The INFAMOUS Tsunami Roller Coaster Disaster

[@DisasterthonTrueHorror]

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[@MemeTheTornadoWrangler]

15 likes and no reply’s? I’ll fix that.

[@DickRileyTheConquistador]

Been bingeing your content. You should do a video on the Iowa Adventureland- Raging River disaster. A family of 4 was on a raft and because of lack of maintenance it drug on the bottom and flipped over. The father broke his arm, 1 son was trapped under water and died, the other son was hospitalised. Adventureland was family owned, but sold to a 3rd party amusement park company most likey because the victims sued their pants off

[@DeniseFaraday]

Seeing that there were no fatalities, especially how the incident ended up, is a freaking miracle.

[@cliodhnamalone7493]

agreed

[@mauricedavis2160]

Agreed, Amen!!!🙏❣️

[@Plaksa2004]

it`s not a miracle, it`s a coincidence. And ppl can just stop seeking for adrenaline and use roller coasters. BUt no , they will never stop

[@johonnahenderson1170]

@@Plaksa2004 okay girl, they said what they said

[@classicstorm]

@@Plaksa2004 do you know what coincidence means?...that doesn't even make sense...

[@iainmalcolm9583]

As someone from Scotland, I have been to M&Ds several times with my young daughter but not for many years. The fact that a 'toddlers' play area was under a roller coaster seems potentially dangerous. Only luck stopped this incident being much worse.

[@Jim87_36]

TBF Roller Coasters are USUALLY the safest rides ever built. So many safety features and double, triple failsafes. Stuff like this is EXTREMELY rare and ALWAYS unfortunate.

[@reniswastika7432]

Why is my pfp almost the same

[@Jim87_36]

@@reniswastika7432 Mine's my dog. Lol. Not sure why she looks like a Koala there

[@xtckels]

@@reniswastika7432 it's literally the exact same but zoomed out a lil bit 😂

[@StrewthSeeker]

@@Jim87_36 Yeah true. You only hear of the failures, but every roller coaster would do hundreds of safe and successful rides everyday. For a modern coaster to derail, multiple failsafes have to fail. The drive to the theme park is statistically more dangerous than the roller coaster.

[@SarahLovesBoobahandErEr]

I’m so happy to hear no one died, especially the sweet little children. When you said the parents of the toddlers were trying to flip the coaster train off of them I lost it. I got a rush of fear, like blood was leaving my body. I cannot imagine the pure terror those parents felt in that moment.

[@corwinjkabuki]

Did you really???

[@SarahLovesBoobahandErEr]

@@corwinjkabuki yes. It’s a terrible feeling. I think any parent could relate.

[@jackie9090]

@@SarahLovesBoobahandErEr yeah as soon as i heard that it happened over a toddler play ride my heart also started racing. i think any parent would feel similarly hearing something like that. cant imagine how they felt on the day. I'm just thankful no one was severely hurt/killed

[@XSlimSxadyX]

@@corwinjkabukiasshole

[@couttsie]

@@corwinjkabukiabsolute weirdo

[@kayevans2964]

The £65,000.00 fine was an insult to the victims and their families. A drop in the ocean compared to their profits 😡

[@dareU2]

Agreed.,... what an insult 🤬

[@christophermc2]

Their profits are actually crap lol £65k is actually quite a dent in their profits

[@naarahjanemorris3121]

Well said that's disgusting.

[@dareU2]

@@naarahjanemorris3121 yeah I know what a slap in the face..... SHAME ON THEM😁

[@Gh0stGaminginc]

M&D's is a shitehole. It's known for it.

[@shazcon71]

The little boy asking about his friend before himself was so brave. As they all were. I’m glad it closed down & no one lost their lives. Although they possibly lost a bit of how their lives should have been, they are all hero’s for recovering and moving forward

[@mikaross4671]

So glad to hear no one died, but that is absolutely terrifying. I'm glad the parents sued and won. That park deserves to be shut down. Thank you for sharing this story, as I wouldn't have heard of it until now.

[@FrenkieEdits168]

agreed. it’s been caught up in too many lawsuits and health and safety issues. just shut the bloody thing down already

[@TigersandBearsOhMy]

Everyone involved is lucky the carriage only fell 20ft. That's of course still very high to fall, but that coaster looks pretty tall. Thank god it didn't derail at the top. Very glad everyone made it out with their lives.

