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    Posted: 22 June 2007 at 8:35pm
I don't know how many of you live within range of a Six Flags, but I know I sure won't be riding the new Superman Tower of Power ride at Six Flags St. Louis.

Originally posted by STL Today STL Today wrote:


Girl's legs severed on Six Flags' Superman Tower of Power ride
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06/21/2007

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- A teenage girl's legs were severed above the ankle while on a thrill ride at a popular amusement park on Thursday, park officials said.

The accident happened around 4:45 p.m. on the Superman Tower of Power at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, said Six Flags spokeswoman Wendy Goldberg.

It is unclear at what point during the ride the girl, 13, was injured, Goldberg said. She was taken to a hospital, but there was no immediate word on her condition.

The ride lifts passengers 177 feet straight up, then drops 154 feet, reaching a speed of 54 mph, according to the park's Web site.

The ride has been shut down indefinitely while park officials investigate what caused the accident. The rest of the park remained open.

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I go to magic mountain 10+ times a year.
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Originally posted by pb125 pb125 wrote:

I go to magic mountain 10+ times a year.

Magic Mountain FTW.
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Yes, spelled secual.

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Great adventure!
But that sucks what happened to the girl.
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Theres some article similar to that about Action or "Traction" Park. Which is now Dorney Park/Wildwater Kingdom in NJ.

Check it out on www.weirdnj.com

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Cedar Point FTW.


I just went to Six Flags Over Texas the other day.. it amazes me how much they copy off of Cedar Point.
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Originally posted by SSOK SSOK wrote:

www.weirdnj.com


My town is on that site for 3 separate things.
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LOL
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Just found this:

Not going on that ride anymore
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The Six Flags Over Texas isn't as dangerous as the one in the story. Supposedly, the one in Arlington, Texas was made by a different company which did things differently. I'll still ride Superman.
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Originally posted by RoboCop RoboCop wrote:

The Six Flags Over Texas isn't as dangerous as the one in the story. Supposedly, the one in Arlington, Texas was made by a different company which did things differently. I'll still ride Superman.



I work there.


Edit: Used to work there*     


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Originally posted by cdacda13 cdacda13 wrote:


Originally posted by SSOK SSOK wrote:

www.weirdnj.com

My town is on that site for 3 separate things.


and I went to your town to see those things.
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I was at a different Six Flags yesterday....
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superman at the nj park was one of my favorites.   i still plan on going their this year.
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man, i heard that story on the news earlier. that sucks. years ago we had a woman die at Six Flags : St. Louis on the stand up roller coaster.

sometimes those people barely check the safety belts. they barely lift up. it p*sses me off when they do that.
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There's one in Agawam MA I go to once in a while that has a similar ride, I'll probably still go on it. Their superman roller coaster did chuck an overweight mentally retarded guy into a chain link fence at a high rate of speed a while ago. Now they're pretty strict about checking belts and not allowing fatties on. 
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