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
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
@@Jack51615 The guy that was running that ride that day was not 18. He was an older guy (maybe like late 30s to 40s) After it happened, he didn't show up/work for the rest of the season
@@stxrdustskies I understand why... but it's truly not his fault. I hope he can find peace with what he did. The emergency stop failed - not him. If it wasn't that day, it would have been another time.
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...
I get the feeling the Ferris wheel and the ghost train catching on fire were on purpose by delinquents. It's not like the operator checks the pockets of every rider before they go in
@asddw4998 Most probably, but the two times the same coaster started when there was an operator on track sounds more like an electrical fault overlooked by the TÜV (I think they are also responsible for checking amusement rides but I could be wrong) or deliberate, so regardless it's just shocking that after years our accidents have started to go up
What's unfortunate about the Oak's Park accident is that the vast majority of the kids at the park that afternoon were on a school field trip so none of the kids' parents were there (Oak's Park is popular for end of year school field trips for students in the Portland metro area). Also it's very clear that a video on Safeco jump rides needs to be made.
"The dog was later found uninjured." Thank you for reporting this, I was kinda worried about the pupper. They're not known for reading safety signs too well...
I’ve seen that video a couple of different times and it’s remarkable that the man only suffered a broken foot. I mean it was a pretty bad break but watching him go sprawling like he did… You would’ve thought he would’ve broke a lot more than just his foot.
These kinds of videos make it sound like accidents happen all the time, so I appreciate the statistical explanation you led with at the start. It's important for we the audience to keep in mind that these incidents occur among millions of safe ride experiences.
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
Yeah. Those restricted area injuries are technically ride accidents, but they do feel veeeery different from the ride malfunction and detachments that people generally think of when you say "ride accidents".
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.
@@xzantronos I don't know about that. Humans are terribly unreliable. We're prone to confirmation bias, complacency, apathy, and occasionally outright malice. "Just being careful" isn't enough. I would greatly rather my safety be determined by whatever engineer programmed the ride computer ten years ago than I would the dehydrated teenager who presses the start and stop buttons for nine hours straight
KI park worker; the banshee incident was genuinely one of the most distressing incidents at the park in decades. I worked banshee in 2017- there are an INSANE amount of protections trying to keep guests out of unsafe areas. The guest died due to his own stupidity- I had many friends on the crew who have said they’ll never return to rides again because of what they saw that night. It was only about an hour and a half til close anyways- His keys weren’t even found in the area where he was struck.
thank you for taking the time to make these videos, and thank you to the people who help gather this information!! some say it's morbid or frightening to hear about ride accidents, but it takes an incredibly specific set of circumstances for there to be any serious issue, let alone a tragedy like death or permanent injury. i think understanding why accidents happen and what could have been done to prevent them, if anything at all, is the key to feeling more comfortable around thrill rides. that being said. can people please stop playing chicken with rides. just wait until the ride isn't actively in operation to grab what you need to grab and nobody gets hurt
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.
@@aria5614The King’s Island Crew told him he had to wait and he decided to do it himself. Sadly I don’t think anything except security to kick him out as soon as he started climbing could have stopped him. And that’s not necessarily a hit on park security. They have to watch so many people it’s hard to watch everyone without ride ops putting a BOLO on the guy.
People are, unfortunately, always going to make ill-advised decisions like walking into the path of a ride. But it still counts as ride safety. Maybe in the future we can have rides that can detect someone entering the ride area and stop, for instance
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.
Many years ago, I was on Batman at SFSL when my over the shoulder restraint popped open going up the hill. I pulled it back down and it clicked in. I bear hugged the retraint the whole time. It was terrifying. I let the ride operators know and they taped off the seat I had been sitting in. It's still my favorite.
6:15 if I had a nickle every time someone was injured by an inverted coaster by being in a restricted area, I'd have 7 nickels which is weird that it happened 7 times (whoops I somehow forgot 4 incidents)
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
I remember a dark ride catching fire at the IPE in Armstrong, me and my sisters thought it was part of the ride until our cart stopped and the ride operator went into the dark with no other light to escort us out. He was amazing for that, it's sad to hear some operators really don't care at all about safety. Also another time at the same place on a small drop ride a bunch of girls were grabbing leaves from a tree and the operator stopped the ride early and yelled at them for it, it's a dusty rodeo where there has been some accidents and he was not having it, good on him for scaring the group.
