A History of Kings Island (Part One) | A Short Documentary | Fascinating Horror
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- "On the 9th of June 1991, at the Kings Island amusement park in Mason, Ohio, a normal summer evening took a surreal turn when two fatal freak accidents occurred almost simultaneously..."
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Imagine being that first guy who was the only survivor; waking up only to learn that your friend and a stranger died while trying to save you. :(
Yes!!That was the first thing my mind went to also, when he said Tim was the only survivor!!
I can’t even *IMAGINE* the guilt I would feel if I was just goofing around with friends- and the next thing I know, I’m waking up in a hospital and find out my silliness accidentally killed my friend and a brave stranger trying to save me.
Even though he is in no way “responsible” for any of it...I can only guess how much therapy he needed/needs to cope with it. 😞
In first aid, a major lesson is always to assess risk in a situation before trying to help, because this kind of situation where an ignored threat endanger rescuers is a recognised phenomenon. Not that they could ever have seen electrofied water coming. But it does raise the question of who that passerby was who had the insight to realize, "Hey, there's something dangerous about touching that water! I wonder if the miraculously just-passing-by nurse caught on and had the water blocked off. How long did it take people to disable what could have been a far worse threat?!
@@myragroenewegen5426 very true!
I completely understand taking that moment of assessment for the passerby/employee - but as for the friend...
If I try to imagine myself in the exact scenario, I highly doubt that thought would ever cross my mind.
My immediate impulse would probably be to do exactly what the friend did - and jump in after them (assuming they had a seizure or something) and worried about them drowning. 😞
@@myragroenewegen5426 the first thing I learned about first aid is to think before you act. As I've learned getting in a rush always makes things worse in an emergency it's no wonder haste becomes deadly.
@@glorygloryholeallelujah I have to agree, I feel like if the security guard had taken just a few moments longer to examine what happened- if he’d seen what had caused the fall into the pond into the first place- he may have done differently and not died. But he may have only seen men in the pond and not what had caused them to fall and become unconscious. He may have assumed they were drunk and tripped, maybe hit their heads, and dived in to save them assuming that the water was safe. The friend couldn’t have known. He probably assumed the jet was strong and surprised the first man so he lost his balance and fell over the rail. I think the passerby saw the security guard jump in and immediately convulse and lose consciousness and so knew for a fact the water was dangerous, but everyone who came after would’ve had to be told, including the nurse who could probably infer for themselves from what the first passerby said that it was electrified, even if the first passerby didn’t know exactly why it was dangerous. It’s so horrible and sad that it was ultimately a maintenance issue that caused it. If they’d had the circuit breaker and kept up with maintenance of that pond appropriately no one would have died at all.
You know it's gonna be bad when more than one part is needed
I'm excited to learn about it, but I almost want to wait until part two is out before actually watching.
I read comments before end of video. So sad to see its got 2 parts lol
And it’s still in business!
Growing up in the area of kings island you hear these stories a lot
@@TheYumelunarose I think it's amazing, he is evolving! :D More videos to watch by him!
The fact that he jumped in to save his friend 😭 and the security guard. Also the guest who helped all of them and the nurse...just wow.
It’s refreshing to know there weren’t 25 people standing around with their cam corders taking in the view.
@@summer-west people didn't lug camcorders into amusement parks
@@juliebraden6911 I have childhood videos from Disney
@@juliebraden6911 These days they’d all be filming with their phones, and they’d post it with an amusing filter or sound effects.
@@Belltogo3000 that’s the point people these days aren’t decent atleast in NYC all they do is watch, gossip, and record it to go viral. My mom was hit by a car and no one helped or got the license plate they just watched her on the ground and EVENTUALLY someone called 911. I hate this generation.
The security guard was my uncle, this day has and will always be hard for our family. He wasn’t supposed to be there, he was covering a shift for a friend. He was highly trained, track/swimming/ karate stand out, was engaged, in school at Wright State studying computer science, was amazingly artistic.
It’s been 30 years and I think of him most every day. It was a tragic loss for our family. So please, before you go speculating and making rash comments…remember for those of us who lost someone that day, we are still grieving.
So sorry for your loss
I am so sorry for your loss. Your uncle sounds like he was a talented and motivated person who cared about the well-being of others.
only the good die young
Hi, Sorry to ask but would you be willing to share your memories of your uncle for a story we are doing?
Only rash thing I think about incidents like this is that it was pre the new millennium (2000s) so not every state had strict safety guidelines to prevent sad accidents like these I never blame the people who died I blame the government for allowing the poor victims to die due to their poor management skills 😔
@@elizabethsmith3374 the State of Ohio fined KI for not installing a required grounding switch in the pond incident. KI was fully to blame sadly. My condolences for the loss of life. It was completely avoidable.
Can't imagine how frightening it would be to see 3 people separately go into a shallow pond and instantly go limp
Jesus your pfp brought me way the hell back to the first come chop house. Damn:(
@@PotatoMaGobinus yeah I was one of the many aleks accounts. Were good times
It would definitely make me go: Oh yea! Bad water! Electrified! Do not touch!!
I think I saw this in some comedy movie or skit. Not saying this is funny at all!! Just giving me memories of a consecutive chain of guys getting buzzed by touching each other while trying to help the other.
@@jello12345 It kind of reminds me of the spongebob scene
The saddest accidents are usually those easiest to prevent.
Exactly
Thats what makes them the saddest
It's a should would've could've.
Humanity in a sentence
Same thing that makes WW1 the "seminal Tragedy"
Yo the dude that thought to use the trashcan lid was a genius. He realized something was wrong with the water but wanted to help still. A non conductive lid that was probably the closest thing was a good idea for what he could do.
Rule #1 of rescue: Don't turn yourself into a victim
If three people convulse and go limp in a shallow pool it's a pretty safe bet that it's electrified. The guy did the logical thing.
@@Transilvanian90 That would be a pretty awful situation... you just have to watch these guys die in a shallow pond while you fumble around for a non-conductive/semi-conductive material to playing Fishing Sim with their convulsing corpses. Not fun.
Hero for sure!!!
or the guest was a bit clean freak (doesn't want to touch something that who knows how dirty it is). >.> Well either way that guy's act save them all.
I knew Darrel. I had worked with him at another amusement park the previous year. He was a lot fun and he was a great guy. Cute, too. You should get a better photo of him to do him justice.
When I heard what happened to him at King's Island, I immediately knew that jumping in to help that guy was something he would have done without hesitation. Why is it always the good ones that get taken so soon? SMH. RIP, Darrel. You were a gem.
It’s nice to read this. My uncle was the coolest guy I knew when I was little.
The most tragic thing about stories like these is how easily they could have been avoided if people in power followed regulations
Yes! I wonder if people in charge ever felt bad?
