Hard pass…. If you need me, I’ll be getting a fried snickers

[@susanherbert3014]

Nope. Nope. Nope. I’m the Official Bag-Wallet-Sunglasses Holder for those who are crazy enough to get on those things.

[@watchingthewheelsgoround260]

Right! I had a full on panic attack on the haunted hotel ride at universal! Like wheelchair out, it was so embarrassing. I officially retired to everything holder that day. 😂

[@waspbitch6014]

Ditto!😂💖🤘

[@Or_else_it_gets_the_hose_again]

You're statistically more likely to be injured or killed on an amusement park ride than traveling via train with wings that may or may not have parts flying off in the air.

[@RagamuffinWoman1969]

My late husband used to help put carnival rides together at the county fair. After that he never went on another ride! Not after seeing how they were “held together.” Or the lack thereof.

[@patriciaabatemarco3834]

I went on my last carnival ride because I was shut in my car (it was a zipper ride) and bolts were just falling off in front of my eyes. I tried to get the (definitely “altered”) operator to let me off and he laughed and started the ride. Never again!

[@user-kl7ny9bw2t]

I also do said work and I never ride them anymore

[@ONEIDA665]

20 minutes that's so dangerous on so many levels

[@eatprayloveify]

I looked it up. This happened in Portland, Oregon, a few days ago. There was a malfunction, and the ride became stuck. They were rescued by Portland Fire & Rescue. Everyone was assessed on scene, and no injuries were reported.

[@desmien679]

Technically as a kid in the 80s many of us were hanging upside down on the monkey bars for that long. We were also doing backflips off them like that in what we called a cherry drop.

[@nathanreid4212]

I remember that swinging and jumping off to see how far we'd get or a caraswl you'd be right I'm the middle and you had 1 or 2 people just to see how fast and how long you could hang of for

[@AngusHenry09]

Used to are the operative words here. Almost 60 and it's been 20 yrs since I rode any carnival rides, why ???!!! Stuff like this !!! It happened OCCASIONALLY up until the late 90's but since then, uhhh it happens weekly somewhere. I live in Florida and guess what ???!!! I no longer swim, only ankles see the water. 😂😂😂

[@ibtaba]

My kids were on that ride just last week. We dodged a bullet on that one.

[@thedadbodveteran]

Dang….

[@maddhatter3564]

Lets hope theres a lesson in that.

[@ibtaba]

@@maddhatter3564 lesson is to not go on that ride again.

[@brianb8060]

I think if you can get a bird to land on one side of the ride, it will upset the balance (e.g. True Lies), then it will flip over and you can get the people. I don't do the rides that go upside down, at the fair. I'm going to ride Gravitron all day.

[@erinpenn7745]

It isn't just the regulation to build them ... they have to be taken apart, transported to a new location, and REBUILT if it is a traveling one.

[@ravenhawke5]

Ahh yes the Oaks Park incident... the Wife and I was going to take our rug rats their that day but Life happened and we didn't go. Had we have gone I can almost guarantee without any uncertainty that our two oldest would have been stuck on that ride just hanging out for those 20 min. Then afterwards they would never want to go to another amusement park ever again. While our youngest would have been quite upset that she wasn't on the ride with her older siblings...

[@2hotscot]

Good way to save money then! :)

[@weisswolf1519]

aahhh, you sir seem to be the bearer of an Gen. AlphaX Elder, Veteran with a Dad Bod for certain be proud, may she keep you forever on your toes and wrapped around her finger...😂

[@dakkenblah1450]

I refuse to go on anything that goes upside down.

[@johnmckown1267]

So, no car rides with me driving?😊

[@christineblack6]

Me too

[@robertsigby4516]

um yeah I don't get on rides anymore so I have been officially called Hold My Coat-Bag and Sunglass as well for my family and I had enough time riding "Rides" when I was in the Army lol so yeah. Boots on the ground

[@desmien679]

For me, and this was ever since I was little in the 80s, the scarier the ride the more I wanted to ride it. This was especially true for the rides I wasn't tall enough to be on when going to Six Flags Magic Mountain.