This channel is right up my alley. I live right by the PNE in British Columbia; I go every summer! As a result of living right near an amusement park and having anxiety, I've always been interested in ride accidents and so I've paid attention to things most wouldn't. They train their ride operators well in my opinion 🫡 I'm kind of proud of it 😂
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.
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.
There is another big one: 02.04.2024, a Maintenanceworker at Germanies Phantasialand walked the Groud of "Taron", a Intamin (edit: i wrongly wrote Vekoma) Multilaunchcoaster when the Train shot by and killed the Worker. It was a case of "Involuntary Manslaugther" due to the fact, that there should have been a siren before the testride in the mordning, to make sure everyone knows taron will fly through the track. Another Phantasialand Ride Breakdown was the spectacular case of "Talocan", a suspended Top Spin by Huss Rides.. whick Broke down,... and i mean Broke down! The Videos are impresive. Noone was injured or hurt, the ride was stopped.. and after five months, Talocan is back on Track.
@SnowghostFilms exactly but I’ve been on any ride. I have been to great adventure and I’ve never got hurt. It’s very rare but in the 80s there’s been stuff that has happened, but nothing recent no one has really died. El Toro is another story.
You said that european faires encourage riders to stand up during the ride, etc. Just from living here, I don't know what exactly is meant and it would be really interesting if you could elaborate in a video! Also I really appreciate that you explain speeds and stuff in different units
In Lagoon in Utah in October, some dude managed to climb up to the top of the towers used for the Rocket ride. He was up there a good 20 minutes or so before he finally climbed down and got taken away with a group of police. He was even like taking pics on his phone from the top of the tower. There's clips and videos of it if you search for it, but nothing news wise. I was there for it, and it was honestly pretty nerve wracking since it's not super well fenced up there, especially when he climbed on top of the 'roof' platform that covered the main top walkway.
The Banshee accident sounds so familiar, how do people still not realize that they should keep away from the moving rides. These machines are strong as hell, I would never even think about approaching them while they are moving. That ride operator being crushed is even more tragic...
i really like amusement parks and enjoy learning about ride safety, and i love your channel! however, can you warn for/not include footage containing strobelights in the future? they're rather painful to look at for some people. thank you!
FYI @CoasterCollege, you said HUSS Take Off but showed a HUSS Flipper, either way though good video and I hope most of these get 'what really happened's soon!
I’m fascinated that people have figured out how to fall out of a wacky worm. I’ve worked one, I oversaw hundreds of cycles, and rode it myself quite a bit. There’s no force whatsoever. I could see how someone could fall out of an E&F miler, but a standard wacky worm?? How 😂
One notable accident that was missing was the accident on Sol Spin (Mondial Top Scan) when the ride broke down & people were stuck in the ride for a few hours. Some people were also taken to the hospital
I got vibes while watching this that the poor guy in the orange hoodie is being held hostage on the jumper ride by the TH-camr. "No, I'm not letting you go, I have five more jumper ride accidents to talk about, and I don't have enough B-roll to cover it all!"
I refuse to call the incident that happened at Kings Island, an accident. The person who passed away, went into a restricted area willingly and was struck by the ride. It’s what happens and it’s why areas are restricted. I feel terrible for everybody who had to witness that especially the ride operators that were just doing their job.But again an accident is something that happens. That’s beyond somebody’s control. This should’ve never happened.
It's unfortunate, but he killed himself. At least they didn't make one of the underpaid ride operators go fetch his lost garbage. Too many of those stories.
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.
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
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.
Hi, Spanish here it always bugged me in how is its encouraged to stand up in some rides, specially in fast rides, you have more chances of being ejected or hurt because of it, not sure why is encouraged.
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 wish there was a company compiling more comprehensive lists on accidents. This made it seem like accidents were more common in North America and Western Europe. But that’s just because regulations in those regions require reporting accidents. Makes me wonder how many covered up accidents there were in other areas.
