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The 10 Most Horrible Amusement Park Accidents

By IHateEverything | Los Angeles
A day at places like Disneyland and Six Flags is usually a mix of endless painful waiting and a few short minutes of pleasure; kind of like sex. Occasionally though, there is the all out disaster of a time where the machinery goes crazy and someone loses a limb or dies; also not unlike sex. Here's a list of the most horrible amusement park accidents that have ever happened while onlookers take out camera phones instead of helping.
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    Kentucky Engineering
    A young girl goes to Six Flags Kentucky and takes a ride on the Superman drop.

    00:50 for the news report and the girl describing exactly what she saw and what happened as the accident happened, which is much more disturbing than any live video footage could be.

    Here's what happened:

    Before the ride takes them to the top, she and her friends heard a cable snap, they looked up and saw the cables coming from all parts of the ride, whipping around and injuring their faces.

    This was only 20ft off the ground.

    As the ride started to take them higher, they started seeing black smoke and smelling burned rubber.

    The girls all yelled "stop the ride!" repeatedly, cables all over them, even around their necks.

    When the girls landed on the ground, one of them smelled burning flesh. It was her severed feet.

    One of the girls ended up losing both feet and half a leg to this accident.
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    Retro Coaster Crash
    Let’s go back in time to a simpler era where music was analog, clothes were shitty, and an indoor Canadian roller coaster went flying off the tracks and killed three people. Three people died in this accident where the exact thing everyone is scared will happen on roller coasters happened: the final car flew of its hinges and was dragged, careening all over the tracks before anyone (finally) pulled the emergency brake.

    Skip to 1:49 to see the injuries of the one guy in the car who survived, only to be crippled by memories.

    Skip earlier, to 1:46 to see the park guy describing the safety of the roller coaster and looking a lot like the father in Happiness.

    This also serves as a kind reminder never to get a tombstone with a picture of yourself on it, as your "style" may not live as long as your memory.
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    In Russia Ferris Wheel Rides You
    Not only does this kid jump a 6ft fence to an abandoned ferris wheel, he also managed to easily turn it on and get a ride. Halfway through his hijacking he decided he didn’t like the chair he picked, so he switched, very unsuccessfully.

    As he dangled 45ft (for all you rubes out there, you're welcome for that non-metric conversion, as they describe it in "meters" in the video) above the pavement, a crowd gathered. A crowd of people that could have helped, but instead got out their camera phones.

    Turn to 0:44 for footage of the dangling child and a description of the people who were, thankfully, there, and ended up picking up a video phone when they could have easily been helping the poor boy NOT plummet to his death.
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    Batman Kills
    A tragic accident occurred in a Georgia Six Flags when a boy jumped two fences clearly marked "Do Not Enter" to retrieve a hat he lost on the ride, but ended up losing his entire head in the process.

    The bottom part of the ride decapitated him while he was standing up. No news on whether or not he actually found his hat.
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    Death at Disney
    September 5th, 2003. The happiest place on Earth turned into a horrible nightmare for a 22 year-old male named Marcello Torres. About 1/3rd of the way through the ride, it made a sharp right turn, and part of the train came off the hinges.

    This forced part of the locomotive-shaped ride to wedge into the tracks, stopping the train completely, and darting like a giant spear through Marcello Torres' chest and head.

    Skip to 1:00 for a visual description of how the accident went down, including pictures courtesy of the State of California.

    Please excuse the voice overs from the ride. They get pretty loud, and like on the actual ride, are pretty annoying.
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    Swing o Death
    At a Chinese theme park, a high-flying swing ride came off its hinges, seriously injuring many people who were riding it.

    Maury had a correspondent on giving us the play-by-play, although she does seem oddly self-righteous, and slightly aroused, about the whole thing, she shows us the right clip repeatedly. This woman freaks us out.

    Additionally, thanks Maury, for using clips like this to gain rubberneck viewership for years.

    Bonus: how the hell was this video in an episode about "sex secrets"?
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    Fallis Wheel
    There’s no description as to how this rider managed to get out of his seat, but he did, and then resists help from attendants and park goers alike. The man is so frozen in fear that he can't move enough to reach his hand out for the crew who is trying to help him.