[@robertmoseley75]

I live in Portland Oregon. Where this happened. My mom worked at that amusement park when she was pregnant with me. She rode the Ferris wheel and was stuck at the top for 30 minutes 😅

[@jbkibs]

well.. being stuck at the top of a ferris wheel for 30 minutes wouldn't be too bad. I would have pulled out a joint. :P

[@goaway3717]

Since I need to avoid all the delicious tasty treats I won't even be doing that. You wanna go to a carny, amusement park, jubilee or other named place where temp workers assemble all the rides, that's your business but I'll stay home in the air conditioning.

[@decuevas244]

Hi and exactly!!!!!!.

[@radolfkalis4041]

Oh, I don't mind the little side attractions and games, but you are correct, the food is now just as dangerous yo me as the rides.

[@reegarou]

I worked at a county fair once. Helped set up the rides. One of the rides I set up, known as the Zipper, was literally missing bolts. I brought that to the attention of one of the people supervising us, and he told me not to worry about it and that it was fine. I've never ridden anything at a carnival or fair since then.

[@vivalesvegas]

Nope, I’m with you DBV. While I’m not afraid of heights per say, I’m not overly enthralled with the idea of being stuck in an “unusual” position with no immediately obvious way of returning to something that resembles “normality”. Whatever that may be 🤔 I may possibly venture onto dodgems, or even a boat ride, that doesn’t climb silly mountains, but anything else is a hard pass. You’ll most likely find me getting a bacon bap or a doughnut.

[@nover0570]

Yes, those rides do go through inspections. Not GREAT inspections, but they are "inspected" at every time they are set up by a "state certified" inspector.

[@watchingthewheelsgoround260]

Off subject, but I only recently started watching your videos. I honestly thought your accent was real. 😂 Side job idea for you, reading audio books!

[@DivaDelgado128]

Wait...it's not real? 😢

[@watchingthewheelsgoround260]

@@DivaDelgado128 that’s what I thought! 😂😂😂 love him either way

[@weisswolf1519]

​@@DivaDelgado128... just wait till you hear about the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus.... I'm sorry ahead of time 😊

[@Memofuma]

Question for the council. Are they now koalafied? And if so, do we have to treat them with the same reverence we treat the people that manually koalafied?

[@tiffanygrever8092]

I have liked to go to the amusement park in the past but I guess thats because I have never got stuck on a ride, I can just emagin how sick they felt when the got down.

[@asawasa2806]

...and may the odds be ever in your favor.

[@bajasoobnut]

That's Oaks Park in Portland, OR, we are having our company picnic there on saturday lol, feels like a omen...

[@maddhatter3564]

we had a company picknic at the Denver amusement park years ago a few weeks after a kid fell of the rollercoaster and lost a leg. Creepy yes but everything went ok for us. Dont let it freak you out too much.

[@bajasoobnut]

@@maddhatter3564 well since it's been a bit when we were there the next weekend they had it gated off and were running random runs of it

[@SaraJean178]

I rode one thing like this at a fair one time it was much smaller and slower and it did go upside down like that. When we inverted I don't know if it's because I'm not the skinny thing. I think I am some days or what but the amount of mass on my chest caused me to not be able to breathe upside down. I would have died I can say with certainty.

[@leward7788]

in my State we have town commons where, once a year, there's often a fair with animal & food competitions & booths of all kinds. the rides are erected, used & broken down in less than a 3 day window. whew, what a battle with my kids to keep them to the rides on the ground or the non-mechanical kinds

[@spiderwebus99]

I know it seems crazy, but as an ex-carney, I know that all traveling rides such as this one usually go through a vigorous set of inspections weekly by city, state, and federal regulators. This had too have been one of the fairly few incidents that can happen during the operation of any moving machinery. You take a worse risk in your car on a daily endeavor to the gas pump. Though I still don't ride rides do too an inner ear problem

[@michaeltriptow6877]

I am a Gen X dad, 1979 to be fare. I made all my kids go on all those rides once. I would take a tape measure up to them at home to see if they could ride the scariest rides that I would force them on each year. Look out world, there are some undercover Gen Xers in different generations out there. CPS does not care for me but the feeling is mutual.

[@reachandler3655]

At least the safety harnesses did the job they were designed to. 😳

[@rhondahulett9763]

At least this time 😳

[@m6780]

One time we got on the ferris wheel with the cages that rotate forward and back. In line behind us were two cute girls. The guy running the ride was clearly very interested in engaging with the girls and maybe rushed us onto the ride. He forgot to unlock the rotation of our cage. Then proceeded to spin us to the very top of the wheel, while he took extraordinary time and care with the young ladies. We were stuck upside down and couldn't unlock the rotation on our cage. That day I discovered it's nearly impossible to scream while in the upside down position.