I think it is even more tragic how weak the punishment of those people in power always seems to be, compared to the devastation they are responsible for.
@@hipp0stratus definitely! people manage to pay their way out of punishment far too often
Yeah,agreed. Those cheap bastards who ran it will rot in hell for their complacency and ignorance towards basic safety of innocent people who only wanted a good time and not an early grave. There's a special place in hell for them alongside pedos.
I honestly feel this a recurrent theme in most his videos.
Me seeing an amusement park tragedy video: "What fresh regulations were ignored today?"
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Funny, because usually the regulations aren’t fresh. They are them good-ole’ rules that people think aren’t young or hip enough to follow.
Them old rules are usually the best ones.
@@caitchri2426 - Yep. It’s more like “Which company lost their common sense over profits today?”
The firs thing I thought was, "What f@*ktarded incompetence gets swept under the rug by a big stack of cash this time?" 😒
Fun Fact: There is a graveyard on the Kings Island property. It predates the park by more that 160 years. It had all but been forgotten about and was only rediscovered once construction was ready to begin. It is commonly known today as the the Dog Street Cemetery and is located north of the main entrance to the park's parking lot.
That just makes me think of ghosts going on rides for free and having fun on these crazy modern machines
@@Account_Not_Applicable i got pretty much proof they exist.... the haunting stories i could tell
@@clementwolf4081 you got videos?
@@Account_Not_Applicable I love that mental image! I can imagine the ghosts giggling and having a blast, finally released from old strict social norms 😆
Busch Gardens Williamsburg has one in the parking lot as well!
Because you avoid glorifying or fetishizing these events. You allow the weight and true horror of these events shine through. Well done sir. I'm glad I found your channel.
“Sir”
“M’lady”
who the fuck is fetishizing theme park accidents
@@thriftstorepierrotdoll9851 idk someone probably
"horror"
I completely agree with you!
I actually worked at Kings Island and was working a double the day this went down. More specifically, I worked in the Coney Shop and was working the Adventure Express kiosk in full view when the Oktoberfest incident happened, even though I didn't see anything out of the ordinary. This isn't an entirely accurate account of what happened. The woman who died on the Flight Commander died because she tried to stand up in the ride, presumably to get a better view of the chaos ensuing down the Coney Way. She was also very drunk as were the guys who ended up getting electrocuted by the fountain and, for a period of time after this incident, Kings Island went dry. They didn't sell alcohol anymore. They've since resumed. I still have my letter that Kings Island sent to me, who was a high school student at the time, that threatened to sue me if I talked to the press about the incident without their permission.
I worked at Kings Island off and on between 1986-1994. These incidents happened two months before I returned from working in Savannah. I am grateful I was not working that day.
That's interesting to know, but raises the questions of: How was the woman able to slip her harness? and How would anyone know if she had tried to stand, if she was riding in the vehicle alone? It would be hard to determine from the ground, if a person had tried to stand or had just fallen out.
@@benullom2301 Apparently, she was observed by a ride employee trying to stand up. Also, it was not a normal day in the park as indicated by the introduction. There were two major events. There was a gospel concert festival and it was "red shirt" day, which in contemporary terms, would be a pre-designated day by the LBGTQ community to assemble within the park. It was called red shirt day because they would self identify by wearing red shirts. It had been a crazy day, actually. I know this story says it happened on a Sunday, but I could swear it was a Saturday just because we were open until 11pm that night, and we were usually only open until 11pm on Fridays and Saturdays, barring a special event. Maybe the gospel festival qualified as a special event. Incidentally, it was determined that there was indeed something faulty with the ride harnesses, regardless of how her death came about, and the ride was shut down for some time afterward because of it. Also, the ride really didn't go up all that high, like 20 feet. The more interesting story that I would like to see covered here is the grad night (a park night specifically reserved for graduating high school seniors) story from sometime in the early 80s in which a park goer fell onto the Eiffel Tower elevator from the top level and, well, they collected him in pieces. Shortly, thereafter, grad night was permanently discontinued at Kings Island. I want to say this happened before the legal drinking age was changed from 18 to 21 and that he was drunk too. But I could be wrong about that. I was just in elementary school when that one happened. But it was big news at the time.
@@amandasmith1473 thanks for the reply and yes the grad school night incident where the teen was tangled in the elevator cables causing him to be chopped to pieces was just covered in part two. It was uploaded quite recently, what's being said is he hopped a fence, went up some access stairs and out on a girder to attempt to get a better view, where he fell into the elevator shaft and became tangled until the elevator moved again...
@@benullom2301 there was enough space in the floor that if you were petit or short you could just slide under the harness. However, that little lever was super sensitive. Your knee could barely bump it and you are on your side.
I remember hearing her trying to stand in the ride too. I rode that thing for the first time after the incident. Scared to death. Peer pressure.
The ride was renamed Top Gun at flamingo land. I went on it as a kid in the 90s and my seats shoulder bars would not click down but the one on my legs did trapping me in the pod. The operator saw there was an issue but could not fix it and set the ride going despite me yelling for them not to!!! One of the scariest moment of my life and looking back slightly unbelievable!
Sorry that happened to you! Sounds scary. Here’s what I just finished writing in my comment before scrolling through the other comments: “As a young child, I almost lost all of my thumb at KI in the fall of 1989. A ride bar slammed on my hand as my friends were exiting a ride in front of me. Even though I was screaming and my friends were trying to open the bar, no employee ever came until my dad heard me screaming, found an employee, and forcefully pushed him to where we were. The employee couldn’t get the bar open to get my hand out either, and the fire department had to cut it out. Thankfully, I only lost a bit of my thumb but I still have nerve damage from the incident”
I saw a girl fall out of her harness while she was riding "The Zipper" at the LA County fair some 25 years ago. I was standing in line for the same ride when it happened. She was screaming as she was tossed and tumbled around in the metal cage(good thing it was caged or she would have fallen quite a distance onto concrete). She went silent after about 30 seconds of yelling(I assume she was unconscious). They finally stopped the ride and told everyone to go away. I have no idea what happened to her, but it was obviously a very rough ride for her.
Why didn't your parents intervene? That sounded like a lawsuit if you ask me!
Omg that sounds like a nightmare
I am so sorry they did to you. The good thing is you living now days. You questioned sometime how sometime peoples get they job
As a theme park enthusiast, everytime I hear "intamin" I feel a sense of. "oh, that's why" wash over me. For as many achievements as they have, they seem to have just as many instances of shoddy craftsmanship and "this only works if this exact thing happens" type rides.
In most cases these accidents are the fault of the park and not Intamin itself. If it would be just Intamin they would be out of business long time ago.
