Are Theme Park Rides Safe? | ReviewTyme 

This is a great video. As an enthusiast I am glad this video is factually correct, and now I can show my GP friends!

11:07 you forgot to mention that he climbed over a fence into a restricted area

in the name of coaster enthusiasts: Thank you AMAZING video

As a Cedar Point ride op I can say this video is extremely acurate, especially love the part about hight limits as encounter this almost every day.

Nothing hurts a theme park owner worse than an accident on a ride. Unlike airlines, the amusement parks know they are dealing with a market that is spoiled for choice. A single accident can seriously hurt an amusement parks bottom line for years to come.

Holy crap, this was an extremely good video, I first thought this would be another hyperbolic GP video but you nailed a ton of information and help fix a ton of misinformation, my eyes literally flew open when you perfectly described an Intamin Drop Tower. I think you would make an excellent addition to the Roller Coaster Enthusiast Community

As long as the rides and amusements are maintained correctly, really shouldn't be a worry. Accidents do happen, with my luck I would be stuck by lightning, walking up stairs at a amusement park :) Great informative video as usual !

The rides themselves are safe. Human error is what gets people hurt

When me or my friends get scared, i just say hey its safer than our drive here!

Next you should do “are sketchy carnival rides safe?”

Roller coasters are safe, confirmed

You have a 1 in 2 chance of being killed by Thanos

One thing I think they forgot to mention is amusement parks are engineered to be extremely safe because they don't want to be sued out of existance if you get hurt and it's their fault.

It's safe because they're on tracks and as long as the tracks are maintained and the seatbelts, lap bars work you're perfectly safe. And they're maintained daily. Do you maintain your car daily? Probably not.

I'm safer in a ride then my own home.

Amazing, factully correct video! It's great to see a video that explains how amusement rides work and how they are safe, rather than the usual top 10/5 videos about 'deadly rides' on some channels! Thanks for sharing this!😀

I thought this was just going to be some other GP video with a bunch of incorrect information, but I was surprised that a lot of this was correct and explained well. I hope this video gets more views and hope it’ll help peoples fear over coasters.

Yes but there will always be that *one guy* who’s having a bad day...

If more people followed the safety guidelines the amount of accidents would drastically decrease. Also your probably in more danger driving to the amusement park then actually being on a ride.

I really loved this video. people who dont know much about how much engineering gets into these attractions now will have a much better understanding for it. I hope this video gets the views it deserves. this is so educational!

As an enthusiast this is actually a good video with a lot of research done! Edit: I kept getting excited every time I saw the clips from Sea World and Movie World because those are my home parks! Edit 2: got rid of the gp part

Wow, this video was an amazing watch. Thank you from all coaster enthusiasts 😁

As a big thrill ride fan: Thank you! This video will def make more people understand all the safety mechanisms of theme park rides. People are usually afraid of things because they lack knowledge about them. Although cost is often a factor when accidents are the fault of the park itself, most accidents are still caused by the guest's stupidity: People being in places they shouldn't be (a 6ft fence with signs saying 'DANGER!' should ring a bell that you shouldn't climb over them to retrieve your $4 sunglasses...), parents sneaking their kids on rides while they don't meet the height requirement (I've seriously seen idiots on Disney park fb groups recommend others to tell kids to stand on their toes, or to stuff their shoes with tissues), ignoring the warnings (don't ride if things are wrong with your heart, brain, back, ...), ...

Me: Haha, another GP roller coaster video, I cant wait to lau... Oh, never mind

Dude your videos are some of the best out there! Keep up the awesome work!

