What Really Happened on Quimera at La Feria Chapultepec Magico September 28th 2019?
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- This is as of this video's publication the most recent severe roller coaster coaster accident on record, so just what happened and how similar to Mindbender is the Quimera roller coaster accident?
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11/24/20 UPDATE: Quimera will be relocated and refurbished at Indiana beach for 2021, this legendary coaster will live on!
IB CROW IS THE BEST
i still cant process that lol, but this is why IB is one of the best parks in my opinion ngl
thank god! I hope they really try to fix the problems with this ride. (But hoping they have just enough left in the budget to get this ride back in a safe and operating order)
@@zfilms4858 do you think they're buying that ride without being sure that they'll have the money to fix it?
@@ATalkingBadger I'm just saying this because COVID-19 has hit all tourism industries (themeparks, cruises, airports, etc.) Hard.
take a shot every time he says La Feria Chapultepec Magico
Surprised he not abbreviate for his own sanity 😀
Came to comments just to see this. Thank you.
As an Spanish speaker I can understand why it would be difficult to pronounce.
8 shots, by my count. Hoo boy.
I honestly thought he was saying “la fiera” or “the beast” which was awesome. Thanks for ruining it.
Everybody gangsta till GP The Enthusiast says "the ride was operating as normal at [DATE/TIME]"
HAHAHAAHHHA I LOVE THIS COMMENT
Ignorant liar
@@cheeesecake5 ur ugly
@@cheeesecake5 liar
@@cheeesecake5 racist
Engineers: Hopefully the Mindbender accident doesn’t happen again
Quimera: Observe
Quimera: Hold my breaks
Be nice ro my Quimerw
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Even though they share some similarities (and unfortunately both happened on the only two triple looping coasters Schwarzkopf ever built), the root cause of both accidents is totally different. The two paths leading to the accidents join where sloppy maintenance didn't catch the cracked and missing bolts on the wheel assemblies before it was too late.
On Mindbender, tracks were not manufactured to specifications after Schwarzkopf going into bankruptcy. The people who finished building Mindbender had no idea what they were doing and were refusing to take advice from the people who knew. Therefore the accident happened not too long after the ride first opened, and the ride has been operating safely after things were taken care of.
Dreier-Looping, or Quimera, whatever you prefer, has been operating safely for 35 years and only had the accident because some people thought it's a good idea to operate it in a way it was not designed to operate.
@@Colaholiker That's not completely right: Mindbender crashed because of wrong maintanance: "An investigation later determined that four cap screws holding the wheel assembly together failed, which were likely the result of design flaws and unsatisfactory maintenance routines." (Wikipedia)
If the screws had been checked on a regular base, the accident could have been prevented.
With absolute respect, your videos are like junk food. I just can't stop myself from opening two more each time I finish one.
this is true. I think it's his voice
I have literally been to an amusement park of fair maybe 10 times in 27 years but I’m binging this shit like I ride coasters once a week lol
Ikr
Same lol
The first time I became confident on a roller-coaster was dinosaur at Disney
You should do what really happened to thunder river rapids ride at dreamworld Australia back in 2016 when it crushed 4 people to death
I was there that day on the giant drop and I saw one of the rafts tilted after our drop they said about 30 mins later the park is closing for the day and not until we got home we found out that it had killed some people
Anyway, the ride is now demolished and their custom blue fire launch coaster is soon to be constructed on the site of the rapids
Was a chain of events...A simple pump failure due to poor maintenance, water level dropped, raft got stuck at end of conveyor, next raft got pushed into stuck raft and flipped. Occupants were thrown out of raft on to conveyor which had been modified by having wooden slats removed. The gaps in the conveyor allowed the thrown occupants to be caught in the machinery and horrifically killed. Young inexperienced operators with lack of training failed to react in time to the incident which amplified the outcome
C Я even after this tragedy surprisingly I think dreamworld has turned around with it getting a large injection of money to modernise the park and a first in the world spinning cart on the back of their new ride they sure are back on the way to becoming the theme park capital of the Gold Coast
@@coasterlife. yes I agree. Still a horrible tragedy that exposed how poorly the park was being run
Sorry, never heard of it....but is it like Grizzly River Rapids in CA Adventure in CA?
@@julespoopoology yes very similar Rapids ride. It was a horrific accident in 2016 that took 4 lives
Holy crap😱 I didn't hear about this accident. I love that you tell the whole truth and don't sugar coat or over exaggerate the truth.
