Insane Theme Park Ride ACCIDENTS 

Can we have a moment off silence for the people who died😞😞😞

"so remember kids, 'In Russia, amusement park rides you'."

The Fujin Raijin II ride was such a horrible incident. The woman who lost her life was only 19, and another person saw how she died from just 2 feet away. Absolutely traumatizing.

I rode Son of Beast just a day or two before it shut down, and we all commented on the fact that the ride seemed rougher than usual.

Back when I was in middle school I actually rode on the Dragon Challenge ride. It was breath taking and it's actually kind of sad to hear that it was closed down because people weren't willing to follow the rules.

Can you imagine being on a rollercoaster with your grandpa when they go flying out? 😭 Those kids must have been so scared and sad. 😔

I remember Action Park. Yup, it is just as dangerous as described but SO MUCH FUN! The one ride not mentioned was the alpine sled track. Tiny plastic toboggans on a concave concrete track (actually more of a curved drainage ditch, actually) that went down the mountain. Totally rider controlled by a leaver brake and nothing but a few inches of lip to keep you in the trail grove. Usually. Get going fast enough and you could launch your sled off the track an into the hay bales on the tight turns. I know it was possible because I did exactly that. Several times. You just picked up the sled, walked back tot he track, waited for the next kamikaze to fly by and drop the sled back in track to keep going. The rest of the water based rides were a bit safer, but not much. The river raft mentioned in the video really did have one section called "The Toilet Bowl" After bumping your way down the ride, you ended up on a large basin and, like the turd that won't flush after salisbury steak night, you circled the drain until you went in and through another dark and curving pipe to end up popping out at a sudden drop and dropping 15 or so feet in to the final pool. It was not uncommon to have riders fall, or jump, out of the rafts and slide the rest of the way Staff really did not care about the safety of the rides or riders doing unsafe things, but would clean up and bandage any injuries with care and attention. It was not uncommon for many of the staff to be volunteer fire fighters and EMT's in the local community. (That area did not have any paid fire departments at the time.) I guess working at the park did help keep the skills sharp for those late night car wrecks and other trauma calls. During the winter the park was a ski resort, of sorts. Not great trail conditions, short runs, and lousy grooming, but it was cheap. I think an annual pass was about the same price as a weekend pass to Whistler, Vail, or Breckenridge. And the annual pass was good for the whole year at both VV and GG parks.

12:17 "In Russia, amusement park rides you..." That made me laugh more than a little bit.

My fear of roller-coasters and other theme park rides is human error.

Demolishing a dangerous ride two days after it fails spectacularly, nearly injuring or kiIIing a guest, sounds a lot like tampering with evidence.

Our folks took me and my friend I grew up with to action park all the time! It really had a feeling that the rides were designed by kids our age (about 11). I remember the rope swing over the lake with no safety padding where you stood on a platform about 30 feet above a lake shore, held on to a trapeze handle and jumped. There were no straps or harnesses and when you started your jump you were over the ground. Then (my favorite) the bumper boats where people from age 10 to 70 all got into individual innertube boats in a little pond and smashed into each other, boat engines racing and smoking. Then of course the giant water slides which this video touches on. Things were different back in the 80s. I still miss it!

I live near Kings Island in Ohio and rode son of beast dozens of times throughout my childhood. It was always rough and even as a teenager it would make my back hurt but we would often go get right back in line because it was such a wild rush. Fun fact: My dad is actually one of the people who helped build the Son of Beast when it went up and wrote my name in sharpie on one of the slabs of wood! Also just to clarify the Verrückt incident did not just 'launch" the boy, the raft was launched, causing the boys head to hit one of the pole rings, decapiting him instantly. The injuries the two women suffered were from the boys head hitting them afterward and the saddest part is that the boys body then slid down the slide where his parents and younger siblings were waiting for him 😢 It was so much more tragic than him being thrown from his seat. Later videos showed the creator of the ride running tests and the raft flew up, just like it did when the boy died, and the creator laughs and says "its good enough for him" amd then they placed the net and opened the ride to the public. 😔

So the Dueling Dragons one wasn't actually dangerous, people were literally not following the warnings and others got hurt. Who could have seen that coming-

19:10 - I actually went to High School with the girl that was operating the ride at the time that this happened (I believe she was a year older than me) and it was something that she had never been able to mentally recover from, as one can imagine. It was actually forbidden for any of us to talk about at school because of how horrible of an accident it was.

