New Info...
The ride experienced a minor malfunction which caused the ride to stop.
The emergency evacuation sytem did not work causing a raft to fall back onto another raft.
6 people were injured and from the reports we are getting, there was a great deal of blood.
The ride is shut down and will be drained according to our sources.
Kevin
We're now hearing that the injuries were not life threatening, and that six people were sent to area hospitals. Let's keep our fingers crossed.
Pete
IF someone has mentioned this already in the thread, sorry....
We had an accident here at Six Flags over Texas on the Roaring Rapids, a ride similar to Kali River Rapids. Here the operators had not kept the rafts inflated enough and one overturned. People drowned on the ride.I am glad this accident at Animal Kingdom was minor. But it does remind us that everytime we get onto a ride we really are putting our safety and our families safety into someone elses hands.
I wanna say thanks to all those whose job it is to keep the rides operating safely. Accidents on theme park rides really are rare, and those who operate and maintain them are why.
We had an accident here at Six Flags over Texas on the Roaring Rapids, a ride similar to Kali River Rapids. Here the operators had not kept the rafts inflated enough and one overturned. People drowned on the ride.