Same 😟
Yeah, this is the kind of news I would notice, so it must not have made headlines in the states at the time.
That jiggling at 1:55 doesn't seem great on that first loop, geez.
Oh boy, wtf
Sarah right like I would’ve been one scared as person in line
the video shows it again @ 6:41
Keep in mind tthat this used to be a transportable ride (I remember it from the time when it was operating in Germany). They do move a bit more than stationary coasters, especially if compared to manufacturers with massive track like B&M.
None the less, this is too much.
@@Colaholiker Oh I fully know about coaster types and that some of the old Schwarzkopf's were made to be travelling rides. I thought for a second that you were gonna say that the amount the loop was moving was normal.
Wooden coasters have a bit of movement in the supports and you could understand a bit of moment in the track/supports of a travelling coaster but yes this it's way too much movement my guess its probably down to the cracks in the track that he mentioned in the video.
This is a really good video, I had no idea this happened. This series has made me less afraid of roller coasters, and I thank you
Squirrelflight Syd exactly the same for me I’ve learnt how much more safer they are and now I’m a coaster enthusiast myself :)
I’m not an enthusiast I just like roller coasters and understand them
I'm now much less afraid of roller coasters in general, but more afraid of any outside of the US, Canada, and Europe
I’m still afraid of roller coaster. I would love to take my baby brother to an amusement park when he grows up and I want to ride with him.
This made me more afraid of roller coasters what the heck
As a Mexican living in the city this happened I feel you are missing an important part of the explanation as why this was allowed to happen, so to speak (after all, we also have a Six Flax park in here and the only accident I remember seems to be due to a park goer acting poorly)
La Feria looks like a full fledge amusement park but operates at very very low costs, this is done in order to keep ticket prices low so lower income households are able to experience an amusement park. The park used to me managed by the city but then they handed it over to a company. The company couldn’t keep the park operating at a low cost (as far as I’m aware, part of the deal was keeping prices low) so they stopped doing maintenance. They are now banned from operating in the city, they have another park in Guadalajara but I don’t know if it works like La Feria.
This context is important, this accident didn’t happen just because we are a “third world country”
Adam Lannerd I mean, if you are going to be racist about it there’s not much I can do to change your opinion
wow, then that Homicide charge feels very appropriate
True to make it cheaper for lower wage people, but still it is against the world theme parks rules that all theme parks must fallow regardless race and or country, breaking that is a crime
I’m also Mexican, and to be hones, yes. We tend to work at low costs and La feria de Chapultepec was no exception. In general the place was working under poor conditions and the “franken-car” didn’t surprised me. And even though it sounds kinda bad, it’s true Adam. Mexico’s economic status isn’t the best which leads to lots of places to work under low cost maintenance.
Zinkyeal oh! No one is excusing the breaking of rules here. If there’s no way they can keep the costs that low for a park that big (it wasn’t huge but it wasn’t small either) then they should’ve done something
This tackles only the idea that Mexican = bad which isn’t true lol
I don’t know why I sought out the accident footage. It’s not even graphic at all but definitely still terrifying.
I'm such a pussy that it traumatized me
I was curious and I can easily understand why the person recording ran, I'd be terrified if I was there.
@@jeffbrownstain Being a pussy for not wanting to see people die in horrific accidents?
Even majority of soldiers who go to a warzone would hate to see that accident footage.
@@nntflow7058 Referring to what was shown, which was 6 seconds of not shit.
You underestimate the apathy of people, or overestimate their empathy.
You can bet the safety guy for this ride looks like Homer Simpson and drinks muchas cervezas. I’m serious 😂
I'm one of the ones who has recently been recommended your channel. I've always hated rollercoasters and been terrified of them, but this is the first channel I've found which talks about accidents in such a way that makes me less scared rather than more scared. I'm petrified of heights, but I might just go to my nearest theme park which I've avoided my entire life once this is all over.