Wow I didn't know Safeco rides were unsafe. I'm from Spain and in almost every fair there are multiple jump style rides made by safeco, they are very popular. I've ridden several and never had a problem personally, I find them really fun. However, the ones I've ridden here normally have both lap bars for the whole car and over the shoulder restraints for each seat and they feel pretty safe.
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.
At age 44, my amusement park ride days are pretty much done altogether. However, long before, I stopped riding permanent rides, I stopped riding portable rides such as carnivals and fairs. If it was not anchored to the ground, I pretty much just watched others. With that being said, the local fairgrounds had one ride, a people mover ride (or ski lift), which did exactly that... started at the fairground entrance and ended at the midway (and vice versa of course), looking back was roughly a mile or two. The ride never stopped so the operator was expected to lock the lap bar while the ride was moving but this particular time, the bar was not latched. I tried to slam out down thinking it might be spring latched but to no avail. After about 5 minutes of holding the bar down at 4MPH (estimated), which the bar itself was spring equipped to go upwards, I got tired of holding it down so I just let it swing up. I wasn't suicidal but if I was, perfect opportunity. The people on the other side was jaw dropped.
I was almost ejected from a jumper ride when I was younger. There was only our car, a car with my sister in, and one with another two people, and the guy running it didn’t check my cars latch. It didn’t have a seatbelt, it was just a lap bar, and the lap bar wasn’t secured at all, because you were only able to really do it from the outside. My mum tried to get the attention of the guy running it when she noticed what had happened, but he didn’t seem to notice her or us shouting at him. Luckily, just before me and my cousin were thrown into the air, I managed to click one of the latches into place with my foot. It wasn’t “secure”, but it would at least stay shut better. I then spent the next minute holding my younger cousin in her seat, telling her to grip onto the a part of the car that won’t move if the lapbar disengaged, while also trying to hold myself in. I didn’t wanna put any force I didn’t need to onto the lapbar, just in case, and so was just trying to keep us in our seats. I’ve never felt as safe as I did getting off that ride. When it stopped jumping I had such a huge feeling of relief, that we had got through it and we were okay. I’ve never trusted one of those things since, not because of their mechanics, but because of human error. I don’t really go on rides that hinge on my safety being in the hands of someone like that anymore. I need to know I can trust the ride operator.
That can't happen over here because most if not all rides have safery interlocks that prevents starting the ride until all security features are engaged. I'm a fat guy and rode a top spin. Despite the lap bar held me tight and I couldn't move it by any means, it didn't hit the interlock switch so the operator couldn't start the ride. I had to move to a different seat where the switch seemed to be in a different position and it registered that the lap bar locked in place so the ride could be started.
@ it can happen everywhere. There actually aren’t any laws on that specific security feature, and especially on pop up fairground rides, it’s fairly common for them to be simple, and not have those types of security. To be honest, I’ve seen way sketchier, and I’m in the UK, not somewhere like China where regulations are more lax and cheap knockoff rides are very common. I personally think that all rides should have that style of security, but for some rides and budgets, it’s not really possible.
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
13:15 ok, so I wanted to find mexican articles on this accident and I couldn't find any but there apparently have been several separate accidents before and after this one on the trabant, and it is crazy to me.
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.
The Waldameer swing accident was the worst of the bunch. Not a fair ride, the operator did what they should have. But it was an error by the ride not stopping as it should (despite the incident occurring due to an idiot now following rules).
"Safeco jump ride" is a bit of a misnomer it seems...., would love to see further exploration of both these and the swing rides cause they seem to have racked up a count this year.
I haven't been for a long time. But last time i went on a ride i seem to recall the loader person would literally come around and ensure all the restraints were locked in place for each rider before the ride will go anywhere.. Is this not the case anymore?
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
This year, at a fair in my home state, (Idk if it was an accident or just a malfunction) Me and my friend were in line for a Vertigo ride (The ride with the swings that go high up) and the people on the ride ended their cycle and were ready to be lowered to the ground, but it didn't happen, the ride ops were confused, so me and my friend went to ride Zero Gravity, we came back in the middle of it's test run, and it worked so they let people on and the boarding stopped right before us, and it didn't work again. I have footage of that on my channel if you wanna take a look at it. Also, at the beginning of the day, they test drive the Ring Of Fire ride, and it got stuck upside down.
