Big dipper crashes................

cherokee · 11-08-2009, 21:39

just heard this . if anyone has friends over here today.. thankfully no one seriously injured...

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Lancashire | Twenty hurt in Big Dipper crash

harwood red · 11-08-2009, 21:44

Oh Crikey that's awful, so glad to hear there are no serious injuries...you always believe that although you may get a fright when on a roller coaster you never believe that you will actually get hurt

cherokee · 11-08-2009, 21:48

I was coaster hopping with my lad the other day strangely enough and same thing went through my mind. all the what ifs .. But then again I kept telling myself that BPB has the best safety record ever

I do know that they have been hammering the rides this week with the amount of people here and today they were queuing all the way round to the front of the place to get in .

BERNADETTE · 11-08-2009, 21:49

Very lucky there were no serious injuries

cashman · 11-08-2009, 21:51

those dippers are one of the few rides i still go on occasionally, always loved em, glad no fatalities, won't stop me goin on em.

cherokee · 11-08-2009, 21:54

No wont stop me either cashy, Like I say I still believe BPB Has an excellent safety record.

I was on that and also the grand national. I could feel the car leave the track on that . just like I did when I was a kid.

harwood red · 11-08-2009, 22:03

No it won't stop me either

crikey if that was going to stop anyone going on them, then they seriously need to re-think ever getting in a car again first!!!!

grannyclaret · 11-08-2009, 23:01

You can bet there will be a rush for ,,Claims Are Us,,
especially as you now have to pay to get entrance,,,

Eric · 12-08-2009, 07:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by cashman

those dippers are one of the few rides i still go on occasionally, always loved em, glad no fatalities, won't stop me goin on em.

You should try the Behemoth at Canada's Wonderland in TO

jaysay · 12-08-2009, 08:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by cashman

those dippers are one of the few rides i still go on occasionally, always loved em, glad no fatalities, won't stop me goin on em.

Won't stop me either cashy, I never bloody started, don't mind going round and round but up and down no thanks

Barrie Yates · 12-08-2009, 16:02

[quote=cherokee;735575]No wont stop me either cashy, Like I say I still believe BPB Has an excellent safety record.

I was on that and also the grand national. I could feel the car leave the track on that . just like I did when I was a kid.[/quote

When i saw the construction of the Big One i said that II would never ever go on that. Two years ago my 10 year old Grandson had me go on it, then the Grand National and then the Big Dipper - fantastic day, but never again. I felt more unsafe on the GN - hate zero gravity experience

Restless · 13-08-2009, 10:28

lol u have to hold on tight on the grand national... that ride is a killer

cherokee · 13-08-2009, 14:20

Well heres the update from local paper but on the radio this morning they were saying that they had had problems earlier with the ride and only an hr before, the ride had been closed down then reopened, Someone could be in deep doo doo by the sounds of it.

Pleasure Beach say 'sorry' over crash - Blackpool Today