Why we are not thrill a ride family

[wareagle57]

Sir, you are free to do as you wish. You need not mock someone you don't know.

Your points are mostly incorrect. Travel is done for more then just enjoyment or a vacation. Are we more likely to have a car accident...yes........plane or train accidents........no....hit by a tree or lightening.....I don't know.

This is because there is more then you would think small park and traveling amusements accidents.

AKK

We aren't talking about podunk county fair. We are talking about freaking Disney World. I promise you way more people have been killed on planes and trains than on roller coasters. The people at cedar point were not killed, just injured. Guess what, someone was injured on Pirates not 2 weeks ago. A monorail driver has died. There is a risk in everything.

My point about travel was not that you only travel for vacation. My point was travel for the REASON of vacation is unnecessary. No matter how or where you travel to for your vacation, your odds of injury or death are far greater than being killed on a roller coaster.

 

[fbb]

So if I start to fly off the tracks at EE (as a poster hilariously questioned here last week) all I have to do is punch the Yeti in its nose and I'll be OK? (As is my knowledge of shark attacks based on 80s sitcoms)

Sometimes the shark will go away, sometimes the shark won't go away.

To be certain, you should shoot the oxygen tank located in the Yeti's mouth.

 

[JoshuaShaw]

Why I don't do non-thrill rides: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...sney-pirates-caribbean-ride-article-1.1863875

 

[L&Lfan]

This thread isn't to be taken seriously, right? It's gotta be a joke. People really avoid thrill rides.....cause they're afraid of accidents???????

 

[Tonka's Skipper]

We aren't talking about podunk county fair. We are talking about freaking Disney World. I promise you way more people have been killed on planes and trains than on roller coasters. The people at cedar point were not killed, just injured. Guess what, someone was injured on Pirates not 2 weeks ago. A monorail driver has died. There is a risk in everything.

My point about travel was not that you only travel for vacation. My point was travel for the REASON of vacation is unnecessary. No matter how or where you travel to for your vacation, your odds of injury or death are far greater than being killed on a roller coaster.

1. The article I noted was Cedar Point. A Thrill ride 125 feet in the air at 60 miles per hour. If your going to work on % of accidents you have to include all parks, fairs etc.

2. My points are based on correct figures and not just accidents or deaths. It is a calculation of not just killed or hurt, you have to work in the number of people that travel by air. millions and millions against the number of people that ride trill rides, some thoughts and % hurt or killed. If traveling to vacation in a car you are correct as I pointed out.

3. The monorail death was when the train was not in service and it was a CM who was sadly killed.

4. No where did I say we were 100% safe anywhere.


AKK

 

[NavyDad]

Awesome!

1 less family in line in front of mine

 

[Tonka's Skipper]

This thread isn't to be taken seriously, right? It's gotta be a joke. People really avoid thrill rides.....cause they're afraid of accidents???????

Yes, without question, ask around.

AKK

 

[MakiraMarlena]

Well the point behind making the first post was pretty much to say "My family doesn't ride thrill rides because they are dangerous. Take a look at what happened at Cedar Point the other day to prove my point."

Sure there is some risk inherent in riding a thrill ride, just as there is in go kart racing, skydiving, mountain climbing, ice skating, plenty of things out there that people choose to do for fun. Sounds like the OP counts ALL accidents involving amusement rides, even those where nobody was hurt, in calculating his personal risk threshhold.

We can all choose to avoid any of those things if we want.

 

[spewey]

This is news in the industry as Cedar Point has such an incredible safety record. They've been operating for over 140 years and serious ride-related injuries are extremely rare (and no fatalities. I think Disneyland has had something like nine ride-related deaths since it opened. Not to compare).

Their attention to detail is legendary. I'd bet in the end they'll find a manufacturer's defect, and nothing related to maintenance.

Having said that, I'd never get on that thing either. Not out of a safety concern - I'm simply to old for those spinnin' things ...

 

[crazymomof4]

http://news.yahoo.com/cable-ohio-amusement-park-ride-snaps-hurting-2-150316896.html

125 feet in the air at 60 MPH and breaking cables..................plain dangerous !

Thankfully no one are seriously injured.


AKK

I'm with you, OP. I'm not a thrill ride person. This is how I explain it to people: I don't get a "thrill" I get scared. The stats about rollercoaster vs car safety don't mean a thing to me as I sit in that rollercoaster, climbing to the top of the 1st hill. No matter how hard I try, I cannot convince myself that I am safe! For me, it's not a good feeling being scared. So if it's not a good feeling why would I do it ON PURPOSE? I get that some people get a thrill... that's fine, but that's not me. Kind of like some people really like very spicey foods. They love that feeling in their mouths. To me, it hurts. It burns my tongue. When something hurts a part of my body, I don't put it on or in my body ON PURPOSE. But if you love that burn... then by all means.......
Different strokes and all that.