Wow, very cool video, explained perfectly everything that had to be explained ! Though, I think that for some people (like me) the scary part is that once you get in the rollercoaster, anything could happen (with low statistics ofc but there's a chance, and that stays in your head), and contrary to a storm where you could get struck by lightning or a car accident, you can't do anything to prevent it. You're stuck inside the train for the duration of the ride, in the hands of the ride operator, the staff members, the technicians, the weather, heck even other passengers. So it shares common points with being scared of driving a car, except that when you drive a car, you drive it, it depends on you. This unability to control the situation is the most terrifying thing for me in a rollercoaster. PS) I frickin' love rollercoasters, or any ride in general, I am _addicted_ to theme parks

love this channel, I predict 1 mil subs in three years.. given you continue with the same pace and quality

Every coaster enthusiast is thanking you to help and stop the GP from thinking they will die on a coaster

>Are Theme Park Rides Actually Safe? Shows Vekoma SLC in thumbnail

I'm so glad you guys made this, it annoys the heck out of me when the news make people freak out.

Great video as always! Congrats on making it to 10k subs!

Most injuries and deaths on rides are from human error and also loose articles if that doesn’t count as human error

most themepark accidents (besides being rarer than car accidents or lightning strikes) are mostly caused by human error wich basicly means your own stupidity (like cheating a to short person in harnasses and that kind of stuff) is cause off 90% off all these accidents so as long as you behave yourself properly things shouldnt go wrong

Great video it was really informative and educational I loved this and hope you keep up the great work :D

Short answer: yes.

Human error is a big factor. The smiler at Alton Towers had a massive incident due to human negligence. The rides safety features did engage although the operators had overridden them causing a train to slam into another trapping guests and resulting in some guests to lose limbs.

I just LOVE when I find new theme park channels I’ve never heard of, and your content is so unique. Love it! It’s like finding a new great Netflix show. Thank you! I know a lot of research and work goes into videos like this. You’re awesome 👊😀 What’s the ride at 5:03? I’ve seen it before but I can’t remember the name. Looks fun!

Thank you so much for this, I really needed this haha

thank you! from an enthusiasts perspective this was really well put together and amazing information!

The only thing that you said that was incorrect was "the height requirement is not because the park thinks your child isn't mature enough for the attraction". That is precisely why the height requirement was instated. It's universal that a 36" child has developed enough to withstand the forces of a mild kid ride locomotion, while they are not developed enough for a ride with a 42" requirement. As an infant, your head is 1/3 of your total body weight. As an adult, it accounts for only 10-12% your feet are also tiny in comparison to the rest of the body as an infant. From the top down, your development in age sees a greater increase. Your head is the least grown body part from infancy to adulthood while your feet are the most grown increasing by 1100% as opposed to the head which only increases by about 90%. So in effect, the smaller you are, the more cranium you have to hold upright in opposition to body size. This puts more strain on the neck in younger patrons than that of more mature patrons. Neck injuries caused by rides in the 50s, 60s, and 70s are the reason the medical community came up with ride height restrictions that are espoused by insurance carriers to maintain rider safety. But the height requirement has absolutely nothing to do with riders falling out of rides. It's about the spinal column and the amount of pressure it can withstand based on age and height.

Excellent video! Well put together :)

You forgot birds flying into riders. Tragedy plus time = comedy Fabio.

Really good work here as a coaster enthusiast, this is just perfect content to share the love of roller coasters with the mainstream

I swear I have nearly been on all the roller coasters in this video😔😔

This is a great video! I've seen so many people just go on and on about how rides are "death traps" and it just annoys me. This video is actually factual and proves that theme parks are not as dangerous as some people think.

Did we really need a 12 minute video to say "YES!"??

Thank you. This is really important

3:48 I’m going on that ride tommorow :D so excited btw it’s called super man escape and is in Australia (I’m a local)

It’s more dangerous to sit in your house watching this video than riding these rides. Yes fact

Thank you so much for making this video. I have some scared gp friends and I will show this to them!

I find it interesting that in this video and you're Dreamworld video you never mentioned the thunder river rapids incident. I think it's a very notable incident, especially within Australian parks and I'm just surprised you seem to avoid the topic. Either way this was a great video.

Great video, this will definitely be useful for non-enthusiasts

The smiler valley shot was scary damn

Awesome video guys which I found so interesting and informative

Thanks for this vid helped alot 👍

Do I have to say it?. Yeah, I should. Another brilliant video my man. This one is very good. It educates the uneducated. Like you mentioned in the video we do indeed live in a time where people question safety more than ever before. These rides are built to the highest build quality. Certain countries and even states etc are requirements also that must be adhered to. Bravo.