5:38 Australia is actually getting a jump ride like that but its name is zero gravity, so they’re not banned in Australia because the showman is getting one 2025
We need coaster college more than ever. So many othwrwise sane channels uploaded top rollercoaster accidents with half or more being flat rides like Fireball... They would fail a "select all images containing roller coasters" captcha!
The "Super Miami" in Bavaria (Germany) is NOT a KMG machine, also KMG do not build a model named "Super Miami", the stock footage used is a Technical Park Super Miami, the ride in question from the accident is of Husek (Czechia) origin. For a channel of this size, I would've thought accurate research would've been done, as that is such a let down, and not the first mistake in this video and no doubt not the last (not even finished the video prior to commenting). Edit: Also skipping back, the "Jump" ride in London was not a "jump" ride, it was a one-off PWS Xcellerator, a unique attraction similar to a Twist & Orbiter. Again, completely false reporting.
3:15 the Huss version of the ride is a Flipper, not a Take Off. Now, regarding the accident of October 1st in Mexico, all I can say is that all injured riders have gone through recovery and the ride has been returned to the owner, but it's future is uncertain.
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.
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!
@CoasterCollege Don't worry, they're not that common so fair enough not knowing 👍
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3:10 thats also not a take off, but a flipper
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
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
Yeah that made me upset especially with all the negligence of the other stories.
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@@Jack51615 The guy that was running that ride that day was not 18. He was an older guy (maybe like late 30s to 40s) After it happened, he didn't show up/work for the rest of the season
@@stxrdustskies I understand why... but it's truly not his fault. I hope he can find peace with what he did.
The emergency stop failed - not him. If it wasn't that day, it would have been another time.
Wild to think that amusement rides actually have wish and temu editions.
You know it's bad when they need to name the company "SafeCo"
UnsafeCo
💀 @@joyoustye2326
It's the same vibe as if a criminal organization named their hideout "Totally legitimate center for law abiding upstanding citizens"
Unless they are literally making like, safes, don't trust a "Safeco"!
I usually tend to avoid places that try to promote themselves in their name for that reason..
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
@@kneesurgerytomorrow lol the most dangerous ride made by a company called Safeco.😂
@@xzantronos kinda like when titanic was called "unsinkable"
The ride doesn't even look that interesting.... I don't know why some people bother with these rides NotLikeThis
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...
I get the feeling the Ferris wheel and the ghost train catching on fire were on purpose by delinquents. It's not like the operator checks the pockets of every rider before they go in
@asddw4998 Most probably, but the two times the same coaster started when there was an operator on track sounds more like an electrical fault overlooked by the TÜV (I think they are also responsible for checking amusement rides but I could be wrong) or deliberate, so regardless it's just shocking that after years our accidents have started to go up
@lydiagalantmotherf coaster don't magically start by themselves. Someone had to push a button or turn a key.
What's unfortunate about the Oak's Park accident is that the vast majority of the kids at the park that afternoon were on a school field trip so none of the kids' parents were there (Oak's Park is popular for end of year school field trips for students in the Portland metro area).
Also it's very clear that a video on Safeco jump rides needs to be made.
"The dog was later found uninjured." Thank you for reporting this, I was kinda worried about the pupper. They're not known for reading safety signs too well...
here yall go
They have a furry avatar, of course they're going to be about as dumb as an animal (or average redditor). LOL.
I’ve seen that video a couple of different times and it’s remarkable that the man only suffered a broken foot. I mean it was a pretty bad break but watching him go sprawling like he did… You would’ve thought he would’ve broke a lot more than just his foot.
"pupper"
These kinds of videos make it sound like accidents happen all the time, so I appreciate the statistical explanation you led with at the start.
It's important for we the audience to keep in mind that these incidents occur among millions of safe ride experiences.
wrong fair rdies are plain dangerous
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
Yeah. Those restricted area injuries are technically ride accidents, but they do feel veeeery different from the ride malfunction and detachments that people generally think of when you say "ride accidents".
The (un)safe co jump rides definitely need their own video lol
I 2nd that vote!
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.
I will say this and say it forever. Computerization of carnival rides is the devil's playground.
