Places to avoid: - Fairs (ESPECIALLY!) - Newer waterslides - Parks in poor areas/countries - The combination of above Themeparks are generally safe, but parks in poor countries or fairs that aren't too serious about the safety checks are obviously something you should be extremely careful about. Look at their track record and base your decisions off of that.
@Honestbballfan3 ай бұрын
I don't know how people can go to fairs and go on those rides. I never do it
@BLINGRIAH-RirixMimi3 ай бұрын
most of these parks were in the US and it still happened. So be careful.
@evanjones87703 ай бұрын
@@BLINGRIAH-RirixMimithere’s a big difference between theme parks and fairs, theme parks have high budgets and have huge manufacturers that have built dozens of rides to build their coasters, but fairs are a lot cheaper and employees don’t have the same training. Roller coasters at amusement parks are EXTREMELY safe
@Lord0irgendwas3 ай бұрын
Its more an US problem. In Europe we have much more strict rules on saftey and controlles from experts. Has not much to do with poor or rich country.
@yelanchiba88183 ай бұрын
Parks in poor countries? Accidents can happen anywhere, rich country or not
@crollwtide94523 ай бұрын
3:04 Single biggest reason why items such as cell phones should not be taken onto rides like this in the first place. Anything unsecured can turn into flying projectiles that cause serious injury to others on the rides.
@Awahawa-ut4kw3 ай бұрын
I’ve been to amusement parks that have lockers next to rides with loops so this doesn’t happen
@KIxYOSHI20773 ай бұрын
I don't understand the people who keep their stuff so loosely in rides in the first place, regulations from the park itself aside. I don't want to lose my phone. Every time I go even on the simplest and slowest of rides, I'll secure my phone in a place where I can't lose it no matter what. I once was at a carnival and took a seat in a resting area next to a fast spinning ride. Almost got hit in the back of the head by a phone, were talking missing me by mere centimeters. That could legitimately have taken me out. Had a similar experience years later while waiting in line at that same ride with someone loosing coins. They practically turned into bullets. Secure your stuff before getting on fast rides people!
@nva55633 ай бұрын
@@Awahawa-ut4kw same but Ive seen people take their phones on rides anyways
@Mike__B3 ай бұрын
Yup, it's easy to say "well I'll put it in my pocket" but inevitably there is some a-hole who thinks rules don't apply to them. Some newer rides even have metal detectors put in.
@LancerX9163 ай бұрын
Some parks have a no filming policy for that reason.
@brettfleiner49062 ай бұрын
As an ex-waterpark lifeguard. WE were the slide testers pre-opening and even when we raised concerns about safety, the slides were still opened to the public until MULTIPLE people would get injured and legal action was taken.
@IMMORTAL00122 ай бұрын
That's insane I'm sure it's worse in India
@chrismartindale78402 ай бұрын
At Dollywood in Pigeon Forge the workers test the rides as well. If they even suspect there is a problem the ride is shut down until certain it is safe to ride. That's why Dollywood has never had an issue. Their safety record is spotless.
@JackStander2 ай бұрын
Isn’t it Bollywood?
@chrismartindale78402 ай бұрын
@@JackStander Bollywood is Hindu Cinema. Dollywood is a theme park in Pigeon Forge, TN. I should know, I've been there over 100 times.
@gizmowizard3522 ай бұрын
Yeah, I was filming there and saw the whole thing first person. Still gives me shudders. India is so unsafe...
@nihobern3562 ай бұрын
I love how at the end of the video he says, "as always stay happy and healthy" right after showing us some of the most grusome and scary medical stories ever.
@ignorasmus3 ай бұрын
I am a mechanical engineer. I stopped taking these rides ever since I learnt how many things need to be calculated, to what accuracy for proper safety. There are just too many opportunities to make mistakes. I specially fear the ones at "Fairs" that are assembled and disassembled several times every year. One operator needs to miss one little connection at the top for everything to come crashing down after multiple rounds of fatigue loading.
@me-myself-i7873 ай бұрын
Fair rides aren't necessarily dangerous. Olympia Looping has been disassembled and reassembled loads of times and no-one's ever died on it.
@baydiac3 ай бұрын
@@me-myself-i787Sky diving also isn't necessarily dangerous and plenty of diving tours have a 0 death track record, yet many people choose not to play around like that. Reminding people of risk and making a personal decision not to participate isn't demanding the whole practice be shut down.
@Tinyvalkyrie4103 ай бұрын
@@baydiacthose risks aren’t comparable. Amusement rides are genuinely one of the safest forms of recreation. Fearmongering about them isn’t offering informed consent of actual risk, it’s misinformation.
@pkrbophn3 ай бұрын
@@Tinyvalkyrie410 walking, meditating, reading, dancing, and playing games are also forms of recreation. So no, amusement rides certainly arent one of the safest.
@duqial3 ай бұрын
@@me-myself-i787 Knowing basic laws of physics and human error is really all you need to understand why such things are dangerous
@kashmirandal62823 ай бұрын
"Technical issue" Who made the tech and neglected it? This is absurd. Edit (18 hrs after post): I love how the first two were technical errors.
@Elaine-kd6ri3 ай бұрын
right?? rollercoasters ARE tech and if the tech has an issue then the ride shouldn't be up at all...
@haravikk3 ай бұрын
I guess the issue is that *technically* they built a potential death-trap instead of a ride? I mean, there are good reasons why fixed elevator systems have at least one failsafe, yet a carnival ride slapped together by some underpaid, overworked teens at ridiculously early hours? Why bother, right?
@KIxYOSHI20773 ай бұрын
As so often, it's about that money. A ride not running is a loss in money and customer satisfaction. Many times when things like this happen, it turns out it wasn't regularly checked for issues. A lot of countries are also too lenient when it comes to laws requiring safety check ups. Often just every couple of months or even years. When this stuff needs way more regular checks.
@Ivaylodr53 ай бұрын
Most often is lack of maintenance, not engineering problem
@gamerfourlife643 ай бұрын
Technical issue is code for "we are so getting sued"
@annb88103 ай бұрын
Nothing will ever hit as hard to me as the kid at Schlitterbahn that got decapitated on that Verrukt water slide. As a mother that is literally my worst possible nightmare
@burakoshimazaki2 ай бұрын
I was a little surprised this wasn't brought up in the video. Edit: Title is Theme Park Injuries, not fatalities so I guess that makes sense.
@suchnothing2 ай бұрын
@@burakoshimazaki too gory, I expect. Notice that he only covered situations where the victims survived.
@annb88102 ай бұрын
@@suchnothing I had the same thought
@mosscak3uwu2 ай бұрын
I went there as a kid and the lazy river/wave pool yanked me back in when i tried to leave and i almost drowned since i was too weak to fight the current and waves (i was very lucky my big sister got to me with a life jacket before i couldn’t keep myself afloat) if i have children, i will definitely wait till they are strong swimmers to take them to a water park
@AirBungo2 ай бұрын
Ive been to Schlitterbahn many times and I’ve always had alot of fun, but what the f*ck are the safety regulations where somebody can get decapitated by a ride.
@scotthodgins79752 ай бұрын
My brother worked at a wave pool as a lifeguard, and he told me that they averaged about 15 pull-outs per shift. (pull-out = lifeguard having to enter the water to rescue a weaker swimmer, not a situation that would have needed medical attention ... but still).