 

[Tonka's Skipper]

I'm not a thrill ride person. This is how I explain it to people: I don't get a "thrill" I get scared. The stats about rollercoaster vs car safety don't mean a thing to me as I sit in that rollercoaster, climbing to the top of the 1st hill. No matter how hard I try, I cannot convince myself that I am safe! For me, it's not a good feeling being scared. So if it's not a good feeling why would I do it ON PURPOSE? I get that some people get a thrill... that's fine, but that's not me. Kind of like some people really like very spicey foods. They love that feeling in their mouths. To me, it hurts. It burns my tongue. When something hurts a part of my body, I don't put it on or in my body ON PURPOSE. But if you love that burn... then by all means.......



Different strokes and all that.[/QUOTE]


Hi,

This is really the bottom line!
Thanks for posting it!

AKK

 

[surferdave]

Why I don't do non-thrill rides: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...sney-pirates-caribbean-ride-article-1.1863875

 

[BuzzinDownToDisney]

We're aware the fingertip episode happened because some genius ignored the rules posted in multiple places to keep your hands in the vehicle.

 

[momof2n2]

Hi Dave and that would make it highly unlikely......agreed..............I just don't see the reason to take the risk, yet I was big in diving back in the day! I can remember the first shark I saw in the water with me, I guess I thought that was worth the risk! Times and opinions change. AKK

TS - your last line is perfect. There are PLENTY of things I did at 21 I won't do at 42. And I noticed your thread title is "why we are not a thrill ride family..." Not "why your family..." Thanks for the link.

 

[crazymomof4]

Pondering on this further.........

It truly IS a personal thing. I know full well that stats prove rollercoasters safer than automobile travel and living in the congested NE, I'll be the first one to tell you that people drive like idiots.... which doesn't help auto safety! But... still.... there is that sense that on the road, when you are the driver, you have a least a modicum of control over the situation. Maybe I am kidding myself, but it's there. Some control. In a thrill ride I KNOW I have NO control!! Totally 100% at the mercy of the operators and maintenance crew for the ride. So, I guess that's why I can't get past the fear.
Now in a plane, I have NO control and I do get scared about flying. Not uncontrolable, but it's there. BUT>>> I get a pay-off for the fear. I get to WDW in 2.5hrs instead of 18hrs of driving! LOL
My friend and I had a recent conversation about this. She rides rollercoasters but will not get on horseback. I don't do coasters, but ride horses. We were laughing about this. Again, for me, it's about control. I told her that even though equines can be unpredicatable, I feel confidant enough in my riding ability to act in a way to avert something bad happening to me, I don't have that ability on a coaster. Besides, I said, "If I get thrown from a horse, it's 5 feet to the ground, not 150!"

edited to add.... Ironically, as I type this the Bachlorette is on (on demand) and the girl, Andie is freaking out/panicking bc the horse goes into a trot. DD and I are cracking up. So I totally get how thrill-riders can laugh at thrill ride chickens like me!

 

[EPCOTatNight]

That's still a silly way to look at it. The risk is so small. Travel is not necessary to any vacation. You are more likely to get injured in a car or plane on the way to your destination. Heck, it's more likely that a tree will fall on your roof and kill/injure you. But keep pretending like you are smart for not taking this calculated risk.

The silly way to look at it is the "driving is more dangerous argument". There is a lot that is less dangerous than driving that people still don't do. Do you stand on the corner in dangerous neighborhoods? Would you walk the streets alone at 3 am in that same neighborhood? How about base jumping? Swimming with sharks? Staying outside during a lightning storm? There are many more scenarios where people avoid certain activities even though they may not be as dangerous "statistically" than driving or other regular activities. Even though your chances of dying in a car accident is higher than in a plane crash, if that plane actually crashes, your survival rate is no where near that as in a car crash.

 

[jcvalenti]

Not the monorail not moving on a track and I don't remember any ferry accident..............however the same situation floating the water.

AKK

Well, if you insist on counting all "amusement ride" incidents as the same, whether at podunk county fair or the world's busiest theme park, then I suppose you have to count all ferry accidents as the same. They seem to be a lot more common:

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=ferry+accidents+2013

 

[W.E.D.]

Geez, people. Do we have to argue about everything?

Good for you OP if that is the choice you and your family have made!

 

[wcurry66]

every sane person calculates risk before tackling certain activities

do you jog in the middle or the interstate? Sleep outside in the middle of winter in the arctic?

If you weigh the odds of riding a thrill ride and choose to go, good for you. if not, good for you too.

My DH wouldn't fly for 12 years after 9/11. Silly? sure, you can judge. But whats it to you?

 

[Tonka's Skipper]

Ladies and Gentleman,

I am sorry I brought this up.

I never expected this to be a debate........

I simply stated why my family won't do thrill rides that are 125 feet in the air at 65 mph supported by cables which apparently do break at least once ...

Some of you seem mad and determined to force everyone to ride these attractions or maybe its just justifying why you want to ride them, I don't. know.

Again I am sorry to the others who tried to just discuss this subject as I originally intended.

Every one please just ride what you want.

AKK