[@anakinskywalker6666]

That's why I'm glad I get vertigo. I never thought I'd say that sentence, but I'm glad I suffer from vertigo. Occasionally, this dude, I was friends with years ago, wanted me to go on the Rollercoaster with him. I told him I'm waiting here on Terra firma. I prefer to keep my feet firmly planted on the floor at least that won't make me feel like I'm dying lol

[@bwsimonson]

I have always heard that Carnival rides are safer than amusement park rides due to the constant disassembly and reassembly making any defects found. Dunno if it's true, but sounds good to me. I guess what I am saying is I would trust a Carnie with misspelled tattoos more than a 17 year old pot head with a summer job at a park.

[@elissahunt]

Actually, the disassembly/reassembly makes it more likely parts will get lost or bent out of shape. Also, time is money, so they slap those suckers together as quickly as possible. And let's not talk about how well anchored those travelling rides are (not).

[@randywise5241]

People would be shocked to know how many people are injured or killed on rides like this every year. The regulators are paid off and the management of them is lax due to greed. I know, I had a friend that ran one of them and he was always afraid it would happen to his. So much so after his complaints were never addressed, he quit. 3days later a child was hit by a broken line and the ride came back on emergency brakes. The lawsuit is yet to be settled but the family will get a big compensation check soon. Thankfully the child looks like he will recover after a year or two of corrective surgeries.

[@andrewcappiello5585]

I'm not afraid of hights, but the x-rays of my lower back more than justify my fear of falling. I'll be enjoying a deep fried butterfinger....

[@suzieseabee]

I heard a Bink, whoosh, Bink. I looked up and the super loop started swaying. People started screaming and running. The tie down cables started breaking like guitar strings. Interesting day. I'm glad I wasn't on it.

[@silverjohn6037]

While I can agree with the sentiment on amusement park rides I personally like my candy bars chilled in the fridge but I appreciate that may not be an option in the south;).

[@debbiepeterson6829]

Now i want a fried snickers.

[@tbjtbj4786]

I usto love the rides in the 70s and 80's. Especially the viking ship and the swings there were like the ones on the playground except twrild really fast and got you off the ground about 15-20 feet. And the roller costers. I was a big strong kid. I had just got off the swings and got on a roller coaster. At a permanent park in fl. Well the latch popped off the safty bar. I wrapped my arms around it and pushed up with my legs to keep it in place. Think God it was a old one that didn't loop or get really crazy. After i got off. Saw one of the chains pop lose on one of the swings. Luckily there was no one in that one. So no one got hurt. But that was enough for me. No more rides. Then later found out the parks were no where as exciting as house clearing anyway. Lol

[@3ch1dna07]

We actually raised our kids without going on those kinds of rides. We would take them to a local park that we knew that the rides are inspected regularly because it's a local business. But those overnight set ups? No. Even as adults now, they still won't go on them because they can now see for themselves.

[@annarichter484]

And the Darwin Award goes to ...

[@Kenneth2413]

It goes to the first one of the people on there that gets a notification on their phone that they can't ignore while upside down.

[@Pops-km8xt]

Years ago, a navy buddy from Ohio was doing his reserve 2 weeks at a base near me. He stayed with me and my wife and kids. Saved the per diem. Anyways a neighbor won tickets to 6 flags. As a joke we got on the tea cups and got that sucker a spinnin. So much so,i was actually worried it was going to dislodge and go flying. No other ride ever had me worried like that. Damn Squids. 7th fleet

[@johnmckown1267]

Trying to get me to even use a step ladder (I never met my real ladder) is next to impossible. Rides in the air? No way.

[@Darkeyedgem]

Having worked in construction with an engineering degree, amusement park rides are a HUGE NO from me!!!

[@joefrank627]

This modern day an age we don't have the ability to have forsight for these scenarios or build a contraption within the motor to allow the ride down slowly like an ebrake or just let gravity work it's magic.

[@AppalachianPatriot]

No rides except bumper cars to relieve my road rage tendencies. I’m going to just eat funnel cakes, Italian sausage and Philly Cheese Steaks.

[@AllanHazen]

I pass judgment on no one and ride everything. If I'm going out, I want it to be an interesting trip.

