What Really Happened on Galaxy Spin August 3rd 2023?

[@musickid43]

I'm actually impressed the park had security footage and evidence of the operation to prove everything and everyone was working as intended.

[@tentingaroundflorida]

In the last year or so, most parks have installed cameras in the stations. Parks don't want to be sued

[@fo-ef8qo]

im not surprised at all. theyre always watching, especially so around rides

[@robertsmalls3513]

@@tentingaroundfloridathey’ve been at parks before YEARS already. You’re confusing a park with a traveling carnival/fair. Those will likely not have any cameras

[@cadendicky1855]

Whatever it takes to get to the bottom of a problem.

[@roo1322]

I once used to work at an amusement park, which is not in the US but is one of the most famous ones in the country, and trust me they really don't want to get sued ever. Their security manuals and constant evaluation/re-education system for the employees may almost seem too paranoid, which is rather perfect for the customers.

[@secoura]

It's good to hear about a park that did do everything right. Sad that the child got hurt but there wasn't much the park could have done to prevent it.

[@finnianheart]

funspot is free to get into and each ride is money to ride so it's in their best interest to keep each ride in top condition! have been to this exact funspot before, it's a fun place to spend an afternoon on a budget

[@reddcube]

I feel really bad for the ride operator. You did your training and preformed it to a T, but someone still got hurt.

[@CoasterCollege]

Yeah that would definitely suck

[@ian_bruh1]

Yeah I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again: I work in manufacturing as a machine operator. Tons of potential safety risks and theoretically more dangerous. I would not want to work as a ride operator or around the public. It’s a lot easier to be responsible for just my safety and the 1 other person working with me.

[@couch2558]

There's always a handful of accidents that were entirely the rider's fault. This one is definitely fault of the rider, but I'm not sure they truly can be blamed. They were just a kid and didn't have the means to truly understand what could happen. That's not anyone else's fault either really, mistakes get made and it can be impossible to tell what could be benign situation to danger within a short time period and make that call.

[@TheQwert221]

It's just good to know the kid survived this one at least. It's always a little depressing knowing that someone died in a lot of these incidents.

[@Clovieon]

I'm also glad to hear the kiddo is okay, it's an unfortunate way to learn a lesson about safety but a necessary one

[@jmpayne333]

I live in the Orlando area and get season passes to the fun spots every year. I have a daughter that’s been riding it from ages 3-10. Never had an issue.

[@greysongladney4403]

It's completely their fault... always victim blaming and never accepting responsibility.... It's common sense to not try and escape restraints....

[@FireMageLayn]

​@@greysongladney4403 perhaps not completely. I've seen enough parents acting like rules do not apply to them around their children, I could definitely see where kids would pick up the idea that they don't actually have to sit in uncomfortable restraints.

[@mondenkindqueen]

Such a refreshing attitude. “Yeah, we did everything we were supposed to, but we can do better and keep people even safer.”

[@CoasterDave]

List of changes a noticed after the accident: -New signage on the coaster’s trains -New lift hill cameras on ALL major Fun Spot coasters -Ride operators double checking all restraints -Ride operators asking the rider if the restraint level is comfortable

[@askmiller]

The one problem with the age requirements is that you can audit someone's height while they're in line. Kids don't carry proof of how old they are so I'm not sure how you can enforce that other than requiring kids to be truthful. Kids find stupid ways to hurt themselves all the time, it's part of being a kid. Luckily in this case it sounds like he made a full recovery.

[@writer4life724]

I can see this as being more of a CYA policy than a legal one. If a child lies about their age and still gets hurt despite all ride regulations being followed otherwise, then the blame falls on the child and their guardian for lying to the ride operators. Doesn't make it smart or right, it's just another layer to protect the ride owners from legal issues.

[@Atmatan]

Recovery ≠ Full Recovery and no amount of brain damage is any good.

[@iimuffinsaur]

​@@Atmatan Brain damage or some kinda pain that they'll have to deal with forever. The rider is gonna look at their younger self with so much frustration

[@Atmatan]

@@iimuffinsaur A single broken 'pixel' in the eye is all it takes. Forever doesn't look as long to everyone though.

[@galacticgrandmas]

This is such a good example of the responsibility guest have in parks. Fun Spot did everything right in this instance, the only reason the accident happened was deliberate noncompliance. The rider was a little kid so obviously you don’t really want to “blame” them, but it goes to show riders have a responsibility to comply with all instructions and safety measures just as much as parks are responsible for implementing and upholding them. Glad the kid was alright in the end.