Lmao this is true.. sigh
@@villek3722 I’ve heard of many situations where intamin did a good job of creating a ride, but sketchy maintenance caused a tragedy.
@@alyssa2796 yeah
Four words, Thunder River Rapids, Coomera.
Electrical engineer here:
It's wasn't the lack of a "circuit breaker" that caused the electrocution. (I would highly doubt there was no circuit breaker. Even the shoddiest of electricians won't wire something that small straight to a bus.) But, rather there are 2 other methods for protection against electric shock around water.
One, is proper grounding. Without grounding, a fault that ends up electrifying the water won't cause a short that would trip the nearest upstream breaker (even if the branch circuit didn't have its own breaker, it would trip the panel breaker.) Clearly, the water feature was not properly grounded.
Second, would be a GFCI device. This can be a specific type of circuit breaker, a type of receptacle, or a cord mounted unit (like the one pictured in the video). The purpose of a GFCI is to detect current "leaking" from the phase wire to ground. When this type of fault is detected, the circuit is shut off at the GFCI device. In this case, even without proper grounding, the current that passed through these mens' bodies would have been an imbalance and would have shut the circuit off as soon as the first man touched the water.
Back then, electricians were optional....
@Brian taylor all that geeky shit could’ve saved lives ... I hope the families sued the shit out of that park for such recklessness ... no excuse for being electrocuted like that
@Brian taylor anyone who wants to know how to stop things like this happening again.
Hey ivan you're right. There was an open circuit that wasn't grounded. Ive found with this channel there seems to always be something exaggerated. Unfortunately
YES, I feel very intelligent knowing that it wasn't a circuit breaker, but a GFI that was needed. :)
Moral of the story:
*Don’t go to company picnics.*
Mandatory fun is not fun
Ride and Drink Sensible.
We should take this to its logical conclusion: if you allow the peer pressure to coerce you into going, you deserve whatever grim outcome the cosmic powers of the universe hoist unto you. 🎟🎢💀
Drinking gets ya everytime. I used to be an alcoholic and I escaped death many times!
@@gdubya83 Hey, we'll all be happy or no one is happy!
There's something oddly morbid about fatal accidents at theme parks. Most people visit for a fun and memorable endeavor and many have fond childhood memories of such visits. To think that a certain few had their last moments of life occur at a theme park is a chilling thought to say the least.
There is some argument to the idea that people enjoy theme parks BECAUSE of the specter of tragedy and death surrounding them.
Back in the mid 90's at six flags magic mountain valencia, CA. A worker fell into the the track where riders board as a train was coming in and was crushed to death. Didn't see it but would always know that it happened when I would ride Revolution.
Heavy machinery....Always gna be accidents when ppl are around heavy machinery.
I read that in the narrator's voice.
At least in most of these incidents they pass out before their death. If I had to go out, I think I'd want it to be at an amusement park tbh
my mom told me about how her, sibling and her friends used to take off their seatbelts and stand up on rollercoasters and rides at cedar point and kings island 😰
Yeah that's why you can't do that kind of thing anymore and most restrains nowadays literally restrain you from about 90% of all movement.
Yeah if the cart did any drastic move their heads are off and then they want to sue the park
This is why many rides have attendants that don't just check, but pull on restraints and make people put up their hands to ensure that no one is using their body or belongings to create a gap that could slide them.
Heck, some places the attendants "adjust" and will press down on restraints that appear to not be fully situated. Everytime there's an uncomfortably tight restraint it's because people fight them. Accidents such as the woman in the video definitely need to be avoided as well, but overzealous attendants don't believe that people adjusted, because they've seen someone not do it before.
@@hotaru8309 yep that's how they do every ride up at the point
When I was a little kid in the early 90s, I was totally able to slip out of the restraint when I was riding the Big Dipper (an old wooden coaster) at Geauga Lake just by raising my arms - I wasn’t even trying to slip out. I quickly slid back into my seat and grabbed the restraint so I wouldn’t get flung off.
I also remember chilling at the tented picnic area, also at Geauga Lake, when suddenly I heard one of the birthday party balloons pop very loudly with a sharp bang. Some adults and I looked up, and we saw a hole in the cloth ceiling above us. We looked down, and wedged into the wooden picnic table not too far away from me was something that looked like a large screw. I must’ve been about 15-20 feet away. As I was little, I don’t know if anything was done after that.
Edit: It was at Geauga Lake!
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The two men that jumped in trying to save a life, lost theirs..true heroes..legends.
Yes but you can provide no rescue when you make a victim of yourself.
@@benullom2301 while that's true, the 2 men jumped in having no idea the water was electrified. The first man to jump in prob thought his friend simply fell in and the employee prob didn't see it originally happen to begin with. It took all of that to happen for the last person to recognize the water was electrified.
@@benullom2301 you’re ignoring the context, your comments pointless
@@odst2247 okay victim, put yourself in danger to rescue someone, I encourage it. I've learned natural selection is constantly at work, the strong survive, the weak well they're gone.
@@tjp2109 when I realized this was all because of alcohol, maybe it really took four people responding. I hope amusement parks have learned their lesson and stop serving alcohol.
Wow. So, obviously the water had become electrified! Terrifying. But clear from the first description of events that that was what had happened. I feel bad for the security man who was just trying to help and immediately got zapped as well.
I'm going to have to remember that whole thing, because I'd totally be that Dudley Doright who jumped in to help and became the next person down.
Cases like these scare the hell out of me. Especially the electrified water fountain and pond. A knee deep puddle of water seems anything but dangerous and to think that people still died in a seemingly harmless thing like this, gives me the chills.
That unfortunate security guard had no chance to guess that water was electrified. When it happens, it's not like cartoons or movies, you don't see lightening arcs and shit...
Thankfully, the fourth guy who got them out of the water with a trash bin had the right reflex! His presence of mind certainly saved that only survivor.
@@nozoto
Oh, I know that. I've gotten zapped before, although I can't remember what appliance? Plus I've had safety training...at some point. I have an extremely cluttered brain.
Yeah I'm glad atleart he survived
you are so underrated. You don't use any scary imagery which makes it great to watch before bed and you're actually informational.
Me currently at 4am 👀
The lack of scary imagery is what makes it so terrifying. That it could just be a normal day like every other...
this reminded me of a mass casualty scenario i had for a class. there were two simulated casualties and a bottle with red liquid in a room and we were in another room. we were sent one at a time to the room with the casualties to try to help. it took 8 total casualties for students to figure out not to touch the red bottle... that was a third of the class... after the simulated incident, we were told a story about a patient passing out in the basement of some building. 4 other people walked in all at different times only to all pass out as well. they all died from carbon monoxide. its sad that multiple people are just trying to help but become victims too.