[@joshbacon8241]

So what would have happened otherwise that day if it DID derail at the top?

[@XSlimSxadyX]

@@joshbacon8241are you an idiot? People would have died.

[@corvus5630]

​@@joshbacon8241 People would've most likely died.

[@Jumpyluff]

@@corvus5630 Thank you for your hard work, Detective Corvus.

[@corvus5630]

@@Jumpyluff You're welcome.

[@KBird-flylow]

It is a freaking miracle that no one died. It was very close for many but somehow, they all live. That shouldn't take away from the seriousness of the accident. It could have easily been way, way worse. The ones in charge should have been held responsible

[@naarahjanemorris3121]

Exactly well said.

[@janmcguire5268]

Thank you for your respectful coverage. Those children will carry permanent scars. There is never an excuse for a theme park ride not to be properly maintained.

[@RileyLulich]

Thank you for continuing to cover these stories with such victim focused research and an eye for the individuals who have been affected.

[@OneFloofyBooper]

hearing Liam Boyle be more concerned about his friend, even though he was horribly injured, is so heartwarming

[@theparanormalman8707]

Glad no one died, but at the same time, you'd think that after 4 injuries on the log flume as well as the 09' incident on the VERY SAME RIDE, that there'd be better safety precautions taken to avoid something like this happening.

[@nomaschalupas2453]

Those type of people don’t care in the first place. Now days we have information on every location we can get to. It’s on us now to just take a few mins to search the places name and incidents. Either that or just push all the blame to the owner. Cheapskates only get away if the person falls for his tricks, if you have all the information and still fall for it, it’s kinda on you.

[@angieemm]

What I'd love to see you do is a video comparing the safety records of the various coaster manufacturers. Nothing due to park neglect but when the disaster was due to equipment malfunction, poor design, or something like that. I'd love to see a deeper dive on some of those companies.

[@reachandler3655]

It landed on a toddlers ride 😳 I think it's miraculous that there were no fatalities or permanent disabilities!

[@BoxOKittens]

I was holding my breath, waiting to hear about one or more little kids that were killed, so I was so relieved that none lost their lives. That really is a miracle, honestly.

[@kristinaucoin1237]

No idea why, but the little boy Liam just made me cry like the hormonal mess that I am right now. I hope he lives a long beautiful life because he is everything that is good in this world, packed into the body and soul of a sweet little guy.

[@adamantium4797]

Yea sure whatever. The victims both in murders and accidents are always sweet and special lool gtfo

[@littlemittenz7553]

I remember this story! My mom, brother, and I were in our truck driving to a track to bike, and we heard this on the radio. I always keep coming back to that moment. Thank you for this!

[@Just_Another_Piece_Of_Toast]

mum* the uk spelling is mum, sorry, just just a little pet peeve of mine XD

[@mel.crybabyyy]

@@Just_Another_Piece_Of_Toastnot everyone is british 🙄

[@benisaten]

What a crazy incident. So good that the toddlers all made it out along with everyone else. Hopefully everyone makes it thru their longterm injuries. You never know when these things will happen. Appreciate everyday and everyone in your life, hold your loved ones close!

[@gayletaira1763]

It's a miracle that no one died. And the £65,000 fine is an insult to the victims. I'm glad that, later on, the victims won some compensation from the park. Thank you for your videos. I really appreciate how you do not sensationalize these events, and plainly state what happened. You also treat the victims with respect. Thank you.

[@FrenkieEdits168]

i believe the fine was fair because it’s not like they should bankrupt the company before they get paid compensation. that’s not taking away from the severity of it though.

[@dokkwalk]

May everyone be blessed with a friend as courageous as Liam Boyle.

[@keeperofdimensions]

I hope, if push comes to shove, I can be that friend.

[@Eye_Of_Odin978]

@@keeperofdimensions It's not something you think about, per se. It'll just "kick in" when your friend is in trouble. It happened to me once during a close call wherein a truck nearly slammed into me and my friend's car from behind, which would have pinned us under the bumper of the truck in front of us. I grabbed my friend from where I was sitting the driver's seat and pushed him low as to duck his head below the dashboard whilst also trying my best to steer the car out of harm's way with the other hand. We didn't end up getting hit because the truck behind just BARELY slowed down enough not to hit us (damn big rigs) but it was close. After the incident he thanked me but I didn't really even consider what I was doing in the moment.

