“Coney Island’s famed Cyclone roller coaster isn’t just terrifying – it’s downright dangerous. There were at least seven incidents last summer in which riders suffered serious back and neck injuries, records show. At least two lawsuits stemming from the incidents have been filed, including one demanding $1 million. But the ride’s operator, Carole Albert, has quietly worked to settle the suits, insisting on ironclad confidentiality agreements, a source said. In the lawsuit discussions, lawyers for Albert’s company, Astroland Inc., admitted the problems were caused because the ride made its first 85-foot drop with too much speed, the source said. Astroland – which has operated the ride under a lease from the city for the last three decades – said it had since repaired the problem.”–NYP
Bklink: Dangerous Cyclone?
June 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment
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1 Arden Greenspan-Goldberg // Jun 10, 2008 at 8:52 am
I was on the Cyclone this past Saturday with my daughter June 7th about 7pm. During the first drop I was bashed in the right shoulder mid back. I was in excruciating pain then and for the rest of the ride. It was the roughest and bumpiest ride I could remember. I had been riding the Cyclone since age 15. It’s one of my favorite pastimes-a rite of passage into Spring-Summer. I saw my brother, a chiropractor Sat, Monday saw my other chiropractor in Manhattan. I have injured some muscle tissue and the pain is still radiating. It hurt so bad I thought I cracked a rib. I still feel beaten up. Slow it down expecially on the first drop. It is dangerous. I hope I improve every day But I don’t think I will ever go on again. This wasn’t just scary it was very dangerous.
Arden Greenspan-Goldberg