Power cut at Oakwood sparks the best NO-NEWS story of 2013

[Ian]

I'm only posting this so we can moan how the media seem to report technical problems and brief hold ups when it comes to coasters.

Take for example for the Smiler bolt incident. My Dad told me that he heard about it. When I asked him if he knows anything else about the ride, he said "it's a rollercoaster and that's it." Totally oblivious to the fact it has 14 inversions, the most in the world.

Anyway, here's something from the BBC website.

A Pembrokeshire theme park says passengers were in no danger after a rollercoaster was halted by a power problem.

Oakwood said it had not received any complaints from people stuck at the top of the Speed ride after a power cut or surge.

The ride was "entirely safe" and was stopped as a safety measure, a spokesman said.

The incident is believed to have taken 18 to 20 minutes in total to resolve.

The spokesman said "safety is at the top of absolutely everything we do" and since taking over Oakwood the owners had spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on ensuring standards were as high as possible.

He said the ride had remained closed on Tuesday and Wednesday while awaiting a new transmitter for the engineers' lift.

It is thought the transmitter was put of action by the power cut or surge.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-sout ... s-23608225

Power cuts happen, get over it. No complaints, no news.

Gah!

 

[Nemesis of oblivion]

Re: Power cut at Oakwood sparks the best NO-NEWS story of 20

The incident is believed to have taken 18 to 20 minutes in total to resolve.

That was the funniest part to me!

How can a short power cut possibly be news?! Like I said in a different topic, the press are so quick to find any kind of fault in the parks. Dramatic, old turds.

 

[ATTACKHAMMER]

Re: Power cut at Oakwood sparks the best NO-NEWS story of 20

Stupid media, mountains out of mole hills!!

 

[caffeine_demon]

Re: Power cut at Oakwood sparks the best NO-NEWS story of 20

But - Won't someone just THINK OF THE CHILDREN????

 

[Ethan]

Re: Power cut at Oakwood sparks the best NO-NEWS story of 20

The papers never have anything newsworthy to report any more, it's all pointless articles now.

That's why I read The Sun.

 

[Pierre]

Re: Power cut at Oakwood sparks the best NO-NEWS story of 20

I used to read the sun online until they started charging, **** idiots.

18-20 minutes?! Oakwood should be ashamed.

 

[tks]

Re: Power cut at Oakwood sparks the best NO-NEWS story of 20

Wales has electricity?