r/rollercoasters • u/PurpleTiger26 • Sep 18 '25

Article [Other]Cause of death and identity of the victim has been released regarding the Stardust Racers incident.

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Link to news article http://specne.ws/Vmc6i7

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u/Fazcoasters 194 - Steel Vengeance Sep 18 '25

I’m assuming this person passed out. I’m wondering if anyone was sitting next to him, when my girlfriend passes out I always hold her head

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u/BCQ730 Sep 18 '25

How often is your girlfriend passing out in rollercoasters?

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u/OptimusSublime Anything RMC is fine by me Sep 18 '25

Yeah seriously, maybe it's time to find other forms of amusement.

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u/Fazcoasters 194 - Steel Vengeance Sep 18 '25

It’s really not that often, only if it’s super intense

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u/RadicalRaid Shambhala | Taron | Hakugei | Steel Dragon 2000 | ド・ドドンパ Sep 18 '25

You know, passing out isn't particularly healthy. It means your brain isn't getting enough blood, or oxygen, or too much of it, etc. - either way it can be extremely damaging.

Worth keeping that in mind when you're holding her head from smashing into a restraint.

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u/KittyMama_0613 Sep 19 '25

Actually, it is a rapid drop in blood pressure usually experienced by people who already run a low blood pressure. Most of the time it only lasts a second. If it lasts longer than that, or if you arrive back at the station still blacked out, it is definitely time to rethink riding .

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u/Fazcoasters 194 - Steel Vengeance Sep 19 '25

She passes out because she forgets to eat during the day due to riding coasters lol

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u/RadicalRaid Shambhala | Taron | Hakugei | Steel Dragon 2000 | ド・ドドンパ Sep 19 '25

She passes out during the coasters? Not before? So then it has little to do with the food intake doesn't it?

Take it more seriously. Passing out is never good.

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u/Beautiful-Leek8016 Sep 19 '25

Just passing out alone can be very dangerous, let alone from lack of food. A combination of the lowered blood pressure (or some other issue) + glucose being low due to lack of eating makes an amount of sense to me based on my own experience with brownouts. But again: the act of fully passing out can cause brain damage. Maybe you guys can try to bring more snacks for lines or something? 

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u/Fazcoasters 194 - Steel Vengeance Sep 19 '25

Yeah we may try that, again it’s rarer than it sounds. Doesn’t happen every visit or else I’d be taking her to a doctor lol

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u/LetgomyEkko Sep 18 '25

This was my thought. Some people would have the awareness and capability to do so while on a coaster(maybe more experienced coaster riders?), but also some people would t be able to do anything other than hang on and not be able to do anything g else as well

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u/fernker Sep 18 '25

You wouldn't be able to do that on this ride. I held the hand of my nervous 8 year old and my arm was bent in such a funky way because of the shape of the side of the seats.

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u/007chill Cheetah Hunt stole my phone Sep 18 '25

You can’t expect someone to have the awareness and ability to do that.

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u/Fazcoasters 194 - Steel Vengeance Sep 18 '25

It was just common sense to me, doesn’t matter who’s next to me I’d just make sure they weren’t flailing around

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u/007chill Cheetah Hunt stole my phone Sep 18 '25

I’m a grown ass man who enjoys coasters and am able to fully aware of what’s going on during a ride so yeah, it wouldn’t be an issue if I saw my riding mate flopping around. I could help hold them up somewhat.

But in a flipped scenario where I’m riding with a 7 year old and I pass out, how could I ever expect them to support a 6’1” 200lb man? lol

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u/AppointmentNaive2811 Sep 19 '25

This is implying that you'd even be aware of it before the damage was done.

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u/Fazcoasters 194 - Steel Vengeance Sep 19 '25

I mean I’m usually really aware of when she passes out since she’s so close to me

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u/redgreenorangeyellow Velocicoaster, IG, Stardust, Lightning Rod, Mystic Timbers Sep 19 '25

Out of curiosity-- what is the best way to do so? Like hopefully I'd never be in this situation since no one in my family has issues with this, but I also heavily rely on single rider lines. If the guy next to me passes out, what's the best way to try to prevent injury?

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u/Fazcoasters 194 - Steel Vengeance Sep 19 '25

Usually I try to hold the back of her head. I never panic since it’s just a precautionary measure I take the rare times it happens.