I used to be terrified of rollercoasters because of the heights but now I'm a true enthusiast! I've found that launched coasters are my favorite because the worst part for me is always a slow chainlift Hill and usually with launch coasters you just shoot right out of the gate and don't have that awful build up. I'm glad this helps you!
i was a real scaredy cat when i was younger but after i overcame my fear i started to become a coaster enthusiast myself. I had this one coaster in my homepark i wanted to ride even though i was scared. I watched a lot of onridevideos and eventually rode it. Since then i rode every coaster i came across =D
I was NEVER scared of coasters
@@Patexer good for u
I too don't like hights all that much. However, with time, I absolutely love rollercoasters now. Put your faith in the sound engineering and physics. Enjoy the ride. Great times
This was a sad accident. This looked like a fun ride, but hearing that people die on a roller coaster is always sad for me. Great video as always.
Zach Coaster Crazy yeah it’s sad af because all it takes is someone to inspect a ride properly to avoid this stuff.
Mexico: if he dies, he dies.
After watching the footage, I wasn't expecting to see the derailed car being ragdolled so violently as it's pulled by the rest of the train. The MindBender derailment really must've been horrific.
It's scary how similar to the mindbender incident this is. The wheel assembly even failed at a similar point in the ride!
Same manufacturer too. What a coincidence...
*sighs*
I have commented on that several times, but I'll do it again.
The accidents do share some similarities, but the path leading to both accidents don't join until sloppy maintenance doesn't see the missing and cracked bolts in the wheel assembly.
Quimera has been completely built by Schwarzkopf back in the day and has a safe operating record for 35 years of its life with numerous relocations during its time on the German fair circuit and operating in parks on three different continents. It wasn't until someone decided to operate it in a way that it wasn't designed to operate that the defects that paved the way to the accident could develop. The accident is a result of improper operation and maintenance.
Mindbender on the other hand was built during a time when Schwarzkopf went into bankruptcy. Schwarzkopf and his team started building it, but at one point other people took over who had no experience in the fabrication of roller coaster tracks. They didn't want advice from Schwarzkopf and his team and made fundamental mistakes when actually putting the pieces of track together. They were not built as designed. (Getting into the details here about what was wrong would take too long, but I have written an in-depth explanation on that in a comment to a video about the Mindbender accident on another channel.) To put it in simple words, the trains didn't completely fit on the track as it was slightly too wide in some spots, which caused the cracks in the wheel assemblies to form not too long after its opening. Investigation after the accident, which even involved both Werner Stengel and Anton Schwarzkopf flying to Edmonton to support the investigation proved that some sections of track did not match the drawings. After the problems had been solved, Mindbender has run safely ever since. Anton Schwarzkopf was even quoted saying that he didn't know how he would have reacted if he had been to blame for the accident, but as it turned out he wasn't.
So, in neither case it was a bad design - one was a case of not manufacturing track pieces according to drawings, and one was operating a coaster in a way that it wasn't designed for.
Of course, in both cases maintenance crews didn't notice that something is wrong, and so the weakened wheel assemblies broke loose where the forces are the strongest. Which is totally understandable, as a weakened, but still complete part will not just fall off when the coaster is in the station, but when the forces exceed the residual structural strengh of that part.
Yes, it is a sad coincidence that both triple looping coasters that Schwarzkopf ever made had fatal accidents, but considering how many other rides made by the same company have been operating safely for so long, some even since the 1960s, this is exactly what it is, a coincidence. If you exclude passengers dying of a medical condition they either were not aware of before or simply ignoring when getting on the ride and cases of people doing stupid things like being in the fenced-off ride area while the ride is operating, I am not aware of any other fatal accident on any Schwarzkopf roller coaster besides these two.
La Feria Chapultepec Magico was immediately suspended after the accident. Weeks later the government permanently removed its permissions to operate and the amusement park with the most tradition and cultural significance in Mexico City closed down forever. The government opened a bidding where 5 big companies including Six Flags are competing to open a new park. However the coronavirus contingency has probably affected the bidding process.
I do not know anything about roller coaster engineering, but when I heard you say they disabled the turning brake things, even I raised my eyebrows
I live in mexico and I’m going to say this, if you are visiting NEVER ride any coaster or fair ride, they are so poorly maintained compared to the us and Europe, every year there’s accidents at coasters and fair rides and it barely gets attention and news coverage. I stopped riding coasters in my country when various rides in mundo divertido Tijuana had an accident and it was because there haven’t been maintained in years, causing the removal of those rides after accidents happened. Before la feria de Chapultepec accident there was barely no checks or Régulations in rides, if they found problems or something to be replace in the ride they were just going to keep running it and fix it later. Mexico may have some historical rides in but will never recommended because regulations are non existent. I would say we are on the same level as China in ride maintenance.