[@kosmoboo]

The parents are to blame. Either raise your kid right or go with them. I point out safety measures to mine and discuss why they need to mind them.

[@Luppay131498]

I wonder if it would be beneficial to have young riders seated in the middle of the ride vehicle and/or between other riders in their party rather than allowing them to be seated on the outer sides of the vehicle. Kids will be kids and this was clearly an unfortunate accident.

[@ancel4452]

I've been on rides where kids had to be seated in the middle. I was honestly surprised that wasn't pointed out in this video lol

[@501Shadowcat]

​@@ancel4452As the ride has two height requirements, I'd imagine this is their policy for smaller riders who need adults sat either side While the people involved in this accident were all at the minimum solo ride height so the policy wouldnt have applied

[@Luppay131498]

@@501Shadowcat Oops, you’re so right. I forgot about that part.

[@csueconner9711]

Two words…centrifugal force.

[@therealxunil2]

If you go by the animation, the ride operator was about 8 feet tall.

[@CoasterCollege]

Just call them Mr. Gru 😂

[@Galistia]

The ride op eats their Wheaties.

[@grafzeppelin4069]

@@Galistia The ride op is at severe risk of enlarged heart syndrome and spinal issues.

[@pikariocraftf2802]

​@@CoasterCollegemy dad's playing Mister Blue Sky as I'm reading this so my brain registred this as Mister Gru Sky

[@fiomidemeteor9776]

That comment about riders being able to get out of restraints if they wanted to is 100% right. I was waiting on the break run of Smiler (over the shoulder restraints) as the train in the station was... ahem.. being sanitised. I am as thin a stick. I had theorised in past visits I could totally get both shoulders and upper body out of the restraint but had never wanted to test my theory untill we were waiting there. It was possible, and scarily easy to achieve. fyi I am a fully grown adult and I slipped right back inside my restraints immediately

[@chantolove]

Oh god, SMILER?! That’s one of the worst rides for that to be so easily possible on!

[@indodinoyoutube]

I have a similar problem. I'm quite small and some restraints are a little loose on me even at the tightest setting. I always make sure to hold on tightly to whatever restraint or handle bars are provided for that exact reason.

[@fiomidemeteor9776]

@@chantolove The restraint does secure me over my legs so it's safe - plus there's no way to wiggle out accidentally but yeah.

[@ghost.7141]

i can do the exact same thing on the iron gwazi at busch gardens tampa bay, its only a single lap bar holding you in, and im 5'7 while weighing 116 lbs, i easily slipped out while we where waiting for the next car to be dispatched (the ride was over at that time, we where just waiting) and i easily was able to fully stand up, stretch my legs, arms, and lats, and then sit back down and slide back inside of the restraints with ease, now ofc i could'nt have just accidentally done this, but purposefully? absolutely. Its freakishly easy to get out of restraints when actually trying to on purpose

[@fjordpitsky4486]

I'm short and skinny and I don't like riding B&M inverts because their OTSRs give me way more wiggle room than I'm comfortable with. Clamshells on the other hand I don't think I could escape if my life counted on it, vests too. I got an itchy calf on a B&M flyer and it was agony lol

[@LetustheDragon]

When I worked at a themepark, when it came to kids riding with others on spinning rides such as a scrambler/sizzler, tilt-a-whirl, and such, we had to tell the taller person/"adult" that the smaller person sits on the inside--that being the furthest from the gaps to board/disembark from. This gives the body one extra obstacle to get around, and the "guardian" extra time to react. Not sure if this could work on this ride due to air-time hills being involved due to the extra physics that brings to the attraction.

[@regulusmasamuneryuku8657]

Wow, really awesome that Fun Spot went 'yea lets prevent this from happening again,' and implemented new rules they didn't need to. Not a lot of companies will do that.

[@TimberWolf99]

The only other change I can think of, which would be up to the manufacturer more than the park, would be installing railing doors in the gap between the back wall and front of the cars. Something that can catch anybody that does manage to slip the lap bar. However, that might interfere with the intended purpose of the car, could still complicate ride operation, and may even encourage people to intentionally slip the lap bar.

[@airsw772]

that and maybe add seatbelts might be the next stop without adding doors ect

[@Kaimax61]

@@airsw772 the video already explained why seatbelts isn't effective for a smaller rider and will just limit bigger riders.

[@goldenheartferal3433]

yeah. most attractions have those and I don't know why this one doesn't.