    Skip to 0:30 for the fall, and 0:55 to see how many workers it took to get the idiot down from the lower scaffolding after her clung to it for dear stupid life.

    The best part about videos like this is moments like 00:38 when the voice over artists is trying his hardest to seem concerned and impartial, but then says things like "watch again" before showing you the accident for the 6th time.
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    Cable Snap
    There may not be any audio in this clip, but here’s the play by play. As the ride gets going, the cable that pulls the ride snaps, and the whole line of cars slams back at the starting position, causing whiplash and, ostensibly, a lot of people who will never visit an amusement park ever again.

    Two riders were injured in this accident.

    The reason this is one of the most horrible things that can happen to you, is that, once again, it happens at the very beginning of a ride.

    The fact that you're on a roller coast of any kind defies death just a little bit, but when that shred of safety and confidence you feel is stripped away from you, the next few moments capture a point in someone's memory when they adequately, terrifyingly and appropriately fear for their lives.

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    Saved by Fat
    This is the intermission from all of the death and maiming, while still staying on topic. This is one of the few rare times where being fat was actually an asset to someone's life, as a thinner person would have dropped right through the wonky harness on this ride.

    On the other hand, it could have been his massive bulk and "people from the movie Wall-E"-shaped physique that didn't allow the harness to work correctly on him.

    As you decide, watch this kid scream like an adorable little kid-piggy, and laugh at his expense (because he was FINE), like his mother did.
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    Carnival Fail
    Everyone knows that carnivals are pretty much synonymous with failure; both mechanically and professionally.

    Everyone also knows that the rides are only half safe to begin with, so an accident is inevitable.

    Here is one of the more frightening accidents that happens as a ride that threatens to do something it's not supposed to goes ahead and does it.

    The worst part is that the lights come off and the people on the ride are stuck in their chairs, at various points of disarray. We will not make a single orgy joke here.
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  by anonymous at August 23, 2010 20:56
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by taylor at July 21, 2010 21:32
wow how can u joke about people almost losing their lives? I mean gosh, you called that mans life stupid, on how he fell out of the ferris wheel. He didnt want to let go because he was scared havto death. u shouldnt joke like that, cuz im sure if that man knew u called his life stupid for holding on, he and i would most probally laugh at you 2 if u died. You should respect other people when they have a chance of dying.

by IHateEverything at July 21, 2010 23:19
Try reading it again. He's stupid because he undid the restraints and left his seat on a moving ride 50 feet above the asphalt. You are not all there if this seems like a good idea. I'm not the bad guy here, I'm just pointing out how fucking retarded his decision was.

by los angeles drug attorney at July 07, 2010 23:16
Terrifying. I hope that they put some cautions and secure safety of the rides. http://www.losangeleslegaldefense.com/los-angeles-drug-attorney.htm

by esmeralda at June 23, 2010 13:44
fuking stuped:)

  by anonymous at May 03, 2010 17:02
good list.

  by anonymous at May 03, 2010 17:03
good list.

  by anonymous at May 03, 2010 17:03
yes

by chelsay790 at April 30, 2010 08:00
what a depressing list......

by Styx at April 19, 2010 09:07
Some of the remarks on these incidents are in incredibly poor taste I think. Still, interesting stuff. Can't believe no-one tried to help that boy on the Ferris wheel.

by Blob at April 15, 2010 06:55
"came off the hinges"? WTF is that supposed to mean? Came off the track maybe?

by fozzy at April 14, 2010 19:46
"Kentucky Engineering" Oh. Ha ha. Every terrible hack writer on the internet has to include a cheap joke about the south. Because it's so fresh and original. Haven't seen that one on every other internet list.

by IHateEverything at April 15, 2010 00:01
Then write me a better one or shut up. It's not a stereotype if it's true.

  by anonymous at April 15, 2010 07:45
IhateEngineering, and the CEO is, take a wild guess, moron!