These people did something for us in their sacrifice, shut most of these rides down! Rest in peace 😢

"A rotating hate crime" ... That description fits quite a few things in today's world.

"That's one way to get redid of your girlfriend" You didn't-😭😂

We’re not going to mention how insanely lucky that kid wad that the cables snapped *before they launched 200 feet in the air?*

Sadly, my mom’s friend died in an accident on a slingshot ride. Let her rest in peace.

There is a saying that I cannot remember but goes along the lines of: "Rules are written in blood." It means that rules are created when someone got hurt or injured. Practically every rule is "written in someone's blood." I enjoy listening to your videos

You didn't mention that the 10 year old boy that died on that German water slide was actually beheaded, which totally horrified me! Image his poor family and other riders having to view the extremely bloody and grotesque horror they can never unsee! All these deaths and accidents are a tragedy, but for some reason this one is so, so gut wrenching.

In 2002 I went on the Dueling Dragon with my son & 11 year old daughter. I thought I had properly buckled her in. The attendant girl was going to every person making sure all seat belts were buckled, she would pull on it & when she got to my daughter she pulled on it & it opened right up! My heart felt like it dropped into my stomach. I was so shocked because I thought I had snapped it closed. The young lady buckled it & If I remember correctly she then pulled down the bar over her. Shortly after that the ride took off. Afterwards, I was still so shocked by that, I never took them on a roller coaster again. Even to this day I have not been on a roller coaster. Thank God they had an attendant going to each person making sure that they were properly buckled in.

“Instead of a rotating hate crime “ I’m sorry that sent me lmao 🤣

got to say, it's amazing how many over sights there are and it turns out a lot of these things could've EASILY been prevented if they just followed saftey guidlines and check ups surprised even anyone trusts these kinds of rides as well. Seeing how I'd be asking when was their last maintenance, did it go smoothly, and what are the odds of me dying lol

"this ride works. Unless it gets too hot, then everyone dies"

“Action Park” Oh boy, here we go

The fact that I want to do most of the rides at Class Action Park disturbs me, because I'm terrified of all the others

I like how he keeps using F.R.I.E.N.Ds Memes for most times. Keep it up!

So basically, as a South African, if I ever come to America, I've learned to stay away from Mount Olympus.

The fact that when I went on the green lantern, not only was it terrible, my friend’s phone flew out of his pocket and hit me in the face on the way down. Glad I didn’t lose an eye though....

19:36 Bro that sounds like Theme Park Tycoon 2 💀

The Eagles Flight was hilarious and the trebuchet was the maddest idea on the list, even the Action Park guy would have baulked at that one.

Actually the Verrückt had a weight minimum of 600lb so they were under what was required. The little boy who passed away was decapitated by the metal bars holding the netting and his brother (close in age, I can’t remember if he was the older or younger) saw the entire thing happen from below. His name was Caleb Schwab. Rest in heaven sweet Caleb

I am a proud survivor of action park. I still bear some scars from the not so lazy river.

Back in the 60s, we rode the world's tallest roller-coaster in Crustal Beach, Ontario Canada. It was fabulous by Lake Erie and it seemed as if we were riding over the Lake. Spending through the air,it was thrilling and magical. Sadly due to safety reasons, the roller-coaster was reduced in size Shortly thereafter, the race ro have the highest coaster began in earnest with loopholes around the safety, many theme parks built one after one after one.. I also has a neighbour who was horribly injured at one of Disney's water slides. He fortunately had insurance because Disney tried to cover it up.That's a story or another time if you want. Have a lovely day.

The woman who put the seatbelt on her legs truly failed the darwinism test. Couldnt inagine what went through her head making that decision.

I survived "Traction Park" (Action Park) as we called it in NJ. I went there every summer with my friends while they were open and reopened completely naïve to how dangerous that place was. I never got seriously injured, mostly scrapes and bruises. But despite that and an obvious guardian angel looking over my shoulder I have great memories from visiting.