I've definitely been injured on a few rides, mostly because of terrible car/train designs. Wooden coasters older than the 70s need more restraints than a flimsy seatbelt and metal bar for grip. Magnum XL at Cedar Point has some cars with the wheel housing taking up portions of the interior, nowhere to put my feet and it hurt.

Very well made video. Nice work

Awesome video!

Vekoma SLC 1 looks unsafe to me

Very informative. It will help my sister to now go on rides!

Im going to thorpe park on monday... i want to go on a rollercoaster but im terrified! Help!!

"I laugh at all of your incident statistics.... MUAHAHAHAHAHAH" -Action Park, NJ

I'm not scared of big budget places like Disney world and stuff I only get scared when riding in low budget places like a carnival Those rides are worne so out but the only reason they dont kill is that the designers prepared very heavily for too little care Which keeps it from falling apart but is still dangerous and risky

The thing with Theme park rides is that you don't have any control of what's happening! A restraint is the only thing that separates you from death! I'm going to a theme park tomorrow, wish me luck :)

10:40 Yeah... I dunno, I think that clip was in rather poor taste. That was footage of the collision after math on The Smiler. You can even see the two girls pinned between the empty train and their seats. Like, even the trains are still rocking back and forth in the valley from hitting each other. Everything was fine up until that point.

4:14 SPACE MOUNTAIN?!

Are the rides themselves safe? Yes, by design most if not all rides are safe in theory... Are humans safe? Not always...so it depends on the humans putting the rides together, maintaining them, operating them and riding them.

Lmao the coaster in the thumbnail I went on today at Movie World Gold Coast

At least I can point out these incidents that the GP can perform self checks on: New Texas Giant - If you think you will not fit in the restraints, exit before the train leaves Dragon Challenge - Never bring loose articles onboard Raptor - Never attempt to recover lost articles yourself Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (WDW 2017) - Know your preexisting conditions

A woman fell out of the rollercoaster at the Adventuredome in Las Vegas recently. But the catch is, SHE WAS A DOUBLE LEG AMPUTEE, so the idiots operating the ride should never have let her ride it.

Why did you only use rides from movie world Sea world and dreamworld in Australia

Can anyone tell me what the ride at 5:51 is? with the shipping containers? Looks a pretty cool ride.

jesus christ reviewtyme thanks for scaring the fuck out of me haha

Does anyone know to get rid of the fear of roller coasters (espcially ones with loops)?

Quite surprising that they don't make a profit considering how many people go and the insane prices they charge

Of course Main Street USA is more dangerous, those dang carriage tracks

*yes*

This is a gp video that i can acctually respect

No, I almost died on King of ka rollercoaster at disneyland it was so scary. Those 2 loops are scary

Anyone else notice at 10:32 he says about cutting corners with Smiler valleying.

What about janky carnival rides

They are not all "predominantly dangerous" they get checked every day my workers in the park

0:23 movie world Australia 😏

Is this footage from movie world Australia?

Millennium force is one to ride though

Yes

0:22 I’ve been on that ride. It’s called Doomsday destroyer at Movie World, Gold Coast Australia. It kinda stank.

YEA THEY ARE!

I have had my coaster issue already

I'm not sure whether I should be happy or depressed...

I would've sent this to my ex-bf who is terrified of amusement parks. We broke up two days ago...

I swear if people start trying to kill theme parks because of this......

I feel safe in theme park rides, but not carnival rides...

Theme parks are safe RCT: Hold my [Lemonade from lemonade shop 1]

3:23 this is from gardaland, italy and this coaster really sucks it is so shaky you hurt your head and your ears never ride this

If you consider all things, Roller coasters are the safest mode of transportation. You are infinitely more likely to die on the way to the park then on the park's ride itself.

Honestly, now I’m terrified of being struck by lightning! 😖

Why so many rides shown from Gold Coast?

Eh Concussion Coaster in the thumbnail!