Injury on ET Adventure?

[Mad Dog]

More like over 100,000,000 riders during it's lifetime

:thumbsup: yea, that's really what I was referring to.

 

[Alicia]

Someone left an interesting comment on the article, saying that a similar incident occurred in Hollywood nearly twenty years ago, which changed operations for their version at the time. Maybe either we didn't get those changes in Orlando -or- they still weren't enough to prevent this incident.

 

[Scott W.]

More like over 100,000,000 riders during it's lifetime

E.T. Is in that legendary status of rides with a huge number of riders along with It’s a Small World, Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion etc that I just can’t see shutting down over a single incident.

 

[Nick]

So whatever change in ops they’re doing is definitely affecting wait times. It’s at a 30 minute wait right now... it didn’t even hit that high on NYE.

 

[Alicia]

So whatever change in ops they’re doing is definitely affecting wait times. It’s at a 30 minute wait right now... it didn’t even hit that high on NYE.

That’s not too bad even. It was at minimum 45 mins the whole week after the incident. I think they’re getting better at the operations changes.

 

[Brian G.]

That’s not too bad even. It was at minimum 45 mins the whole week after the incident. I think they’re getting better at the operations changes.

So whatever change in ops they’re doing is definitely affecting wait times. It’s at a 30 minute wait right now... it didn’t even hit that high on NYE.

I wouldn't say that just yet. During my visit on Wed, it was 45 min on a very dead afternoon, right around parade start time.

 

[Nick]

I wouldn't say that just yet. During my visit on Wed, it was 45 min on a very dead afternoon, right around parade start time.

Huh? I thought I said pretty much the same thing. Fairly average or so crowd day, long-ish line for the ride.

 

[JoeCamel]

I wouldn't say that just yet. During my visit on Wed, it was 45 min on a very dead afternoon, right around parade start time.

Still only one side running?

 

[Alicia]

Still only one side running?

I would assume so, given the waits haven't gone down by much. Last time I asked someone was a few days ago and nothing had changed in operations.

 

[Scott W.]

When you say one side running, do you mean one side of the bikes? or has my mind failed me and this is a duel loading station and only one side of that is loading?

 

[Mad Dog]

When you say one side running, do you mean one side of the bikes? or has my mind failed me and this is a duel loading station and only one side of that is loading?

There's two sides (dual) to the ride load & two entrances to the loading platform station.. ....Generally early in the morning they only run one side. Evidently, now they're doing that all day.

 

[Nick]

It went up to 45 before the queue just mass exited.

 

[Scott W.]

There's two sides (dual) to the ride load & two entrances to the loading platform station.. ....Generally early in the morning they only run one side. Evidently, now they're doing that all day.

Cheers, mate. I genuinely can’t remember at all.

 

[Brian G.]

Huh? I thought I said pretty much the same thing. Fairly average or so crowd day, long-ish line for the ride.

Yeah. I’m backing you up after Alicia said they were probably getting better with ops.

 

[natespf]

It went up to 45 before the queue just mass exited.

This invokes the vision of a RCT2 'caterpillar' of mad guests. Was it like that or no?

 

[ChrisFL]

E.T. Is in that legendary status of rides with a huge number of riders along with It’s a Small World, Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion etc that I just can’t see shutting down over a single incident.

It's also Spielberg's baby, meaning he was not happy when they were going to replace the one in Hollywood and I think he has enough of pull to keep this one around.

 

[Disneyhead]

My sources are saying broken ankle and a laceration. Not amputated or even, "twisted around backwards".

And yes, someone not following the "keep hands and legs inside of the ride vehicle" rule.

 

[ChrisFL]

My sources are saying broken ankle and a laceration. Not amputated or even, "twisted around backwards".

And yes, someone not following the "keep hands and legs inside of the ride vehicle" rule.

That's a relief if true, I mean yes the guest screwed up, but it sounded so bad at first.....though I am remembering the safety video from BTTF when the test dummy loses his hand when the door closes over it and the other dummy picks it up.

 

[Alicia]

My sources are saying broken ankle and a laceration. Not amputated or even, "twisted around backwards".

And yes, someone not following the "keep hands and legs inside of the ride vehicle" rule.

Yea, compund fracture is what I found and put in the article.

 

[Mad Dog]

Amazing. One in apx. a hundred million riders, give or take a few, and probably a guest's fault. And having to make ride adjustments because of that, probably at some lawyers opinion. This litiginous stuff gets weary.