@@xzantronos I don't know about that. Humans are terribly unreliable. We're prone to confirmation bias, complacency, apathy, and occasionally outright malice. "Just being careful" isn't enough. I would greatly rather my safety be determined by whatever engineer programmed the ride computer ten years ago than I would the dehydrated teenager who presses the start and stop buttons for nine hours straight
@@xzantronosgotta have a deadman switch for some of these, or extra fencing between the operator and ride
KI park worker; the banshee incident was genuinely one of the most distressing incidents at the park in decades. I worked banshee in 2017- there are an INSANE amount of protections trying to keep guests out of unsafe areas. The guest died due to his own stupidity- I had many friends on the crew who have said they’ll never return to rides again because of what they saw that night. It was only about an hour and a half til close anyways- His keys weren’t even found in the area where he was struck.
thank you for taking the time to make these videos, and thank you to the people who help gather this information!! some say it's morbid or frightening to hear about ride accidents, but it takes an incredibly specific set of circumstances for there to be any serious issue, let alone a tragedy like death or permanent injury. i think understanding why accidents happen and what could have been done to prevent them, if anything at all, is the key to feeling more comfortable around thrill rides.
that being said. can people please stop playing chicken with rides. just wait until the ride isn't actively in operation to grab what you need to grab and nobody gets hurt
And just listen to the ride workers. Yeah, waiting the whole day sucks, but better than losing your life or being horribly injured.
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.
@@aria5614The King’s Island Crew told him he had to wait and he decided to do it himself.
Sadly I don’t think anything except security to kick him out as soon as he started climbing could have stopped him.
And that’s not necessarily a hit on park security. They have to watch so many people it’s hard to watch everyone without ride ops putting a BOLO on the guy.
Genuine stupidity like those should be in their own “fuck around and find out” section
People are, unfortunately, always going to make ill-advised decisions like walking into the path of a ride. But it still counts as ride safety. Maybe in the future we can have rides that can detect someone entering the ride area and stop, for instance
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
Many years ago, I was on Batman at SFSL when my over the shoulder restraint popped open going up the hill. I pulled it back down and it clicked in. I bear hugged the retraint the whole time. It was terrifying. I let the ride operators know and they taped off the seat I had been sitting in. It's still my favorite.
6:15 if I had a nickle every time someone was injured by an inverted coaster by being in a restricted area, I'd have 7 nickels which is weird that it happened 7 times
(whoops I somehow forgot 4 incidents)
Best comment of 2024
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Well, sevice then. Nyeh 😝
literally, if you don't want your head to become a football, then just wait for the ride to close for the day and get your item in the lost and found
Worse, 7
2 batman, raptor, Flightdeck (twice), katun, and this
It’s actually not that weird it happened 7 times because some people….. yeah they’re uh not the brightest. Human idiocy is the one constant in life
I really wish I had the know-how to help with compiling all the information, but I sincerely appreciate everything that you do!
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
The people soften the blow! /j
I'd love to see a follow up on the break dance negligence case once they conclude the studies and the owner finishes trial.
I remember a dark ride catching fire at the IPE in Armstrong, me and my sisters thought it was part of the ride until our cart stopped and the ride operator went into the dark with no other light to escort us out. He was amazing for that, it's sad to hear some operators really don't care at all about safety.
Also another time at the same place on a small drop ride a bunch of girls were grabbing leaves from a tree and the operator stopped the ride early and yelled at them for it, it's a dusty rodeo where there has been some accidents and he was not having it, good on him for scaring the group.
This channel is right up my alley. I live right by the PNE in British Columbia; I go every summer! As a result of living right near an amusement park and having anxiety, I've always been interested in ride accidents and so I've paid attention to things most wouldn't. They train their ride operators well in my opinion 🫡 I'm kind of proud of it 😂
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.
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.
They're the most popular coasters out there and also most don't treat them with the same respect as a big coaster
There is another big one:
02.04.2024, a Maintenanceworker at Germanies Phantasialand walked the Groud of "Taron", a Intamin (edit: i wrongly wrote Vekoma)
Multilaunchcoaster when the Train shot by and killed the Worker. It was a case of "Involuntary Manslaugther" due to the fact, that there should have been a siren before the testride in the mordning, to make sure everyone knows taron will fly through the track.