@PookieDookies10022 ай бұрын
Oh wow
@edubbs35283 ай бұрын
I had a student who went to Wisconsin Dells to ride one of those “free fall” things where they basically drop you into a net. The guy released her before the net was in place and she fell straight to the earth, landing on her back. In addition to life long physical issues, the stress of the accident caused the family to fall apart…the entire thing was just gut wrenching. The girl was one of the sweetest kids.
@exotic-grower-gamer2 ай бұрын
Where mt Olympus???
@kindlin2 ай бұрын
That is TERRIBLE ride design. The net should be in place before you get strapped in, to begin with.
@willbe30432 ай бұрын
@@kindlin Right, and it shouldn't let the rider release if the net is not in place...
@mrowlsss2 ай бұрын
I hope they sued tf out of the guy who dropped her
@HSMfanatic172 ай бұрын
If I was her, I think I'd rather be dead...
@anasazidarkmoon3 ай бұрын
Yeah, that slide with loop at the end was at a place called Action Park, and the whole damn thing was just one enormous death trap. A ton of people were hurt and several actually died before they finally shut the place down.
@SindreBreil3 ай бұрын
And there's a movie, named Action Point, inspired by Action Park, staring Johnny Knoxville as the lead character, fitting enough.
@Kirmeins3 ай бұрын
SEVERAL died?! But in the whole park, right? Please don't tell me it was just the slide and they kept it despite many getting injured and then people starting to DIE! The f* is wrong with people?!
@Kylora21123 ай бұрын
"Traction Park"
@anasazidarkmoon3 ай бұрын
@@SindreBreil I didn't know about that. I might have to check it out.
@dietotaku3 ай бұрын
i knew just from looking at that slide that it was action park.
@MythicSuns3 ай бұрын
"Superman tower of power" appropriately named because it's a tower of power that makes you wish Superman was around to stop the accident sooner.
@djvapid3 ай бұрын
I don't get it. Why is it appropriately named? Simply because Superman is in the title? How does the name 'tower of power' make any indication that it's going to mechanically fail (and warrant the idea that Superman should be around to stop the failure. I'm just confused because it sounds like something a five year old would say. I'm fairly confident you're not five, so....
@Very_spicyseaweed3 ай бұрын
@@djvapid it’s a joke
@djvapid3 ай бұрын
@@Very_spicyseaweed So what's the punchline then? 🤔
@Very_spicyseaweed3 ай бұрын
@@djvapid The surprise factor of “you wish Superman was around to stop the accident.” It’s unexpected and therefore qualifies as humour
@nothanks15083 ай бұрын
@@djvapid i guess a tower of power connotes fear? the tower is a powerful being capable of causing injury, and i guess you'd want superman around to stop it? i dont really get it either
@impagain2 ай бұрын
"And my ring that I was wearing..." I LITERALLY PAUSED AND YELLED??? NO I DON'T WANNA KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THAT 😭😭😭
@bg80062 ай бұрын
My scalp, head and everything just hurt while hearing that little girl's story, I can't even want to begin to imagine the pain, fright and more importantly, the trauma that will probably stay with her forever
@GoldenCrow3202 ай бұрын
yeah, horrible. I'm lucky im shaved to the skin bald.
@fusionwing42082 ай бұрын
@@GoldenCrow320 what baffles me is how the heck is the rides mechanisms so close/open that long hair could get caught in it, thats a scenario where you would think anything remotely mechanical should be well out of arms reach while inside the ride
@TheBKLD2 ай бұрын
I have long hair, I had long hair most of my childhood, and I cringed so hard.
@GoldenCrow3202 ай бұрын
And if they had mechanisms that close they should have at least told them to put their hair away ( preferably shaving before going)
@ermir_skg56962 ай бұрын
poor thing. I'm sure the pain is excruciating, but having such scars must have given her a hard time in school and socialising in general. being in such pain and depressed simultaneously? I can only be grateful to not be in her situation, god bless her
@crollwtide94523 ай бұрын
2:27 The sides on that slide are so low that I can easily imagine someone coming off the high point at an angle and flying off the sides.
@MikeForest903 ай бұрын
I have seen similar slides and I wonder why the sides ain't higher.
@jordan_cagle3 ай бұрын
I think I head about that one. It wasn’t tested and when they did test it the same thing happened with a sandbag of the same weight. If I had to guess the problem it would be that the bottom was too full and pushed him up and out because the water couldn’t take the force
@dietotaku3 ай бұрын
it also looked like he didn't have his ankles crossed, that's so your legs form a wedge to split the water so it's not like sliding into a wall
@jordan_cagle3 ай бұрын
@@dietotaku I have never seen someone do that on a slide. It would not be reasonable to expect everyone to do that.
@blazeiken23 ай бұрын
@@jordan_cagle if it's a literal rule on the slide, you SHOULD expect everyone to? wdym, if u dont follow the rules of a slide it's ur fault if u get injured.
@techgroveusa2 ай бұрын
It's terrifying to see all these accidents happening in places meant for fun and enjoyment.
@DukeOfTheBLVD2 ай бұрын
Not to excuse responsibility, but to be fair, these places are meant to put people into a situation in the likeness of near death. Unfortunately the margin between likeness and actual is small.
@CanisInfernus272 ай бұрын
Honestly most of these people got away pretty lucky- there's a lot of people that have died in horrific way due to rides and attractions
@DragonGirl-Gaurdian2 ай бұрын
I don't want to watch it purely because I'm gonna mentally suffer ahhhhhhh
@IIIISai2 ай бұрын
They are satan rituals
@christypriest302 ай бұрын
Degloving accidents were some of the calls I dreaded as a paramedic!
@shelby81012 ай бұрын
Ouch
@ogre5892 ай бұрын
I had to look up what "Degloving" actually meant...I immediately regret my decision. I've scraped skin off plenty of times as a kid and I don't even want to imagine what a degloving incident feels like.
@christypriest302 ай бұрын
@@ogre589 yeah, sorry about that!
@RaiderIsntStupid2 ай бұрын
Happened to a friend of mine because he fell off a swing and got two of his fingers caught in the chain. Half of his palm and all of the skin on his two fingers were completely ripped off. Clearly 16 is far too old for swings.
@jessyfretz58002 ай бұрын
To go to degloving extremes, a stuntwoman on one of the Resident Evil movies was struck by a mounted camera while riding on a motorcycle. The scene called for no helmet...someone messed up the camera rig's placement and she hit the heavy studio camera head on and her face came off of her skull. She also lost an arm plus numerous other major injuries...and she survived.
@CovNov_Playz2 ай бұрын
personally, im a huge coaster enthusiast and this is exactly why i dont trust fair rides or carnival rides, i only trust rides at amusement parks and theme park rides that are consistently tested and have saftey features to prevent injures
@IMWBMEGJCC2 ай бұрын
ello fellow thoosie
@minifloof_closeupfacesquad2 ай бұрын
Yess I agree!! At Canada's Wonderland I was waiting for the Yukon Striker ride before it was opened, they tested the ride so many times before we finally got on it (I was in the first group of people to go on the ride). Also, the park opens at around 10am I believe and the Yukon opened after 12pm so they took a lot of time to test the ride insuring it was safe. Also from my research Canada's Wonderland has no reported serious injuries!!
@dandotvid2 ай бұрын
If you've seen some of the videos I've seen, you wouldn't even trust theme park rides.
@CovNov_Playz2 ай бұрын
@@minifloof_closeupfacesquadYup I work in a park with a history of injuries and a few deaths unfortunately. They added some new big and almost worldclass coasters that are amazing! They get tested daily (I see them run) and even on down time. The rides are totally safe and causes of accidents before were because of ride operators not focused.
