Two Girls GRUESOMELY Killed at Playland in New York City

#playland #amusementride #truestory
Imagine becoming a victim of a horrific accident that was supposed to have been protected against three years earlier when something similar occurred. Imagine this happening just after your shift during the time you're supposed to be heading home.
Well, this nightmare became a reality for 21-year-old Gabriela Garin in the summer of 2007 when her life was tragically cut short at the hands of a roller-coaster that had killed before.
But, who exactly was Gabriela Garin? What happened to her? What incident served as the grim foreshadowing of her accident? And what was done afterward to prevent such an incident from ever occurring again?
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[@littletrebleclef]

This is why I leave when my shift is over, I'm not getting hurt or killed whilst not being paid.

[@priceright8963]

This is the first video I've seen reporting the deaths of this ride. So heartbreaking, and the second one was entirely preventable.

[@Pandorartist1]

I loved Mindscrambler as a kid, it was my favorite ride at Playland. I remember being unsettled by the first death, but it didn't stop me from riding since I heard that it was because a child stood up on it. The second death impacted me more because they shut the ride down for good. I missed riding it a lot. Thank you for telling the stories of these people. I never got to know who they were in such detail, and it's sad to find out, but also humanizes them in a way I didn't see before.

[@ningbronsin9826]

So it took a video about their deaths for u to show empathy and humanity?

[@Pandorartist1]

@@ningbronsin9826 Yes.

[@Legacy-sw7bv]

​@Ning Bronsin It's how the information is given and detailed. Kinda like this: A girl was killed on Disney's America Sings attraction due to her human error. vs Deborah Gail Stone was an 18 year old college student working at Disney in 1974 to earn some extra money for her new expenses. On the newly opened attraction "America Sings", she worked as a hostess, greeting guests as they entered the theater. On July 8th, 1974 at about 11 PM, Deborah walked too closely to the area between a stationary wall and a moving stage wall, placing her in harm's way. The girl was crushed to death between the two walls. Reports state that visitors first didn't understand the situation, assuming her screams to be part of the attraction's show. In the immediate aftermath, Disney installed sensor lights to warn the operator if anyone was in a dangerous area, eventually replacing the existing walls with breakaway walls as another safety measure. Deborah Stone was the first employee to be killed as the result of an accident at Disneyland, with the park having been in operation for 19 years at the time of the incident. See how wording something with more humanity can, well... humanize and encourage empathy?

[@gregmeyer9595]

With rides such as this a LOTO (lock out tag out) procedure would help make safety so much better. When any employee leaves the safety of the main console they lock the console with a key only they have access to. This way NO ONE under any circumstances can start the ride. Then, when they are done and back into a safe position they unlock the console and the ride can begin.

[@heavenburke]

Holiday world has this

[@annabellelee4535]

It wasn't anything mechanical. It was totally human error.

[@nevaehhamilton3493]

Cutting corners is a human error. If people are willing to let a few lives get lost just to save a few thousand bucks, then they shouldn't ever be in normal society.

[@annabellelee4535]

@@nevaehhamilton3493 There is no evidence that the ride was faulty. It was pure human error. There was no evidence of cutting corners by the park/owners.

[@nevaehhamilton3493]

@@annabellelee4535 I see

[@jessyvalentine7492]

So no charges for the guy who turned the ride on full power without knowing where his coworker was? Im sure he was traumatized but frankly thats where the mistake was made, though if they were pressured to get guests through quickly thats the root of it. Also did i mishear, was this girl 14 with a two year old child?? 😢

[@annabellelee4535]

@@jessyvalentine7492 Nothing wrong with that unless she gave birth to the child, then it's totally wrong. Didn't you babysit as a child?

[@alexhails]

a second attendant could’ve been more dangerous since it’s dark and what happened to the 21 year old could’ve happened to the theoretical second attendant. i think it’s kind of the persons fault for starting the ride without making sure she had finished seat belting people tho.

[@scottnichols3685]

Gabriela’s death is truly heartbreaking.