[@bocahdongo7769]

Worse They can installed those shin guard. Like someone did with Mack Wild Mouse because again, 6 years kid messing with supposedly a fine ride

[@andreasd9764]

Fun Spot (and it's neighbour Old Town Kissimmee) is a really good evening out and it is reassuring to see how comprehensive their safety procedures and training is. Unfortunately some children do not know how to behave safely/properly, and it appears this six year old was not under adequate supervision by their cousins. I hate to hear that a child has been injured, but the parents/guardians have to take responsibility for ensuring their young child was suitably cared for!

[@mistercia3244]

Rare footage of a park not causing the accident

[@cmbluey98]

I get the 14 year old accompanying policy on some level. But also am not sure that would have prevented the accident. If a child is wiggling/trying to slip the restraint then there is no guarentee that being told not too by an older rider is going to stop them. I have personally always felt the restraints on wild mouse models should be generally more restrictive

[@Crawver]

Sometimes it's not about having the silver bullet that will prevent every possible instance, but just having enough extra safeguards that at least one will catch the issue before it turns dangerous. It's certainly a weaker policy, and one that people can certainly lie about if they wanted to, but every bit can help. If the park was found liable, and this was their addition, it would be laughable. But honestly, since they did everything right, and they still chose to add further protections that are aimed to prevent young children from indulging in their worst impulses, I'd say that is a good thing. Always a tough thing to measure the effectiveness of though, as we'll never know of any instance where such a policy stopped an injury from occurring.

[@casuallydone468]

Honestly moving the smaller riders to the middle of the car likely wouldve prevented this incident even with slipping the lapbar (Or at least made it less likely)

[@RubyRobbins88]

Thank you for making this video. I was there that day, working, and saw a bunch of people running that way when it happened. I never heard the official story and am at a different park now. Im glad to know ehat actually happened.

[@Scarldoc]

The seatbelt thing hits home. I worked at lightwater valley when a young rider was ejected from their version of the ride (treetop twister). The kid was meant to have an additional seatbelt on but due to lack of maintenance the seatbelt was broken and therefore brushed off as he would be "safe enough".

[@casuallydone468]

When i was really young i have a distinct memory of going on one of those fair relatively low droptowers and my single seatbelt having come undone (Not by me) about halfway up the droptower. Luckily i got it back in place a few seconds after but i can startlingly recall the exact view i had at the top of the tower and the level of fear i was in as the ride continued up. And i dont really remember a lot from that age (I want to say 5 or 6). I was so scared i couldnt even really think or speak after getting off the ride. To this day i still can't ride droptowers of any height or slingshot type rides because they cause me too much inherent fear. (Even though i absolutely love rollercoasters and have even rode every rollercoaster at hershey park for example, multiple times, i absolutely refused to ever ride the droptower)

[@therealxunil2]

The two best words in this video are "they recovered".. I was sure the kid was gonna be killed by that fall.

[@Lin_The_Cat_]

This just makes me respect Fun Spot even more. It already holds a special place in my heart for the fun times I had visiting their Kissimmee park as a kid, and that sentiment is only further cemented hearing how they've been truly subverting expectations by going above and beyond with their safety measures and operator training standards.

[@GrimlanderMG]

I used to work at Disney World with a ride that was almost identical. It was called Primeval Whirl and it was almost identical with the exception of the restraints. It has since been removed, and we thankfully never had a ride ejection. I think that one was a Reverchon coaster, but I believe Zamperla now makes that model. Our restraints were a lap bar from over the shoulder for each two guests, meaning two bars per car. We had a door though, which would have discouraged this situation. Glad to hear the guest has recovered, although their opinion of coasters has likely changed somewhat.

[@carrieroberts5611]

I loved primeval whirl

[@MichaelNelson-r5k]

That's exactly what it looks like!!!!!!

[@VelocityRides31]

Much better than my video about the accident, I was wrong about a lot of things and since I now know that they did the right thing, I will continue to support them, Great video!

[@sophiedegen9981]

You don't see many people admit lack of information. You are awesome for that

[@TheKurtsPlaceChannel]

Glad to hear everything turned out ok. Thanks for posting this.

[@CaptainLuckyDuck]

I'm sorry, but allowing a 6-year-old to ride a ride alone that goes any higher than 4ft is an accident waiting to happen. If you've ever worked in a kindergarten/reception, you'd know this right away.

[@Robbedem]

Depends on the kid. Most 6 year old kids wouldn't wiggle out of the restraints.