@IMWBMEGJCC2 ай бұрын
@@dandotvidchallenge accepted
@notdipperpines66263 ай бұрын
As someone who worked at an amusement park for years DO NOT GO ON FAIR RIDES. Those things are made to be built and taken down quickly and easy for transporting them. Thats where most ride accident happen cause they dont have the same saftey standards amusement parks have to meet.
@tychovw2 ай бұрын
They are still safe.
@chri-k2 ай бұрын
@@tychovwhowever they are _less_ safe
@emperorpicard49012 ай бұрын
@@chri-k Safety is always relative, noting is 100% safe, but your chances of getting insured in any of these rides is still fairly low. It mostly makes people nervous because they are unusual freak accidents and nothing more, you have a higher chance of getting injured in a car accident, yet most people still ride cars.
@chri-k2 ай бұрын
@@emperorpicard4901 Although i do agree, i would also like to point out that your argument is fallacious. You cannot compare the risks of driving card versus going on rides because you are not choosing between them.
@EveranBrinley2 ай бұрын
My mom said this exact same thing after working the job, so for anyone that needs more convincing
@Niko_4783 ай бұрын
The absolutely fear and despair in the mother's scream on Caesar's fall at around 4:40 was absolutely heart wrenching
@joefer53602 ай бұрын
It's eerie hearing them talk about how beautiful the moment is, seconds before hand.
@Silly-Goose.2 ай бұрын
As a mother myself, I instantly bawled my eyes out when I saw the little boy drop. Literally a mother’s worse fear is seeing any child suffer let alone nearly die or actually die. 😭 Going to go hug my babies now.
@ItApproaches2 ай бұрын
Kid had a delayed reaction. Like huh? Guess I'm going down then.
@Playmaker482 ай бұрын
1:10 The fact that I have ridden on that ride at that exact Urban Air makes me feel very comfortable! 😀
@1_4M_S1LLYYАй бұрын
omg-
@CatCatCatCatCatCatCatCatCat49 күн бұрын
Same 😭
@johntobin32353 ай бұрын
Historically Action Park in New Jersey having averaged up to 130 injuries per year. It was so dangerous they had to fund the local EMS crews. Both my daughter and I were hurt there. There is actually a documentary on it. There were tee shirts that people wore the said, I survived Action Park. Every Jerseyan has a Action story and wore it like a badge of courage.
@aellaaskew42633 ай бұрын
As an 80s kid I suffered MANY injuries on that Alpine slide😂😢
@Kylora21123 ай бұрын
"Traction Park"
@A.K.N.W.3 ай бұрын
@@aellaaskew4263If it was open I would ride alpine slide again in a heartbeat, but I wouldn’t let my kid on it 😂
@Blue_3233 ай бұрын
Don't forget about the poor six people who lost their lives inside the park as well.
@mfinchina__1173 ай бұрын
Class Action Park!
@Disasterclese2 ай бұрын
4:22 The woman's scream when the kid falls is horrifying. So much fear and panic, I'm glad he survived.
@middleschoolsMID2342 ай бұрын
The scream shows TRUE worry and fear for the childs saftey! The boy is so insanely lucky!!
@ArticAuroraWasTaken2 ай бұрын
I May Be Insane But But It Was A Bit Funny Because It Was Cut Perfectly
@FahrezaAR-tt1jx2 ай бұрын
@@ArticAuroraWasTaken...
@Ilovecheese-qr6db2 ай бұрын
@@ArticAuroraWasTaken how is that funny
@ArticAuroraWasTaken2 ай бұрын
@@Ilovecheese-qr6db Welllll I Have A Humour Of Peftectly Cut Screams Sooooooo. Plus Everyone Has Their Sense Of Humour So What's Your Problem?( Im Not Tryin Start A Argument Ok?)
@rachelbaby08272 ай бұрын
I work at a carnival - we are so careful to make every ride put together safely, control and test the ride, and heavily train the person running it. It makes me sad to know so many other places do not do the same. These things are all avoidable with proper care for the ride and adequate training for the staff on ride safety.
@abinnohr64972 ай бұрын
I used to be a nut for the fast carnival rides until I became horribly aware of the shaking robs, rattling nuts, and insane amount of rust on things. Final Destination didn't help xD I went from asking for them to be faster, to obsessively focusing on any rattle or screech that didn't sound right. I have learned about so many accidents I refuse to risk rides from anywhere.
@MattCantSpeakIt2 ай бұрын
1:05 props to that kid on the left who immediately SPRINTED to help. He saw the crash and never hesitated a split second, and he literally sprinted as fast as he could!
@GrainBrain4502 ай бұрын
i was searching for this commment
@visualstoryteller10142 ай бұрын
Why was she wearing ring?
@MattCantSpeakIt2 ай бұрын
@@visualstoryteller1014 what?!? You're drunk.
@L-ghtlessSky2 ай бұрын
@@MattCantSpeakItno, no, he’s just on the wrong comment, I think he was trying to ask why the woman who lost her finger was wearing a ring, because you’re told to remove your jewellery, right?
@HampterrrrrrАй бұрын
yeah. He sprinted so so fast and he deserves some appreciation
@PenguinWaddle932 ай бұрын
The year Kaitlyn lost her foot on the superman tower of power, i went to that themepark several times that summer. And just a week or two before that accident, i rode that ride over and over as it became my favorite ride there. Really puts life into perspective.
@crollwtide94523 ай бұрын
3:38 The power of that wave machine is absolutely terrifying.
@emiliaholmberg33203 ай бұрын
That ain't a wave pool that is a tsunami pool
@nopeno-s5r3 ай бұрын
I'm just confused why the wave machine is even capable of doing that. Why would it ever need to do that?
@sappical3 ай бұрын
@@nopeno-s5r It malfunctioned, it wasn't meant to do that in the first place and I'm sure they didn't know it was capable of hitting such size.
@bolbyballinger3 ай бұрын
@@nopeno-s5r Same reason your car can go over 100. If you want a machine to be efficient it has to be capable of going beyond what you need it to do. You could put an engine in your car that tops out at 60, but it's going to have awful acceleration and lower mpg. Similar story for this wave pool. To make the waves it needs a lot of torque in a low amount of time. So it has to have a stronger potential than it would ever normally use.
@Zeitgeist63 ай бұрын
Tsunami simulator would be a more accurate description :D
@coco_b2 ай бұрын
I live in Omaha and remember deeply Lulu’s injury. I couldn’t believe that happened. Her absolute FAVORITE thing about herself and all her confidence was from her beautiful long red hair. Sweet baby girl💔❤️🩹
@Xeeheeso2 ай бұрын
3:06 this is why Six Flags workers tell you NOT TO USE YOUR PHONE ON EVERY SINGLE RIDE
@gemnifan60452 ай бұрын
Yes but people are stupid and don't care
@bookworm69692 ай бұрын
That and any jewelry! Some of this is just people's stupidity.
@Xeeheeso2 ай бұрын
@@bookworm6969 FOR REAL LIKE BRUHH
@raybows2 ай бұрын
Watching that young kid DROP almost made me shed a tear. I have a young nephew and I love him so much, I can't imagine how afraid that poor boy must have felt. I'm so glad he wasn't hurt and I hope he can heal from his trauma.
