Source: San Antonio Express-NewsJuly 26--Despite the tragic news of a North Texas woman who was thrown to her death while riding a roller coaster, visitors to Six Flags Fiesta Texas are cautious, but not enough to stay away from the theme park.迷你倉新蒲崗Corinna Garza considers herself a daredevil -- the bigger and taller the roller coaster rides at Fiesta Texas, the better.But on Thursday, the visitor from Midland was "kinda glad" the Iron Rattler remained shut as a precaution following a fatal accident on another coaster at the company's Arlington theme park."It makes us feel safer," she said as her family slathered on sunscreen in the San Antonio theme park's parking lot. "I think (the park) needs to work more on having more mature and more responsible (employees)."Fiesta Texas spokeswoman Sydne Purvis said Thursday that the ride would remain closed "until further notice." The decision to close the attraction was made late July 19 after officials heard about the accident in Arlington. According to Dallas-area news outlets, a 52-year-old woman was ejected from her seat and fell 75 feet to her death from the Texas Giant at Six Flags Over Texas about 7 p.m. that day.Some parkgoers, like Cyndi Kozlowski, from San A迷你倉出租tonio, were upset she and her family were not allowed get on the famous ride.The Iron Rattler is a revamped version of the theme park's original Rattler, a 20-year Fiesta Texas landmark that was retired in August 2012. The Iron Rattler runs on new steel tracks and rails that make the ride steeper and faster than the iconic wooden-structure coaster that preceded it."I found out it was closed yesterday and said, 'You've got to be kidding me,'" Kozlowski said, adding that she was confident the fatal accident in Dallas wasn't caused by a mechanical failure.Visitors said they would take extra care to ensure they were properly strapped in for each ride -- "You have to make sure the thing clicks," said Michelle Winn, who was visiting the park with her husband and two teenage sons.They all planned to double-check their seat's restraints."We wouldn't trust our own kid to check these things," Joe Winn said as he smiled and pointed at his 16-year-old son, Justice Winn.Staff writer Neal Morton contributed to this report.aley@express-news.netTwitter: @aley_ENCopyright: ___ (c)2013 the San Antonio Express-News Visit the San Antonio Express-News at www.mysanantonio.com Distributed by MCT Information Services儲存倉
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