So you are saying that we should never, ever ride the coasters at Six Flags Mexico? An American-based company with extremely high-standards in security and in tight compliance to the IAAPA rules, because if there's an accident in Six Flags Mexico, it's more likely that the IAAPA will shut the rest of the Six Flags parks in the US until security measures are proven in EVERY Six Flags Park?
Get the fuck outta here. Yeah, non-permant fair rides are awfully maintained, and most likely Mexican-based companies owning Theme Parks have terrible security standards. But, Six Flags? Give me a break.
I'm Mexican too, and I go at least 4 times per year to Six Flags, and I have never felt in danger riding any of their coasters.
Zahriel Zahriel I was going to include that in my comment but it was already too long. The only one I would recommend is sixflags mexico because if an accident were to happen the rest of the sixflags theme parks would be affected and because six flags it’s a foreign company operating in mexico and it’s more strictly supervised and regulated by the Mexican government compared to local theme parks. Just because I didn’t mención ONE theme park you don’t need to react like I offended you lol
That's right. In Six Flags Mexico we have very, very high security standards (sometimes we even have problems with visitors because they think those standards are very exaggerated). Anyway, if you do something that you shouldn't as an operator, you'll be fired for sure. I speak as an operator at that park.
Now, speaking about the video, I'm very disappointed when this kind of accidents take place. It's like, what the fuck the operator was thinking? Maybe this is not the case, because it wasn't entirely the operator fault, but it's important to emphasize safety, because at the end of the day, we are actually handling lives.
De que hablas?? No seas malinchista, tanto los juegos intinerantes en ferias establecidas como los permantes en parques de diversiones establecidos cumplen con absolutamente todos los requisitos establecidos por IAAPA, ISO y ACE Así como los manuales de usuario y los gobiernos locales. Lo qué pasó en la feria no refleja los estándares del resto de los parques y ferias.
Zahriel Damn relax the guy wasn’t talking shit about it he was just trying to keep people safe.
I really like the effort you put into researching these videos and how you clear up misinformation
Damn those loops are swaying like a hurricane hit them.
That’s pretty terrifying, I’ve never seen steel loops like that sway that much. I’m surprised those loops didn’t come crashing down
From all the information gathered, it sadly really was an accident waiting to happen. Thanks for keeping it all within facts only and stating opinions well separated, as expected to be honest of your videos so far (also, not just dumping it down to "hurr durr mexico" type of comment).
I honestly also thank you for adding the video of the accident itself on a separate link instead of adding to the video, I frankly don't like that kind of stuff and come for the factual analysis, besides all it could ad to the content is the shock value that just clickbaits go for.
lol, what a retarded comment.
Stella smith So reasonable behaviour online is “retarded”?
Quimera was a beautiful coaster. Got to ride it a few months after it opened back when it was named Montaña Infinitum and it was a lot of fun. Everything about this accident is so sad.
La Feria was always a cheap option for people to have a few thrills, but it was reallly neglected in the past few years. It breaks my heart knowing these things caused deaths. Now the place is just standing there, serving as a gloomy reminder of their poor work ethics.
this was surprising to me how similar it is compared to mindbender's accident and i have always been curious about it, thanks wfor letting me know more about this accident.
Disgusting, lazy, dopes in charge of this ride. Thank you for leaving the accident footage link. I watched it in slow playback, it's pretty brutal and is a terrifying reminder to appreciate the safety standards we have along with the steps the heads in charge do take to keep the rides healthy. My heart goes out to the families of the young men who died in this totally preventable incident.
This is why we tell the truth not like tomonews does with those Rollercoaster stories
The more I watch the "what really happened" series the more I realize how amazingly important well trained staff is. So much could be avoided if they'd stick to procedures even when they think everything's fine (like Smiler) and bring real experts in before they try to change anything on rides (like here)... Thanks for the great vid!
in like 2016 me and my cousins were going to go on this ride but we literally didn't trust it enough so we skipped it, and that says a lot considering my cousins were raised in Mexico City so they know what to trust and what not to trust
Hello, I'm a fellow enthusiast and content creator from Mexico, I've been I huge fan of your videos from a long time (from another account) and I base a lot of my research using you as a source. To be honest, I was a little worry when you uploaded this video, mostly because, and let's be honest here, you don't treat accidents outside the first world nicely as for security and operation ... But... you were very fair and objective with us... Another reason to continue to promote your content with my audience.