@YorkshiremanReacts262 ай бұрын
Stop tryna trauma clout chase by pretending to relate because you know a kid the same age. No one cares about your fake tear you "shed."
@michaeltejada14552 ай бұрын
About the question at 2:43, I work at a waterpark and this person likely shot out due to a water level issue. Usually when the water level is too high the rider will experience way too much halting force as they enter the slide runout which can throw them up and out of the pool, on the other hand if the water level is too low that person can go much further than intended and collide at the end. This is why water level markers are very important and should be payed much attention to!
@Alsomnia2 ай бұрын
That's what I thought went wrong. Thank you for explaining the science of it because I didn't understand that part, but you can tell he hit a lot of water and it carried him up
@therealjakob2 ай бұрын
No it’s because he didn’t cross his legs
@Uncle_pepsi2 ай бұрын
@@Alsomnia doesn’t help when you’re also a 10 year old boy and not some huge 40 year old man who can just push through all the water
@izturnerzi78362 ай бұрын
I think he didn’t weigh enough
@omegaentityblue2 ай бұрын
IIRC, the kid was too small to ride and should never have been allowed to go on it.
@aislingstidam37832 ай бұрын
If anything ever happens to me at an amusement park, I hope to god my adrenaline is right there with me.
@Jesscabearr3 ай бұрын
I used to work at a waterpark as a lifeguard. The injuries I’ve responded to even after all the precautions we take. We climbed and inspected all slides morning and evening after park closing, reporting ANYTHING we found and closed down slides that we thought needed additional inspection before allowing riders to ride again. The cleanliness at a waterpark is a constant battle. The summer I worked there we had an outbreak of pink eye and it was so ROUGH. I feel like I could create an entire story time based off of my one summer. I still miss it despite the insanity.
@eminemilly2 ай бұрын
I guess because my friend and i worked the snack bar we nwver heard anything about our sunsplash
@TheMightySnul3 ай бұрын
We just had a guy at King’s Island in Cincinnati/Mason OH get killed by a rollercoaster. He dropped his phone while riding, wanted it back, but park employees told him to wait until closing. He didn’t listen and snuck back to retrieve it, got hit by the coaster and died. King’s Island staff are very serious about safety too, that’s why they always yell about having no phones or belonging with you, and to store items in a locker. I think they need to have free lockers personally to prevent people taking items on with them.
@andrewf22543 ай бұрын
I remember that. Didn’t he get hit then go to the hospital and die a couple days later?
@ShadoeLandman3 ай бұрын
A lot of those people wouldn't bother going to a theme park or carnival if they couldn't record it or at least take pictures to post online. A locker isn't going to stop them. It's a nice idea for those who DO want a place for their stuff, though.
@Jay_TheBirb093 ай бұрын
I feel bad for the people who saw him get hit, but not for the loser who decided that his phone was more important than his life and the mental and physical well being of others
@wolfpackflt6703 ай бұрын
Some people are just too stupid to live. The only reason why they were still alive is because society allowed them to.
@SDxD-JoN3 ай бұрын
@@Jay_TheBirb09Yeah his kids watched it happen. Such a selfish "person"
@knario963 ай бұрын
Doctor Mike: *Makes a video about theme park injuries* Action Park: “Allow me to introduce myself.”
@amazingcmanps4gamer9412 ай бұрын
That loop waterslide was in Action Park, which was also appropriately called Class Action Park, due to all the lawsuits that were filed again them for unsafe rides. Fortunately they have been shut down.
@juliawessel47552 ай бұрын
no, no they have not its call mtn creek now just as dangerous i think the wave pool got turned up way to high one day and it malfuctioned and drowed a few people
@aberwocky3 ай бұрын
I took a course on safety critical systems at University. It basically consisted of telling us stories like how a man got his head kicked off when trying to retrieve his hat that had fallen underneath a rollercoaster. That and other grim stories put me off rollercoasters/fairground rides for life!
@BRADLEY_19993 ай бұрын
How "important" was his hat? My god.
@Kirmeins3 ай бұрын
omg!
@Jay_TheBirb093 ай бұрын
You're more likely to get killed in a car crash than you are to get hurt on a coaster, the chances are very slim, especially in America. Also that guy was really stupid, definitely his fault
@bethanywashington12433 ай бұрын
A man recently died from walking under a coaster in an areas nobody was allowed in during park operations to get some car keys because he didn’t want to wait the hour until park closed. Had his kids waiting. They never saw him again. This was last month at Cedar fair in Ohio.
@reborka3 ай бұрын
This happened at Six Flags GA! He hopped the restriction fence to get his hat and lost his life. First time I ever went to Six Flags I was told that story 😅
@Deftroeas2 ай бұрын
For the water park contamination, White Water had a really bad breakout back in the 90s and had to close down for awhile. When my mom took me for the first time (around 2016 or so?), they had enough chlorine and such in the water that it bleached my black shirt brown
@MetalheadAndNerd2 ай бұрын
I usually blame it on some invasive mosquito species when I get unusually inflamed spots from a day at a water park.
@jazc11352 ай бұрын
Walter White
@MidwestArtMan2 ай бұрын
I heard a guy on a podcast once say that his mom was a personal injury lawyer. The two things she would never let him do were ride a motorcycle or go on a temporary carnival ride.
@NixGibts-ki1gs2 ай бұрын
Don't leave your house...
@SANSfinalform1232 ай бұрын
guys my dads a scienctest and when mike said "how do kids servive the most hardest accidents" my dad said kids have more adrenline then adults!
@TheRossMadness2 ай бұрын
I would pay for a full video of Dr Mike reacting to the Action Park documentary.
@Lemurianlemur2 ай бұрын
SAME, my jaw was on the floor.
@jhufffamily79202 ай бұрын
replying to this comment to boost it so mike and team can see!
@Indigo8102 ай бұрын
Back then it was almost a rite of passage to go to Action Park. It certainly was Class Action Park!
@oceanblue2doorjl9612 ай бұрын
I don't know if his heart could take the full documentary. That place was so amazingly sketchy it might do him in. No one born after '95 or so would have been allowed to experience anything close to that level of ambivolence over safety...
@itsshrimp912 ай бұрын
This is why degrees are important, especially for engineers, when it comes to attractions like these because there's too many lives in your hands to be negligent or else people go through hells like these victims. I hope they were all compensated well for their pain and suffering.
@mobgamer63462 ай бұрын
I once nearly suffocated in a foam pit at an indoor trampoline park. Luckily, I was saved before I fully sunk in.
@crollwtide94523 ай бұрын
5:09 I was at a Six Flags water park before, and I think they require that you don't wear anything like jewelry or other things that you can attach to yourself while on the rides. This particular scenario is why things like that are necessary for rider safety.
@magdabielecka83743 ай бұрын
Yeah I thought it was common sense to not wear jewelry on slides.
@Noggist13 ай бұрын
Yeah the women liable for her injuries because she wore the jewellery as much I feel bad you shouldn’t wear jewellery on rides
@opulentzinger3 ай бұрын
That happened at West Edmonton Mall. And they have signs posted everywhere that you remove jewlery or anything that can get caught. The staff also look out for that now.
@robo50133 ай бұрын
I started working construction in the summers when I was 12 for my uncle's company. I witnessed two men lose their ring finger because their wedding band got caught on some equipment before I turned 18. That is why I don't wear jewelry and didn't get a wedding band when I got married.
@SquidandCatAdventures3 ай бұрын
@@magdabielecka8374 I think a lot of people wear their wedding rings all the time. At least now there are these silicone rings to wear in situations where you could tear your finger off.