I want a t-shirt that says “I survived Action Park”. Because you didn’t ‘visit’, you lived or you died. That was the 80’s baby!

@ 9:00 the catapult what would make it safer would be a actual capsule that can withstand a fall from higher than the ride goes so it would be a high chance of survival if it snaps mid air

amazing vid! Thanks for always keeping me on the edge of my seat!!!

The snapping cables wouldn't be my main concern with that incident, just imagine if they had released the ride right when that happened or any time after, they would have been launched violently up against the right side support at high speed and probably both died or been extremely injured.

2:38 Are we just going to ignore how satisfing that was?

I went on the Dueling Dragons in 2000 when it was less than a year old. The park was slow that day so we went on it over and over for at least an hour without ever having to wait in line. It was great!

14:50 The Leg-Deleter 😂

I’m honestly amazed that the incident at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom wasn’t mentioned. Poor girl lost her feet because of a ride there.

Son of beast hurt so bad. I remember being sore after I rode it. I can’t believe they closed down dueling dragons, I loved that ride.

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Mad respect for the cameramen who were risking their lives just to show us how it feels like to be on a dangerous ride

The dueling dragons ride looks like something I would have enjoyed if the authorities of the park had kept it longer. I find the theme and design of this ride really cool, and I wished that the incident didn't have to happen. :/

I live in Kansas City and to be able to say remember that water slide accident is insane and the way that boy died is so awful an gut wrenching. It must have been traumatizing to witness. Going somewhere like a water park you don’t think that it could be the last thing you do or the last time you see someone you love and care about. The fact something like the Verrückt was allowed to open is truly insane and to think all this could have been avoided if they didn’t cut corners. I’m deeply sorry for the people who cared about him a slide like Verrückt should never have existed and hopefully never will again. It infuriates and makes me very sad that this happened but there is nothing we can do except for learn from our mistakes. May that boy Rest In Peace💔💔

12:17 Ah yes my favorite quote "Remember kids, in Russia, amusement parks ride YOU."

I live in Cincinnati Ohio and I have gone to King’s Island every year for 40 years. There are no words to do justice to how brutal the Son of Beast truly was. I am a HUGE coaster fanatic, and I was there the day that accident happened. I refused to ride the ride the year prior after getting hurt myself on the ride. That ride is not the only ride there to be torn down due to injury or death. The Space Commander at Kings Island was tore down as well due to the death of a female passenger falling out of the ride while inverted and over 100 feet in the air.

My oldest two kids rode Verruckt the weekend before the fatal crash. My middle son weighed 120 lbs and he commented how insane the ride was. His restraint didn't secure him to the ride and the whole decent he was airborne. He 'crashed' back down into his seat just before the ride started the uphill portion. Said he would have never rode it if he knew it was that scary.

the perilous plunge uses theme park tycoon two screams

Me and my wife went on Twin Dragons in 2012 when it was part of PotterLand. There was hardly any queue so we went on both dragons one after another. Got to say that it was one of the best cosaters I have ever been on and the only one I have been on with two intertwining tracks. Shame it's gone. I also went on Smiler just after it re-opened after the terrible accident happened. Again it was an amazing coaster and does indeed leave you with a big grin on your face. Long ride too, lasted ages.

I had been on the Smiler before the accident happened (not the same day) and despite it being a tragic happening, the ride is amazing when the staff are doing their job properly, it also didn’t stop me riding it again after it reopened 😊

I was working at Cedar Point in 1990 when the Iron Dragon didn't stop swinging before it pulled into the depot and ran into the wall. An older gentleman was with his son or grandson if I remember correctly. The kids was banged up, but the man had some significant leg injuries. Roller coasters getting hit by lightning is also scary as hell! The Corkscrew got hit one day as a storm was rolling in, and shut down every ride in the park for a while. We rode in the second seat of the first car the next day, and at the top of the big initial drop, the car just stopped as we were hanging over the top of the hill. We sat up there for about 10 minutes. My friend and I who worked there were telling the two girls ahead of us stories about the park, when we mentioned that lightening hit that very spot the day before. One girl said, "Wait, WHAT??" No kidding, at that moment the ride started again and we dropped. I've never heard two girls scream so loud during the entire coaster. Good times. 🤣

Watching your videos with the Microsoft Flight Simulator installer music is very relaxing.

