Epic Universe Poll

[PolyRob]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1968780320259395896

https://www.wesh.com/article/epic-u...le-blunt-force-trauma-cause-of-death/67952577

 

[AstroBlasters]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1968780320259395896

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https://www.wesh.com/article/epic-u...le-blunt-force-trauma-cause-of-death/67952577

Very sad….

 

[mauionabreakaway]

Is the presumption here a phone or something else flying loose from another rider? The attendants we spoke to while waiting for a weather delay told many stories of people sneaking in phones and losing them or getting caught while boarding.

 

[AstroBlasters]

Is the presumption here a phone or something else flying loose from another rider? The attendants we spoke to while waiting for a weather delay told many stories of people sneaking in phones and losing them or getting caught while boarding.

Could that be involuntarily manslaughter or something similar?

 

[mauionabreakaway]

Could that be involuntarily manslaughter or something similar?

I don’t know to be honest but if that is what happened I wonder if they’ll remove the dueling nature like they did with Dueling Dragons.

 

[marmentrout85]

Is the presumption here a phone or something else flying loose from another rider? The attendants we spoke to while waiting for a weather delay told many stories of people sneaking in phones and losing them or getting caught while boarding.

Which really brings into question the entire metal detection process. How often are people either A) able to bypass metal detection or B) bringing restricted items through metal detection without being detected?

 

[PolyRob]

I have no actual evidence of anything and am not trying to stir the pot.

With that said, I know someone that almost passed out multiple times on this ride during the AP preview. One side seemed to be more intense than the other based on initial feedback. The ride has also been operating at half capacity for a lot of the season. IDK if something was wrong with the actual ride itself.

I've also read lots of complaints about the ride vehicle and restraint. I've seen speculation that the rider could have passed out and been tossed/jostled repeatedly with inferior head/neck restraint while incapacitated.

 

[PolyRob]

Is the presumption here a phone or something else flying loose from another rider? The attendants we spoke to while waiting for a weather delay told many stories of people sneaking in phones and losing them or getting caught while boarding.

I doubt it considering it was reported as "multiple blunt impact injuries." That would have been numerous phones flying out of pockets and hitting the one rider?

 

[mauionabreakaway]

I doubt it considering it was reported as "multiple blunt impact injuries." That would have been numerous phones flying out of pockets and hitting the one rider?

Yeah, that’s probably not likely, I was just thinking about the incidents with DD in the past. It sounds like the injury from being under-restrained and potentially unconscious is more likely.

 

[PolyRob]

Yeah, that’s probably not likely, I was just thinking about the incidents with DD in the past. It sounds like the injury from being under-restrained and potentially unconscious is more likely.

Yes! That is true that happened on the other DD ride. All tragic

 

[mkatsy]

He was partially paralyzed and used a wheelchair. Photos of him show atrophy in the legs. With no way to brace himself his head may have hit the head rests excessively.