As a roller coaster enthusiast, PLEASE BLOW THIS COMMENT UP OR AT LEAST PIN IT BECAUSE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW! Anyways, carnival rides the one year inspection is obviously terrible but, regular non traveling amusement parks are way safer because rides are inspected multiple times everyday to keep you safe. Carnivals though, very sketchy and they are traveling rides so they are poorly constructed. I don’t think spending the extra money is bad if you value your life. I can blabber your ears about safety on rides but that would be too long so I would recommend searching up “roller coaster safety” or maybe “flat ride safety” (flat rides are thrill rides that aren’t rides like roller coasters) but trust me regular non travelling amusement parks are wayyy safer.
I was trapped on the Top of a Ferris Wheel at 4 yrs old. It took 8 hours to get me down It was extremely Traumatizing. I thank God my Aunt was on with me and was able to keep us both calm. Safety Checks should be every time they set up and everyday they are operating.
I loved my grandma. As a kid, she would keep us safe by being brutally honest. Every time we went to the carnival, she told us about the time the fireball ride got stuck upsidedown for hours. She also told us about the alien spaceship looking one (zero gravyity wall thing) scalped a girl with long hair while it was spinning. I dont know if the second one is real, but it always scared me to think about it because my hair was long at the time. Still don't go to the carnival.
Last time when I went to six flags there was a giant swing that make you go to 400 ft and when I was walking I saw that lot of people got stuck up there at 400 ft and my cousin hear them saying help me and I never going on that ride
Dude, an Ex of mine went on the carnival one that stayed up there for four hours. He said he was bout to die, all the blood just stayed in his head, and he couldn’t move at all. That stuff scary. Crazy how corrupt people will be for money.
I used to be a fireman, and whenever the carnival came to town for the 4-H fair we always inspected the rides. If they don't have a up-to-date inspection sticker on their ride we will not let them put it up until the state issued a permit
I’m supposed to go to the Woodstock fair tomorrow and all my 6 yo son wants to do is ride rides now… I’m actually terrified.. was already thinking about it then this pops up 😅
@@Kiq_Ash just look at the ride and see if it has a state certificate for the year that you go. They have to put the certificate where the public can see it and it has to be affixed to the ride
@dakotahmoose1192 in the uk some traveling fairs are stored outside but under thick tarps. We have very stringent rules and saftey checks over here though and a very tightnit fairground community
ALSO i was used as an operator for a carnival ride and was only taught how to operate the ride a day before the event started. YOU ONLY HAVE to be 16 to be a ride operator and for most of these companies to allow you to work there you have to be at least 16. And most of the time they also have hired teens take it down when they leave town, its actually really bad
Yep I worked as a "Carney" for literally a single day and almost died from shit safety standards ... I noped out after they told me to scale a Farris wheel with a harness that was frayed and flat out missing important support eyelets
@@Just_a_Goth do what? Train people? I have, hundreds of them. Be a member of OABA and IAAPA? I have been for nearly 3 decades. I work ride maintenance and refurbishment, with multiple factories and manufacturers that trained me. I have gathered intelligence for ride accidents and investigations and am a contributor to the ride accidents database. What have YOU done?
That's awesome. But also, I blame whoever created the ride, had no clue or idea how the ride is suppose to be and have, not to mention the amount of people that one may even go through a serious death worser then everything I could think of.
@@average-art3222 They are so dangerous. I'm pretty sure it's not the manufacturer. All of that stems from lax carnival set up, and tear down ride workers, and lax ride inspectors. Losing bolts, and not caring to find them, or replace them. Things are a bit different now. They actually have third party inspectors. They even wear uniform shirts now, so things are much more strict now. As it should be. In the 70's they were pretty much policing themselves. This is NEVER a good policy! Using an outside party to inspect their work, if nothing else, it keeps everybody honest. I haven't worked for the carnival since the early 80's. I'm sure things have to be better now, however, I still don't feel good about it. ❤
@@average-art3222 It's really not the manufacturer. It's the carnival. They're the ones that set up the rides, and tear them down. They didn't do a good job keeping bolts and other components separated. They just threw them in a box. The manufacturer wouldn't be responsible for keeping track of them. Once they're sold, the manufacturer is out of it. ❤
@@margiecook6879 the responsibility falls on YOU. if bolts are missing, go buy new ones, turn in the receipts and problem is solved. Don't wait for someone else to do it. Furthermore, didn't you say in another comment you only worked for one day? How do you know those bolts weren't replaced?