@automaticmattywhack14703 ай бұрын
I'm from Omaha, and I remember the scalping accident. It was at a Cinco de Mayo festival in South Omaha in 2016. She was incredibly brave and strong despite her horrific injury.
@annegaming90012 ай бұрын
I remember watching a video on that
@Upstaged072 ай бұрын
That place in New Jersey was nicknamed Class Action Park because so many people got injured. There were deaths too. It was the 70's and 80's, back when parents didn't really care what we were doing.
@Glassbones55332 ай бұрын
I heard they were going to try to reopen which is insane
@afg1226022 ай бұрын
They did reopen in the 90s. Then it was sold and still operates under a different name. The loop is gone.
@Kylie_Conley2 ай бұрын
Are you talking about action park? I haven’t yet watched the video but that’s immediately where my mind went to
@afg1226022 ай бұрын
@@Kylie_Conley yes
@Upstaged072 ай бұрын
@@Kylie_Conley Yup. That's the one.
@Presidentpelican2 ай бұрын
7:35 “he actually fell quiet decently” what is falling decently?
@Orangeninja-vv5fhАй бұрын
Not face down😂
@skynet09123 ай бұрын
The waterslide made the kid fall out, because it ended the drop in a really stupid way, and it ends in a standing water basin at the buttom... So instead of a small drop into a pool or gradually getting deeper to slow him down, he basicly hits a speedbump of water at the buttom, sending him flying!
@bolbyballinger3 ай бұрын
Essentially, the ride's design turns people into a skipping rock. Which is probably a bad idea in general, but would at least be more reasonable in a wider pool rather than a narrow slide.
@bot_24123 ай бұрын
It also didn't help that the child weighs next to nothing, but the speed he's hitting that speed bump is roughly the same as an adult who wouldn't bounce off the water as much due to their increased mass. This slide should definitely have a minimum weight to ride.
@skynet09123 ай бұрын
@@bolbyballinger Exactly. You want a ride to either empty into a normal pool to avoid buildup of water on the ride itself, or at least get gradually deeper to slow you down. What they did here was make a vortex generator at the bottom, creating a rapids effect that acted like a launchpad... They probably didn't test it very well, like using dummies of different sizes and weight first. But just the fact that you can see a huge buildup of water where it goes flat, rolling over itself, REALLY should have been a warning sign for people with even a passing knowledge of how fluid dynamics work, which i would expect a designer of these rides should be an expert in!
@publicguy16642 ай бұрын
The buttom... I mean, maybe once is a typo, but still nearly impossible with auto correct, but twice is on purpose, it's bottom man, you had to of fight the auto correct TWICE.
@skynet09122 ай бұрын
@@publicguy1664 I'm on PC, so no autocorrect, and english isn't my first language, so some spellings just slip past me
@claymccoy3 ай бұрын
Well, I won’t be going to a water park anymore. Thanks Dr. Mike.
@49ers_red_and_gold23 ай бұрын
😂
@RobespierreThePoof3 ай бұрын
Save your money. Get a yard hose
@reallifedoor45363 ай бұрын
Aside from the loop, the other two injuries with the people flying out are due to improper posture, the boy moved his feet and the man thought it'd be a good idea to steer with his hands. You're fine if you follow instructions
@claymccoy3 ай бұрын
@@reallifedoor4536 I was referring to the multiple bacteria in the water that Dr. Mike was talking about.
@amatthews20183 ай бұрын
I was just about to comment on that lol.
@cryingatmazercize3 ай бұрын
earliest i’ve been to a doctor mike video
@sarai10233 ай бұрын
Me too 😂
@PersonnamedJeck3 ай бұрын
Same
@whifle14453 ай бұрын
Same
@leonisanamazingname94953 ай бұрын
Real
@ghostscyther86673 ай бұрын
Same about to comment that
@coneheadboii2 ай бұрын
7:25 Bro thinks he's spiderman or something 💀☠
@Crocy202 ай бұрын
lol fr
@chrismartindale78403 ай бұрын
Go to Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, TN. They have a flawless safety record. I have only heard of two incidents, one kid had his arm broken in two places, but all guests are warned to keep your arms and legs inside and he didn't. One person got heat exhaustion, but water is free at every vending station.
@landoncohn2 ай бұрын
Or just about any reputable theme park
@eminemilly2 ай бұрын
@@landoncohnsix flags was reputable with the superman foot amputation
@mysteryheart532 ай бұрын
Thanks for the tip
@DisasterthonTrueHorror2 ай бұрын
Hey, its me on the last video! Didn't expect to see my video here ahah
@YorkshiremanReacts262 ай бұрын
What, so you're Kaitlyn Lassiter?
@NinaSpeaks2 ай бұрын
@@YorkshiremanReacts26 I think it's his video and voice-over
@DragonologyDpt2 ай бұрын
I was just coming ot mention you since I didn't see credit! I would recognize your voice over anywhere!
@SpamBAT2 ай бұрын
Just so we are clear, you are not Kaitlyn Lassiter, you are the voice over at 9:25. For anyone that was as confused as I was.
@IsabelleAesthetically2 ай бұрын
Hey! I watch your videos all the time! Love your content :)
@immy93493 ай бұрын
“As always stay happy and healthy” I AM NOT HAPPY IM NOW TERRIFIED TO GO ANYWHERE
@Konani_the_unicorn_queen2 ай бұрын
"leaving people stuck upside down-" -oh, that sounds like the "hangover" ride at the amusement park i used to go to in sweden, it was almost never open due to the mechanical failures since it broke down and left people stuck upside-down.... many times.
@Honest_Abe1Ай бұрын
There’s one at six flags great America that they are removing
@alexwilliams64923 ай бұрын
Guests are always so confused when we tell them to put there phones away, and sometimes get abusive over it, like I’m sorry but I’m not going to let you throw a brick at 50+mph into a busy theme park
@everythinggame53 ай бұрын
Some people REALLY like the internet points
@joshuabyers90472 ай бұрын
Jesus loves you and he wants you to be in his kingdom and if you want to be with him then say this Jesus change me make me like you let me love like you and forgive like you and do everything like you in Jesus name amen
@ghostnebula88052 ай бұрын
@@joshuabyers9047🤮
@jackdonohue78932 күн бұрын
@@joshuabyers9047ever heard of punctuation?
@NaomiDollxoxo2 ай бұрын
I was on a ride that malfunctioned. My swing on the adult swing ride broke. I was about 120lbs and had I been any heavier it would have snapped all the way. My the inner chain snapped and swung me out higher and faster than all of the others. I could see the top of the ride as the ride dipped. The sound of the crowd screaming and pointing, seeing dad, step mom and sisters coming back from the games stop for a second then running really fast to the swings. The carnies were talking to each other and didn’t even notice until a man hopped the fence and grabbed the ride operators face and turned his head towards me. They had to do a special slow down to not suddenly jerk the ride. My chain let me out a few more inches and stopped suddenly. I was expecting to die at that point. After it was all said and done the other riders were hopping out and rushed in to grab their kids or hug other riders. I had to be checked out by medics who picked my heart murmur was doing it’s thing Faster and harder than ever skipping beats. Took about an hour for normal rate to come back and then it took a few days to go back to my normal rhythm. My back, back, and hips hurt for a while. I was 16 and that memory is burned into my mind so clearly. It’s weird that I can forget huge chunks of memories like holidays but that? Yeah it is there for life lol
@Wyntixty2 ай бұрын
i hope you sued the park. those ride operators are at fault
@ZeoViolet2 ай бұрын
Most rides say not to get on if you have a heart condition! If they had a sign out saying so, and you have heart problems on the ride, they can't be sued. I hope you've stayed off rides since then.