[@ian_bruh1]

The 6 year old wasn’t alone? And kids ride rides like this all the time with no issue. If your kid can’t comply with basic directions, don’t bring them to an amusement park.

[@nerdatello]

@@Robbedemidk man, i've worked at a daycare for 2 years and some of those kids would definitely test the limits just to see what would happen

[@princessravendiamond4288]

This isn't relevant to the accident, but rather the ride model. Every year at my local state fair, a Zamperla Wild Mouse coaster is brought in. I don't ride it every year but did this past summer. It was the first time I felt kind of unsafe on a coaster because the lady sitting next to me had her legs fully bent while I had my legs straight. This led to the lap bar being set to her knee level and not necessarily at the lap as intended. I made it through safely but I was holding on much tighter than I usually would

[@terg8472]

fair? im not touching anything put there

[@princessravendiamond4288]

@@terg8472 then you're missing out on some fun flat rides

[@iwakuralain1459]

Fair attractions are constantly assembled and disassembled so it wouldn't surprise me if they don't assemble it correctly at least once. Also, you don't hear about fair attraction incidents because most are not reported

[@princessravendiamond4288]

@@iwakuralain1459 oh I know that very well. When I was 5 I went on a Kiddies Ferris Wheel that malfunctioned and went backwards, subsequently crushing my left foot and breaking the bones

[@iwakuralain1459]

@@princessravendiamond4288 wow, that's horrible. I hope you're fine and didn't get long term complications

[@katherynedarrah4245]

This was an accident where everything was done RIGHT but a factor outside the park's control was to blame.

[@rexnewcombe8337]

When we load any ride with small children and large people, here in Oregon we are required to put the smaller ones on the inside seats and adults/ bigger people on the outside for safety. And of course when the car is spinning you will be moved around and shifted at times.

[@Axo243]

Had no idea this even happened! Sad to see someone get hurt but it is not the park or ride ops fault

[@Ithaca-vv5dy]

I don’t care if my child is tall enough, I would never let my 5 year old ride even a small roller coaster without me.

[@jameslude3146]

For once, I am surprised that it was actually partially the guests fault.

[@Black-Swan-007]

Partially? It was 100% the guest's fault. The kid was six years old and six year olds are inherently idiots.

[@whatjake7898]

Yeah the parents of that child need to be held accountable for raising such a dumb kid.

[@eiram2006]

It was entirely the guest's fault. Just because the guest was only 6 and made the kind of bad decision 6yos tend to make, doesn't mean they're not at fault. The ride operators did everything correctly the day the accident happened, do you expect that they should have ridden with the children to prevent the 6yo from wiggling out?

[@Blundabus1337]

Falls 20 feet, lands on steam beam, survives. Freaking 6 year olds are tough cookies.

[@victoriamahon3765]

Honestly I don’t even consider this an accident, this was a customer misbehaving, who was injured. An accident implies something went wrong or broke. Nothing went wrong, everything functioned as it should, but the customer did what they weren’t supposed to do, which is at the end of the day unpreventable. You can tell people to sit there and stay inside the car and there will always be people that don’t listen and parks shouldn’t be responsible for that as long as they take reasonable precautions.

[@TinkSalsa]

When they say all 3 riders are children, i wonder if this means the other 2 were like 12 or if they were like 17.

[@askmiller]

My guess is they were all under 14, as the policy change they implemented wouldn't have a accomplished anything if the group already met the requirements.

[@nataliegoodfellow3185]

I grew up going to Disney parks and I remember there being a rule where if you were under 7-8 you had to be with someone 14 or older. I remember this rule because when I turned 14 I was expected to take my littlest sibling on rides that he wanted to go on but my parents didn’t want to go on.

[@KimvyKinsley]

5:12 I know I should be taking this seriously and I know that the animation is realistic from what I've seen but omg this is funny.

[@jardex2275]

This reminds me of the MOA Log flume accident, where the rider stood up right before the final drop. This was back in 1998, and was the park's first major accident.

[@carolrainey8463]

But MOST kids don't undo their seatbelt!! And there's seatbelts that are AUTOMATICALLY HOOKED before the ride starts and cannot be unhooked until the ride stops !!

[@G.M.C2005]

This is why kids under 15 should have adults with them. The comments try to blame the kid but they all shouldnt have been allowed to ride without there parents on the ride

[@hanthonyc]

I agree with the sentiment, but I believe 15 is TOO restrictive. A six year old doesn't have a full understanding of the consequences of physics (especially 'pandemic kids', who essentially ended up much more sheltered). I was a tour guide at an adventure park and the cutoff for no longer needing a parent was 12 years.

