Poll of the Day > 6 y/o Falls 110FT to her Death..and her PARENTS signed a WAIVER to NOT SUE!!!

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A 6 y/o girl was killed at an amusement park in Colorado called the "Haunted Mine Drop Ride" when she slipped out of the tower drop ride and fell 110 feet to her death!!

She was visiting with her family on Sunday when she fell on the Tower of Terror style ride that plunges riders 110 feet in a simulated freefall into an underground cavern.

Police scanner traffic captured on the day of the incident reveals a disaptcher frantically requesting assistant at a park for a party that fell out of a shaft ride. She said "Patient will be a 6 y/o female and she fell approximately 110 feet"

A first responder later says they are doing CPR right now but tragically later adds "request coroner response" indicating the girl had died

A post on the haunted mine drop ride and a promotional video were deleted as previous visitors said the safety belts on the ride were not attached tight enough leaving them fearful for their safety.

Sarah Akard says "I rode that ride in June and the young girl running the ride didn't seem to know what she was doing. My safety belt wasn't tight and i felt like i was coming out of the ride. I tried to tell her but they started the ride. I'm tahnkful i was able to hold myself in. Prayers to the family and those on the ride"

It emerged that this vertigo-inducing ride was specifically designed to NOT include SHOULDER RESTRAINTS

The owner once bragged on the news "We don't put shoulder restraints on the side of your head, which makes it a little bit more scary. Usually as a rule, every ride i've ever designed with my team and built with my team, i'm the first to ride. In this particular case"

Guests were also required to sign a LIABILITY WAIVER before getting on that said any rider under 18 has to have their parent sign a consent that says "INJURIES/AND OR DEATH MAY RESULT. ASSUME ALL RISKS.. and under the seatbelt IS NO WAY A GUARANTEE OF SAFETY".

Such a document won't protect the park from potential criminal charges depending on the details of the situation said a lawyer but it can protect them from CIVIL liability

Would you sign a document that says you won't sue if you or someone you know gets injured or killed while going on a park ride?

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Full Throttle posted...

Would you sign a document that says you won't sue if you or someone you know gets injured or killed while going on a park ride?

The very existence of the waiver is a red flag.

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I'm pretty sure sometimes these things don't hold up in court, just because you sign a waiver doesn't mean you can give up all potential rights.

If someone analyzed the ride and determined a child that short should have never been allowed on the ride the operators are 100% at fault.

Monopoman posted...

I'm pretty sure sometimes these things don't hold up in court, just because you sign a waiver doesn't mean you can give up all potential rights.

If someone analyzed the ride and determined a child that short should have never been allowed on the ride the operators are 100% at fault.

Yeah, all big parks have some sort of waiver, just read the back of your ticket. There is situations where is doesn't hold up. Like neglected maintenance or unqualified operators.

Monopoman posted...

I'm pretty sure sometimes these things don't hold up in court, just because you sign a waiver doesn't mean you can give up all potential rights.

If someone analyzed the ride and determined a child that short should have never been allowed on the ride the operators are 100% at fault.

Bingo.

We don't know exactly what went wrong to cause this, but if it's a design issue then the owner is going to get the shit sued out of him.

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Monopoman posted...

I'm pretty sure sometimes these things don't hold up in court, just because you sign a waiver doesn't mean you can give up all potential rights.

If someone analyzed the ride and determined a child that short should have never been allowed on the ride the operators are 100% at fault.

Yeah, I'd be interested to see if it holds up. At work I've learned you can sign a contract but some things are just not legally enforceable and a waiver of liability has the potential to be one of those things.

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faramir77 posted...

Bingo.

We don't know exactly what went wrong to cause this, but if it's a design issue then the owner is going to get the shit sued out of him.

Well, it's also the height requirement thing that many rides have. If you go to a major amusement park like say Disneyland or Six Flags with a small child they won't be able to ride many of the major roller coasters. Since they will not meet the height requirements, that those rides have even if the 5-6 year old is super hyped to go on those rides.

Shit a ride operator can get fired if he lets passengers on the ride that are too small.

I would hope a waver like that wouldnt hold up in court, maybe enough public attention on this story can create an environment where your average judge would see that, cause that family deserves some level of justice for this mistake.

Sure they shouldnt have put her on the ride, but a ride that unsafe should not even be publicly available to the public without a lot more transparency about the risks and they certainly should not allow minors to go on such a dangerous ride.

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I do not come on here to read topic titles about girls falling to their deaths. This is sad and you're posting this thread to try and seek attention.

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Judgmenl posted...

I do not come on here to read topic titles about girls falling to their deaths. This is sad and you're posting this thread to try and seek attention.

Holy fucking shit, welcome to a Duckbear topic

If there is a must be xx amount tall to ride, and parents said screw it we don't care she's going to ride anyway AND signed the waiver then that takes all responsibility and puts it on the parents.

If the ride never determined a minimum req for riders then there might be some issues for them.

Really going to determine how things went down and other factors too.

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tbh, those waivers don't always hold up in court. There are legal responsibilities that go beyond them. And, honestly, criminal charges should probably be pressed against somebody.

Monopoman posted...

I'm pretty sure sometimes these things don't hold up in court, just because you sign a waiver doesn't mean you can give up all potential rights.

If someone analyzed the ride and determined a child that short should have never been allowed on the ride the operators are 100% at fault.

This, pretty much.


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Decoy77 posted...

signed the waiver then that takes all responsibility and puts it on the parents.

I disagree and I think a court would too. There are non-delegable duties a property owner has. Keeping your property safe from hazard is one of those things. Having something so hazardous you need to sign a waiver for certain people to access it is very murky.

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If waivers were all you needed to keep yourself legally safe you might as well have a sideshow where you shoot the guests and be like "well lmao you signed a death waiver"

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deoxxys posted...

If waivers were all you needed to keep yourself legally safe you might as well have a sideshow where you shoot the guests and be like "well lmao you signed a death waiver"

Yeah, and it's fine and good to have a waiver signed but it's up to a judge to decide its enforceability. If they've never had the waiver confronted in court I'm not sure why they felt so confident.

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Decoy77 posted...

If there is a must be xx amount tall to ride, and parents said screw it we don't care she's going to ride anyway AND signed the waiver then that takes all responsibility and puts it on the parents.

If the ride never determined a minimum req for riders then there might be some issues for them.

Really going to determine how things went down and other factors too.

That would only be valid if they had somehow snuck her into the ride without an employee noticing.
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