[@keeperofdimensions]

@@Eye_Of_Odin978 thanks for the words of kindness and encouragement! Glad you and your friend are okay! Hope you have a blessed day, God bless

[@mrfrog181]

im in love with the way DisasterthonHorror uses music during parts of his videos, they always fit what the part represents

[@sarahw598]

I always thought this place was dangerous. I went with a group of school friends when I was a teenager. One of my friends got symptoms of whiplash after going on a roller coaster, one had a panic attack after feeling like she was physically slipping out of a ride, and another ended up with a badly bruised and swollen finger after putting her hand on a barrier (not sure how it happened). I've not want back since because I always said it was a matter of time until someone got seriously injured

[@Kari2025]

That's a lot of incidents happening at one park and still being open. Crazy.

[@PegAMurphy]

wow that's horrible thank god nobody got killed but that place should have been shut down for good and they all should have gone to jail for a decade or so

[@bdh711]

Your dog is cute 😂😂😂

[@Weed69420]

Weed

[@briana_patrick]

You spoiled the video for me why are you the top comment LMAOO

[@garyking9623]

Thank God??? 😆 🤣 😂 deluded.

[@harleystubbs6199]

@@briana_patrick Why were you in the comments then 💀

[@chadcovey1626]

I still don't understand how you don't have more subs man.... Excellent job

[@MartyyHD]

I remember going to M&D's and loving this ride. It was actually extremely smooth as bad as it looks. However I always had that M&Ds was just that bit sketchy. Due to all the rides being transportable and the Tornado ride is genuinely a torture technique. So glad no one was seriously hurt, I am surprised it was this ride instead of Tornado though

[@Ellie-rx3jt]

I don't know if you maybe rode it back when it was newer and smoother, but it was apparently a notoriously rough ride near the end! Edit: wait I'm actually thinking of hurricane 😅

[@lunarbeetlejuice9768]

I’ve been on this coaster probably about 20 times in my life, I don’t live very far from this particular theme park, and my family stopped going entirely after this and the water flume incident. M&Ds is a cheap death trap of a place, and always has been since they opened. The reason it’s so small is because the people who own it know it’s one of the few actual permanent theme parks in Scotland, so they refused to invest in it. The worst by far was the big pirate swing, they let it practically fall apart and you can actually hear it audibly scraping the metal when it goes because the company won’t even buy the proper lubricant grease for the gears up the top. It’s not a matter of If someone’s going to die there, it’s when.

[@neddles33]

I have great memories of the animal park, it's a shame it's attached to the shambles that is the theme park. People used to joke about them being travelling rides they nailed down, and I down think they're far from the truth.

[@nevaehhamilton3493]

Someone file a lawsuit against them

[@FrenkieEdits168]

⁠@@nevaehhamilton3493oh people have, but they always lose cause the government know this makes them money with extra tax

[@cmykimberly]

I was at the park a few days before this happened. The general feeling amongst local people is that the theme park wasn't well maintained for many years and was an accident waiting to happen. However it's the only theme park in Scotland and its a long drive to alton towers thats why people still went. After this incident i vowed not to give this theme park anymore money and haven't been back since. It's still open, but the 65,000 fine is a joke.

[@auroraice9360]

lived in Edinburgh, Scotland my whole life, even as a kid in the early 2000@s M&D's had a terrible reputation, even us kids knew it, my class once had a trip there, while me and some others didn't go, those that did all said they thought the rides seemed old and/or unsafe, and by old I mean like near death old, I've refused to ever go there and when this incident happened, it proved my distrust in the place, while it is terrible, I sadly wasn't surprised it happened

[@SweetTooth8989]

It's always so infuriating to hear when preventable incidents like this happen because of a total lack and disregard for safety by the owners. From the sounds of it. They basically used the wrong welding wire for the repairs, which is something that will pretty much guarantee a failure in the weld. You need to weld with a metal (in wire form) that is basically close enough in composition to target material for both metals to properly fuse together.