@ZeoViolet2 ай бұрын
@@Wyntixty Most rides of this nature usually have signs warning you not to ride if you have heart issues.
@Wyntixty2 ай бұрын
@@ZeoViolet that’s not the point. it would’ve happened to anyone in that seat
@NaomiDollxoxo2 ай бұрын
@@ZeoViolet actually no, most do not have heart warnings unless a specific level of ride that G force or incredible heights. Murmur is not usually a problem or have arrhythmia on rides. Anyone heart murmur or not can die from arrhythmia caused by fear. Being scared to death. Yes my issue was more intense than average person but they probably would have had the same things anyway if it happened to them. Also no, injury caused by the ride is not dismissed bc of heart issues. Heart issues can be claimed as well if the heart is doing something far beyond normal actually or even above the murmur issues at max. They’re looking for things like heart attack in past, aortic stint, open heart surgery, heart disease, high blood pressure etc. that’s actually asking for death tbh. My heart had never ever behaved that way before that moment
@onepiecefanboy01903 ай бұрын
the reason I still go to amusment parks is because I live in germany and we have very strict rules on everything motorised, let it be cars or motorcycles or amusment park rides. Everything gets checked by TÜV. Even fair rides get checked before they are allowed to operate. And every ride gets checked like once annuly at the minimum. So I feel pretty save. Same goes for waterparks and slides
@Kirmeins3 ай бұрын
Yes, those checks help a lot. Accidents still happen though. Just googled, the last deaths in german parks where in 2014 and 2022 respectively - sounds a lot rarer than over the pond. Still, the latter death occurred despite a stellar TÜV check on the ride. So be careful anyway. :)
@BioTheHuman3 ай бұрын
You feel safe on fair rides that they mount on the spot and packed later? To me they've always screamed a lot of red flags.
@A.K.N.W.3 ай бұрын
American theme park rides are very safe, the huge majority of injuries are directly caused by guests not following the rules (eg guest climbing fences into restricted areas). All parks are legally required to follow safety and inspection laws Around 375 million guests annually visit parks in the USA so of course there will be some accidents, personally all our first aid trips have been minor abrasions, heat related and a wasp sting
@KIxYOSHI20773 ай бұрын
German here too, with fair rides I'm on the same boat, as they get checked daily. Amusement park one's I'm still critical of tho. They get checked once a year. A year is a loooong time for something to come loose or break... Should be way more frequent
@sannaheuser72933 ай бұрын
@@KIxYOSHI2077 as far as I know, the rollercoasters get checked every day. They are probably a lot safer than in other countries but all it needs is one employee who doesn't care about his duty.
@bwilshaw37202 ай бұрын
“That’s straight down minus 10 degrees” 😂😂😂
@pico72463 ай бұрын
As a ride operator at Silverwood the cell phones are a big issue. Guests usually listen to us and we can prevent them from riding if they refuse to leave their cell phone but people still sneak them on (Thinking they know better than physics) and every time someone gets hurt or the cell phone gets lost/broken. We can’t exactly pat people down before letting them on coasters so please, if you’re thinking of bringing on loose items- don’t. Please for the love of all that is good and holy. DO NOT.
@-Burb2 ай бұрын
Lol that’s crazy my cousin is a ride operator at Silverwood too
@pico72462 ай бұрын
@@-Burb no way
@menma93643 ай бұрын
You wanna hear a horror story: in 2014 a poor 10 year old boy in Kansas was beheaded by goin down a new water slide. It was really horrifying, and that really show the absolute negligence of the people that own and build these attractions.
@StarbyterOddities3 ай бұрын
Just a note for others: it was an internal decapitation, not a full one. Still grizzly, but not quite as visceral as what a full decapitation might be, and that's enough of a difference to cause misinfo and confusion. The poor women on the ride with him were also injured pretty seriously, and no doubt experienced horrific trauma. But the worst aspect imo is that the boy's brother saw the whole thing as it happened
@menma93643 ай бұрын
@@StarbyterOddities ah, ok. I Guess i Heard wrong. Thank you.
@StarbyterOddities3 ай бұрын
@@menma9364 I think most reports on the matter just refer to the incident as a decapitation, without clarifying that it was an internal one, so I don't blame you one bit!
@consortiumxf3 ай бұрын
@@StarbyterOddities An internal decapitation is a Basilar skull fracture - Dale Earnhardt died from this, as well as several other race car drivers. If you saw the amount of blood in his car (there are pictures on the internet) it's still *very* graphic. If race car drivers are required (after Earnhardt's death they made them mandatory) to wear the HANS device, I can't imagine going on a friggin insane ride without one.
@StarbyterOddities3 ай бұрын
@@consortiumxf oh yes absolutely; the ride had blood on it for days afterwards. I'm just saying it's less graphic than a head being fully decapitated from the body, and being able to fly about
@RandomKun3 ай бұрын
I recently visited an amusement park with my friends. Though everything went well and great, the Columbus and that round round ride in air scared the *peewoop* out of me
@michaelripley45282 ай бұрын
I normally reject videos with commentary like this… But this Doc is great and informative on dangers and anatomy in context!! Therefore SUB DONE💪🏻😎🤙🏻 Thx Doc….!
@tylervalentine64012 ай бұрын
i just want to point out that pretty much all of the injuries have been at a carnival NOT an amusement or theme park. this means that the rides are meant to be transported to and from the carnival whereas the theme park rides are meant to stay there pretty much forever. what this means is that the rides at a carnival are not inspected to the same standard and frequency as the theme park rides and coasters are. Great video Dr. Mike!!!
@KidarWolf2 ай бұрын
That said, always be aware of your surroundings, and pay attention to the condition of the rides - just because it's a permanent amusement park, it doesn't mean a shortcut hasn't been taken, or that budgets haven't been slashed to the point the park isn't properly maintained. And of course, be aware of your own physical health - for example, I wouldn't get on Oblivion or other vertical drop coasters knowing I have a spinal injury that I'm never going to recover from. Know your body, know your risks, and use your best judgment. If something doesn't feel right, don't let others cajole you into doing it. Your instincts have been honed over millions of years, listen to them.
@depressantdrug2 ай бұрын
The Superman one was in Six Flags...
@Cyrus_T_Laserpunch2 ай бұрын
I love how when the wave pool wave approached that one guy on the left just resigned to fate, he looked like he was asking himself what he just got into.
@AtotehZ2 ай бұрын
7:50 This is terrifying. It can lead to neurological damage as well. The tearing is bad enough, but the swelling afterwards can put pressure on the brain.
@allexisb2 ай бұрын
The girl who lost her feet, that happened in my hometown. I remember when it happened. I had a season pass to that park and that was one of my favorite rides. I have not ridden a ride that drops like that since.
