Wicked Twister+Prosthetic Leg=Uh oh...lol

I heard that a man with a prosthetic leg rode the Wicked Twister and, well, "lost" his leg on the ride. I heard that this has happened in other parks as well and I was just wondering if this was a fact or just a rumor. I have seen signs regarding Wicked Twister saying you should not ride if you have any prosthetic body parts...lol...any Ride Operators here that can clear this up for me?
*By the way...I LoVe CeDaR PoInT...it's my favorite place to be...*

Yes, this is true. You would have been able to find this out for yourself using the forum search function.

Oh, okay...sorry I am new here and I didn't know about the Forum Search funtion. Thanks for telling me about it. And thanks for confirming my question! How did the guy get on the ride if you are not supposed to have and prosthetic parts...? Was he hurt? Did Cedar Point have to pay for the damages? lol...I find it strange that something like this could happen.

in a nutshell, his leg came off, the ride stopped. They gave him his leg back and created a policy not allowing prosthetic parts the next day.

Not really... you are still allowed to have prostesis, but you just need to make sure it is secured well... Usually a prostesis does not just 'fall off' unless it was either already falling apart, it wasn't the right size to begin with, or it was secured improperly. You are allowed to have prostesis on the coasters still they just want everyone that has one to be sure its on well.

Maybe CP should put football field goal posts about 20 feet away from the pull-up!!!

Hah Hah Hah.....

Actually in the 2002 season a notice was sent out by park op making everyone aware that lower extremity prosthesis must be removed for Raptor, Power Tower, and Wicked Twister. I do not know if this policy has changed during the 2003 season.

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I wonder... was this before or after the time it happened on Dueling Dragons at IOA?

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cyberdman

It was before. The DD incident just happened within the past two months or so.

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I Snap Flyers

Telling someone they HAVE to remove prostesis is saying they HAVE to remove all fillings. It's not a rule, but is very strongly stressed that if the appendage is NOT completely secured or can be removed very very easily it should not go on the ride. We can not say anything about them taking it off. They can do so on their own free will, nothing else.

Years ago, my family went to "Ghost Town in the Sky" in North Carolina. To get back off the mountain (and out of the park), you have to either take a train down or ride down ski lift cable cars. My brother had an artificial leg and I had to hold onto it on the ride down so he wouldn't 'lose his leg.'

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Why would someone find the misfortune of someone else funny? It isn't like they went to the hospital and said damn I think I'd like to have a body part amputated. Some people can be real tools at times.

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GetOverIt said:
Why would someone find the misfortune of someone else funny? It isn't like they went to the hospital and said damn I think I'd like to have a body part amputated. Some people can be real tools at times.

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Okay, I don't see how anyone here was making fun of the man's misfortune...I just find the irony of this whole story humorous. By the way, the man was fine and I think it is something you could really look back and laugh about. GetOverIt, you need to get over this...he had the artificial leg on when it happened. It is not as if he lost his real leg while riding.

*** This post was edited by Loves Cedar Point 10/3/2003 3:32:52 PM ***