[@FrenkieEdits168]

yeah the ride operators know fuck all about the rides and lackluster maintenance will put in a half decent job. they’re all in it for the money

[@XMizzTuraX]

I can’t imagine how scared the parents of the toddlers must have been. The thought of my 3 year old being a victim makes me sick to the stomach

[@adamantium4797]

Ok lol

[@hannahelorie2527]

I can't believe no one was killed!

[@abisolakpopfan8209]

Im shooked too cause something like that would have killed someone but didnt these people had a miracle to still be alive

[@rickpeterson8825]

Like 90% of these incidents you so excellently cover, are always carelessness and byprofits!!! I am not a welder, but we're I, and knowing MY WELDS could be the difference between life and death for numerous people, I would check, double check and triple check my work! It boggles the mind that people know that and still say"Fuck it"

[@aprilcanipe2614]

Good on you Liam! Well done! So glad you're well

[@diontaedaughtry974]

It's stuff like this that kept me from getting on rollercoasters for a while. Great video 👍👍

[@unholylykoi]

im amazed to hear that no one died. wishing the victims and their families the best with the long term injuries and trauma this must have caused

[@Johndpro]

Truly sad 😢

[@SonicGamerGirl2006]

Thank goodness everyone survived that horrific incident. This sounds incredibly scary! 😨😰😰

[@mariancounsellor]

I’m so glad there were no deaths but hopefully, everyone involved should have had access to therapy for as long as they needed it. What a horrific experience to go through. £65,000 fine is disgraceful!

[@kellyc6380]

Another great tragic story by a honorable storyteller ❤️

[@BrodiesPiano]

great💀

[@BeatEvanYT]

Bro really said great 💀

[@i_like_lemons]

This dude is treating the story as if it's a novel or something. "Great tragic story".

[@cliodhnamalone7493]

agreed

[@AshBash-3]

Myself and different groups from my school were there several times that week to partake in our activities week as a celebration for making it through the school year. It was closed on the Tuesday when I was there and initially closed the Friday morning when another group had went, but opened again in the afternoon. To think that if anything had went differently and the ride was opened earlier during the week could have been myself or my classmates is terrifying. I personally haven't been back to the park since that incident and the park suffered pretty badly as a result of this incident it's a miracle that the reputation of the place never plummeted to the point of closure.

[@tonyarichards5430]

Whew! I was worried we had lost your wonderful voice at the beginning.

[@StrewthSeeker]

Bless that witness “not like slow motion, like fast motion. And you heard the screaming and the fear of the people”. Poor dude must have been in shock

[@jonahjane5631]

You got a like from me for calling out the young man's bravery. Enjoy your content. Thanks for your work.

[@paigeturner7788]

I’m glad everyone involved survived. It’s always a bummer when children die just trying to have fun.

[@abigaelb2203]

All my love to the victims, victims family and friends

[@BoneChillingTales]

You asked for future ideas for episodes... So... train disasters, airplane disasters, haunted house fatalities, zip line disasters, vacation disasters... you could also get into natural disasters... tornados, hurricanes, tsunamis etc. Hope that helps! :)

[@karenshepler7128]

Thanks for sharing, and thank God they took it down ..

[@bren3347]

Sounds like that whole park needs an inspector on top of the inspectors just to make sure everything is inspected. Thank God everyone survived 🙏 I was honestly thinking through the viewing there were going to be casualties. And what a great friend to have with a kid who had an extreme injury worrying more about his buddy

[@mad_quack]

That’s incredible that nobody lost their lives in this incident

[@UmbraGhostie]

I was supposed to go to M&D's the day before this took place -- a close friend was actually there when it happened. the what ifs still scare me. like others have said, its a miracle everyone survived the incident

[@Areniapixie]

I didn’t know about this! I visited in 2008 and dislocated/fractured my thumb joint on the magic carpet ride 😢 Went on tsunami too but just once because it was such a rough ride it was too uncomfortable to go back on

[@blakeobrien2816]

Bro my heart dropped when you said Scotland m and d’s because that’s basically the only rollercoaster park I go to

[@gk4204]

Thank you for the great vid.

[@mx.n.3682]

I'm just glad there weren't any deaths in this one, I just recently (literally only yesterday) started seeing all these videos about freak accidents and deaths, and this is the first one where no one died.