[@molllyiley8882]

I actually got injured on a ride like this when I was a kid, neck and head. I’m so sorry for the families that lost loved ones!!!

[@infamousaccidents]

🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@latoyawinston1007]

How what happened when was this so glad you made it

[@molllyiley8882]

@@latoyawinston1007 It was in 2006. The ride was way too rough, and my head and neck kept hitting the stupid bar. I am okay now, thank you:)

[@Chihayamoon]

There's a simple answer to this The 1st girl that died it was her own fault she ignored the safety features and she caused her own death therefore the park is not responsible

[@Awest101784]

I can’t count how many times as a child I rode the MindScrabbler…there was NOTHING wrong with the ride…when you don’t want to abide by the safety rules….anything that happens is YOUR fault.

[@NooDramas]

Yeah the child is unknowingly at fault. Perhaps the risk is the poor lighting conditions resulting in poor supervision of passengers. At the end of the day, she was a child having fun without knowing the consequences to her actions. Children do not know better, sadly.

[@alexhails]

@@NooDramas nobody under 12 is allowed to ride the scrambler at my theme park without somebody 15 or older. i always thought that was a stupid rule but now i see why that is.

[@faithruckdeschel1294]

@@alexhails I agree, at the ride we used to have just like the MS, no kids were allowed to ride without adult supervision. Tbh, from how the family described her and how she went on that ride many times before, that little lady was just like my 6 yr old grand baby who is beautiful and loving and fully aware of what she shouldn't do because we've taught her very well but when she gets with her besties, Miss Thang is a show off and show out! Truth be told, ain't no way in Hell would we allow Kay to go on any ride by herself(although she knows what not to do)because children are unpredictable little folks.

[@robertmiller5516]

@@NooDramasthey actually do know better

[@JetBlack878]

Poor Gabriela, her death could have been avoided so easily, there was no need for more people working, if only they had one simple rule in place... The rule that the rides should in under no circumstance start unless the ride operator on the platform walks off and signals to the ride operator in the booth that all is clear... I see this all the time at Gothenburg's Liseberg, on Helix. The two people checking that the restraints are fastened will check every seat on their side before stepping back and holding a thumbs up high up in the air, and the ride operator won't start the ride unless both peoples thumbs are up... If this had been used on the Mind Scrambler as well, then there wouldn't have been any miscommunication between the ride operator and the guests, since the ride operator would have known when to start the ride thanks to the signal.. RIP, my heart goes out to those affected

[@BiohazardCrow]

The place was way more darker than a nigthclub. That puls a lot of people screaming and metallic structures impending your line of sigth was the recipie for this tragedy. More illumination would be the solution.

[@littletrebleclef]

​@DemonicGoat This is true or they should have a policy that all staff have to be stood next to the operator booth before the ride is started.

[@evedeming3129]

I rode that exact ride dozens of time....in fact all the rides that have killed people there. Don't go to playland. The locals find it sketchy

[@thefanridrshow1967]

Rye playland is in Rye NY not NYC. It’s about 35 minutes from Midtown NYC but n Westchester County

[@prettygreeneyes7497]

I got on that ride twice with my boyfriend and cousins and aunt nobody’ was hurt at all we all sat down and buckled in and listen and nothing happened 😢poor child rip 🪦 😢god bless her soul she should of listened that thing go fast

[@MrVexedviper]

0:24 at the hands of a rollercoaster? Ffs why do all these crappy disaster channels call every ride a rollercoaster?

[@geekemedia]

These stories make ne realize how much a second attendant at cobry Island saved my life. There was a ride I wanted to get on as a kid. I was maybe... 11, I wasn't allowed to get on alone, my two sisters were together so i was upset, he offered to get on with me so I can go at the sane time, I said ok and everything was fine. I had a great time. I will never forget that guy now. I could be alive because of him.

[@glynmillett7193]

honestly the park should sue the families of the dead girls for the loss of money they caused at playland

[@carlanoemimartinez9150]

You sound pretty ignorant for saying my family should be sued for my aunts death! You should really use common sense and think before you write such a stupid thing and not now how those families were affected and even who was at fault!