Now, while I just started in youtube (since most of my content is written on my Facebook page) I want you to know I look after you and you are one of my inspirations to continue in the audio-visual realms.
Thanks you very much.
I’ve only just gone down the rollercoaster TH-cam rabbit hole but this is mental. I used to love Magnum Force at Flamingo Land here in the UK!
Coming from someone who lives about 20 minutes away from West Edmonton Mall, I find it fascinating that another occurrence very similar to the Mindbender happened again. Great video, I've subscribed
YAAAAAAAAAEEEEEEES!
Damn, so the whole ride really WAS a chimera, huh... mashed together train.
Sadly, in México it's very common to make "frankentrains" as you said, the mexico City's subway also have had many accidents, some of them were opeator mistakes or energy failures though, but we citizens know many trains are reconstructed with old trains.
In general, there is nothing wrong about it, as long as you make sure that the parts you use are still okay.
Also it's not that difficult to get official spare parts for Schwarzkopf rides, Maurer Rides in Germany are licensed to manufacture them to original specs. I think the reason for this is that their rides business was originally BHS who cooperated with Schwarzkopf when he went bankrupt.
I had gone there with some family and friends about a month before the incident, and my mom noted that the ride felt a lot “clunkier” and “stiffer” than before. My mom went there every weekend with her dad when we still lived in Mexico, so we were pretty confident in her analysis. We also got on the ride ourselves, and were left with aching shoulders and neck for a good part of the day. None of the other rides we got on in the park felt like that. When we heard the news, my mom practically yelled “I knew it” from where she was sitting.
La Feria Cha-pul-ta-pec Magico. La Feria Cha-pul-ta-pec Magico. I won't be able to get that out of my head now!
I've been watching your videos for a while. I've had a fear of rollercoasters my whole life, but your videos gave me the goal of getting over that fear this year
TH-cam recommended one of your videos to me and I’ve been hooked ever since. You make extremely accurate videos that are digestible for people who don’t have a vast understanding of rides like you do. Hope to see your channel continue to grow!
wow I'm from Mexico and I find it interesting that you also talk about accidents that happened here, I'm not from the city where the accident happened but it was still something surprising in the country, and there was a lot misinformation about it, so I appreciate this video, you are amazing!
Between this channel and Defunctland, I'm gonna know all rollercoaster manufacturers and commissions by memory.
Also, great vids.
ive been binging all your videos and now ive gotten to the point where i’m just watching them for the 2nd or 3rd time. quality’s always great and explanations of rides/ride mechanics are helpful and informative. love your stuff man keep up the great work !
Just happened across your channel, I love these videos breaking down why and how these accidents happen. It's so interesting and you do a great job explaining so that I (a layperson) and understand exactly what happened.
Oh my gosh! When you mentioned breaks at 1:47 with the animation, I thought of the breaks I am most familiar with: the set of breaks on Raging Bull at Six Flags Great America. I grew up there and Raging Bull is my favorite coaster.
Well, when you mentioned breaks again at 5:31, imagine my shock when the clip was of the EXACT set of breaks I had in mind! It's the Raging Bull! I know it's the one because I can see Viper and Giant Drop behind it!
Wow.....what are the chances!? :D Thanks so much for making this video and making my day.
I never thought learning about the details of an accident would make me LESS afraid of rollercoasters, but here we are
Wait, so Quimera was a chimera of many trains and that’s why it failed? Ironic
I remember when I first heard this on my brothers birthday. I was so depressed and saddened by this news.
My cousin broke her collar bone on this exact ride when it was Magnum Force at Flamingo Land. The first steep turn jolts to the right and thats when it happened. 2003.
So i remember watching this on the tv not to much long ago,this is my favorite coaster of Chapultepec i just go there 2 times and for me its a really weird accident,for me was one of the most safe parks of México
I mostly ride flatground rides in the park they are really fun, but the accident still is impressing for me
(I'm from México sorry for My Bad English)
>La Feria de Chapultepec
>Safe
Choose one lol
Ps no era el más seguro pero si me pone triste qué la hayan cerrado. Siento que era algo importante en la ciudad y esta feo que no lo hayan cuidado como deberian
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It wasn't the safest theme park but I was saddened when I knew it was going to close. I feel it was something of historical value in the city and it's really sad it wasn't taken care of properly.
