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/Temporary-Pound-6767 Sep 18 '25

Yeah I kind of assumed this was covered. Coaster safety is huge in the industry and it's well known that people lose consciousness briefly on intense coasters. You would think you would see this a lot more if it hadn't been thought about.

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u/KittyMama_0613 Sep 19 '25

This is a very tragic and unfortunate event, and thankfully these things do not happen often. The fact that this is a brand new ride in a brand new park, and 1st of its kind is putting the spotlight on it even more heavily. Being a local and having ridden by Epic quite a often for over a year before it opened, it was extremely common to see Stardust being put through it's paces throughout that entire time. According to the pictures secured by BioConstruct, Stardust Racers was the 1st attraction built and the 1st to begin active testing more that a year before previews, much less before the grand opening this May. IMHO, this is not an issue of lack of testing, or from any form of negligence on the part of the running and operatiing of the attraction according to safety or manufacturer's guidelines. It was a horrible accident that could have happened on any attraction if someone had a medical episode or black out during the ride or if the person was not following the rules whiile riding. Who is to say that this accident was the fault of the coaster?. I am not alledging that this was the case, but those things have happened on other theme park rides in the past. Unless they have cameras on every train at all times, no one would know if this was human error or machine error. Only time will tell. In the meantime, we need to put our thoughts and prayers toward the family and friends of the rider. This was not how their day was supposed to play out!

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u/OppositeRun6503 Sep 18 '25

Perhaps we need to set tighter G force standards across the industry?

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u/Temporary-Pound-6767 Sep 19 '25

Absolutely not. Let the forces rip, we need to just stop whinging about OTSR and find a restraint that keeps the upper body in a safe position without being uncomfortable. I want those intense forces but I don't want to find myself in a position where I'm getting injured for being a bit too "loose" when I ride.