A decent, yet chilling lesson in restraint and critical thinking. Had the security guard and coworker not immediately jumped in to assist, they may've survived. The living bystander displayed not quick reflexes, but quick thinking; they managed to quickly deduce that the water must've been electrified and reached for specifically a non-conductive object to use in the recovery of the three victims. If there's ever a spontaneous emergency, it's better to show some restraint and think before you act. No idea why your teacher presented that scenario and story to you, but I hope you never need to use the information.
How could that happ-
“The ride manufacturer, Intamin”
oh
Should have used b&m
I googled them and damn, that wikipedia safety incidents list, how tf are they still in business??
@@jack1701e Intamin is known for taking great risks, and they've made many world's firsts. They had the first ever coaster over 300 feet, and are the only manufacturer to have ever made coasters over 400 feet. They've also made the first hydraulic launch coaster, which can accelerate at insane speeds.
Granted, taking risks means that bad things will happen. And happen they did. Remember the first hydraulic launch coaster? The cable that pulled the train snapped, severely injuring the passengers at the front row. Hard video to watch.
Nowadays they've been trying to get that past aside, and they've been more careful these days. It's thought that Intamin's reputation still hurts them to this day though, especially compared to a company like Bolliger & Mabillard, another coaster manufacturer, which has a spotless safety record.
@@effiodiego This is why you never volunteer to be first for ANYTHING new, particularly anything new AND different. New drugs, new rides...nope nope Nope.
Like the Yip yips. Nope nopenopenopenopenope
Uh-uh. Nope.
That ride does sound like a lot of fun if it was made with proper safety precautions, ngl
Taylor's story is terrifying as you pointed out people faint on rides all the time. At least she wasn't aware. Poor people
kinda stupid to go on that ride drunk though so she asked for death
@@benhartart9487 The ride should have been robust enough to handle it.
@@benhartart9487 Most adults at the park were likely drunk because of the Oktoberfest event. She should’ve been safe no matter what, and that’s on the fault of the park. Besides, your thinking is impaired when you’re as drunk as she is.
@@benhartart9487 What the fuck? going on a ride drunk is not the equivalent of asking for death
I was at the park when this happened, granted I was 8 yrs old. I still remember the helicopters coming in and thinking it was a ride...bizarre.
@Nolan Booblackie Provide proof to the contrary or stfu
@@moldy-mold Imagine making an assumption based on someone's pfp. I've watched 2 animes in my entire life. I wasn't trying to intimidate anyone, but going to someone's story and telling them it's fake with 0 proof is kind of annoying. They've deleted their comment
My family and I were there that day too! We got off Adventure Express w my mom and my dad was in line for flight commander. I was like seven so I don’t remember a whole lot I just remember my dad saying we were going home and for some reason I remembered it being the adventure express that someone died on until I was much older. But we were visiting friends in Kentucky and we were supposed to be at Kings Island for like three days and it happened on the first day of our trip. It flipped my mom out so bad she still does not ride roller coasters and refuses to visit Kings Island even to this day.
I knew exactly what was happening as soon as I heard of the convulsions from touching water. I once put my hand into one of my fish tanks and I yanked it out hard without even realizing why. I tested it again with my pinky and felt another charge. Apparently the heater had shorted, not enough power to cause any harm to me, but I was pretty surprised the fish was okay.
Goldfish by any chance? Those things can survive almost anything
@@shrimp1429 except a long life.
@@cordelianoelle3644 Goldfish can live surprisingly long lives when not under the sole care of a literal child. Some even grow to weigh several pounds. A proper tank, regular feeding, and attentive caregivers make all the difference in a goldfish's lifespan.
Probably has to do with the same reason why birds can land on electrical lines. I think it has to do with being grounded or not.
@@cordelianoelle3644my goldfish lived into its teen years despite me being a child and not knowing much about fish care. I think generally it's improper husbandry that kills goldfish, they can have very long lives. I think that particular fish was just built different too. I didn't properly care for it at all.
God i find my self settling in like it's an old time audio drama
every time 😆
@@bobbiejeanbreedlove5022 Me
too. I make sure to get comfy and turn my ringer off. Everything else can wait.
Not just you these are great story’s ..... well not the story but the story teller
Same here!
Same
I rode that flight commander ride many times when I was a kid.... I remember being terrified to do a complete barrel roll.... My cousin on the other hand would grab the joy stick and spin that damn thing until the ride stopped... I never got on that ride with my cousin lol
😂😂😂
I believe you can now tell your cousin you were right loll
I laughed just imagining ur cousin doing that lol i dont blame u
You don't know how to use ellipses..... You're punctuation looks like you keep losing your train of thought. Also, it's only three ... 🙄😊
@@nikkibest5010 cool.... Story.. Bro.........
I just showed this video to my husband. My husbands cousin was William (Eddie) Haithcoat. Another sad fact was that he died on his dads birthday. Still such a tragedy for his family.
As of 2019, there was still a memorial in the security office for Officer Darryl Robertson. The two times I attended training for security, the story was told as a safety reminder.
Grew up in southern Ohio. So many wonderful memories at King's Island.
I was more of a cedar point guy growing up. Then again, I'm from central Ohio
I guess you didn't go on " black Sunday "
South central Indiana for me, so KI was our home park. Lots of fond memories too. Scary to think how many water features could have been electrified. The last time I went was 1987. Because we had relatives in Cleveland, I also went to Cedar Point and even Geauga Lake.
Does it include the deadliest day?
From Southern Ohio myself... many school and family trips here
There are many channels like this one, but NONE are quite as good. I'm always excited for your next video, so keep em coming!
Agreed! And just to add to the praise, I love the background music, it's perfect for these videos and his voice, somehow.
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@@Michael-Philip and "Horror Stories" - that guy posts unedited videos very shocking stuff. Like the unedited Station Fire or two guys drowning in a river.
True bro I’m always excited for a new video
Have to agree!! Just recently found them and thoroughly enjoying!
Plainly Difficult is also a good TH-cam channel for disasters (mainly nuclear stuff tho)
I had a narrow escape many years ago. I was 16/17?, there was a drop tower type ride with 2 bullet-nose cars back to back, each had large open windows and held 2 people. A safety bar locked infront of passengers to hold them in. The cars went up horizontally, turned so one faced down, dropped (fast), rose up, turned so other faced down, dropped, rose, return to horizontal then descend to ground.
I went in alone. When my car faced down the safety bar unlocked itself! I managed to wedge feet out to sides (thank God I was alone!) and locked arms to prevent me falling out that large window, it was terrifying! As I shakily got out the car I told the attendant what happened, he told me off for unlocking the bar, he wouldn't believe I hadn't.