When I was 8 I went on my first roller coaster. It broke down at the peak and we were stuck in the sky for about 45 minutes. The entire time you would hear creaking and other unsettling noises. Little me was absolutely terrified and thought I was going to plummet to my end. Obviously they finally got us down, but I haven't trusted park rides since. Don't even like ladders. This video helps me not regret ever setting foot on another coaster since.

I’ve been to ACTION PARK when I was younger. Most of their “rides” were dangerous, but the one I got hurt on was a ride that has carts you sat in, and were basically on a cement luge riding down a mountain. The pull brake never worked and twice around a twist I was thrown off, onto rocks. Bad scrapes and cuts. I went to the first aid tent and they sprayed this red shit on my wounds that hurt worse than the cuts themselves. Man that place was fun, but dangerous. I have many stories from there.

This is exactly why I don’t get on crazy rides . Take me to the kids part pls

Seeing Green Lantern in person was terrifying. I used to go to Six Flags Magic Mountain every so often since I live nearby and I love rollercoasters. I took one look at Green Lantern and was like NOPE.

As a Brit I am proud to note that only the British could turn a medieval siege weapon into a death-trap ride. It warms the heart, it does.

I grew up going to Dream world Australia and loved the white rapids ride, however a few years ago it claimed lives when a water pump failed causing the raft to overturn. The ride closed down and dream world asked the community what we would like to see replace it.

Okay but the flying swast!kas ride kind of makes me giggle. I mean, come on, HOW DID NO ONE IN DEVELOPMENT SEE THAT?!

I'm from Jersey and survived Traction Park! I loved that place and never got hurt other than a few very minor bumps & bruises.

Well, last year I was about to go on a ride. I don't remember the name, but as I was about to enter. Someone pushed me to get on the ride before me, letting him be on the last seat. I was pissed, but as the ride came higher. When it was about to go down, it suddenly stopped. That person looked like he saw his life flashing trought his eyes. So I went to a different ride, a car ride. When I came back, everyone were still on the ride. Luckily, no one was injured. Execpt of worrying, I laugh, since I love dramatic/horrible things and since I laugh loudly when people get hurts. My mom didn't like me laughing because people were scared for there lives😅

I rode Dueling Dragons back in the day. It was absolutely amazing. I miss it so much. It's a shame that we can't have nice things because people can't follow directions. Typical, though

Dude this is insane… I know these accidents are rare but just the fact that they CAN happen is enough to keep me away from those crazy rides.

Ngl the last one had me laughing, holy shit how does that happen does no one test and also hire someone to watch it from the outside 🤣 that's insane

The smiler should have been renamed as “The Amputator” Ohhh don’t boo me. Best jokes = Tragedy + Time. It’s a good name!

I still have my dueling dragons t shirt from when I was 8, I spent my birthday at universal studios and rode it and the hulk ride probably 1000 times each. So sad it shut down, but never forgotten!

May all the people who tragically passed rest in peace ♥♥♥♥♥

19:38 to 19:40 THATS THE SCREE FROM THEME PARK TYCOON 2

I went on Dueling Dragons back in 2013ish and it was a very fun ride with no problems!!

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I went to Schlitterbaum a week before that boy died. Firefighters say he was decapitated, not thrown out. I was gonna get on but the line was long so I said "no". I think that saved my child's life because she was the same size as the boy😬

after the smiler incident, tons of cameras and safety mechanisms were added to the ride, so it is technically impossible to override the safety system. you dont need to be scared of it

Thanks for the informative sharing, and greetings from Eskisehir/Turkiye.

I went to action park in 88 I think. I was seven and at that age I was well aware that it wasn’t safe. Nobody in my family got hurt but I did have several classmates who returned from vacation battered and bruised. There were a few times I was legitimately terrified for my life.