[@Just_that_dancer]

Just stumbles across your channel! Just subscribed!

[@vahvahdisco]

For something that happened in the U.K., where I live, I’ve NEVER heard of this ‘infamous’ story !

[@Julzz1234]

Wow, I can't believe no one lost their lives.. so happy for that!! I hope the families sued..

[@ShadowCammando24]

It’s a miracle no one died from this incident.

[@TheRyndiculous]

If this channel has made me realize anything, it's that I'm never getting on another rollercoaster again, and I'm definitely not letting anyone I care about anywhere near them

[@mauricedavis2160]

Thank you for your excellent channel!!!🙏👍👻❣️

[@mondenkindqueen]

Many guardian angels worked overtime that day.

[@ApexGh0stYT]

I was not expecting a roller coaster to fly off

[@daviddesantis4040]

Having a little boy with a terrible injury constantly asking about his friend would just break my heart if I was on the scene. That’s a boy you want your kids to grow up with

[@SABRINALUTION]

The boy worried about his friend made me cry :(

[@dragongeraldb]

I live in the U.S and if a news story with 11 people getting hurt came out it would not even crack the top 3 stories on a Wednesday, we had 3 mass shootings yesterday and like 9 people died with 15 injured.

[@kristy9337]

I don't know why I'm here but this was a really good 👍 video🙂

[@joshcurtiss8071]

After it was dismantled, did anything replace it? or is it just an empty, unused space now?

[@DJMarky1987]

As someone who lives near the Park I can safely say it has never recovered from these incidents. Its a shadow of its former self and relies on renting in rides now as it has sold many of its rides including The Tornado which was the headline attraction. The Tsunami is still located on site fully dismantled rusting away in the compound at the back of the car park were I suspect one day it will go off to the scrappy.

[@charlottestreet3301]

I thought that this park was shut

[@DJMarky1987]

@@charlottestreet3301 its not

[@greghanson5696]

Nice work on this vid.

[@Straswa]

Great vid Disasterthon, not sure why a toddler ride was located so close to a roller coaster.

[@PhoenixKelly1]

reminds me of the wild thing incident at valley fair maybe this dude should make a video on that

[@rebeccapenman2119]

I was there with my school the week before the incident and the ride wasn’t working properly. We were allowed one the ride whilst it was pouring down of rain and they had buckets sitting on the seats because they were needing *fixed* the ride kept stopping and starting and they genuinely just failed to take the right safety measures but that’s M&D’s for you 🤷‍♀️

[@Lefty7788tinkatolli]

Rollercoaster derails, falls 40 feet right into a toddler's play area... it's an absolue fucking MIRACLE there were no fatalities.

[@JustHereForCats]

I can’t believe nobody passed away from this. Even the baby babies made it out…. I mean I’m grateful, but very awestruck

[@edbrown2998]

So much about this seems incredibly fortunate - not just for missing the toddlers, but if the derailment had been higher up it could have been way more serious, if the carriage had hit the ground feet first surely a lot of people could have lost their legs - you just don't make shortcuts to maintenance of these machines when people's lives are at stake.

[@thehappysimpleton]

Very tastefully done.

[@EwItsEddie]

I love these vids

[@nicholasyochheim3735]

Just a shout man. Disterthon. Love your vids man. Amusement parks are a huge part of my life and been to so many across the US and rode over 50 coasters each at least 5 times. So thats a lot of risks!!! I love how you report about the victims and park employees, executive and the like. Appreciate them. Please do one on Top Thrill Dragster when you feel you have the proper amount of content. I already know that whole story and what happened and still follow up to this day on Rachels incident. But id love to see how you report it and you have a good reporting voice. So its an aesthetic thing for me. KEEP ROCKIN IT DUDE!

[@Meandtheflowers]

When i was younger i almost died on a ride that flipped me and my older sister up and down. The over head locking mechanism broke and i started to slip out of the seat as we were stuck upside down due to a malfunction. I remember my sister holding the restraint down in attempt to keep me in as we were screaming for help and for the ride to return to the ground. I can still remember the massive gap and the fear that filled me as i looked down at the concrete below. After a while of being upside down and being forced to hold myself in as a 12 year old we were returned to the ground.