@Fallcrane72673 ай бұрын
People that bring their phones onto rides when they are strictly told not to several times because it injures and kills people deserve to go to prison. One time I was on a 300 foot roller coaster and someone pulled their phone out I honestly feared for my life and looking back I should have reported him
@cpMetis2 ай бұрын
I went to Cedar Point with family, mostly just as chaperone for my niece since I don't like rollercoasters, thrill rides, crowds, and fair-style food but my mom was certain we'd all love it because FB said so and it was expensive. Well turns out you can't even SIT ON A BENCH and rest to salvage such days, because after I sat on a bench waiting for them to go ride that coaster on the west side of the park, I felt something like a quick pinching feeling on the back of my head and then suddenly it was several minutes later. Back of my head hurt like HELL, mostly in a tight knotted sort of way like when you drop a heavy book on your face in bed. On the ground next to me, sorta behind/beside me was an HTC One, a hunk of metal of a then-new smartphone that weighed half a pound. I just picked it up and kinda looked at it for a while, then some dude came over and grabbed it saying it came out of his pocket (laughing). I was sitting in front of the twist of another coaster he apparently was on. The phone was far more fucked up than just my head would do, so it probably tumbled a bit, but the fucker still hurt like hell.
@eminemilly2 ай бұрын
Evwryone has their phones in their pockets 10 years ago on those or out recording. Havent been on a roller coaster in a while. They just said secure belongings which apparently pockets were okay
@Fallcrane72672 ай бұрын
@@eminemilly nowadays, they say no loose articles which on big rollercoasters includes pockets as it's a huge liability for injury
@Fallcrane72672 ай бұрын
@@cpMetis I'm so sorry that happened, like I said those people should face heavy punishment for being so selfish and careless
@ucitymetalhead3 ай бұрын
Jesus that poor girl who was scalped at 8:10 suffered basically the same thing that my gma did, my gma was run over by a truck and had her hair and scalp ripped off by the axle and she never did have a proper scalp ever again. She always had a super thin layer of skin that would have sores and I could see bone when I used to help her with cleaning it.
@Bibidi.Slayzz232 ай бұрын
Omg, I hope she’s doing better now but that would be so horrific and traumatic
@ucitymetalhead2 ай бұрын
@@Bibidi.Slayzz23 she died decades ago and she never did fully recover from her injuries but she did live a full life into her eighties.
@TeaLurker2 ай бұрын
My condolences, but at least she got to live a long life :)
@Lucas-eg8ur6 күн бұрын
What is GMA
@Bibidi.Slayzz236 күн бұрын
@@Lucas-eg8ur grandma
@marcolopez8449Ай бұрын
That last clip is the reason I hate those Plummet rides. Plus my fear of falling from high places
@whatTFisThis2 ай бұрын
0:45 technical issues are rare, its more common for it to be an operator error, lack of maintenance, or rider error
@NaeniaNightingale2 ай бұрын
Most likely lack of maintenance, they just said technical issue to push the problem under the carpet.
@whatTFisThis2 ай бұрын
@@NaeniaNightingale yep
@VVarun973 ай бұрын
The hair horror story gave me the chills
@Xylon63013 ай бұрын
Bro did it gave you Deja Vu lol??
@AJR-zg2py3 ай бұрын
This is the exact reason why my dad will throw workers off the jobsite if they don't tie their long hair back and tuck the ponytail down the back of their shirts. And as far as long beards? Shave them off or you're not working for him... because an old coworker of his in the 70s nearly died because he was bending over and got his long beard caught in a lathe (thankfully another worker was nearby and hit the emergency shut-off switch in time). His work involves a lot of machinery with gears and moving parts where loose clothing and ESPECIALLY long hair will get caught and potentially kill you. It's not because he's discriminating against you - he wants you to get home alive.
@11epicnoob3 ай бұрын
@@AJR-zg2py better jobless and alive than dead on the first day
@Hanni39553 ай бұрын
looks painful asf
@southcoastinventors65833 ай бұрын
Hair today gone tomorrow
@robertborden26662 ай бұрын
I worked at Action Park and saw the cannonball loop in use. Few were brave, I mean dumb enough to ride. I had a chance to go and my coworker came out saying it was rough and that he was dizzy without saying it was “awesome!” So I made you proud and didn’t ride.
@saltyolbroad29622 ай бұрын
😂😂😂 YOU WORKED THERE! 😂😂😂 I, too, survived Action Park! 😂😂😂
@Delcat422 ай бұрын
LEGEND IN THREAD
@robertborden26662 ай бұрын
@@saltyolbroad2962 before I worked there, of course I was a guest and got to experience it in all its unsafe glory.
@goodfellow4082 ай бұрын
We need more stories!!! We thirst for Action Park knowledge and tales!
@saltyolbroad29622 ай бұрын
@@goodfellow408 😆
@janefinlayson60272 ай бұрын
Some one I know fell from the to of a climbing frame, and suffered burns on their hands and sprained back. I actually shivered when I heard the finger getting taken off one
@TrashJack30003 ай бұрын
Action Park deserves its own reaction video here, beyond just the infamous Cannonball Loop slide that was talked about in one of the clips here. I personally recommend that the doc take a look at Defunctland's documentary on the subject, and see if he can avoid screaming in abject terror at just how horrifically unsafe that entire park was.
@Sir_Uncle_Ned2 ай бұрын
Action park was a total safety disaster. That waterslide loop is actually fairly tame compared to the other deathtraps they called attractions.
@ebayer4life9802 ай бұрын
That place was crazy. I don’t know how I survived
@cimengngialah27353 ай бұрын
I’d like to see a video about Dr. Mike looking deeper into Action Park.
@southcoastinventors65833 ай бұрын
Sound like the title of a adult movie
@DutchSancho3 ай бұрын
The guys from jackass made a movie based on Action Park
@cimengngialah27353 ай бұрын
@@DutchSancho Action Point
@lilydeboda6969Ай бұрын
He was right, I’m never riding a rollercoaster. Only ever been on kiddie ones. Never going on adult ones 😭
@EthelJung-j5w2 ай бұрын
We just had a guy at King’s Island in Cincinnati/Mason OH get killed by a rollercoaster. He dropped his phone while riding, wanted it back, but park employees told him to wait until closing.
@annaliesenichols2 ай бұрын
that was cedar point
@lilyy28002 ай бұрын
@@annaliesenichols No, This was at King’s Island. Not at cedar point 😅
@msjenna12112 ай бұрын
@@annaliesenichols No it was King Island
@Fexghadi2 ай бұрын
Stop arguing with bots, all of you.
@Mikowmer2 ай бұрын
Had something similar happen at the last Royal Melbourne Show here in Melbourne, Australia. Woman was struck by the ride after she didn't want to wait until the end of the night to get her phone back.
@limanmm3 ай бұрын
In 2016 there was a pretty horrific accident on The Smiler ride at Alton Towers in the UK. A loaded train collided at 20mph with an empty, stationary train that became stuck at the bottom of a loop. Five riders seriously injured, including two young women who sadly had to have legs amputated. The ride operating company was prosecuted and fined £5mil, and separately sued by the victims for negligence.
@Cakeinator3000-ld4rj2 ай бұрын
Whenever theme park accidents are brought up I immediately think of The Smiler! Not only was it a horrible accident, but the concept of what the ride was about is super creepy, supposedly being a contraption that brainwashes you into smiling all the time. The ads that used to run to promote the ride look like they come straight out of a horror movie, especially the vhs tape one!
@arisien72962 ай бұрын
I went on that ride about a year ago and that incident was on my mind the entire time I was waiting in line.
@greenrhinoguy3 ай бұрын
As a roller coaster enthusiast, this video is super interesting. I watched a lot of videos focusing on the technical causes of ride accidents, but I've never seen a doctor weigh in on the medical side of things. Also, just a PSA: NEVER BRING PHONES OR LOOSE OBJECTS ON THRILL RIDES!!
