Parents mourn son killed in Silver Dollar City Thunderation accident one year ago today

[@WayfaringStar]

This is the best coverage of this i have seen. It was so hush hush when this happened and for MONTHS after. Awful.

[@laurie2715]

I’m so sorry for your terrible loss ! 😭🙏😢 this is terribly wrong how little is being done and how it was so hush hush ! 😣

[@BackSeatJunkie]

This is truly sad and unfortunate.....and it was completely avoidable.

[@Boomkinguyman]

The ride is still up. Someone died. No one was held accountable. Imagine if you died because of this and no one gave a shit. It happens every fucking day.

[@DingusMaguire]

​@@Boomkinguymanit was not the rides fault, it was the ride operators. And this ride runs rough all the time

[@mechellehuber5352]

I was a ride operator at Six Flags and to know that they had employees standing inside the track area while the ride was running IS INSANE. THAT IS NOT NECESSARY. DUCT TAPE THE SPEED GUN TO A POST AND GTFO.

[@Daniel_B_23]

So sad 😢

[@ashleighpiccinino1849]

Remember, when parts of the coaster went backwards for a while? That was actually the best way to ride, I thought. Of course, frontwards is OK too, but I think I liked backwards better. I guess the coaster was never supposed to be half front words and half backwards, though. However. that’s why those wrappers fit so tightly. It’s supposed to be a little rough, sounding like thunder in your ears. That’s the whole point of the word thunderation. Let’s hope it’s not never decommission.

[@wyatttrainworld]

😢 😢😢

[@SgtJoeSmith]

i road that like 10 times in 1 day in 2018

[@syd3791]

I’ve been riding that ride my whole life I never liked how bumpy it was but I always rode it because it was one of my family’s favorites

[@captaindestruction9332]

I hate when families lose people to rides or other freak accidents, accidents that aren't really because of the ride itself but errors made by management or staff and the first thing they want is the rides to be closed down. Why? I just don't see the point of closing down a ride especially when another will take it's place. You also have to ask, what would their son want? Would he want the ride to be closed down forever over a accident? Probably not.

[@darrelltiencken9421]

Unfortunate last name...RIP.

[@Zachattack2002]

Devastating

[@Bella-theLatina]

I just went yesterday 😮

[@arcadebuilder533]

Sounds like he got too close as train went by. Don't know but a guess

[@curtistandy6606]

Um yhey never should have been i. There ever with moving rides if you dont lock out tag out then ypu are taking a risk . If you knowingly go into the area of moving parts then you know the dangers . Sonsad he was told to brak the rules