I'm from México and I was in queue when the ride broke! 😰
Edit: That was the firt time i went to La Feria de Chapultepec, because I like Six Flags Better! ❤ Now a days six flags and many other companies are fighting to get the terrain!
Do you mean you saw the accident in this video or do you mean you wanted to ride but the ride stoped working and no one was hurt
@@maverick114e9 No, i was on the park the day that the accident happened, and i was queueing (in line) to ride and that happened
Yes, there were 2 deaths (men) and 2 people with minor injuries (woman)
@Natalia Hood Pues lo que dice el video, salió volando el carro, las barras de seguridad no se abrieron, pero los 2 hombres si salieron disparados y pues murieron 🥺. En ese momento nos sacaron a todos de la fila y del parque.
@@shadyowwl5690 yo escuché que las ruedas del último vagón se salieron y este se descarriló mandando a dos personas al suelo además los rieles de la montaña rusa se movían de forma extraña y los vendedores de la feria lo confirmaron.
Waking up early has never helped me more
La Feria is officially closed and that’s a relief to me, I never went when I was a kid, my dad didn’t like it (now I can see why) and instead he took us to Six Flags many times (to the point that I know the park and all of its short cuts) but, every time we passed by La Feria, Quimera was the game that stood out the most, but not because of the size or colors but the sounds it made of the metallic structure and the train itself, sounds that I didn’t hear at Six Flags. To be honest, I rely more in SF because it’s an international company and it wouldn’t risk to have accidents that could break the clients confidence around the countries where they have parks, not saying that Mexican companies are bad, but unfortunately Mexico is more prone to corruption 😔 this is what happened here, and thank god they took the company’s license to operate here.
Oh, you mentioned this accident in another video, when I binged your stuff on monday and tuesday. Glad to see in uploaded! Really good video!
I am so glad you randomly popped up in my recommendations, I don't know why I love your videos so much but they are great! Keep it up!
When you say "Schwarzkopf", pronounce the center part "artskop", that'd make it sound closer to the original pronounciation.
Z=ts
Also, the w is pronounced like the English v. And yes, arz is pronounced like the English word "arts".
His way of saying it is hilarious! "Schvorschkoff" :D
@@MaxxMcGeePrivate well, his native language is not German, and I doubt he even speaks this language at all. So this is kinda okay ;-)
For me as a German who speaks English quite well it's not hard to pronounce english names of people or companies right, but as soon as it's a language I don't speak, I'm lost. ;-)
@@Colaholiker Sure, I totally understand that. It's just funny, cause it's so much off the proper way pronouncing it.
But it's a common name in the coaster world. English has many German words in it which are totally butchered and especially the people from the great US of A don't really care about language. ;)
@@MaxxMcGeePrivateIas I said, I am German (just frequently visiting the US which will hopefully resume once the pandemic is over) so I know how far off it is. I have actually bee to Schwarzkopf's original site in Münsterhausen about 15 years ago. ;-)
Some Americans do care, but they are likely the minority. Which reminds me of my first visit to Frontier City in Oklahoma. The ride operator of their Schwarzkopf Looping Star "Silver Bullet" somehow found out that I am from Germany.
She totally loves the coaster (people who know the park will know who I am talking about without mentioning her name) and so she made me pronounce Schwarzkopf half a gazillion times while we were waiting for maintenance to fix a hiccup in the ride's control system. She so much wanted to learn the proper pronunciation of "Schwarzkopf". :-D
Needless to say we became friends that day... ;-)
that loop at 1:55 didn't seem right... :l
I've only just discovered this channel but I absolutely love it, your videos are very nice background audio when I work and I've been binging these videos for almost all day. Thank you for existing
New subscriber here. Glad I found your channel. I have always enjoyed riding coasters but didn't know much about how they operate, until I watched your videos. Thanks for curing my quarantine boredom
Could you do a What Really Happened covering the incidents on Dueling Dragons at Universal Orlando that led to it no longer dueling? I'm curious to see how much misinformation there really is about that whole situation. And if there isn't any, obviously it's not video-worthy, but it seems like the type of thing that would be sensationalized pretty easily.
I think I may have seen a video on that somewhere! I don't remember if it was on this channel or not, though.
It seems straightforward to me based on what I heard. People were allowed to bring unsecured items on which flung from one train and hit someone on another train. Dueling Dragons already gave everybody free lockers so I would guess you can't do much more when people hide things than just make sure if it falls it can't possibly smash into another person.