[@bakugobaby3100]

​@hanthonyc going of what u said i think 15 maybe even 14 is fair. Like u said pandemic kids are sheltered. That even accounts to some 12 and 13 year olds that arent mature enough mentally for their age and still think like 10 year olds. I stand by the original posters comment. Ive seen too many 12 year olds act like they're 5.

[@Sasha-zw9ss]

@@bakugobaby3100 You're talking about extremes I believe. Even at 13 years old children prefer to hang out without adults and are perfectly capable of that (unless we're talking about extreme activities).

[@GonzoIsCool]

Good job, ride operator. Everything was checked properly, they hit the emergency stop immediately, and they got the injured child immediate help.

[@SaveMeMoon]

Will you be making a video on the Jetline accident at Gronalund? You're the only one I trust with these kinds of videos and I really want to know more about what happened with that one.

[@45BradB]

This is literally the exact same ride as Primeval Whirl in DinoLand at Animal Kingdom in Disney World. It was the deadliest ride on property. It was also responsible for injuring numerous maintenance workers and was considered for shut down many times since the park’s opening in 1999 until they finally bulldozed it in 2021

[@julianalicciardi]

good riddance lol

[@rollercoasterheaven2170]

Shocked he survived considering where he landed

[@hollyinhell]

I've always really enjoyed your videos, but I like them even more with the animations.

[@CoasterCollege]

Tysm!

[@RayBcv1030]

I can't imagine how stressed the operators must've felt at the time of this. They did everything right and someone still got hurt.

[@leogirl4149]

Would it probably have been good to implement a rule where the smaller children cannot sit on the outside edges? I’m just curious if that would do anything

[@mondenkindqueen]

Considering the ride vehicle spins during the layout, I doubt it.

[@BananaTheNinja]

We have a roller coaster like this a nearby theme park and I BELIEVE they make the tallest people ride on the outside. Which is a good precaution because even if a small child manages to get loose from their restraints, they would have to get pass the other riders to fall out and it also give the other riders a better chance to notice that they are loose and physically hold onto them.

[@csueconner9711]

Parks I’ve been to make the smallest rider be between the larger riders. But the centrifugal force might have been too much on this particular ride. What added suggestions do the engineers have?

[@mike_0213]

I am glad to see that not all these freak accidents end fatal. It sucks when you go or you take your family to a park and you have to count on another human to do their job correctly or you could get hurt or maybe even die. Some scary stuff but I am glad for your channel so it gives people all the information on these accidents. It just sucks when it is the rider who causes the accident, that ruins it for everyone there and could land the park or the ride maker in some hot water. @4:30 do you make all of these animations you use in your videos or are these stock? If you do make them what program do you use to do these?

[@PredictedCyborg]

I'm so glad the child recovered, but what a scary, painful way to learn a lesson. If they ride any more rides in future, they'll never move from restraints again. >.

[@cielthefangirl2876]

From what I’m seeing the child was on the outside. We have the same ride (different name) here where I live. The carnies always put adults on the outside and children inside in case of falling out. It’s a jerky ride. It’s common sense. Unfortunate all around.

[@em84c]

There were no adults in this case. But the older kids should have been on the outside

[@TheGreatCalsby]

Finally, a case where the company isn't to blame. They followed all recommended regulations, ensuring the integrity of employees and operations.

[@musicaldoge9412]

This is wild, i’ve never heard of a park do everything they were supposed to do in order to prevent an accident and one still happening kid learned his lesson HARD

[@ghost_in_thekeys6596]

Me and my 6 year old rode this coaster months before the accident. It was super fun and we definitely would ride again! I hope that 6 year old is ok, that’s just terrible!

[@Wesley-76]

Been going to Fun Spot parks since i was a kid (and always ride the heck out of Galaxy Spin) so i knew that they couldn't be at fault for this accident when i heard about it. Great to hear they're taking safety a step further even. Companies like this should be supported!

[@3rdalbum]

20 feet is 6 metres, btw.

[@josephwatson4342]

Its a nice change of pace to hear that the amusement park and ride operates did everything properly to keep everyone safe

[@Vok250]

Interesting ride. Reminds me of the old Wild Mouse ride we used to have in Vancouver. Was always a very safe ride, but felt like a god damn death trap due to clever design.