[@GabsGee]

Id blame the impatient bozo who screamed to turn on the ride

[@jadenxo3866]

I agree !

[@GameFanaTICK386]

That's horrible. Gabriela and I would have been the same age. My condolences to both families.

[@robumphrey1344]

Definite lack of safety procedures for such a chaotic atmosphere. Always wait for thums up, Always. Sad

[@MrCooldino]

I Remember growing up and hearing this on the local news. Never rode that thing since

[@G.M.C2005]

Ngl that boy who started the ride should have been charged because people who have done less than him at amusement parks have been charged with manslaughter

[@ComicsUnite]

People could say its the people fault of the downward of "Mind Scrambler" but really it isn't. The problem of the ride was the lights feature, if people cant see accidents happen the person that is injured would have died. If They dint have lights for Mind Scrambler then those accident can be avoided.

[@fone9665]

Well, they were both kneeling on the ride The first girl knew not to do that The second lady was fastening someone in, so, operator failure

[@Lightningstrike1220]

But she was not on the clock. That was her fault.

[@carlanoemimartinez9150]

No she wasn’t but she stayed and WORKED! My aunt wasn’t staying for shits and giggles to play around. So no asshole NOT HER FAULT.

[@tiasky3438]

That sucks they shut the ride down because the operator didn’t do his job. And he didn’t even get charged, that’s insane. He knew she was there and knew he didn’t see her. Edit: he should’ve made sure to see her!!!

[@mira_arts_v]

Shit logic. It he knew she was there then he wouldn’t have started the ride. The reason he started the rides was because he DIDN’T know she was there.

[@tiasky3438]

@@mira_arts_v shit comprehension. He knew she was down there buckling people in and instead of making sure he saw her before starting the ride, he didn’t.

[@nevaehhamilton3493]

It's common for shady businesses to put their colleagues under the bus by shifting the balme to other people in order to get away with their crimes. Greed is one of the seven deadly sins, after all.

[@AngelMessUp]

Sorry, I can't help but thinking that the little girl in the first story and that ride operator in the last story were idiots....

[@erikarobinson747]

No one should be called any names period...the girl is dead and she was to blame for her death and she was a 7 year old lil girl who didn't know any better and was by herself on that ride..she simply made a poor mistake by standing up in the ride ... people make mistakes all the time but that doesn't give anyone the right to call anyone an idiot....you shouldn't disrespect the dead...just cause a person made a mistake that cost them their life doesn't make them an idiot....have respect for the dead....she was only a child

[@brandonjones7235]

​@@erikarobinson747 But she was still at fault. You have to stay inside at all costs.

[@erikarobinson747]

@@brandonjones7235 are you looking at anything that I wrote down cuz apparently you're not I never said she wasn't at fault look at what I said I said no one should be called any names. The girl is dead and she was to blame for her death never did I say it wasn't her fault so why are you even commented back saying that it's her fault when I never said it wasn't

[@faithruckdeschel1294]

@@erikarobinson747 While I'm not going to call her names due to her being deceased, and shouldn't have been left alone. She did know better however, because the channel creator mentioned that she went on that ride countless times before but probably with someone older? From the picture and the way her family described her(they were being kind but if u can read thru the lines)she was a mischievous little girl who should've had an adult with her because of how some kids behave when there's no adults present? Her little butt was trying to get the attention of her friend, but if u have ever gone on that type of ride then u already know how strong the push and pull dynamics are because it goes so fast? There was a ride just like that one here in my home city at our SeaBreeze amusement park, and no child was allowed to go on it without an adult present.

[@kimb2596]

No safety program or training is the cause of the second death. How did OSHA not investigate? The park should have been fined.

[@nevaehhamilton3493]

Yeah. It's more common for shady businesses to get away with misconduct as long as they're rich enough.

[@marythorp8680]

I love your channel thank you so much for all your hard work 🙏💖

[@carlanoemimartinez9150]

We are going on almost 16 years since my aunt passed away and it seems like it was just yesterday. I’m seeing a lot of ignorant comments by people who genuinely have NO idea what actually happened.