If GP to Enthusiast replies to this comment ill go to cedar point when quarantine ends
Do it.
lol
GP To Enthusiast is going palpatine mode: ‘dew it’
GP To Enthusiast hahah yes!!
Now you have to lol.
can i just say im on a binge of this series rn and its so well done, awesome job! and thank you thank you thank you for not showing/warning before showing any shocking or potentially disturbing imagery, i like watching stuff like this bc its interesting but im always cautious of sudden graphic stuff, so it is greatly appreciated!!
I used to have a fear of rollercoasters, but watching these videos actually helped quell it because it made me realize that most accidents happen due to people being greedy or careless, not the rollercoasters themselves. That's reassuring because people learn from these accidents and do better now than they did before. Once the virus stuff is over, I want to visit the nearest park, Europa Park, and ride the rollercoasters there, even the ones that I did not even dare look at when I was there last.
Mad respect for giving warnings before showing real ride photos. Integrity is always good to see.
I was on this coaster when it was at flamingo land. I was in the last car and on the first drop it jerked me to the left and the seatbelt over my left shoulder broke off. I nearly came out at the last little air time hump. The ride was instantly shut down, then it was gone the year after that.
Thank you for your tasteful and intelligent, well research breakdowns of these accidents. Extremely valuable to understand what went wrong and how it can be avoided in the future. Well done work as always.
I love how you make all these accident videos and still tend to actually make me more encouraged to ride rollercoasters than to be scared of them....creds to you bro
Of course turning trims off is great for an amazing ride however they are there for a reason. It was absolutely crazy seeing it run but also terrifying to imagine how fast it derailed.
Who's here after Indiana Beach confirmed they're buying Quimera?
i am scared of rollercoasters but after watching many videos on crashes, I've come to realise that when they do happen, they aren't just swept under the rug. To me, this means that they don't happen very often. Recently, when i went to Alton Towers, i rode the wicker man and 13 instead of just the runaway mine train. Some good advice for people who are nervous about riding rollercoasters is to work your way up.
Very informative video!
I don't even ride roller coasters/had any interest in them prior and I've been binge watching those videos since a few days now. Super entertaining
Actually after this happened and investigation was done, it was also discovered that other rides on the same park didn't have proper maintenance Wich lead to the government to remove the operations from the chain controlling the park, there's a bidding on hold selling the park to another chain, 6 chains offered their interest and between these there's six flags but k don't think they'll proceed due to the financial issues they're having
You should do a what really happened to Demon at Six Flags Great America when it got stuck upside down in a vertical loop.
This is way better than GP TH-cam channels saying THESE RIDES ARE UNSAFE BECAUSE OF THIS!!!! But here it is actually what happened and I like it.
I'm a recent subscriber and just wanted to say how much I enjoy your videos. My back surgeries have sidelined me from riding them anymore but I use to love riding them. Your videos bring fun and information all in one. Thanks again!
0:52 the track is an OwO
*OwO*
Oh nowo
Without the poles and just the track it looks like ono
Scary to think I rode on that when I was younger back in Flamingo Land.
Award for the coolest hair colour ever goes to... :)
@@TatsumakiSenpuuKyaku Aww thanks!
No need to be scared. Flamingo Land most likely operated the ride as it was designed, so it was totally safe. It didn't become unsafe until some people (and yes, here it is people to blame, not the country it operated in. It may be easier to get away with some stuff in Mexico than in other countries, but nonetheless you can operate a roller coaster the way it was designed there too. It's not that all people in Mexico generally are too stupid to do it. It is just a bunch of idiots being in the position to take wrong decisions and nobody being there to stop them) decided to operate it in a way it wasn't designed to operate.
@@Colaholiker I should clarify, it's scary to think it's the same one involved in tragic accidents that affected people, not scary that it could have been me!
I don’t understand how this is my favorite TH-cam channel
Wow! This was more informative than what we were told here on México about this accident!!!
I remember going on this roller coaster with my dad 2 years ago. scary stuff.
The accident footage looks like the car tore off the train from the derailment alone, and hits the pillar head on.
Damn. I kinda want to watch it, but I also don't want to traumatize myself.
