multiple times. No doubt new TTD will be cool, but every enthusiast knows hydraulic is a better experience. LSMs aren't that cool its old tech. Ride red force or even superman at magic mountain. Nobody calls superman at magic mountain insane. Acceleration wise its far behind what it once was. Yeah its cool but not worth a trip like a new coaster, which is not an unpopular opinion. U are CP fan boy so ur view is swayed.
@@Sonic-gy7kqyour argument is that it’s old tech? But you want a hydraulic launch? Isn’t that old tech?
@@ifensler broski never said I wanted hydraulic tech. Im not hating on the ride its gonna be awesome. It's just not that exciting compared to a brand new coaster. Its like a refurbishment.
@@Sonic-gy7kq for sure, I agree
I think they still should’ve stuck with the original Dragster no matter how problematic it is. Nothing beats the hydraulic launch
It was too big of a cost, it’s shocking they stuck with it this long
TTD was way better than TT2.
@@eddieholt8222can’t say it till we ride it
I’m sure that TT2 is a perfect “replacement” for the original, and besides, eventually LSMs will catch up and might become more forceful than hydraulic launches! Give it time
We just got to except it we had 20 years of dragster I think TT2 is gonna be fun and honestly I’m quite nervous
Nothing to be nervous about, it’s completely safe
@@BeachcliffStudios what I mean is that spike 😎😀 gonna be high up in the air !
@@Harrypotter557 Oh ok. Yup, that is going to be some experience being up that spike for sure.
It definitely looks shakier than the first one though by the POV with Tony Clark or is it just me
We’ll see how that look translates to ride experience
I think the law moves at it's own pace
It definitely does
Finally it's over.......
The mid 2010s were a great time in the industry everyone was eating that’s why there were so many big time coasters built.
I think the reason Zamperla was chosen for TT2 is because CF likely had to sue Intamin... so why would they have them also reimagine the ride?
Cedar fair wants nothing to do with intamin so we knew they wouldn’t be part of the project. No manufacturer made sense but when the zamperla rumors started it clicked and made total sense.
@@BeachcliffStudios business is business... you may be right, but there are rumors CF may be going with Intamin for their 2025 coaster at Canada's Wonderland
Not a coincidence at all. And I'm glad they settled it. If they hadn't of taken care of her I would have been done with the company. Thanks for posting about this because I hadn't heard anything in a while. Hopefully that woman, and anyone who might suffer an injury in the future will be able to never worry again about finances at the very least.
I’d LOVE to know how much $$$$$$$$ she got?!?
We may or may not ever know
Rule 39:
There's so such thing as coincidences.
-Leroy Jethro Gibbs
Things can definitely be coincidences.
There’s no such thing as coincidence. IMO
Rule 39.
Well at least I fit on Top Thrill Dragster back in 2018, and 2019.
What's disgusting is that Cedar Fair needed a lawsuit to get money out of Cedar Fair. Immoral and disgusting. They should have been paying money immediately to that family. Period. Hopefully they were sued for massive amounts. 20 million plus is what that family is due.
It wasn't just the park, it was also Intamin.
@@FAFO4wisdom Fine, they should BOTH have been paying. Prediction. Cedar Fair becomes more like Boeing every day. I bet some day dirt comes out about shortcuts with stuff.
@@stormchaser419 don't be so quick to deal out revenge and judgment.
@@FAFO4wisdomno, this is justified anger. The woman's life is ruined forever because of someone's negligance.
@@Holy_Athletics I've seen her in recent interviews, she's not disabled or ruined for life, let's not over dramatize it.