Another Phantasialand Ride Breakdown was the spectacular case of "Talocan", a suspended Top Spin by Huss Rides.. whick Broke down,... and i mean Broke down! The Videos are impresive. Noone was injured or hurt, the ride was stopped.. and after five months, Talocan is back on Track.
taron is a intamin lsm coaster not vekoma
@@sebastianplayzzz Sorry, you are absolutly right!
4:23 this incident happened in april 2018 as mentioned further on in the post the may 16th date refers to the date the investigation was published
might just be me, but thank you for having the photos pause on screen for longer!!!
If I took a shot every time a "SafeCo Jump Ride" was mentioned here... I'd probably be incredibly drunk.
For the rollercoaster industry, 2024 itself was a ride accident.
Great Adventure has probably suffered a reputation loss similar to the Haunted Castle fire I reckon, only without 9 teenagers dying
@SnowghostFilms exactly but I’ve been on any ride. I have been to great adventure and I’ve never got hurt. It’s very rare but in the 80s there’s been stuff that has happened, but nothing recent no one has really died. El Toro is another story.
Happy holidays mate, love the content!
You said that european faires encourage riders to stand up during the ride, etc. Just from living here, I don't know what exactly is meant and it would be really interesting if you could elaborate in a video! Also I really appreciate that you explain speeds and stuff in different units
If you're bringing your keys to the park, put them on a lanyard or pull-out keychain that can be secured to your belt loop.
13:00 OMG, it’s Sunny Acres! That wacky worm ride there brings back memories! I pass by the farm a lot! (West Chicago Illinois)
thanks for the info, im always curious to see what happend on these rides
In Lagoon in Utah in October, some dude managed to climb up to the top of the towers used for the Rocket ride. He was up there a good 20 minutes or so before he finally climbed down and got taken away with a group of police. He was even like taking pics on his phone from the top of the tower. There's clips and videos of it if you search for it, but nothing news wise. I was there for it, and it was honestly pretty nerve wracking since it's not super well fenced up there, especially when he climbed on top of the 'roof' platform that covered the main top walkway.
The Banshee accident sounds so familiar, how do people still not realize that they should keep away from the moving rides. These machines are strong as hell, I would never even think about approaching them while they are moving.
That ride operator being crushed is even more tragic...
i really like amusement parks and enjoy learning about ride safety, and i love your channel! however, can you warn for/not include footage containing strobelights in the future? they're rather painful to look at for some people. thank you!
Lesson learned from this video.
The Wacky Worm is the most dangerous roller coaster built!
12:01
The operator did everything right 😢
FYI @CoasterCollege, you said HUSS Take Off but showed a HUSS Flipper, either way though good video and I hope most of these get 'what really happened's soon!
He said sometimes he would use similar rides.
@@SenshiSunPower Yeah I caught that, but I assumed that meant 'same ride model, just not the specific one that had an accident'.
I’m fascinated that people have figured out how to fall out of a wacky worm. I’ve worked one, I oversaw hundreds of cycles, and rode it myself quite a bit. There’s no force whatsoever. I could see how someone could fall out of an E&F miler, but a standard wacky worm?? How 😂
I'm early for once! Excited to watch this!
One notable accident that was missing was the accident on Sol Spin (Mondial Top Scan) when the ride broke down & people were stuck in the ride for a few hours. Some people were also taken to the hospital
Seeing that 'Jump' ride in operation, I can't imagine that jerky up and down motion lends itself well to a strong ride structure. o.0
I got vibes while watching this that the poor guy in the orange hoodie is being held hostage on the jumper ride by the TH-camr.
"No, I'm not letting you go, I have five more jumper ride accidents to talk about, and I don't have enough B-roll to cover it all!"
I refuse to call the incident that happened at Kings Island, an accident. The person who passed away, went into a restricted area willingly and was struck by the ride. It’s what happens and it’s why areas are restricted. I feel terrible for everybody who had to witness that especially the ride operators that were just doing their job.But again an accident is something that happens. That’s beyond somebody’s control. This should’ve never happened.