There needs to be more regulation on carnival rides or they should be banned all together. I’ve seen way too many rides falling apart due to their poor maintenance/management
They are 170 times safer than your car. Last year, 3 people were killed on carnival rides, 17 on amusement park rides, 11,000 from gunshot wounds and 24,000 from car accidents. Get educated.
I’m not trying to be rude or whatever but the ride was only stopped due to emergency systems doing their jobs, so being stuck for so long would’ve likely been safer than the ride continuing. Still I understand how bad it is to be upside down for so long, but just know it was for your safety and things like that almost never happen
@@vitrickgoopbrother i have tracked you across youtube you have always said these stories are fake but now i have the upperhand if you look at the people listed in the incident report you can see this guys name checkmate
I live in Antioch, and I'm friends with the kids' older brother. Truly was a big predicament. Carnival left town during the night. We watched the last truck leave from my job.
I was one of the people trapped on that ride. Worst day of my life. You don't know what your body and brain feels like after you've been left hanging upside down for just under four hours. I had a migraine for a week, and none of us were able to successfully sue the amusement park owner. Don't even ask me why.
I have worked for the North American Midway which is the biggest, safest traveling carnival for 13 years and the biggest reason people get hurt on rides is cause the patron either takes their safety belt off or they dont listen to the ride operator. Its a one in a million chance for the ride to malfunction and hurt someone. The rides get inspected every single time they are set up and before open every day.
For as long as I've been to carnivals, whenever we're on the rides, we feel scared, horrified and have that feeling that we don’t feel safe sometimes even as a kid.
its like saying to never go in a car or go on a plane. sht happens, people die, stuff breaks down because its all man made and nothing lasts forever. you can stay curled up in a ball never living or having fun for the fear that you might get hurt. its rare that stuff breaks down to the point of causing serious injury
@@levithebaddest2369 well who could argue a case like yours with all your infinite wisdom. My 3 decades working in the industry tells me you're full of 💩💩💩
True, stay away. Our son was 9yo when he was thrown from a carnival ride and landed on concrete, lacerating his spleen. He spent 10 days in Providence Childrens Hospital, 5 of those days he wasnt able to eat and was only allowed ice chips to drink. Of course, doctor's had him on IV solution to maintain his hydration, but, nothing else, because, the doctor's feared he may need emergency surgery if his spleen ruptured. Fortunately, he survived and is now 34yo. Don't even think about filing a lawsuit, these gypsy carnivals are shifty and even a lawyer can't pin them down. We paid thousands in hospital bills from this incident. Don't risk your child's life, it definitely isn't worth it.
I was on that roller coaster w a crack in it when it happened. It was at caro winds in Charlotte, right after I got off it was closed off and I had no clue what happened until a week later. Scary.
I was too man. But B&M builds amazing coasters with a lot of systems in place in case of a failure. Even if that whole column fell the coaster would have kept going forwards and you would have been fine.
As a former carnival employee i can confirm that when i quit the rides hadnt been checked in almost a year by an inspector.. save up and go to your local theme park please its safer and better for your local economy 😊
The roller coaster in Charlotte, NC is The Fury at Carowinds. It’s a Gigacoaster. I loved that ride but it’s terrifying they let the damage get that far. The drop and speed on that coaster is crazy and there is a part where you go underground.
Go to Knobles they check their rides and roller-coasters every day. Knobles is also non-traviling. If you are really that scared now, I suggest camping by the twister and see how they do it. The amusement park opens at 12, so it gives them time to look through these things. When you warm up to this, I suggest checking out the Phoenix.
I used to work for the fair/ carnival for 2 years all i have to say is there is always a 50/50% of you being safe and when when usually put up the eide we would half ass it cause we would be traveling and as soon as we get there we would put up the games a rides without a break so we be tired and rush it so we can get some rest so i advise yall to reconsider before you go to the fair/carnival cause your safety is not guaranteed thats why i quit stay safe out there people
Used to work with a girl who worked a travelling "carnival/fairground" and she said she worked for a very good company that did full safety checks on every rife between every location but she said most locations were HORRIBLE. Most of the ride operators dont understand a lick of english and have been trained for maybe a couple hours. She said in her company the rides got checked 4 times total. Inspected before tearing them down, inspected once torn down and before driving. Then reinspection once arriving at the new location and inspected again once erected in the new location. I wouldnt chance it though. She only worked for one company.
