Right? I can't even begin to imagine what was going through their head in the moment, or how they've been dealing with it since. Especially when you consider how many ride operators are teens/young adults
I admire the guts that one rider had when they noticed their restraints weren't secure. They noticed they weren't secure, realized they'd be in danger due to this, and got off a (albeit slow moving) car on the lift hill and walked all the way back down
Geez, especially the ones happening here in Germany have shocked me, and the one where the operator did everything right but still more harm than good through no fault of his own genuinely broke my heart, I hope he both wasn't blamed and also didn't blame himself...
The one with the attendant at the Super Miami is horrifying! Even if they were trained poorly, who on earth would walk into the path of the ride car? It's built like a Wile E. Coyote device. Would a shoe in the ride path cause damage to the train? I'm flabbergasted by it tbh.
So another Tivoli Spin Out at the FL State Fair in February ‘24 experienced the middle decorative piece that came loose but it didn’t hit any of the riders.
accidents that were caused by the injured person doing something stupid (removing their seatbelt, walk in the path of a moving train,...) should not count for the safety statistics. rides falling apart during operation is a whole other level of scariness... there's a difference between " safe for reasonable riders & operators" and "idiot proof"
I disagree in that counting the people who got themselves hurt/killed will require a change in training. For example preventing another operator from getting crushed would be as simple as including "do not attempt to retrieve lost items, such as shoes, until the end of the ride." And include the story of the crushed operator. While the banshee kill should lead to a change where people who lose stuff on the ride have to stay with security.
Nah, it still has to be recorded for posterity and documentation. It wouldn't make sense to separate the lists. But the parks are not (usually) held liable for those incidents you're referring, unless there was something like inaccurate signage or not enuff of it.
i still dont get why fairs allow people to stand not even a meter away from a ride in motion. 2 years ago i saw someone fall on the ride platform and almost got hit, lucky for her it was an octopus ride cuz if it was smt like the breakdance she would have been hurt pretty bad or even killed
Stuff like this is why I avoid old looking fair rides and not normal roller coasters. It's a little odd to me how many of these accidents are just due to people going in the restricted area and being hit. Thanks for the interesting information, these videos are really good engaging and informational
The wacky worm ride... are those overall safe and just this year had a high number of nonattentive riders and/or operators or is that ride not as safe as it would have us think it is?
They used to be very safe back in my childhood, in the 90's. With time, they've gotten older, many of them probably poorly maintained, and people have phones now (we didn't have a camera on a phone back then), so more people are distracted and not paying attention.
What is the type of attraction at 6:46 called? I remember there being one in Six Flag's The Great Escape when I lived in NY. I never got to ride it due to being too little.
I new thr Birmingham one would be on this list, quite a local one to me. Honestly I've never trusted fairground rides with them being quick to set up, it equally means it is more likely they will be set up wrong.
ow, good to hear the accident wasn't as gruesome as I was already picturing in my head... Still terrible and even more so because it was easily preventable by waiting till the ride had come to a complete stop.
I never expected Port Aventura to appear in one of your videos, nor I knew about the incident in Tomahawk. I live fairly close to that amusement park, so knowing something happened there hits closer than usual. EDIT: Holy spoon, we sure did a Bingo card here in Spain this year. I'll have to be careful to which parks I go from now on.
4:43 Did you not catch that this incident occurred on April 10, 2018 and that May 16, 2024 was when the resulting court case(s) had closed and details of the accident were released to the media
Also you still have more of a chance of having an accident on the way to a park are travelling rides then on them. So please don't let the accidents put you off enjoying yourselves.
The one you mentioned at Canadas Wonderland is very similar to the one I saw at the Myrtle Beach Pavilion Park a few years back the kid kept swinging going very close to another rider
I think if I ever see one of those jumping rides, I'll pass. It's not that an accident video is my first exposure to them, but the fact that I'd get such a headache on that
The Kings Island incident (along with the others where someone willfully invaded the ride area) don't deserve to be in here. Those weren't accidents and had nothing to do with ride safety. Those are Darwin Award nominees, nothing else.