3:13 small correction: The original ride is a HUSS Flipper, not Take Off
Another small correction, it seems that the ride in the picture resembles a knockoff of a Superbowl
I hadn’t realized the guy who got hit by the banshee ended up dying. Those poor kids operating it that told him not to get his items need therapy
It's unfortunate, but he killed himself. At least they didn't make one of the underpaid ride operators go fetch his lost garbage. Too many of those stories.
This year was weird for the UK as we got strict regulations on our rides and generally are safer than america.
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.
@@CoasterCollegeIAAPA and ASTM F24 Safety Committee do.
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???
Facinating how many of these are traveling rides as opposed to permanent installations.
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.
@@Robbedemfinal destination went through my head. 😳
1:57-2:21 My local fair had an issue like that, but concerningly, no one seemed to notice or care. The ride kept operating.
Hi, Spanish here it always bugged me in how is its encouraged to stand up in some rides, specially in fast rides, you have more chances of being ejected or hurt because of it, not sure why is encouraged.
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 think its just called "Music Express"
"[Coaster was operating normally]"
"Yeah someone's about to have a really non-fun time."
I wish there was a company compiling more comprehensive lists on accidents. This made it seem like accidents were more common in North America and Western Europe. But that’s just because regulations in those regions require reporting accidents. Makes me wonder how many covered up accidents there were in other areas.
Wow I didn't know Safeco rides were unsafe. I'm from Spain and in almost every fair there are multiple jump style rides made by safeco, they are very popular. I've ridden several and never had a problem personally, I find them really fun. However, the ones I've ridden here normally have both lap bars for the whole car and over the shoulder restraints for each seat and they feel pretty safe.
Seems like fairgrounds rides takss the lions share of injuries. Many park ride injuries are from people doing something stupid.
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.
Yes, please do a video about those weird jump rides. I've never seen them before, but they don't seem safe or fun!
At age 44, my amusement park ride days are pretty much done altogether. However, long before, I stopped riding permanent rides, I stopped riding portable rides such as carnivals and fairs. If it was not anchored to the ground, I pretty much just watched others. With that being said, the local fairgrounds had one ride, a people mover ride (or ski lift), which did exactly that... started at the fairground entrance and ended at the midway (and vice versa of course), looking back was roughly a mile or two. The ride never stopped so the operator was expected to lock the lap bar while the ride was moving but this particular time, the bar was not latched. I tried to slam out down thinking it might be spring latched but to no avail. After about 5 minutes of holding the bar down at 4MPH (estimated), which the bar itself was spring equipped to go upwards, I got tired of holding it down so I just let it swing up. I wasn't suicidal but if I was, perfect opportunity. The people on the other side was jaw dropped.
I was almost ejected from a jumper ride when I was younger. There was only our car, a car with my sister in, and one with another two people, and the guy running it didn’t check my cars latch. It didn’t have a seatbelt, it was just a lap bar, and the lap bar wasn’t secured at all, because you were only able to really do it from the outside. My mum tried to get the attention of the guy running it when she noticed what had happened, but he didn’t seem to notice her or us shouting at him.
Luckily, just before me and my cousin were thrown into the air, I managed to click one of the latches into place with my foot. It wasn’t “secure”, but it would at least stay shut better. I then spent the next minute holding my younger cousin in her seat, telling her to grip onto the a part of the car that won’t move if the lapbar disengaged, while also trying to hold myself in. I didn’t wanna put any force I didn’t need to onto the lapbar, just in case, and so was just trying to keep us in our seats. I’ve never felt as safe as I did getting off that ride. When it stopped jumping I had such a huge feeling of relief, that we had got through it and we were okay.
I’ve never trusted one of those things since, not because of their mechanics, but because of human error. I don’t really go on rides that hinge on my safety being in the hands of someone like that anymore. I need to know I can trust the ride operator.
That can't happen over here because most if not all rides have safery interlocks that prevents starting the ride until all security features are engaged. I'm a fat guy and rode a top spin. Despite the lap bar held me tight and I couldn't move it by any means, it didn't hit the interlock switch so the operator couldn't start the ride. I had to move to a different seat where the switch seemed to be in a different position and it registered that the lap bar locked in place so the ride could be started.