Well, as an ex worker in Australia (Ferris wheel and zipper) I can tell you legally crack testing is done every 2 years and random inspections are carried out multiple times throughout the year by operational health and safety. Now these guys don't always know what they're looking at, but definitely check things such as foundations and leads. Sometimes things occur that cause a breakdown, for example an employee not checking the generator has sufficient fuel leading to power loss. Also in the case of Ferris wheels if they are overbalanced the ride may 'slip' causing it to spin uncontrolled until the heaviest point stops at the bottom. This can be scary for the passengers and workers alike, however you are safe in the cart granted you stay seated at all times. Also if you have a heavy ride on soft ground or experience long heavy rain it is essential to check the levelling each morning to ensure the ride hasn't sunk at all into the ground. I did that job for almost a decade and was very dedicated to safety, unfortunately with the nature of travel many casual employees just don't have that dedication.
@@texasktea Yes, for the same reason I trust a skyscraper to not collapse when i'm on the top floor. Because it's been built with the specific design to last.
I used to think as a kid my dad was cruel for never letting us go when it came to town, but I went as a teenager and was praying for my life. Those things are NOT safe. I like how they'd rather take a chance with a life than to check for safety.
I used to do security at afew of those carnivals, omg them rides r so rickety & shitty. And being there alone overnight was even creepier, and u hear ding ding ding!!!! Out of nowhere, or a ride starts moving, lol. Like a horror movie every time
I remember being traumazied at a very young age at a similar traveling Carnival ride in my area. I believe I was too small for the ride they put me on. It was dangerous. The seatbelt was too large and as I was spinning upside down, nothing was holding me in place. Be careful with your kids.
FYI, MOST fairs have to inspect rides/concessions BEFORE the fair is operational. I traveled. My family traveled. Yeah sometimes things break down, kinda like airplanes and trains and cars.
exactly! people gotta live a little. you cant say to never drive or go on a plane because it might crash, sht happens. and yeah i agree they should do more to prevent it, but im gonna keep going on rides because its fun. our state fair does inspection daily before opening times, and an inspection 1 week before opening aswell (and the day before)
Story 1.There is a mobile park in my country. A 5 year old girl was on a roller coaster and fell off. They did not click her in properly which made her fall off ( she was not that hurt) Story 2. I was on a Ferris wheel at a mobile carnival. The little thing you sit in was loose and creaky. I was sitting beside the door and there was 2 screws out of place 1 on the floor and 1 on the seat + the door was really loose and was closed with a loose chain. (I or my cousin was not hurt Pls like this took so long to write 😭
I've been to hundreds of these pop-up carnivals when I was a kid in the 80s & 90s. Nothing bad ever happened as far as I know. Back then, the carnival workers took pride in their engineering skills. Today, people just want a quick buck. They can care less about people's safety.
Exactly. I work for an amusement park, and multiple of our rides have been shut down because failure to check for safety belt. Employees being suspended for weeks because of it.
That ride with the crack was at an amusement park called carowinds and I went there last summer after it was taken down. It’s called the fury 325 and it goes 325 ft high in the air. Stay safe lol
My son almost flew off a ride I was holding onto him for dear life. He was of the right weight and height according to their sign. Haven’t been to a carnival since
Man I use to work at these mobile carnivals especially the Wisconsin State Fair at West Allis on August 2011. So many dark secrets I discovered. Including a corrupted governor who engineer its tragedy to get back in office.
Fun fact. Most carnivals rides are decades old with low quality checks and poor/paid off inspections. Rare though are permanent amusement park incidents. Though it seems alot permanent amusement parks has to undergo several inspections and routine maintenance. Though it can still happen. Just dont trust carnivals. My cousin got a job helping them set up once in my home town and he told me that there were more than just a few rides missing parts. Ive never trusted one sents.
Idk about carnivals but the roller coaster one is at a Cedar Fair Park. That's the same company that owns Kings Island and Cedar Point. Each park in the chain is required to inspect every ride before it opens every day. Here in Ohio when something major happens the ride is shut down until the state can complete their investigation. Both major incidents that happened here in Ohio under Cedar Fair have resulted in one ride getting removed and another getting completely reprofiled by another manufacturer than the original one. That ride that was shown in the video is in Carolina. Depending on which side of the border that coaster is on, that state probably has the same regulations Ohio does. If not at least Cedar Fair does and they have a habit of fixing majorly broken rides or removing them. However, because they do such a good job of maintaining those rides it usually doesn't get to that point.
I would just like to add that from what I heard no one got hurt on that roller coaster. They shut down the ride immediately after they received word of the instant.