[@wbell539]

Would you consider covering the 1986 accident involving the 'Mindbender' roller coaster, at the West Edmonton, Alberta, Canada mall?

[@itsmxtwist]

They actually already did that one if you look 5 months back. Hope you like it

[@frostbeulchen2936]

So glad no one died 😭😭😭😭😭 those poor people

[@miket5740]

1.2m still seems low since I’m sure the lawyers got half and the victims injuries will haunt them for ever

[@petea1918]

Is it still open?

[@Aliciapaige777]

Wow, this level of incompetence and failure to adhere to safety standards is Julie unforgivable. It is only by the grace of God that these people survived., however, I’m sure they will be traumatised on some level for the rest of their lives. It is just not good enough.. maintenance and safety and security should be there number one focus💛💛💛

[@lozzibear1989]

M&Ds has a terrible reputation... I am from Motherwell and live nearby. Haven't been in years and have no desire to. It just doesn't give the impression of a professional theme park. More like a theme park from Wish.

[@Blebstinchen]

Honestly I’m just glad that no one died

[@margaretcreamer6666]

Thanks!

[@triciac.5078]

That is unbelievably frightening. To just derail like that?!?!? WTF

[@kristinpatton1018]

Only 65k fine? That's the equivalent of healthcare for one person. Insulting to everyone involved.

[@ineedvyvanse3493]

I’ve been on this ride many times. This happened the year I migrated to the US 😭

[@kelsimorrison5386]

It's a miracle that nobody has died

[@worstxb1playertylerteehc635]

WELL DONE LIAM.

[@tajhayes7841]

Personally, I would rather go back into battle across the pond than enter a theme park. When I was a kid, I was almost killed due 2 a faulty bar catch system on a Spider ride, it disengaged & I was flung out onto the foot rest area of the seat, where I found myself sliding around until I could get a better grip, when suddenly the "car" foot rest I was clinging to raised up & started spinning, I slid off the foot rest area & luckily caught a grip 2 the top edge of the lip surrounding the foot rest & was "hanging" over the side, a guy in training 2 the operater spotted me & screamed 4 the operator 2 stop the ride, as he did so, the guy that spotted me ran over & snatched my skinny ass off the contraption & "saved" my narrow ass!! My wife had an accident @ a theme park as well, as did her cousin, who had almost died from being "flung" from a broken chain "swing" ride @ a carnival!! 2 say that my wife & I R NO longer fans of theme parks & carnivals is putting it mildly!!

[@inlinechris]

Just go to reputable theme parks and you’ll be fine

[@allisonkrueger8330]

Thank goodness that man jumped into action as soon as he saw you

[@allisonkrueger8330]

I remember one time when we used to get a crappy carnival in my hometown for the town fest there was a ride called The Bullet which was a ride with 2 arms mirroring each other with a car shaped like a capsule on either arm. The pin holding the door shut fell out and is bystanders seated screaming “stop the ride the pin fell out” and the operator ignored everyone, luckily no one fell out.

[@tajhayes7841]

@@inlinechris there is NO such plce. It is very rare 2 find a theme park or a carnival outfit tht ACTUALLY takes GOOD care of their equipment, tht puts the public 1st over profits. Whn U find 1, lemme know

[@joannewilson1162]

There’s two silver linings to this accident. One of courses that there was no fatalities, and that the victims of this accident are going on to lead normal lives. And two with the park, being sued, and everything happening, and all the changes that were made, and everything that went down after this accident happened, maybe it can prevent another accident like this happening in the future. Because if another accident like this happens, maybe they wouldn’t be so lucky as to have no fatalities.

[@imwellread]

Every Thursday when I get home from school I draw and listen to ur videos and eat a snack, you’re so entertaining

[@seonghwastic]

i live 15 minutes from here, i remember going for the first time in 2015 when i was 7 and was gutted that i wasnt tall enough, now im glad i never ended up going on it during the summer of 2016 when i WAS tall enough.

[@samichmachine]

first off: SO glad everyone survived. second off, unrelated to ANYTHING: why is the logo on the side of the coaster the philadelphia eagles football team logo?

[@mothynugget1178]

My friend was there on that day and is traumatised of rollercoasters now