15:53 honestly if my restraints were that loose i may also have walk out of train like that. Passenger did a good decision there and could maybe have end tragically
16:59 wait, what? There's no 1 to compile this information officially?why did that group cease operation? and is there any plans for anyone other than you to take over? I mean not that you don't do a good job, you do an amazing job, that's just it's a big job for 1 person.
This video really reinforces my personal rule to not go on travelling fair rides lol. Seems like the majority of accidents in UK are on them, rather than fixed rides, although I could be wrong. I actually don't know what the safety laws are for checking them over here. I used to work in events and we often went to the same locations as the fairs (county shows and festivals), and the sheer amount of cut corners and stress us staff were put under in my company to get our stands and stages ready in time always made me worry about what pressure the travelling fairs were under too. Also I'm wondering if it's the west london that's known for being run by dodgy folk; not sure if it's definitely the one I'm thinking of, but II remember I parked my van by a small london faire once at a nearby mall, got my spare tyre stolen, and the local security guard was just like "oh yeah it'll be the owners/staff from that place, they often steal tyres, batteries etc"
A accident in Phantasialand led to the death of one worker. I dont know exactly how it happened but it seems like he got hit by a train on the first/second launch.
Ryan the ride mechanic reporter on some of these along with some others. No injuries at six flags great adventure with Harley Quinn crazy coaster having an accident in station and the joke has two cars hit on chain lift with no passengers
@ the thing is I want it extremely detailed. I want to be able to build one. That’s how detailed I would like it and with his amazing info and animation I’m sure he could
In general, it seems if the accident was in a travelling fair, its was likely the operator / owner's fault. if it was in a permanent amusement part it is liekly the guest did something wrong. Also the irony of them being called Safe Co
The ride you call a Tivoli Spin Out is not - it's a Northern Amusements SuperStar. Sort of similar ride, but without the rotating platform. Also, there is a lot of misleading footage in the video - most obviously Dreier Looping being used to illustrate Olympia Looping, or the accident on an Eastern European knock-off Break Dance, which is demonstrated using footage of Kinzler's Break Dance from Germany and Deca Dance from Belgium, which is very misleading as they are two of the very best examples of a Break Dance in the world. That might sound picky, but it's a bit like using footage of a Chinese knock off SLC to demonstrate a B&M Invert.
2:27 thats not a Tivoli Spin Out thats an NA Rides Superstar!
Was literally aboutnto say that and saw your comment.
Thanks, my bad!
That poor ride operator who did the right thing by hitting the stop button when they saw someone lifting their lap bar
Right? I can't even begin to imagine what was going through their head in the moment, or how they've been dealing with it since. Especially when you consider how many ride operators are teens/young adults
I admire the guts that one rider had when they noticed their restraints weren't secure. They noticed they weren't secure, realized they'd be in danger due to this, and got off a (albeit slow moving) car on the lift hill and walked all the way back down
I definitely think a video on the safe co jump rides is in order! Their record seems quite concerning!
so much for being called SafeCo!
Same with wonky worms
Geez, especially the ones happening here in Germany have shocked me, and the one where the operator did everything right but still more harm than good through no fault of his own genuinely broke my heart, I hope he both wasn't blamed and also didn't blame himself...
Wild to think that amusement rides actually have wish and temu editions.
The one with the attendant at the Super Miami is horrifying! Even if they were trained poorly, who on earth would walk into the path of the ride car? It's built like a Wile E. Coyote device. Would a shoe in the ride path cause damage to the train? I'm flabbergasted by it tbh.
So another Tivoli Spin Out at the FL State Fair in February ‘24 experienced the middle decorative piece that came loose but it didn’t hit any of the riders.
Interesting that it seems to be somewhat common.