I ran to a police officer I knew and told him the ride was dangerous, as we headed over we could see a young boy hanging half out with his father desperately holding onto him! He ordered the ride closed until it could be inspected, all the while the attendant insisted the father and I were at fault, he even sent the ride off empty to prove it. Yep, that car came back with the safety bar loose!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the safety bars aren't able to be opened by the guest being restrained by it. All the rides I've been on with restraints have been checked by ride operators and have to be unlocked by them afterwards.
@@workingmothercatlover6699 Maybe nowadays, but this was about 40 years ago.
I went to King’s Island several times as a kid. It was always a joy. The lack of the electrical trip devices is inexcusable.
Yup. It's today worth under 50 bucks. I'm sure. Even just an extension cord like thing. Probably cheaper to rewire the outlet, tho...
@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 A GFCI only costs about $20 these days. They’re now legally required anywhere there’s a circuit near water.
There will have been over-current trip devices present, but given the year we're talking here, quite likely not three-phase ground-fault circuit interupter type devices as you would commonly find in the modern day. Basic over-current trip devices will not trip until current flow becomes so significant as to exceed the devices trip current by a considerable margin, which is to say, soft faults to ground can easily leave circuits energised when only protected by these types of devices.
It’s very hard to believe that a missing breaker would cause this to happen. Almost 100% certain it was improper grounding that electrified the water
I like how you take your time with the stories, it feels really respectful towards the victims and the story itself.
The only thing I wish was different is the name, I think Fascinating Incidents would be more appropriate and sensitive, but I understand that most of them are horrifying, and that horror sells lol
@@mzmoon100 Very true! But even if a story is horrific, it can still be respectful. ;)
Me: Wow the Flight Commander ride looks eerily similar to the one I remember going on as a kid in the UK
"was eventually sold to Flamingo Land in the UK"
Me: O_O
honorary american!
congratulations, you’re a survivor.
That moments you realize it's the same....
OMG I was exactly the same watching this video and then rushed through to tell my daughter.
"The park stopped selling alcohol."
HA! I wish. I worked there for several seasons a few years ago. Not only are there several places to buy alcohol, including near the biggest rides in the park, but there is also a special event that is specifically about trying out different alcohols (I think craft beers or something) that I had the misfortune of working one night.
We got drunk guests all the time, people trying to get in line with cups of beer (literally) filled to the brim, and often vomiting. Guests aren't allowed in line with alcohol, so we'd tell them to get rid of it in some way. Most often, they chug it so as not to waste their money. Obviously, this would either further their intoxication or make them vomit later on.
I know they sell it for more money, but it's really stupid to sell alcohol at a place that requires attention for the safety of yourself and others.
A user earlier stated that the Park went dry (Stopped Selling Alcohol) for a couple years, then brought it back
If you're stupid enough to get into a ride while intoxicated, you deserve that Darwin award.
I agree!
The park *did* stop selling alcohol for years, but resumed sales at some point.
Yes they had grad nights too, and someone fell from part of the Eiffel Tower which contributed to the no alcohol in the park.
Luckily the person who tried to save the drowning men with a trash bin lid was suspect that something was terribly wrong with the water and didn't also jump in. I was taught as a kid that, if someone is being electrocuted, never to touch them with anything conductive and definitely not to grab them. The poor men who went after Timothy acted on instinct, the first probably thinking he'd had a seizure and the second just seeing the tragedy of two men drowning. They're both heroes.
It's so sad that Taylor died alone. The fact that this might have been preventable, and the fact that she spent her last moments by herself are both are so heartbreaking.
But she passed out, so she wasn’t aware of any of it
She was my aunt I was young when this happened
Alcohol and amusement parks, they don't mix. This video shows the proof.
Drinking irresponsibly is frowned upon.
@@jennyrebecca7243 Not nearly enough in Western Societies, Poor Girl Though Didn't Deserve That 😢
Oh gee, a new fear of touching accidentally electrified water, thaaanks
You can be struck by lightning when using the shower, sink and even the toilet. So during the next storm pee quickly!
Just lightly electrify all of your water to build up a resistance
I cant even swim so I would die in water anyways might as well avoid it as much as possible
Don't worry, it's an exceedingly rare type of incident. About as rare as getting sucked by the quicksands. There are circuit breakers shutting off electric devices instantly, on everything, nowadays. The most exposed are electricians who don't respect the basic protocols of safety...
When this happened when I was a kid, I started dipping a toe in pools before getting in. I figured if it was electrified I’d fall outside the pool and be sore, but fine. I remembered I did that because of an incident at a theme park, but didn’t remember the specifics until this video.
I also have a hard time taking a shower during a thunderstorm too because I’m afraid of the risk of electrocution and I was glad when landlines went out of style because I hated using those in a storm too for fear I’d get a shock to the head.
So maybe I’ve just always had a phobia about unusual ways to get electrocuted.
I’d like to point out this dude respects the dead a lot, he turns down the music so we can hear everything. And I know this may be a dumb detail but it does show respect to the dead, kudos man
I took a younger sibling on a caged ride that went upside down a few years ago. She was only little and would have slipped out of the restraints if i hadnt held on to her the whole time
Hey love your videos but I want to mention one thing, as a person who has done extensive research on this subject the fountain accident actually occurred when one of the men’s hats was blown into the fountain. He then tried to retrieve it but got electrocuted, the park employee tried to save him but then also got electrocuted. The fountain was never actually touched because the only fountain in the lake was in the middle of the pond. I found the website you found your information from but that website was a ghost story website so the information was most likely changed to make a more interesting story. But anyway just wanted to say that and really enjoy your videos.
I am curious how they actually got electrocuted. Was it the fact the water was shallow and hence, they formed the path of least resistance to Ground?
If so, does that mean if the water had been deep enough to float, they likely wouldn’t have experienced any electrical current?
@@Syclone0044 water itself conducts electricity...
@@nicoledoubleyou No. It's actually the ionic particles suspended in the water, if you want to get pedantic. And, yes, in order to get electrocuted, there must be somewhere for the electricity to flow TO. Maybe the bridge itself was wet, as were their shoes? And a water pump should not have enough current to cause someone to convulse, unless it is some large industrial model, in which case a "cut off" should be part of the unit.
Okay I thought I was crazy, I definitely knew I had heard Benning was retrieving something from the pond rather than trying to splash his buddy.
@@Terry_and_Glenn , yah don’t worry your not crazy😂
I can see the family suing the ride manufacturer, the restraints weren’t foolproof. But suing the park for serving her? She chose to drink. She assumed the risk.
Personal responsibility has to figure in somewhere.
Sorry but how was she to assume any risk here? The park served her alcohol and made no effort to warn the guests that drinking alcohol and going on a ride would lead to their deaths because of inadequate safety equipment and procedure?
