No, he is a minor and can't provide consent. His parents would have needed to sign the waiver for it to be binding.
There are three states where waivers are void--Lousiana, Montana, and Virginia. Some states are questionable and others are restricted or have special use voids. Kansas is not in any of these categories. If the family signed a waiver, it may hold.
A waiver would be upheld if the risks are stated----which is why we often see known and unknown risks in waivers----and done in accordance with the state's laws. .
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A photo of Caleb and his family. Caleb is standing behind his dad. (I hope its ok to post the photo from the article below. I'm sure this is how Caleb's family want him to be remembered as a happy smiling young man than for this terrible tragedy)
"The brother of the ten-year-old boy who was killed on the world's tallest water slide was supposed to go on the thrill ride with his sibling, but ended up watching him die instead.
Nate Schwab, 12, was planning on riding the Verrückt waterslide at the Schlitterbahn water park in Kansas City with his younger brother, ten-year-old Caleb, on Sunday, but they were told they didn't weigh enough to go together."
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...not-meet-400-pound-minimum.html#ixzz4H9P8Onz5
Absolutely not.The child was 10 years old. This liability waiver-how could it even be legal if 10 year old signs it?
Honestly though, when my husband and I visited Disney World, it really did seem like they take great care of their rides. I do feel that where government regulation fails, Disney makes up for. IMO.I pretty much stick to Disney parks. I am surprised to see that the government doesn't inspect Disney World in Florida.
Honestly though, when my husband and I visited Disney World, it really did seem like they take great care of their rides. I do feel that where government regulation fails, Disney makes up for. IMO.
Unfortunately though, that can't be expected of all amusement /theme parks.
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Maybe the waiver is signed when you enter the park, if one is actually signed at all.
Honestly though, when my husband and I visited Disney World, it really did seem like they take great care of their rides. I do feel that where government regulation fails, Disney makes up for. IMO.
Unfortunately though, that can't be expected of all amusement /theme parks.
This blog poster said she did not sign a waiver back in 2014, just a verbal acknowledgment about the risks of the ride.
http://www.nextdoortonormal.com/201...ding-verruckt-the-worlds-tallest-water-slide/
Surprisingly, there were no waivers to sign. Instead, a ride staffer read aloud a warning about all that could happen to us on the ride, including “mental damage,” and we had to verbally acknowledge that we understood the risks. We then stood on a scale to determine if our group of three riders fell within the 400 and 550 pound range. We did, so we were given wrist bands and a handwritten No. 1 to represent the first raft of the day.
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The staff calls a Code 528 (264 steps up + 264 steps down) if a rider chickens out and chooses to walk. Our group decided to follow-through and were asked to step once more on a scale. Both scales we stepped on do not show a weight, just a red or green light.
Don't some places put that sort of thing on that actual ticket?
There are people who are clumsy enough they'll trip over their own feet just walking from the parking lot to the first ride and sue the park. Parks have to protect themselves legally -- even Disney protects itself aggressively. Disney does so without people thinking too much about it, plus their rides are tame.Waiver or no, what's so hard about running a safe, well-maintained amusement park? Nothing. The idea that a park owner would make customers sign their life away before entering the park is just 100 kinds of wrong. Run the park safely or don't run one at all, period.
Waiver or no, what's so hard about running a safe, well-maintained amusement park? Nothing. The idea that a park owner would make customers sign their life away before entering the park is just 100 kinds of wrong. Run the park safely or don't run one at all, period.
And a bit more from the Smithsonian article...
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So how does one go about building the world's tallest water slideand more importantly, ensuring it's safe? Amazingly, it's little more than trial and error.
Henry has over a dozen waterpark-related patents to his name, like the Master Blaster, an uphill water coaster technology that uses water canons to propel riders up slopes. Schooley is a designer with a degree in biology and a background building yachts, and when Henry asked him for help designing the Master Blaster, Schooley found moving from yachts to water slides an easy transition. But when Henry decided to build the world's tallest water slide, the pair realized their ride might have more in common with roller coasters than with the traditional water park slide.
Read more: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/trave...est-waterslide-180952069/#LlXfHp1rsRe5Ryll.99
These yahoos were completely unqualified and had no business building something like this.
Real engineers do not design through trial and error.
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He thought it was safe? People are being held by velcro, which at least several riders claim come undone during the ride. Netting might protect someone from flying off the ride, but obviously isn't going to save them, since the boy flew into netting, hit his head and was decapitated.