  by anonymous at April 11, 2010 09:29
Other than the fatal, tragic accidents where a ride malfunctioned, the ones containing kids OVERTLY ignoring posted signs really can be blamed on the children or their parents' (lack of) supervision. I don't know about you, but I have NEVER climbed a fence into a place where there are enormous machines at work. What about that implies safety? I grew up on Transformers and therefore respect the SHIT out of heavy machinery and know it's not to be meddled with. WTF?

  by anonymous at April 07, 2010 17:38
"No news on whether or not he actually found his hat." -What the fuck, man? that's so not cool. also, that part that was like "...he clung to it for dear stupid life." fuck you man. you have no right to say shit like that. Poor fucker was scared shitless, and you know what? I would be too. "adorable little kid-piggy" is also kind of a douchebag thing to say. Fuck you, Kronenberg. You're prob'ly just a little bitch anyway. I don't know why I read horrible shit like this.

by shartina at August 10, 2010 21:53
yea that woman laughing like a piggy at that kids misfortune. Awful. I understand I was tiny as a kid and restraints didn't seem to work right but my adult partner put her arms between my restraints securing me while wrenching her arms quite a bit.That woman was heartless. Read the comments again it was trying to call attention to her actions.

  by anonymous at April 15, 2010 09:34
Wow, are your feelings hurt. Fuck you loser. Dont whine about what people put on a website that promotes individual thinking you fucking wop daygo mother fucker.

  by anonymous at April 11, 2010 23:09
I don't know why you read it too, anonymus. Next time don't - instead spend your time getting that sand out of your vagina.

by IHateEverything at April 09, 2010 20:00
Then don't.

by Feran at April 05, 2010 16:23
There was a fatal accident at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, MO several years back. A girl riding the Timber Wolf (supposedly the largest wooden roller coaster at the time) got out of her restrains and was ejected from the ride. While I accept that your own stupidity doesn't qualify the same as a ride malfunction, it was fatal.

by Fattpill! at April 05, 2010 12:14
I think it is horrible that 6 year old was not helped. If he could turn it on someone could turn it off. stupid freakin drunk russians. I see videos all the time of a russian filming someone in desperate need of help and they do nothing but film and laugh. Horrible

by Dalia at July 12, 2010 04:21
Maybe the ride was malfunctioning so they couldn't turn it off. Ever thought of that? Maybe there is nothing they could have done. The parents of the kid should have prevented that shit in the first place. THAT is the horror.

by DALIA at July 12, 2010 04:27
Sorry about my first post. I finally saw the video and it seems that people could have cut the machine on but I don't even know if that would have been a good idea or not. There should have been someone supervising the ferris wheel in the first place. It was horrible for people to laugh and record it on phone instead of at least calling for help, but don't lump all Russians together. That is wrong. There are sick people everywhere, even in your country. Most people are decent people, though.

  by anonymous at April 15, 2010 09:35
Because the American news agencies dont do the same thing, but have somone stand with a microphone and give a play by play. The entire world thrives on misery and agony. Not new. Open your eyes.

by SuperSparky at April 05, 2010 12:47
The Russians don't help because they have been conditioned for over 60 years to rely upon the government to take care of them. Self-reliance was lost with Stalin and Lenin. When you ignore the importance of the individual for the "good of the people" you get indifference like this. When you turn personal responsibility, charity, and common sense over to the government, all you get are heartless drones.

by robingee at May 24, 2010 05:56
Are you seriously blaming Communism for this?

by The Master at April 05, 2010 09:36
You left off the day of death at Kings Island in Cincinnati, Ohio. On the same day, two men were electrocuted in a water feature/pond while trying to help a third man who had fallen in. On the other side of the park a drunk woman managed to get out of her restraints on Flight Commander, a ride where the rider could control how the seats moved. A blood alcohol level of 0.30% and failure to follow safety securing procedures are cited as the cause of the accident. Getting out of your restraints and rotating your cockpit upside down will do that.

by SuperSparky at April 05, 2010 12:49
There's a difference between an accident caused by sudden failure, and causing your own problems by doing something stupid. Stupidity isn't an accident.
 

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