The park also didn't bother with the 2nd rider, despite being something that the ride manufacturer specified was essential to rider safety.
In Sweden you are not allowed to serve people that are so intoxitated she seems to have been, just to not cause some accidents like this.
The legal system and society as a whole gives little value to personal responsibility.
@@TheWannabeexpert There are similar laws in Ohio, where this happened.
@@TheWannabeexpert only problem with that is she could have had several drinks and seemed fine but alcohol can just hit you like a train
Went there as a class trip from a middle school in Bloomington Indiana... I remember having to step on a classmates' foot to keep him in his seat as he started to slide in between his shoulder bar,it came down in a U shape over our heads,I think it was called The Viper,or something like that...he was a little guy in size,I want to say his name is/was Bo,but not 100% about that.he asked me not to tell the rest of the class that he started to cry out of fear that he almost fell,I never did.you see,the ride went upside down several times,I had to keep him in his seat for the whole thing. If you see this bud,hope your doing well!!
do u mean vortex? that one was really unsafe. going upside down several times and not being strapped in from the top was terrifying.
I'm sure it will be on part 2, but my dad was there the night the kid fell from the effel tower. It was during their graduation night celebration that KI used to do when it happened. He didn't see the kid fall, just saw the the tower was closed off. The kid was drunk obviously, and somehow found a way inside the elevator shaft and started climbing, the counterweight from the elevator knocked him off.
I live in Cincinnati, had passes every year, and my first job was at King’s Island. The park is 100% haunted. Which makes sense when you look into the history of it.
The woods around white water canyon is completely unsettling at night. I hated working the midnight closes.
@@s.ez.a.7651 they are, the the woods where the beast goes through is also pretty freaky even during the day. its dead silent without the coaster rolling through no birds, nothing
@@ithaca2076 rode that at night with tunnels dark after ingesting some fungibles. Quite a thrill😂
the racer ghost
From Cincy too, definitely haunted
Oh sweet corn, I grew up with this park...My schools were so close to them that you could see the larger rides from my high school, and my dad and his coworkers would take students there at the end of the year.
Waking up early in the morning, only to be greeted by a park you grew up going to being discussed on THIS channel is surreal, foreboding, and intriguing...
It's one of the oldest parks still in continuous operation. It dates to like 1971 and, before that, there was another park there called "Coney Island." So, it has a very long history...with some tragedies mixed in there. No more dangerous than any other park of its type.
Kings high-school
@@the_gilded_age_phoenix8717 Oh I knew about the stuff that happened. It’s still just wack to see it on a channel I normally see talking about unfamiliar places. 😅
IKR my eighth grade field trip was to King's Island. I mean, that was way after this happened, but still.
Sweet corn????
I lived in Cincinnati from late 1990 to early 1994, and I remember "Black Sunday" dominating conversations for months afterward. It actually happened just 3 weeks before my family spent a day at King's Island. I was only eight years old at the time, and, needless to say, my parents heavily emphasized safety during that trip! I didn't hear all the details, just that some people got electrocuted by some water, and a lady who had been drinking falling out of a ride and dying of her injuries.
I went on a ride similar to Taylor’s once when I was 8 (but there weren’t any of those shoulder-things, only a seatbelt, and you couldn’t make it turn upside down). So essentially, after my classes at school ended, my parents had to retake their citizenship test (which took a few hours). My sister and I were well behaved during that time and there happened to be one of those moving carnival/amusement parks nearby and there was discount on rides so we decided to go. After going on some rides, I saw the ride that was pretty similar to Taylor’s and it looked fun, so I asked my parents and if I could go. They decided to let me go on it (but my sister couldn’t since she wasn’t tall enough) and so on it alone I went. The moment the ride started spinning after going up, I immediately slid over from the inner seat where I was sitting to the outer seat (I think I was underweight for an 8 yo) and got a glimpse of the park from up high. I panicked and immediately grabbed onto the seatbelt. Idk if this was 8 yo me over-imagining or being dramatic, but I felt like if I let go of the seatbelt, I could have fallen. And so I essentially spent the rest of the ride holding onto the seatbelt and waiting for it to be over. When it was over, I think I got off as fast as I could and ran over to my parents and they asked if I liked it. I said yes because I didn’t want them to scold me because I was the one who decided to go on it. I was pretty traumatized for a while and I don’t think I’m ever going on those types of rides alone.
‘The incidents were extremely shocking’ - One of them more than the other 🤷🏻♀️
That went right over my head in the moment
⚡ *I was shocked to read this electrifying remark!* ⚡
Nah its funni
Thank God, I'm not the only one who thought this exact same thing when he said that!
🥁
Taylor probably wasn't paired with anyone because of her inebriated state. People don't tend to like being around drunk strangers
Especially in fast rides-no one wants to be covered in puke!
I do. They're easier to collect
Yeah, I dont get the concept of the whole thing. You have to be paired with a stranger in a ride which has one control which can force barrel roles? I wonder how many fist fights started over this.
She should've just been turned away. Someone either didn't care or didn't have a spine to tell her she was too drunk.
Imagine being that drunk at an amusement park and deciding to go on that ride. She didn't deserve to die but that is like 2 really bad life decisions.
I always thought that selling alcohol was a stupid thing to do at theme parks, especially parks with a large number of thrill rides.
I was there in about 1975. I was on a ride called (maybe?) the Caterpillar. It spun around quickly while on a small roller coaster circular track. Mid ride, my seat belt came undone. There was no door to the ride, only an open entryway. I tried my best to grab something, but I was only one person away from the open space. I was quickly sliding to the open space, screaming for them to stop the ride, when a man grabbed my arm and held me with all his strength until it stopped….I will never forget that day. I was 13 then, and now I am 61.
They absolutely sell alcohol
But only in one place in the park
And the place is right on the pond where the two guys were killed
To be fair it wasn't really alcohol that killed anyone that day.
They stopped but when the current owners cedar fair bought the park they started selling it again
@@gemnifan6045 Good, as long as they keep a limit to 1 or 2 pints it's probably ok.
They sell it in a few locations scattered across the park and Soak City. At least, it was that way as of the 2019 season when I was last there.
Well, it makes sense to sell it there because it's the Oktoberfest zone. What is Oktoberfest without beer?
I worked at King's Island when this all happened. I was tech crew on the Ice Show in the Festhaus, right across from where the fountain was. I just happened to have a rare day off on the day that this occurred. I still remember the somber feeling across the park when I returned to work the next day. Interestingly, there was another serious accident in our show in the post season that same year that has never been reported or published. We used "Flying by Foy" aerial systems in our ice show and one of our female skaters was executing a spin while "flying" high above the ice when her lead cable snapped. She dropped to the ice, breaking her leg and suffering a neck injury. An investigation found that a persistent water drip over the backstage area, caused from the condensation in the building, had resulted in corrosion of the lead steel cable over time. The skater was a friend of mine and recovered well, even going back to skating. However, it was a very scary incident.