@ it can happen everywhere. There actually aren’t any laws on that specific security feature, and especially on pop up fairground rides, it’s fairly common for them to be simple, and not have those types of security. To be honest, I’ve seen way sketchier, and I’m in the UK, not somewhere like China where regulations are more lax and cheap knockoff rides are very common.
I personally think that all rides should have that style of security, but for some rides and budgets, it’s not really possible.
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
13:15 ok, so I wanted to find mexican articles on this accident and I couldn't find any but there apparently have been several separate accidents before and after this one on the trabant, and it is crazy to me.
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.
hey, didn't expect to see my local park in this video :)
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.
Looks like there could be a future "SafeCo" video
Honestly I can't think of a better splash page image for a group about amusement ride accidents :D.
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
@@CoasterCollege godspeed 🫡🫡🫡
10:29 It's the crazy duck all over again! LUL
The Waldameer swing accident was the worst of the bunch. Not a fair ride, the operator did what they should have. But it was an error by the ride not stopping as it should (despite the incident occurring due to an idiot now following rules).
"Safeco jump ride" is a bit of a misnomer it seems...., would love to see further exploration of both these and the swing rides cause they seem to have racked up a count this year.
My biggest takeaway from this video was that "safe co" has a very ironic name.
“Safeco”
Ironically unsafe
That's more than I expected in one year, even world-wide. And these are just known/reported.😬
It bothers me when people touch the restraints non stop having the ride operators to open them again
Those co jump rides seem quite unsafe. Dedicated video is a must 😊
I haven't been for a long time. But last time i went on a ride i seem to recall the loader person would literally come around and ensure all the restraints were locked in place for each rider before the ride will go anywhere.. Is this not the case anymore?
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
This year, at a fair in my home state, (Idk if it was an accident or just a malfunction) Me and my friend were in line for a Vertigo ride (The ride with the swings that go high up) and the people on the ride ended their cycle and were ready to be lowered to the ground, but it didn't happen, the ride ops were confused, so me and my friend went to ride Zero Gravity, we came back in the middle of it's test run, and it worked so they let people on and the boarding stopped right before us, and it didn't work again. I have footage of that on my channel if you wanna take a look at it. Also, at the beginning of the day, they test drive the Ring Of Fire ride, and it got stuck upside down.
5:38 Australia is actually getting a jump ride like that but its name is zero gravity, so they’re not banned in Australia because the showman is getting one 2025
Wouldn't be surprised if Safeco was shut down for their unsafe rides & encouraging unsafe rider positions
Omg, people need to stop entering ride zones to retrieve lost items. The item is not worth your life!!!
We need coaster college more than ever. So many othwrwise sane channels uploaded top rollercoaster accidents with half or more being flat rides like Fireball... They would fail a "select all images containing roller coasters" captcha!
2:28 Chester mentioned, big up 👌🤣
Few things are more ironic than a ride manufacturer known for dubious ride design being called “SafeCo”.
The "Super Miami" in Bavaria (Germany) is NOT a KMG machine, also KMG do not build a model named "Super Miami", the stock footage used is a Technical Park Super Miami, the ride in question from the accident is of Husek (Czechia) origin.
For a channel of this size, I would've thought accurate research would've been done, as that is such a let down, and not the first mistake in this video and no doubt not the last (not even finished the video prior to commenting).
Edit: Also skipping back, the "Jump" ride in London was not a "jump" ride, it was a one-off PWS Xcellerator, a unique attraction similar to a Twist & Orbiter. Again, completely false reporting.
3:15 the Huss version of the ride is a Flipper, not a Take Off.
Now, regarding the accident of October 1st in Mexico, all I can say is that all injured riders have gone through recovery and the ride has been returned to the owner, but it's future is uncertain.
Just happened today, Greenville South Carolina, employee got killed in go cart accident at Frankie’s fun park.
Moral of the story: Don't ride anything by Safeco
My friend rode the ride mentioned in Greece! Wild
Safeco definitely aren't that safe with that many accidents
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.
I'm definitely seeing a trend of rides and coaaters in Mexico being operated at higher speeds than they were designed for
I was very alarmed when I saw the image of the merry-go-round on fire, but then I realized that picture is from an episode of The Punisher, right?