@RemkoZuidema2 сағат бұрын
i love that docter mike almost instantly knows what couldve gone wrong
@wilderwatz2 ай бұрын
I was pleasantly surprised at Phantasialand where they had screeings for loose items like at the airport with going through detectors and when in doubt patdowns. Made the line longer, but certainly safer. Sooo many people had to be told to return to the lockers to empty their pockets though even after spending half an hour waiting while the instructions of “empty your pockets completely” were playing on repeat… astounding how many people consider their phones part of their bodies!
@MetalheadAndNerd2 ай бұрын
Was this at the FLY ride? From Black Mamba and Taron I only remember the constantly looping announcement about selfie sticks.
@wilderwatz2 ай бұрын
Yes, the steampunk themed coaster.
@blakemason39022 ай бұрын
Born and raised in southern Ontario and the place to go has always been Canada's Wonderland. Been there on many school trips and volunteer events. There was news just recently on someone falling from a ride and getting injured. It's amazing how hearing these stories makes you distrust what was once a fun exciting place.
@FranklinNRW2 ай бұрын
The chance to die on a rollercoaster is one in 750 million and you wanna tell me rollercoasters aren’t safe?
@FreckleFinance2 ай бұрын
apparently the swing ride the girl was hurt on, she unbuckled herself and way being unsafe on it. People were trying to get the ride attendants attention
@carsonfenech24112 ай бұрын
3:06 that would be why we (im a ride operator) try to pound the message into your head (at least at my park) to not have loose articles including phones on you or just not secured
@HeeHeeHawHaw-ts8mt2 ай бұрын
Me who went to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom recently and put my phone on one of the cubbies: “I’m doing my part!”
@Naser_Dhari2 ай бұрын
"someone gets hurt" Dr. mike: WHERE IS THE PADDING
@michasokoowski66513 ай бұрын
4:55 OMG, DO NOT WEAR JEWELRY TO SUCH PLACES. That's exactly why you shouldn't.
@james60283 ай бұрын
wont catch me wearing rings in general
@gabor62592 ай бұрын
Maybe she couldn't take the ring off and wore it 24/7.
@michasokoowski66512 ай бұрын
@@gabor6259 It's another thing you shouldn't do.
@Amagarrd2 ай бұрын
They literally have signs held up at that waterpark warning swimmers to not wear jewlery in their rides. These have been up way before that video came out. It was on her for not following them.
@michasokoowski66512 ай бұрын
@@Amagarrd Yes, they always have these signs in waterparks... because of exactly what happened to her.
@melindap80232 ай бұрын
As someone who lives near Action Park, it was termed “the most dangerous water park in the world”. The attractions were built and designed to be “thrilling” and as a result, the potential for injury was there. I believe the death of that park is about half a dozen, with countless more injuries
@superbnns3 ай бұрын
6:36 this was the late 70s. Everyone was chronically lead poisoned
@southcoastinventors65833 ай бұрын
Then the world ended
@Astro_vr-s8v2 ай бұрын
This is the second video I watched of you and I’m already so interested in the videos
@SamTheeStallion3 ай бұрын
Mikes hair looks incredible
@BRADLEY_19993 ай бұрын
It always does.
@Kirmeins3 ай бұрын
@@BRADLEY_1999 How do you know that? Are you stalking him? Watching him sleep? :D
@BRADLEY_19993 ай бұрын
@@Kirmeins why’d you have to take it there? His hair looks good in every video he does.
@SW8193-m1n3 ай бұрын
Yes it is incredible
@LucyDahlmann3 ай бұрын
It always looks good. When does it not?
@juliane73022 ай бұрын
The second video of the kid on the zip line. I worked for that company, and that is the video they play for safety. I've seen a lot of injuries while working for that company
@coastarider3 ай бұрын
Notice how a lot of these accidents were not on roller coasters, yet other carnival rides. Also, most of these accidents were at carnivals and such and not regional theme parks, except the one at magic mountain, which happens quite often at multiple theme parks. That just shows how safe roller coasters are made
@gasperstarina98372 ай бұрын
3:20 haha happens to all of us...on weekly basis 😂
@ahmedbadawy49002 ай бұрын
The fact that Mike raises his voice when he sees any video and than being a SMART doctor and starts naming bacteria’s and says THAT KID WAS SOOOOO LUCKY😂😂😂
@RandomAfrican-qh6vk2 ай бұрын
scarry though innit
@LillacTyanu3 ай бұрын
on that last video, the girl Kaitlyn who lost her leg on a plummet ride, there a video by Disasterthon - True Horror, that goes more in depth not only on the injuries but the mechanical issues and surrounding incident of that disaster, Kaitlyn and her family spent the follow months and years fighting to change not only laws around ride safety but also to take action against the park that caused the injury for allowing the ride to fall into such disrepair that some of the strongest cables had frayed and snapped
@IMWBMEGJCC2 ай бұрын
“How does any human after watching this video still wanna go to a theme park and ride rides?” The only theme parks that you showed here were two, and one of them was a rollercoaster in which the accident wasn’t caused by a mistake in the ride’s engineering. The only mistake on twisted colossus is that it never duels.
@scubasteve21892 ай бұрын
Exactly. The amusement park we go to has one of the top safety ratings in the world. They take it really seriously, to the point of turning away crying kids when it would be unsafe for them to ride. Most of the accidents that do happen are things like bruises, or issues with people in casts or things.
@scubasteve21892 ай бұрын
Also, yeah, when you watch a 10-minute compilation of the worst accidents, it seems like it’s really common. But now watch a live stream 60-days long of people getting on and off the same rollercoaster. Ride after ride after ride and nothing dangerous happens. 😂
@POPPYXPLAYZ2 ай бұрын
The boy falling of the zip line literally made everything inside my body drop
@EmilyTheManx2 ай бұрын
3:04 I used to ride big coasters and rides a lot before I was diagnosed with epilepsy back in 2020 (unrelated to any prior injuries, I've never been hurt on rides, thankfully), but I've always been cautious about not bringing loose articles on rides but I've been to places like Six Flags and seeing people doing dumb stuff or get hurt from losing stuff. Once, when I was a kid, my mom said she was waiting for me to get off of a ride (near the entrance) and a flip phone went flying off a ride & she said it breaking nearby was like the equivalent of something exploding because of how fast it came (no one got hurt, it was within the coaster area). Another time, I was on a ride and someone next to me lost a ring they were holding in their hand, and only realized it when I asked them what they were holding that softly banged on my knee. Another person earlier lost a hat on the same ride that day and somehow a guy in the last row managed to catch it. Though the worst I've seen was waiting in line for a coaster with my mom and seeing a girl with her face bleeding. It turned out either hers or someone else's phone flew out of their pocket and hit her in the face. Like, I understand waiting a long time for a ride is a pain, but that stuff can wait, especially if you don't wanna lose something valuable, but just consider other people's safety, too. 😐
@lowkeyproductions66812 ай бұрын
Part of the problem with the phone thing is rides not providing free secure lockers that people can put their phones in. It’s not realistic to expect people to just not carry their phones with them in this day and age. Personally my go-to is always a securely zipped pocket, but if a ride provides free lockers I’ll use them. It’s definitely better if they’re within the queue or at the station though.
@adisam69793 ай бұрын
I’m just a kid, and now thanks to you, I’m a bit more cautious about what I ride. Thanks Dr. MIke! He’s the guy we need guys, so subscribe!