I'm glad I found this channel. I've been hooked all morning. Apparently the afternoon also, as it is now 2:30 PM 🤫
What’s even more eerie is that King’s Island was where the bus involved in the 1988 Carrollton Bus Crash only 2 years earlier was leaving when it was involved in the horrific collision. This place seems cursed or something.
"the combined effect was extremely shocking" yes, it would seem so.
I was searching for this comment. I knew someone would catch that
During a trip there in the 80's a thunderstorm came up quickly. As we were headed to the arcade for cover a large ball of lightening struck two men in front of us. Our hair stood up due to the lightening, we felt a slight quiver of shock. The two men immediately went down. A gal from a candy shop jumped into action performing CPR. I was young, visiting with my teen sisters. A friend of ours was an emt that worked at the park, he was there on "black Sunday". He said that poor girl was a horrible mess. He was also there the day of the lightening strike, one of the men died. 😔 It is something we will never forget. I have three sisters, we all became nurses.
I’m from Cincinnati, and was nine years old when this happened. I’ve ridden Flight Commander, and stood on the very bridge those guys fell off. I had no idea the first guy reached over the railing and was electrocuted by the water from the bubbling fountain. I always wondered how the first guy fell in… crazy stuff. I also was unaware that a third person went into the drink and survived. Wild.
Let’s also talk about the state fair in Columbus. I was there one day and witnessed one of the claw rides ejected, sending people and body parts everywhere. Horrifying and a result of negligence. Still traumatized by the experience and haven’t been able to go on any thrill seeking rides.
I thought "there's no way this happened, I would have heard of it". Sure enough, it's real. So sorry you experienced that and I'm definitely not getting on an amusement ride ever again!
Kings Island, an easy drive down I71, was a summertime staple when I was a kid. The Beast is one of the greatest rollercoasters ever made. I was certain this video was going to feature The Son of Beast, a wooden rollercoaster with a loop that was always breaking down, or The Bat, an under-rail rollercoaster that always made me wonder if I was going to live to see the end of the ride. The Bat only lasted a few seasons before it was removed, but if I'm remembering correctly, the facade to the maze queue for it remained for some time afterwards. We thought it was haunted.
I was also certain son of beast would be here
I remember The Bat TV adverts on Cincinnati television. You are right. The creepy haunted house type wooden covering for The Bat entrance stayed up for several years after that. Who remembers going on the Wild Animal Safari in those air conditioned monorail cars? Ira Joe Fischer a local weatherman narrated the ride.
@@mikemanners1069 I never went on the safari, because, if I'm remembering correctly, it was an extra charge to ride it. I was a kid ... I was broke as heck.
@@rengarcia5189 When it started out it was 1 Dollar and that was in 1976.
The Beast was the BEST growing up... when it was in order that is... And Son of Beast was an absolute staple too. It’s literally been years since I’ve gone.
"One-in-a-million chances can sometimes align in the most terrible of ways."
I'll have to remember this. It's a perfect summation of my 'what if?' anxiety.
I grew up in this area and have been going to Kings Island all my life... I’ve been super fascinated by the tragic deaths there for so long, and I was so excited to see you upload this! I remember it being ingrained deeply into me to never go in water that had fountains in case I got electrocuted, due to this event. You’re one of my favorite youtubers and I never could have expected you’d cover something so close to home for me :) keep it up!
my sister works there, and she told me a lot of these stories. it’s really scary that i was in the same place as that.
"One-in-a-million chances crop up nine times out of ten." --Terry Pratchett
“Alcoholic intoxication and operating machinery 70 feet off the ground make accidents commonplace.” - Common Sense
Only when your world runs on narrativium.
Great line! I'll use it!
Great line! I'll use it!
What a load of crap, and who the PH*CK is Terry Pratchett?
Ive worked here quite a few years doing airbrush shirts/ face painting. It’s common knowledge throughout workers that the park is haunted, night guards claim to see ghosts all the time and even do their own ghost tours. We aren’t allowed to talk to talk to guests about anything related to these events or suggest that the park is haunted
Have you had any paranormal experiences there?
The fact that there’s a 19th Century cemetery in the parking lot doesn’t making it all too surprising. Though when people say it’s haunted I usually joke about the spirit of Huckleberry Hound roaming around Planet Snoopy at night. 😆
@@vallisdaemonumofficial none personally! But I’ve never roamed the park any later than 12:30am. It’s mainly the night shift security guards who make the claims
Ironic because they could probably get more guests if you say it's haunted
@@miaforte5836 i was actually the security supervisorthat started the "NightWalkers" tours. I was told by management not to call them ghost-walks. After about 20 plus tours, we were told that we were not allowed to do them anymore, as it got to Cedar Fair management that we had photos, videos and audio recordings of paranormal activity, on top of that many eye witness accounts of activity from off-duty police officers that also went with us on the tours. I am working on putting the information together.
Ugh. I was there for this. I remember, & it was terrible. We were standing at the ride the Flight Commander was next to. Thanks for the video. Respectful job.
I was working at Kings Island the day this happened, at the "Peach Basket" toss, located directly across from Flight Commander. Later, after my shift, the employees in my section were held late and briefed, and that's when we learned about what happened elsewhere in the park, at the Bier Garten. I don't recall getting a letter (like Amanda Smith did, elsewhere in the comments -- but hell, maybe I did, and I just don't recall), but we were told explicitly, on our way out to the employee parking lot that night, that we were NOT to say a single word to any of the television crews or other reporters.
The park’s liability is also apparent in letting the young lady ride alone.
Honestly, it shouldn't have been a problem.... but there is no way they didn't know she was drunk. But that wasn't the operator's fault, you sell alcohol and guests will get drunk. I am sure there was no policy to prevent themnto get in the ride.
Most rides like that have a “single rider line” to pull from to put with odd number groups. But if the ride isn’t full, they let them ride alone. Considering that it happened late at night, crowds and lines would have been much smaller, less need for every seat to be filled. Can’t blame the park on this one.
@@SandrA-hr5zk what sucks is from how he told the story when she fell her friends rushed over... if only one of them rode with her she might never have fallen. Shit that sucks
Yes, it seems logical to me at least that if KI was to be sued, it should have been for the violation of its own safety policy, not for the selling of alcohol.
Her friends were kind of crappy for not waiting for her to finish her drink, and then they all could have gone on the ride
I see Kings Island, I click. I grew up loving this place.
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CEDAR POINT BABY
Me, too! Went every summer.