[@HWD0.O]

It makes me so pissed whenever people start shouting for the ride to start! They should know that it’s the operators job to make sure everyone is safe and sometimes that takes a while!!!

[@sharonginger2997]

😢rip to the two lost their life on this ride it is so sad

[@luisito6314]

That ride takes a second to really go fast like wtf was she doing??

[@julieromero7219]

Horrible sad story, always, always gotta keep in contact with your fellow workers.

[@geekemedia]

She was a child.... she shouldn't have been seated alone. The operator definitely should have been charged with negligence.

[@nickymcallister682]

Very well put together I hope one day he does a theam park ghosts video.

[@rockingrandmaof2]

It's spelled 'theme'

[@melissag2001]

@@rockingrandmaof2 spelt *

[@keyana8393]

Wow! I remember hearing about the first death as a child, but without any hard evidence or actually reading about it myself, just through word of mouth, it was kind of outta sight outta mind. Or maybe I was just too young to grasp what I was being told. But I would ride this ride every single time I visited until they closed

[@catmomjill]

How about better training for the employees?

[@bensentertainmentchannelof6951]

I think that’s the amusement park from big (1988)

[@IgnoranceCorrector]

I went there before, I literally replayed the video when I heard the name out of shock

[@jbalien20]

All that money was actually worthless. Such unfortunate tragedies.

[@aliciamelendez5476]

It was the fault of the impatient ride passengers for NOT waiting for a park staff to make sure that everything was done properly. In fact, the impatient ride passengers decided to turn themselves in and face serious jailtime.

[@oliviadash3104]

Playland still in somewhat in a bit of construction. I hope they don’t open this summer so they can concentrate on fixing playland.

[@Ms.HarmonyJ]

That is so sad tragic RIP Angel hope these people get what they deserve people are all people want is money in say to hell with the people that love themes park its ridiculous

[@rachellewis9251]

It's heartbreaking injury and death are horrendous I've more pity for people who had no choice or control some of the adult self inflicted deaths are ridiculous

[@paulch8665]

“an accident nobody could have foreseen”. Two terrible human errors. Girl climbed out of riding position and was killed. Careless operator did not check for the other worker. Nothing wrong with the ride. At all. And you should edit the sound to take out the words “roller coaster”. No roller coasters in this story. No one injured by a roller coaster.

[@riding4beers889]

Rye, NY is not apart of New York City

[@johnbruno3053]

Playland is in Rye, NY. Not the city!!!!!!!

[@infamousaccidents]

Who cares John! 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@Zyzie-l7s]

@@infamousaccidents you should bozo you’re the one running a documentary/ historical channel and prob should care about getting facts right, Including caring about your communities comments regarding wrong information not blowing them off. Denthead.

[@jenessamichele]

​@infamousaccidents people who live there and expect facts to be accurate care. 🤷‍♀️

[@pooryorick831]

Geez. I rode the Scrambler dozens of times as a kid at Santa Cruz boardwalk and county fairs. Never once did I believe it was dangerous. It seemed like the most benign ride. It was kind of a bridge between the kiddy rides and the big roller coasters. Heck I would still ride it if I ever went to a carnival or something.

[@jenessamichele]

So much footage from this video isn’t even from Playland in Rye NY. Both of these instances were horrific, but this ride never should have closed. It was the best ride in the park. The ride wasn't the issue. Human error was. I don’t care how many times that little girl rode the ride, why was an 8 year old riding this alone? One, it was a dark ride with loud, blaring music and flashing lights. Two, she was only 8. I don’t care how brave a child is. If your child is on the adult rides, then you have a responsibility to ride with them or ensure an adult or teen, who is responsible rides with them. The second was just as devastating. She was off of the clock. Did the new ride operator know she was trying to help him? This one has always been more confusing because the story always seems to differ a bit.