@@CoasterCollege yeah those decorative pieces don’t look to be really secured
accidents that were caused by the injured person doing something stupid (removing their seatbelt, walk in the path of a moving train,...) should not count for the safety statistics.
rides falling apart during operation is a whole other level of scariness...
there's a difference between " safe for reasonable riders & operators" and "idiot proof"
I disagree in that counting the people who got themselves hurt/killed will require a change in training. For example preventing another operator from getting crushed would be as simple as including "do not attempt to retrieve lost items, such as shoes, until the end of the ride." And include the story of the crushed operator. While the banshee kill should lead to a change where people who lose stuff on the ride have to stay with security.
Nah, it still has to be recorded for posterity and documentation. It wouldn't make sense to separate the lists. But the parks are not (usually) held liable for those incidents you're referring, unless there was something like inaccurate signage or not enuff of it.
i still dont get why fairs allow people to stand not even a meter away from a ride in motion. 2 years ago i saw someone fall on the ride platform and almost got hit, lucky for her it was an octopus ride cuz if it was smt like the breakdance she would have been hurt pretty bad or even killed
Stuff like this is why I avoid old looking fair rides and not normal roller coasters. It's a little odd to me how many of these accidents are just due to people going in the restricted area and being hit. Thanks for the interesting information, these videos are really good engaging and informational
I'd love to see a follow up on the break dance negligence case once they conclude the studies and the owner finishes trial.
The (un)safe co jump rides definitely need their own video lol
For the rollercoaster industry, 2024 itself was a ride accident.
I really wish I had the know-how to help with compiling all the information, but I sincerely appreciate everything that you do!
The wacky worm ride... are those overall safe and just this year had a high number of nonattentive riders and/or operators or is that ride not as safe as it would have us think it is?
I imagine a lot of them are aging with little to no maintenance. They're small and slow but they're still rollercoasters at the end of the day
They used to be very safe back in my childhood, in the 90's. With time, they've gotten older, many of them probably poorly maintained, and people have phones now (we didn't have a camera on a phone back then), so more people are distracted and not paying attention.
You know it's bad when they need to name the company "SafeCo"
What is the type of attraction at 6:46 called? I remember there being one in Six Flag's The Great Escape when I lived in NY. I never got to ride it due to being too little.
thanks for the info, im always curious to see what happend on these rides
Seems like fairgrounds rides takss the lions share of injuries. Many park ride injuries are from people doing something stupid.
Ok so dont go on travelling rides in europe, dont go on safeco jump rides, and dont go on reverse bungees... noted !!!
I new thr Birmingham one would be on this list, quite a local one to me. Honestly I've never trusted fairground rides with them being quick to set up, it equally means it is more likely they will be set up wrong.
Also a pattern the humble wacky worm has had a few this year aswel. That's the coaster that made me fall in love with all as a kid.
3:13 small correction: The original ride is a HUSS Flipper, not Take Off
It bothers me when people touch the restraints non stop having the ride operators to open them again
2:49 I love these videos
I always advise people to look into the regulations for their area. I only ride when laws are strict.
8:45 I think you ment 20cm, not 20mm, which would be about 0.8th of an inch.
Ah yes, my bad
ow, good to hear the accident wasn't as gruesome as I was already picturing in my head...
Still terrible and even more so because it was easily preventable by waiting till the ride had come to a complete stop.
I'm early for once! Excited to watch this!
I never expected Port Aventura to appear in one of your videos, nor I knew about the incident in Tomahawk.
I live fairly close to that amusement park, so knowing something happened there hits closer than usual.
EDIT: Holy spoon, we sure did a Bingo card here in Spain this year. I'll have to be careful to which parks I go from now on.
4:43
Did you not catch that this incident occurred on April 10, 2018 and that May 16, 2024 was when the resulting court case(s) had closed and details of the accident were released to the media
8:46
20cm, not 20mm???
Also you still have more of a chance of having an accident on the way to a park are travelling rides then on them. So please don't let the accidents put you off enjoying yourselves.