[@jbkibs]

Dang... I do love some rides, but lately a lot of them seem to be failing. Who's maintaining these things? smh...

[@Kenneth2413]

Good question. They stopped learning how to put the thingamajig in the whatchmacallit and then the whateveritis stopped working.

[@matildastanford7019]

l was last up for that nonsense around the end of the 80s. Personally, for me, a good ride these days is the ability to get out of a comfy lounge chair.

[@christineblack6]

You got that right. Those temporary set ups are just not safe, end of story.

[@christaverduren690]

Ok, hear me out....make the squiggly fried dough.... then, dip it in fried dough batter and deep fry that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@christaverduren690]

Deep fried cheesecake!

[@kv6826]

Trains with wings …. Welllll….they to seem to be not on the list of places one might want to be aboard. Hmmmm…. Come to think of it; I think I’ll just keep my feet on the ground. Let the winged ones keep their the sky, the gilled/crusted/finned ones keep their the waters, and just like that my 8yr old self is reminded of how the tilt-a-world was nothing but a puke fest. Nahhhh…. Im good thanks 🫥

[@ladydread5838]

I used to ride any and all rides at the amusement park...over fifteen years ago when I was a teenager. I loved the thrill. However, even back then I would not have attended these traps they leave out today. Nope.

[@corytracey8516]

Keep in mind most of these rides are assembled over night by drunken carnies that are making minimum wage and still have to get up and run that ride the next day while dealing with Karen and all of her hellspawn.

[@KaiIngebrigtsen]

8 yo me, yeehahhww, 48 yo me, hold mah beer, imma tear dis bitz uppp.... :D

[@Vallyrah]

Due to the fact that the human circulatory system relies on gravity; hanging upside for too long (they estimate a couple of hours) can kill you. Healthy individuals are likely to survive 20 minutes, but they won't 'just be fine' right away.

[@lindaburkett4981]

It actually ended up being 30 before they started getting them down so for some it was longer than 30😮

[@waspbitch6014]

OMG! What a head rush!😬🤘

[@toddderrick4307]

It's quite dangerous to be hanging upside down that long

[@user-tt2re3or4q]

Thank you for your 1 min insights from a 56 year old.

[@James-uy8zj]

Feet on the ground 💯

[@stevekish1028]

DBV couldn’t have said any better.

[@PatrickRsGhost]

Yeah, nope. If a ride takes my body more than four feet off the ground, I'm not getting on it no matter what. I might ride the bumper cars, but that's it. I'll also be standing on the ground, oversized (and overpriced) cup of Coke in one hand and some deep-fried confection that has no business being deep-fried but is like manna when it has been deep-fried in the other. You might find me trying my luck at one of the (obviously rigged) games.

[@jaykay5838]

If it stays up for more than 4 hours, they should see a doctor.

[@caronin]

Hard pass. I’ll be finding the nearest chocolate covered bacon stand tyvm.

[@2xtreem4u]

Last year Swedish amusement park roller coaster failed and several threw passengers off and one was unalived

[@2hotscot]

.....so one died you mean.

[@2xtreem4u]

@@2hotscot I'm not allowed by youtube to write that word (instant censorship)

[@2hotscot]

@@2xtreem4u really? wonder why I didn't get censored? I am pretty harsh in many of my comments. lol

[@2xtreem4u]

​@@2hotscot there seems to be a list of normal words that only i can't write

[@katherinedinwiddie4526]

Ive seen the caliber of people they hire to put those things together and run them. Hard no thanks. My feet are fine on the ground.

[@tonyascarlett2413]

Are we not going to talk about those eyelashes on the person on the left of the screen?

[@thedarcbird]

So, I take it you're a firm believer in "Terra ferma" as in the "ferma" the ground the less "Terra"?

[@msmom1183]

That could not have been good for their health, 20 mins of blood rushing to your head? Nope.

[@mariachong4143]

I thought you weren't supposed to hang your head upside down that long 🤔 ?

[@Thi-Nguyen]

Ummm… isn’t it dangerous to have your head below your heart like that for so long?

[@stevelambert6404]

No

[@radolfkalis4041]

Yeah, big nope.

[@watup110875]

THAT'S DEI HIRES FOR THEM

[@user-kl7ny9bw2t]

As a guy who gets paid cash to set up and tear down said rides I'd pass as well 😏🫡