[@ninababy97]

I love mind scrambler. So many people got hurt in there tho. It's so sad

[@karaokebackgroundplaylists9878]

1:09 That's Playland in Vancouver and Atsmosfear 2:14 ALSO VANCOUVER CANADA with atmosfear, pirate ship and the now-retired music express

[@Blndbmbshell]

this was an honest and tragic accident

[@vincepeterson5761]

I'm no engineer but the answer seems simple enough to me just have all three seats filled, no empty seats

[@cherrylove3656]

I feel bad for the families. these first girl shouldn't have been on the ride without supervision she wasn't responsible enough to do the right thing the second girl died because of someone's else's negligence why shut the ride down for human stupidity. Obviously, the operator wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed to do what he did. Hope he has nightmares for life.

[@nuknukssafeplace]

I am so sorry for the deaths; However, the PARK was NOT at fault in any instance. The little girl, undid her safety strap. The young woman, was OFF THE CLOCK!!!! Stop!!! Blaming others. WE MUST OWN OUR OWN STUFF.

[@Lightningstrike1220]

Hahahahahah you really think pathetic, worthless humans will take admittance to being stupid!? Lolol you're cute 😂😂

[@carlanoemimartinez9150]

Nor my Aunt nor the little girl were at fault. You should REALLY get your facts straight before commenting something so stupid.

[@DouglasSpende-xm5kf]

Hand radios would have been the answer!

[@Drake_offici]

One time wen I went to Playland a girl got her leg stock in a ride so they close the ride

[@minnesotamapping7688]

Could you do the London Terror Fire at Valley Fair?

[@chadL.321]

Clearly that was the young fellows help that hit the on switch

[@paingoret6]

I was def like Stephanie as a kid and did things like that (taking my seatbelt off/trying to stand/moving around). I'm lucky I didn't suffer the same fate as her or even end up injured in anyway. I'm smarter now and not as big a risk taker (I think kids believing they are indestructible is legit for some kids). Still an adrenaline junkie but an adrenaline junkie who follows the rules.

[@lindsaybassoff9194]

Playland isn’t in NYC

[@russellrattys6581]

I have worked on carnival rides before, and yes there dangerous in the wrong hands I have seen a seasoned member of staff walk onto a ride platform, where the 70+ ton machine was in full swing, and would have knocked him off his feet like an enormous golf club hitting a ball, to retrieve his baseball cap that had blown off, some things i have seen have been unbelievable I have also witnessed one accident personally, which was actually caused by a safety system, designed to prevent injury, but it caused one that day But on the same note, theme parks and carnivals are among the safest places to be, the rides are checked daily, if fault occurs during the day, ride operators are trained to stop the rides and not allow anymore passengers until there inspected, well at least i would, i hve a strong head on my shoulders, i would and have told supervisors and managers NO! before, when i thought something was unsafe, i risked getting sacked for not operating my ride when told to, until mechanics had checked it, but id rather get sacked than have one customers death on my conscience

[@neilonicko1]

I rode the ride a few times it was a really good ride only little problem with Playland the park is ran by kids always was adults need to run that park and stuff like this won’t happen

[@marythorp8680]

Wow I'm never this early

[@CoAsTeRDaN3737]

Hello, I am a 30+ year coaster and amusement park enthusiast. I have been on 451 different roller-coasters worldwide. I enjoy your videos, however not all of your information is correct on them. I would love for you to research a bit more before posting a video. Also, many times your videos are about flat rides and spinning rides and you refer to them as roller-coasters. It makes you not credible and I would love for you to correct this for future videos. Curious, do have an ax to going about parks? Everything you present is so negative.

[@strawberryjackson3]

I got on countless times

[@chadL.321]

Where I come from we have the Scrambler as well but you never ever see a young child without an adult come on people common sense can save lives and Darwinism gives rewards

[@rondar.8746]

Human era for this unfortunately

[@Kishla-f4o]

Rides don't make males and female it don't care

[@theresacaron4238]

Why does the narrator of this channel call every ride a roller coaster when they are something else????? Inaccuracies kill the story before it even starts, not getting my subscription, that's for sure.

[@chrishuston7162]

All amusement parks like these have an agenda to harm or kill people, I hear about all too frequently in videos like these🤔🤔🤔🤔