The one you mentioned at Canadas Wonderland is very similar to the one I saw at the Myrtle Beach Pavilion Park a few years back the kid kept swinging going very close to another rider
I think if I ever see one of those jumping rides, I'll pass. It's not that an accident video is my first exposure to them, but the fact that I'd get such a headache on that
Safeco definitely aren't that safe with that many accidents
The Kings Island incident (along with the others where someone willfully invaded the ride area) don't deserve to be in here. Those weren't accidents and had nothing to do with ride safety. Those are Darwin Award nominees, nothing else.
the ride at 17:06 looks fuckin terrifying
15:53 honestly if my restraints were that loose i may also have walk out of train like that. Passenger did a good decision there and could maybe have end tragically
I feel like the seatbelt one is actually a show of the owner trying to be extra cautious, but I'm unsure.
16:59 wait, what? There's no 1 to compile this information officially?why did that group cease operation? and is there any plans for anyone other than you to take over? I mean not that you don't do a good job, you do an amazing job, that's just it's a big job for 1 person.
There's not
That would have to be an international organisation, so not so easy to accomplish.
Especially since I don't know who would be willing to pay for it.
I agree with you this year is cursed
AKA Don’t Ride Fair Rides in Europe
This video really reinforces my personal rule to not go on travelling fair rides lol. Seems like the majority of accidents in UK are on them, rather than fixed rides, although I could be wrong. I actually don't know what the safety laws are for checking them over here. I used to work in events and we often went to the same locations as the fairs (county shows and festivals), and the sheer amount of cut corners and stress us staff were put under in my company to get our stands and stages ready in time always made me worry about what pressure the travelling fairs were under too.
Also I'm wondering if it's the west london that's known for being run by dodgy folk; not sure if it's definitely the one I'm thinking of, but II remember I parked my van by a small london faire once at a nearby mall, got my spare tyre stolen, and the local security guard was just like "oh yeah it'll be the owners/staff from that place, they often steal tyres, batteries etc"
so 3 deaths this year?
That burning merry-go-round is from 2017 in Bergamo Italy .
Take a shot for every 'operating normally'
Edit: I'm significantly more sober than I thought id be
Yeah I tried to limit it a little
The one at 10:55 Is not a Safeco Ride, is from an unknown manufacturer
A accident in Phantasialand led to the death of one worker. I dont know exactly how it happened but it seems like he got hit by a train on the first/second launch.
I've never seen those "jumping rides" and was very interested in riding one of these one day. Well, after this video not anymore :D
At most I saw phones fly off nothing worse
Ryan the ride mechanic reporter on some of these along with some others.
No injuries at six flags great adventure with Harley Quinn crazy coaster having an accident in station and the joke has two cars hit on chain lift with no passengers
Please do a Lsm explain video
I believe el torro Ryan has a video about this, if not I’m sure Ryan the Ride Mechanic does
@ the thing is I want it extremely detailed. I want to be able to build one. That’s how detailed I would like it and with his amazing info and animation I’m sure he could
Morale of the story stick to major theme parks.
Always do. I got King's dominion in Virginia near me. It's a great park.
Dont ride wacky worms or jump rides. Ha the jump ones have a history
wow
Yay!
In general, it seems if the accident was in a travelling fair, its was likely the operator / owner's fault. if it was in a permanent amusement part it is liekly the guest did something wrong. Also the irony of them being called Safe Co
The ride you call a Tivoli Spin Out is not - it's a Northern Amusements SuperStar. Sort of similar ride, but without the rotating platform.
Also, there is a lot of misleading footage in the video - most obviously Dreier Looping being used to illustrate Olympia Looping, or the accident on an Eastern European knock-off Break Dance, which is demonstrated using footage of Kinzler's Break Dance from Germany and Deca Dance from Belgium, which is very misleading as they are two of the very best examples of a Break Dance in the world. That might sound picky, but it's a bit like using footage of a Chinese knock off SLC to demonstrate a B&M Invert.
I understand that but due to copyright reasons I had to use readily available footage. This is mentioned with a disclaimer at the start of the video.
I really wish I had the know-how to help with compiling all the information, but I sincerely appreciate everything that you do!