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Safety System Suspends 38 In Air
Dollywood's Timber Tower remains closed one day after it gave some visitors a wild ride.
Reporter: Nick Bona |
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Pigeon Forge (WVLT) -- Dollywood's Timber Tower remains closed one day after it gave some visitors a wild ride.
The photos came to us courtesy of a parent whose son was stuck on the 65 foot tall ride for nearly five hours.
According to a Dollywood spokesman, 38 people were on Timber Tower when its safety system engaged, locking it at its upper most point.
Pigeon Forge and Sevierville Firefighters used ladder trucks to get the suspended riders down.
No one was injured.
Timber Tower opened last year.
Park officials say they are unsure why the safety system engaged, but that it did do exactly what it is suppose to do.
The ride will remain closed until an independent third party completes an investigation.
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Posted by: wendy
Location: knoxville
on Jul 22, 2007 at 11:42 PM
My family & I was there on Saturday & spent the whole day there. We rode the Timber Tower sometime between 11:30 & 12pm. As we were all on the ride going around while in the air my sister & i kept hearing popping sounds, which freaked us out. Everytime that i have been there this year that ride has been down and not running. Maybe they need to consider taking it down & putting something new up...i know i will definately not ride that again after hearing this!!!!!
Posted by: KAYLA
on Jul 3, 2007 at 11:40 PM
NOPE THAT WAS AT SIX FLAGS
Posted by: Anonymous
on Jul 1, 2007 at 02:43 PM
Did a girl lose her feet, during this malfuction (by a broken cable)?
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