Gianvanola Hypers to receive seat-belts

[Darren B]

Not ground braking news, but on the back of the New Texas Giant incident Six Flags are insisting that their Giovanola Hypers are to receive seat-belts. Magic Mountains are already in place and it's expected Titan will receive the same treatment for the 2014 season.

I can't remember either having a serious incident? but I guess due to the intensity of these beasts it makes sense. I'm really hoping Six Flags don't add seat-belts to their B&M Hypers though, that would harm their terrific throughput.

Source http://www.screamscape.com/html/six_fla ... untain.htm

 

[tomahawk]

Re: RE: Gianvanola Hypers to receive seat-belts

Interesting. Only reason I can think is since both basically stop on MCBR and the banking is pretty steep and you aren't going fast at all causing an extreme lean in the front two cars. Maybe there was a near incident? Probably just an over reaction though.

 

[Hutch]

I can't remember either having a serious incident?

According to this wikipedia page (which may or may not be accurate), someone died on Goliath over ten years ago, but it doesn't sound like she was ejected out of the train.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Six_Flags_parks

On June 2, 2001, a 28-year-old woman died of a brain aneurysm while riding Goliath.

 

[marc]

I cannot even remember leaving my seat on Goliath at Magic Mountain.

They slowed it down before the helix as people blacked out, I think that what happened to the person.

 

[Intricks]

There were seat belts on Goliath at MM? Odd...dont remember seeing them.

I believe I got some air on the first drop cause I sat in the back. Not sure though...

So this is just an over-reaction I take it?

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[caffeine_demon]

someone died on Goliath over ten years ago, but it doesn't sound like she was ejected out of the train.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Six_Flags_parks

On June 2, 2001, a 28-year-old woman died of a brain aneurysm while riding Goliath.

I think we can be pretty sure that seat belts wouldn't have prevented that one!

 

[CPSFMMCW]

B&M hyper restraints are so fantastic that they don't need seat belts! those clamps are comfy, they're large, and they're same. And because of the seat configuration, don't you think that it would be hard to add them? I doubt that theyll be coming to B&M.

 

[Lofty]

It's just a precautionary step so that if the worst case scenario happened, the company are minimising how eligible they are to be sued under the circumstances of a death.


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[Bottom_Feeder_13]

Since both are owned by Six Flags and one is at SFOT I bet that this is because of the New Texas Giant incident and lawsuit.

 

[insanecoastervids]

Yeah I rode it with the seatbelts just last Saturday they don't make it any of a different ride you don't even notice they are there.