We used to camp at the old campground there for a week every summer when school got out. Great memories.
same
This is very interesting because the story being presented here is VERY different than what was reported on the local news in the day.
The incident was reported as a double fatality, there was no mention of a third.
The first incident was reported as 'An inebriated guest waded out into the fountain and grabbed a wire.' No mention of anybody else around him being stricken either. Multiple news sources reported two deaths, not three. One electrocution and the fall from the ride.
Never trust the news or the rumors...
ANYONE remember when the Brady Bunch episode when they went to King's Island? I was of that era. King's Island has changed so much I cannot recognize it anymore. They had a Old Wild West Train Ride where they had guys dressed up as Indians attacking the Train. That was back when Hanna Barbara was really big on Saturday Morning Cartoons and they had Scooby Do and Yogi Bear walking around the park.
I do remember that. I also remember the actors getting pretty much abused by some of the train riders, which is why it went to automation and eventually just transporting people in and out of soak city.
Cedar point just opened a boat ride that uses live actors... I wish them luck!🤣
I remember all of this!
You could also buy beer back in the day until one woman got so drunk that she took off her seat restraint and got pitched out of the Space Commander ride to her death 30 feet to the pavement.
woooah, it's really impressive how quickly you made such good quality vids, we're being spoiled at this rate. i hope you can have time to take care of yourself too as needed! thank you for these!
How hard can it be to assemble some screenshots and speak over them for twenty minutes?
Make us 1 devo 🤣🤣
@@chatteyj you have to gather those photos and videos, write a script, make sure you deliver correct information, etc. this must’ve taken at least 10 hours for production and editing
Agreed!
@@chatteyj if your lazy, sure it's easy but obviously this channel takes his time and rarely if ever uses things like stock photos, instead opting for actual official images which are alot more work to find. and he dives alot deeper than most into these subjects, going beyond just reading the wikipedia page like alot of these guys do
"The chances are low, but never zero."
my older brother has been to King’s Island multiple times, and despite being fairly young around the last time he went, i didn’t really have a good feeling about him going despite having gone before. Nothing bad happened to him, but after hearing about this i feel, although the place is likely safe now and likely has been for ages, incredibly happy to have my brother with me
In the 80’s there were drunks everywhere. I remember being in line for one of the coasters and some drunk in front of me peed in line 3 times before we got on the ride.
I was listening with baited breath to the list of casualties- I wanted Robertson to be the one to live so bad... not that he deserved it more than anyone else, of course, but he was the youngest, and he was working, and had jumped in to help. I think his death makes me the saddest.
It's so awesome you just did one on Kings Island. I grew up near here and remember '91 when this happened. My brother worked at the park (he was a senior in high school) when all that went down. Thanks for this!
Did he go to moeller?
@@charliestout2815 no...Lakota
Interesting to stumble across local stuff. I worked next to Kings Island for several years!
So cool to see a local landmark covered by one of my favorite channels. I have many fond memories of visiting Kings Island for my father’s annual company picnic, but being a young child at the time, I never heard about this tragedy.
Another Ohio resident who loved King’s Island. Remember going with my husband and with my friends. Drove by it even more often heading to Cincinnati and back.
This channel could alternatively be titled: "this is why we follow safety protocols, people!"
One of my favorite things is coming home from a long day at work, making some tea and relaxing to one of your videos 🖤 you're awesome, please keep them coming!
This is my favorite park and most people around here actually know about the history of the park and the property it makes it way more interesting, especially with the graveyard being right next to the parking lot
I love amusement park stories, even if they are tragic there is just something eerie and fascinating about them.
Man I used to go there all the time as a kid. The Beast and the Vortex were my favorite rides.
I have memory’s of going a few times when I was younger, and I remember passing out on the King Cobra. It was the first time I ever rode any kind of coaster; yet alone a steel one, semi standing up, and with a loop. Good times, lol.
Joseph N the king cobra was my favorite ride until I got my ear pierced and it somehow managed to make my earring stab into my head. Hurt like mofo and bled like a stuck pig. The vortex will forever be a classic tho!
RIP Vortex :(
The beast is my mom’s favorite and one of my top 10 rides at the park. And it’s really good to ride at night.
love the beast and the vortex. i also remember being in line outside the spongebob ride and watching the wheels of the cars on the racer lifting up off the tracks. i refused to ride that coaster.
You are such a good story teller. I don't even need the images you provide to get a clear picture of the events. I love your channel.
My friend and I were at Kings Island a few years ago and rode that very same Viking ship ride shown at 1:23. The bridge is no longer there, but we walked by that pond where the three men were electrocuted. Weird to think where we walked and had so much fun, such horrible tragedy happened in the past.
My other half was literally just telling me how she'd been on a ride exactly like that at flamingoland! She didn't realise it was the same one!
What I truly appreciate about this channel, aside from the excellent content, is the narration. Other channels might have a subject I find interesting, but it is told in a smug or over the top tone to sensationalize the topic. These stories are told with respect and purpose. Excellent work, congratulations!
I am OBSESSED with your videos! They are so well done. Keep it up :)
i love watching videos like this, they are so interesting, and this one was uploaded on my birthday, so it's like a birthday gift!
Love your channel, you’ve done loads of stuff I’ve never heard off. RIP to the poor souls.
Yeah you can see any Kings Island from Interstate 71 on your way to Cincinnati or coming from it. Kings Island was also the amusement park that church group from Radcliff Kentucky was on their way back from when they were hit by a drunk driver which caused the church bus to burst into flames killing 28 students and church chaperones. There's still a sign in Carrollton Kentucky. That says site of the fatal bus crash.
@I'm Back the drunk driver was going the wrong way on interstate 71. Head on collision, absolute tragedy.
I remember reading about that in the Dayton Daily News.
All of your videos on the events are very informative. I love your channel! I try not to miss anything.
As a kings island worker you got most of your points correct. A little fun fact, in the pond where the incident happened they added fish as a result in the pond. While an electrocution happening in a pond now due to technological advances being rare if these fish ever all go belly up they will know why. Kings island being the deadliest non Disney park has really got the short straw in all of this. Most of these incidents were freak accidents and will never happen again due to a couple of reasons. While they now have alcohol limits at the park and beers being upwards of 10$ a piece I don’t think this will happen again. As far as the flight commander incident, amusement rides have had great strides when it comes to safety. You have a greater chance of dying on the way to the park than inside of the park. All in all these were two freak accidents that could’ve been avoided and will always be a reminder to us, employees of the park, that safety comes before everything.
Most and 100% shouldn’t be in the same sentence
I mean it’s coming from a dude who commented 4 minutes after the 12 minute video was posted.
What an interesting paradox.
"Most...100% correct".
Are they...paying you to say that?
@@TheKatherina44 I wish