Thread: Funfair Unlikely To Return To Bkk

Terrible news.

MiniMoog loved the ferris wheel. Went on it 4 times. (Pretty much the only thing that the tinies are allowed to go on due to height restrictions)

Tragic.

...and it was the most innocuous ride.

As compared to one that resembled a giant chimney sweep's brush that rotated me in 3 different dimensions simultaneously. Ghastly thing.

^ That Would Be Top Buzz - Fuix M Great Ride.

UPDATE: There is a possibility it may downsize and come to Bangers end f the year - presumable minus the giant wheel this time.

Been speaking online to some friends who witnessed the deaths and they said it was absolutely horrible.

Can we move this topic somewhere else? ...I think it would make a good discussion.

It made it onto the Korean site I use but turned into the usual racial rubbish that goes on there.

UPDATE

August 23, 2007 - 4:05PM


A protruding bolt is being blamed for a Ferris wheel accident at an amusement park in South Korea earlier this month which killed five people, police say.

The National Institute of Scientific Investigation reached the conclusion after looking into the August 13 accident in the country's second largest city of Busan, the Busan Yeongdo police station said in a statement.

Seven relatives were riding in a Ferris wheel car at the time of the accident, and five fell about 20 metres to their deaths. Two survived as they clung to handholds and avoid injury.

The report said the bolt connecting the wheel to the Ferris wheel car had been inserted from outside the wheel, narrowing the space between the car and the wheel. It is usually inserted from the inside.

The bolt got stuck to the exit of the car while the car swung, police said.

That kept the car from swinging back to its upright position, forcing passengers to fall on a side window and then to their deaths as the window broke under their weight.

The car's exit was also incompletely shut as its lock was worn down from repeated use, further narrowing the space between the car and the bolt, police said.

The 66-metre-high "Giant Wheel" had 42 cars, and was among some 30 rides at the World Carnival mobile amusement park.

The head of the Hong Kong-based park operator and other company officials were under investigation, said Park Jae-ho, an officer at the Busan police station. No arrests have been made.

LINK: Protruding bolt blamed for SKorea Ferris wheel accident - Topix


If any staff 'go down' for this, how long are they likely to get and what are conditions like in a Korean jail?

Can the embassy help and as their was no deliberate crime commited will this go in their favour?

Interesting whether this was the first ride of the day, the first one since the bolt was fitted, or an accident that was inevitable due to the malfunctioning bolt but waiting to happen either at random or when conditions were wrong. (i.e. overloading, wind/swaying, etc.)?

^ Adds to the "thrill" factor, presumably. Swing bolts like that must be on every vertical ride; obviously when they jam they can't bear the weight of the cab. One would think then it would be part of a regular lube/inspection checklist.

Shame Scampy. Must really hit you Deeply.
The Canadian balloon incident is good for a laugh to.

Korean jails are meant to be grim.

Originally Posted by keda

Interesting whether this was the first ride of the day, the first one since the bolt was fitted, or an accident that was inevitable due to the malfunctioning bolt but waiting to happen either at random or when conditions were wrong. (i.e. overloading, wind/swaying, etc.)?

Apparently it happened at 5:30pm so I assume the latter.