Action Park was famously parodied in an SNL skit with Dan Aykroyd. Among the rides he described was "Thunder Plunge", where children ride in a shopping cart down a steep hill.

Lol “spatula to get him off the floor “ Gosh…when it’s time to close eyes forever - it’s time. It’s like final destination

They should call the smiler the hopper 😂

The ten year old on the Verruckt was actually decapitated, not just ejected. I have a few more details. Caleb was the State Representative of Kentucky's son. The two women were part of his family. His older brother and him were supposed to be staying together, but the employee at the ride separated them, and the older brother went first. Caleb followed, and the raft lifted into the air at that horrible bump after that huge drop, causing the poor boy to be decapitated by the "safety nets" because he hit his head on a bar suspending them. I apologize if I got anything wrong, but if you want the story, there are videos on it. Mind you, if you're sensitive to blood, don't veiw these videos, rather look up the story.

My mom used to go to Action Park once every five weeks. She said that she was riding Surf hill and flew up and landed on someone else’s lane and crashed. But at least I have six flags in NJ now.

I went on this roller coaster in sea world in California once. I'm exceptionally slim so I was a bit worried when I noticed that it may be possible for me to wriggle out of the lap bar on one of the roller coasters I was going on. Thankfully, I didn't fall out but it still had me pretty worried in the various parts when I was upside down.

I went on all the rides except the Cannonball Loop ( it was closed down by then) at Action Park around 1984. I was about 10 or 11y and didn’t get hurt but some did scare the dickens out of me. All in all I did have one of the best times of my life as a child then. Shout out to my big brother Paul W…Thank You- Go Bills!!!

The dueling dragons I rode so many times, even when it became “dragon challenge “. It was an amazing coaster.

"Smiler" is a character on the British TV show "Last of the Summer Wine". He's a pretty miserable and depressing character, so maybe the ride is aptly named.

Quick note about the Kansas one because I’m not gonna try and spell all that. The little boy also happened to be the son of a state legislator, so either way it was gonna end badly for them. Also the slide was there for about four or five years after the incident. I used to see it whenever we drove that way. That being said from what I remember the park was shut down almost immediately. I think they reopened recently? I can’t be too sure mainly cuz I never went there anyways and only went to Worlds/Oceans of Fun.

The perilous plunge part actually had a sound like in theme park tycoon 2 of the screams

19:27 Now from the top, Riders drop Say goodbye To your life Thousands of dollars In lawsuits They went bankrupt They’re out of luck

This channel is so entertaining 😌

I did not call Action Park the name you said. I called it "TRACTION PARK". It seemed that everyday someone was hauled away in and ambulance with injuries ranging from head injuries to broken bones to being electrocuted (Yes it say's electrocuted). That last one makes a water ride way more thrilling. The park had so many people transported by ambulance that the park owner bought several ambulances so the local town had enough ambulances if needed. I loved this place. Went there two or three times a year.

I have a story even though it’s not rides, it’s something else. Me and my friend wanted to go to the trampoline park that just opened and my mother and brothers were coming too we were bouncing around and I did a flip and then 5 minutes later I felt dizzy my head hurt and 1 and a half hours later we went home and I was violently throwing up all over the place so my mum took me to the hospital and I found out I had a concussion. Worse things happened there but no deaths. Someone broke their leg and their bone was sticking out.

19:38 while watching this realized these screams were used in a Roblox game called "Theme Park Tycoon"

12:24 i remember hearing about the smiler accident on the news. one of the girls in the front row was interviewed and gave a horrible graphic description of what had happened to her leg. it was enough to keep me away from rollercoasters for a long time.

LOL I was born in 75, moved to NJ in 81, Morris county, and been since, we live 30 minutes from Vernon so you can imagine, action park was a weekly death defying event! You have no idea how dangerous it was, people actually died on our visits, but again we were there every weekend, so it wasn't like someone got hurt every time you went, but when you didn't get hurt, it was unusual, especially on the alpine side, action park was no joke but we had tons of fun and lots of good fights in the 80s/90s

The smiler should be called the leg smasher

12:56 what would screaming do anyway? They're on a rollercoaster.