As someone who was a ride operator for a summer when I was younger. You have to accept the risk of getting on a machine that is going to flail you around in the air. We had a small amusement park with only a few rides they were regularly inspected and maintenance. The octopus ride had a bazillion grease points that I had to hit every 8 hours of operation. And I can get the cars on the Tilt-A-Whirl to do mach 10
@@Captainrex5741 On May 24, 1984, a 5-year-old boy riding Cedar Creek Mine Ride suffered a fractured skull and bruises after falling from the train's front seat And alot of stuff caused by a gust of wind
Folks need to take this to heart! I took my girls to the West Virginia state fair a few years back when I was visiting my best friend who lived there, and there was one ride in particular that scared the life out me just watching it, it looked so unsafe. I wouldn't get on it, but my best friend did with one of my girls. Later on that day, the ride malfunctioned, and someone was thrown from it! It was one of those rides that looks like a bullet on a long arm and spins you about 150 ft in the air. The person lived, but they had several broken bones. My intuition was spot on that day. Don't let your kids get on these rides at carnivals, their life may depend on it!
I am an NDT technician for a roller coaster manufacturer and I can 9001% confirm that mobile “pop-up” carnivals and fairs aren’t held to the same standards as theme parks solely because they do not stay stationary for longer than 90 days Do NOT support pop up carnivals
My sister and I were at a pop up carnival when we were teens. We went on a Ferris wheel, and it started lightening. He would let people off as each set of seats went past him. Except us. He wouldn’t stop it at the bottom for us. He laughed everytime we went down and past him. We started yelling at him to let us off. He finally did after about 5 more times around. The thing was mad out of metal and was pretty tall, so we worried it would attract lightening to it. I found out later, many carnival workers are past convicts, that couldn’t get other jobs after they got out of prison. People let their kids go to carnivals alone.
What? I thought carnival workers needed a degree in engineering and extensive background checks. I always thought they just had terrible dental plans and too busy to properly bathe or do laundry.
I'm sorry to hear of your experience. As a former ferris wheel operator, you have to keep the wheel balanced at all times. You cannot load car after car because one side if the wheel will be too heavy and it won't turn or it could collapse. So if the wheel has 16 cars or tubs as they're called, you load 1 then 9 then 2 then 10 then 3 than 11 and so on. So yeah I have no doubt you were skipped over a few times and that the operator was laughing. He knew what you didn't! Lightning can strike those wheels while in motion and nobody would get electrocuted because they are completely safe in that regard. The reason the ferris wheels, especially the rim driven wheels do not operate in the rain is because the wheel can gain no traction and it will slide rather that turn.
@@jebuschrist9161are you joking? Carnies are some of the best and worst people ever! I was 18 operating a ferris wheel fir Crown Amusements and I had dropped out of school before that so no... you don't need any education or experience.
Carnival rides get safety checked (by the state and to ASTM regulations) before operating at any fair, the roller coaster was at a cedar fair park, they were following NC laws following inspection for metal fatigue and welding fatigue, nothing happened on the roller coaster, it was still safe to operate until they found the crack . the one where they got stuck upside down was due to getting emergency stopped (E-STOP) and not being able to resume properly. Don’t believe everything on the internet
My fiance gets upset sometimes when I tell her I refuse to go on certain if not all carnival rides or roller coasters for this very reason. It didn't seem that common growing up hearing about attraction accidents, but nowadays it's like I see one or two every month in the United States. I'm a big safety person so when someone asks me hey do you want to go on this ride and I look at it and I'm like if there's a chance it can throw me and kill me then no
Is anyone going to talk about the poor boy? I’m in tears, I really hope he’s okay. He has a full life ahead of him and he’s only 10!? I can’t imagine what he’s been through. Edit: I’m aware of the reply’s that he lived. That relived me, but again, I know that he lived now. Thank you for the information. Edit 2: war in the reply’s💀
Blud is crying over some random 10 yr old death☠️ nah bro; tons of ppl die everyday, I worked at a retirement home and seen ppl of ppl die at least once a month. It’s just death really 🤷♂️
Welder and fabricator here, just a few months on the job made carnival rides impossible for me. Sheer points, piss poor welds, it will terrify you if you have the technical knowledge
That 2nd ride that spin and the stage lifted ,that happened over here in Australia exact same we al ran and jumped on the stage to balance it out people were screaming .this dude is 100% right they get rushed to put them up and not serviced. In evry town they go.
Our rides are inspected daily. We also are inspected by fire marshals before we open. We can not open a ride if they find an issue. We also have electrical inspections. Not every state, or traveling carnival, is held to these regulations. I would encourage people to do their own research in their area, so they know how it works.
I'm a Carney, we got inspected on a daily basis for reasons like this from happening. Also, when the sign says keep seated while the ride is in motion and the ride jock says not to stand up in ferris wheel seats gets ignored you are going to get hurt if not worse. And that's an amusement park ride.