@@Awesomeasumpta13 yeah, same. I'm curious but I'm not that curious
@@Awesomeasumpta13 The footage doesn't actually show the bodies nor any blood; you just see it do the loop, come off, hit the pillar and turn to start falling. The camera woman runs away before anything else gets captured.
@@eaglefan2569 That said, if you choose to do an image search for this accident, proceed with caution. There ARE images with blood as well as images of one of the dead riders, though his face is covered with a cloth.
This guy deserves more credit than he gets. 60k subs... nah 200k at least. This is so in depth in all his videos it’s incredible he doesn’t have more subs. Keep up the good work man
Really appreciate the kind words!
You're a great speaker - that's why your vids are so popular. Some others have narrators who seem never to have spoken in public or on a recording before. It makes a big difference.
So what I learned from these videos is that never be in the back car
This is the first rollercoaster that I ever went on when I was 9 or 10. I hurt my back really bad while going thru the loops. It was my own fault since I didn't keep my back on the seat. It hurt for weeks.
Anyway the ride was pretty fun.
Thank you very much for doing that video, I grew up in Mexico City and loved going to La Feria, i hadn’t been there in a few years and was surprised when i found out it had closed due to an accident, thanks for clearing what really happened
Thank you for covering this! Quimera is moving to my local park and it's good to have sources on the actual meat of the issue before I start making assumptions.
The lawn looked nicely cut though.
I'm new here but i love your channel keep up the great work :)
Welcome!
It’s a cool coincidence that you used footage from Raging Bull at SFGAM to demonstrate trim breaks! In my first few years in ride ops I operated the west side of the park and many more rides :) Raging Bull was an ride operator’s dream!
Your content and work is truely good, i'm glad to have discovered your channel, I really thought you had more subs, keep it up !
Im wondering how long until the america sings accident at disneyworld will be covered
That's the incident with the rotating stage that pinned and crushed an actress isnt it?
@@Cruznick06 a cast member but yes
I remember this from one if your debunked vids
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To anyone who doubts the safety of rollercoasters: from 1990 to 2004, there were only 52 amusement park accidents (which includes both serious injuries and deaths from both flat rides and rollercoasters). According to the national safety council, in 2019 alone there were around 38,800 deaths from car accidents. And there are around 12,000 staircase related deaths per year. So you are far more likely to be fatally injured driving to an amusement park, or walking up the stairs for a rollercoaster's station, than you are while on the ride itself.
I remember going on this when it was Magnum Force at Flamingo Land here in the UK. I absolutely loved it and after hearing about the accident last year I was quite shocked to learn that it was this rollercoaster, especially sad for those who were unfortunately killed on something designed to bring excitement. I was randomly recommended another video of yours and here I find myself.
How does one tell that a swaying track is safe or not? My local park "Adventure Island" has "Rage". When looking at the loop when the cart finishes it, it's sways but I never know if it's the safe amount or not. It most likely is safe but I'm just curious.
It’s supposed to sway, and as long as it isn’t an insane back and forth, a minor bit of give is a good thing
the day i heard about this i assumed it would be bad maintenance with it been an old schwarzkopf
I am glad you made the what really happened series. GP videos say different things and it is hard to figure out what's true and what isn't.
Two weeks before the accident, I was in Chapultepec having a picnic right infront of La quimera. I was actually taking some pretty cool photos of the rollercoaster, and I did see the structure of the quimera moving a lot. I was like "I hope nothing bad happens to the rollercoaster".... Oh damn. How sad. La feria is closed.
The crazy thing about this is that its so recent.. like.. heaving about things from the early 2000s or 90s is one thing, this was not even a year ago..
I will say though, this does just cement my wariness of getting on rides like rollercoasters in... less than well to do areas. Just a higher probability that the company will skimp to save money and use aging equipment. combined with looser safety regulations nationally, ehh....
Yeah this park was known for having cheap admission. They were bought out by a company that were stuck in a contract to keep it cheap so they got rid of maintenance to save money. Luckily the park has been closed since this accident :) but mexico does have a reputation of poor maintenance as a whole. I would recommend just going to six flags mexico instead because im sure maintenance there is very high
I’m so sad that I can’t go to cedar point...
I’m new... randomly had the mind bender video recommended, enjoyed it, so here I am again :)
Just started watching your videos yesterday after they appeared on my recommended... great work👌🏼 very interesting and kinda addictive to watch haha
How hard was it to La Fariea Chapoltapec Magico. Impressive