{"id":488027,"date":"2022-08-26T23:17:22","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T20:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/el-toro-riders-share-fears-after-5-hurt-at-six-flags-great-adventure\/"},"modified":"2022-08-26T23:17:22","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T20:17:22","slug":"el-toro-riders-share-fears-after-5-hurt-at-six-flags-great-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/el-toro-riders-share-fears-after-5-hurt-at-six-flags-great-adventure\/","title":{"rendered":"#El Toro riders share fears after 5 hurt at Six Flags Great Adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a407ed05cb75\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a407ed05cb75\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/el-toro-riders-share-fears-after-5-hurt-at-six-flags-great-adventure\/#%E2%80%9CEl_Toro_riders_share_fears_after_5_hurt_at_Six_Flags_Great_Adventure%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;El Toro riders share fears after 5 hurt at Six Flags Great Adventure&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CEl_Toro_riders_share_fears_after_5_hurt_at_Six_Flags_Great_Adventure%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;El Toro riders share fears after 5 hurt at Six Flags Great Adventure&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>Thrill-seekers who rode El Toro at Six Flags Great Adventure flooded <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> with their own horror tales after learning that\u00a0five people were hospitalized.<\/p>\n<p>And insiders who say they work at Six Flags have been raising alarms about turnover among workers who inspect rides at all Six Flags, including the park in Jackson, NJ, as The Post reported.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Several riders complained of back pain and five were taken to the hospital after riding the 19-story-high wooden roller coaster Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>El Toro riders posted that the ride jerked so much that they chipped their teeth and bit down on their tongues.<\/p>\n<p>After the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> broke, one parent described the coaster as the \u201croughest ride I\u2019ve ever experienced\u201d in a Reddit post about a July 18 visit, adding that \u201cMy 10 year old was sick for hours due to it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another parent wrote on Reddit: \u201cThe last 2 times my son rode it \u2013 last week and last month \u2013 he came home the next day and complained of pulled back muscles.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cRode this last week for the first time in a few years \u2013 both my kid and I left seeing stars. Such a shame as it was always intense, but never painful. It needs some serious TLC,\u201d a third parent wrote on the social media site.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/el-toro-accident-028-ambulences.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Emergency vehicles at El Toro on Thursday.\" class=\"wp-image-23626887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/el-toro-accident-028-ambulences.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/el-toro-accident-028-ambulences.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/el-toro-accident-028-ambulences.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Riders complained of back injuries from El Toro at Six Flags Great Adventure.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">WVPI<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After the El Toro incident, a Reddit user who claimed to work in the maintenance department wrote that the company has been \u201cgoing through a crazy staff shortage,\u201d adding that \u201cmany of the team members working [at El Toro] were recently trained or don\u2019t work the ride very often so they don\u2019t [really] know the ride any more than how to operate it and what to do during breakdown procedures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other insiders on Reddit said that the Arlington, Texas-based company is struggling to hire and keep veteran ride technicians who inspect and maintain the equipment, as The Post reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s become increasingly difficult to hire skilled labor to maintain our infrastructure and rides,\u201d a Reddit user who claims to be a Six Flags employee wrote earlier this month. \u201cWe\u2019re just hiring bodies at this point to fill the positions, and that\u2019s not good. Safety is going to suffer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Six Flags did not respond to requests for comment about the ride or accusations of staff shortages. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/el-toro-accident-030-on-Thursday.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"El Toro at night with emergency vehicles below.\" class=\"wp-image-23626933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/el-toro-accident-030-on-Thursday.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/el-toro-accident-030-on-Thursday.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/el-toro-accident-030-on-Thursday.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Six Flags\u2019 El Toro ride partially derailed last year and had just reopened in April.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">WVPI<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last year, El Toro partially derailed when the rear wheels of the rear car were elevated on the track. Six Flags was fined $5,000 for failing to notify the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs by phone immediately after the incident, according to a<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/ocean\/2022\/02\/six-flags-fined-after-roller-coaster-el-toro-partially-derailed-ride-required-repairs.html\"> NJ.com report<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-nypost-medium-post\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"322\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/six-flags-cheap-daycare-teens-05-1-Selim-Bassoul-1-2.jpg?w=322\" alt=\"Selim Bassoul\" class=\"wp-image-23626993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/six-flags-cheap-daycare-teens-05-1-Selim-Bassoul-1-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=644 644w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/six-flags-cheap-daycare-teens-05-1-Selim-Bassoul-1-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=483 483w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/six-flags-cheap-daycare-teens-05-1-Selim-Bassoul-1-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=322 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/six-flags-cheap-daycare-teens-05-1-Selim-Bassoul-1-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=161 161w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/six-flags-cheap-daycare-teens-05-1-Selim-Bassoul-1-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\"\/><figcaption>Selim Bassoul was named chief executive of Six Flags in November 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Takreem<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The ride reopened in April, but will remain closed now as the state investigates the latest incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny maintenance and repairs necessary will be completed and the ride will be re-inspected by our engineers, maintenance professionals,\u00a0our third-party independent safety inspectors and the state of New Jersey prior to re-opening,\u201d a Six Flags spokesperson told the Asbury Park Press on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The incident is just the latest setback to bedevil the company, whose new chief executive, Selim Bassoul, stirred up controversy during an earnings call this month when he said the parks had become \u201ccheap day care centers for teenagers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bassoul has been raising prices at the 27 parks, which has angered longtime season pass holders who say nothing has improved at the parks to merit such hikes. The company also disclosed that it had lost nearly 2 million customers this year, in large part due to the higher prices. <\/p>\n<p>Bassoul says he wants to raise the quality of the customer who frequents the parks and to discourage \u201crowdy\u201d teenagers from attending.<\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s shares were down more than 7% on Friday afternoon.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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