I live in Mississippi, and I was a Kearny I agree to this video be real careful on what rides you ride at a mobile amusement park. certain rides are safe that are on the ground but if anything leaves the ground right at your own risk, that’s my warning
Honestly I agree, but this doesn't happen often for as many of these mobile carnivals as there is. It's just like riding in your car or walking across the street, sometimes shit happens
Is the thing they keep showing as the crack on the Carowinds coaster the actual crack that was seen? I read in another comment that whats shown is actually part of the design, and that the actual crack found was somewhere else.
@@couchpotato4377the crack you see in the video is actually impeding the structural integrity of the ride. That beam is 30+ feet off the ground and is not even connected to the track. So yea.. I hope that tells you enough lol
story: I went to one of the mobile carnival parks and the ferris wheel was about like 70 to 100 feet, and there were no straps on the sides of each car to protect you from falling out. there was only about 2 feet of cover on the sides. you could shake the car and it could tip you over.
A customer of mine briefly worked for a carnival that did county fairs. He would tell anyone and everyone to never ever ever let your kids ride these rides.
Go to Disney parks and your chances of having an accident in a ride goes down to about 0.005% Not promoting Disney, but speaking the reality. Disney cannot afford accidents, and when one happens, they make sure to compensate the guests as good as possible in a discreet manner.
Not to mention carnies be half drunk or hung over when they put the rides together. Even as a new carnie i had to check their work to see if all the pins and screws were in. Shit is crazy.
Growing up going to fairs. My dad told me both rides because of safety. This was 80s and 90s. Still today I tell my kids no rides and if they listen we will pop in a trip to cedar point. The king of rides. It's worth it.
@@user-ro4jn3mu9tNone but before you jump straight to "Oh so exactly you can't be talking" I have to say you are literally the only amusment park worker I have seen say something like that, and I have heard from alot of others.
@@user-ro4jn3mu9t I agree, media does exaggerate alot. But I just can't really believe that carnival rides are safer than planted down theme park rides.
My mom used to know a guy who hangs out with the workers. They would play a game to see how many bolts they could take out before the machine beeped at them. Never use these always use the stable ones
I got electrocuted on a Merry Go Round when I was 4 at a pop up carnival. I stepped on an extension cord and touched the railing near the entrance and became the ground for about 7 seconds, lucky I’m alive. All I remember is how hot it felt on my back and waking up in an ambulance with a bunch of suction cup things on my chest. Didn’t suffer any permanent impairments, but foamed at the mouth for a few days and had blood in my urine for about a week according to my parents. Doctor said only affect I may have later in life is cataracts.
Most people don’t realize carnies pull up an literally have everything set up either over night or by the next day. They get put up an taken down so much it’s hard to believe that parts aren’t worn out or damaged or purposely slacked putting it together
Thats not true.. there are state Inspectors that come to every town once show is set up.. same as a building inspection for permited work on your home..
I have a construction worker of 23 years experience. I'm also very mechanically inclined. When it comes to fixing things around my house, trust me. I walked by while the Rides are being put together They're very unsafe and put together in a very half asked way
I live in Deleware and last year in the beginning of the school year a zipper ride completely broke at a carnival. It was a full ride and mostly full of kids from middle schools and high schools around my area. Everything looked to be okay before 1-3 of the zipper compartments flew off the ride. No deaths thankfully because of the padding in the ride but a few broken ribs and wrists
I was there in Antioch at that carnival and I saw him fall of the ride and the carnival just left and didn’t care, for a different town and was a sad thing to see and the police and firefighters were there trying to help the them out. But thankfully he did not lose there life but got 6 ribs broken. And that is all I know about that accident.
It's not just small carnivals, I was at Disney World on their first reversible coaster, it stalled mid loop! We were upside down for only 15, 20 minutes, but that was uncomfortable enough to give me a horrible headache and swear off reversible coasters 4 life. Ruined my day, expensive headache. Another time at Bushe Gardens, rode their wooden roller coaster called the Gwanza. It was my young daughters 1rst coaster. She was violently thrown around to the point that I was holding her down as we shared the same safety bar. She was miserable and now hates coasters, my uncle who was also riding with us and has cerebal palsey ended up going to the hospital the next day with 2 cracked ribs, I still have a pinched nerve in my neck 10 years later...
It’s true. I was a caretaker of our local fairgrounds for 10yrs and I was always finding random bolts and parts lying on the ground under the rides that had fallen off during operation and most of the time the operators of these rides were three sheets to the wind.