[@dis8791]

I do remember being a kid and, on these kind of rides, always testing if I could get out of the restraints. I think it was because the ride operator would ask or say "you're properly strapped in", and I was too anxious(?) to argue but I wanted to test it anyway, so I tested it after they walked away. I remember getting kind of indignant in the cases that I could slip out of the restraints. Obviously, I was a kid, and as I grew up I realized pretty quickly it's not a challenge. Thankfully nothing had to go wrong for me to learn that.

[@Marzipana1]

So how old were the cousins? If a rider under ten is now to be acompnied by a rider older than forteen, what would it have changed if the six year old stands up?

[@em84c]

I guess they were under 14 (13 maybe?) so they wouldn't have been allowed to ride that day.

[@jacksonreese-ei8ws]

While this is definitely still tragic I really want to push people to see that the fun spot parks are some of the safest out there. I live just 5 minutes from this park and j know so many people that think it’s gross and unsafe just because it’s a smaller park. But I would say it’s cleaner then Disney and fun spot always puts safety first

[@michael7054]

Great video! I enjoyed watching!

[@scootergirl3662]

I mean, in this case, if it is, anybody’s fault, it’s the family of the six year old for letting him ride rides, knowing he was rambunctious.

[@cassielcruzchavolla809]

Idk how old the other kids were but it seems to me that maybe they should have gone by age rather than height to determine whether a kid should ride with or without an adult. 6 years old is still too young imo.

[@bookcat123]

The problem with that is, how do you check an age? Require parents to bring the kids’ birth certificates?

[@cassielcruzchavolla809]

@bookcat123 That's fair.I just think height was evidently not enough to prevent small children from going on rides without an adult. Honestly, carrying a birth certificate might not be the worst idea it could also help prevent kidnappings...seems a bit extreme, but idk I do think safety is important, but I get why many people wouldn't like that and it'd be difficult to enforce.

[@bookcat123]

@@cassielcruzchavolla809 I mean… I can’t really argue. 6 does seem too young. Maybe having it posted as a recommendation rather than setting a hard to enforce rule?

[@cassielcruzchavolla809]

@bookcat123 Yeah, that could work, then it'd be at the rider's own risk... and I think most guardians wouldn't risk it if the park itself is saying it's unsafe.

[@Ellie-rx3jt]

​@@bookcat123 Easy, you set the price lower for younger kids and then give them a cool hand stamp at the entrance. No parent is going to lie that their kid is older than they actually are if it'll cost them $5 😂

[@CadaverousCanine]

Zamperla spinning coasters were my favorite as a kid when they came to the fair. The wild mouse I went on as a kid had an identical restraint system. I don’t doubt for a second that a determined enough 6 year old could’ve wiggled their way out of it! I also wouldn’t fault the other 2 kids on the ride, as they likely couldn’t reach the kid. Even if they could, the kids probably didn’t have enough time to react to the 6 year old getting out of the restraints before being thrown out of the ride. The park went above and beyond to try and prevent an incident like this from happening again.

[@Valzentia]

Everybody gangsta till Coaster College says "[X] was operating normally"

[@CoasterCollege]

Should be a shirt

[@Valzentia]

@@CoasterCollege I'd buy it.

[@thecaptainsnark]

Great evidence for why a 6 year old should not be on rides without an adult.

[@awkc63]

Sounds like the kid fuxked around, and found out. I think this is the first time I can remember where it was 100% the riders fault.

[@lauravturner]

Thank goodness the kid didn't die and completely recovered. This is a sad situation but also incredibly relieving to hear that nobody was at fault. It wasn't bad maintenence or operator neglect, just a kid being a kid, doing something dumb because they could and and getting hurt. What a great park. I will be sure to go there, knowing I am in safe handsm

[@pilotvc]

I've seen a lot of ride seatbelts lately on rides like this that require operator key to buckle and unbuckle.

[@indodinoyoutube]

If I were one of the older cousins, I would have made sure that the smallest kid sat in the middle. You never seat young children on the outside of open ride vehicles like that!

[@gjp373]

A good video as usual😁

[@CoasterCollege]

Tysm!

[@StormyBuckets]

oh, poor kid! little ones are really slippery when they want to be. It's such a shame that the kid got hurt, but im so glad he recovered.

[@RADZADproductions]

It’s crazy how the actual operations of the Fun Spot parks are up to industry standard, and don’t seem like a typical FEC. However their maintenance is so very questionable.

[@nightmare5022]

It’s sad that the kid got ejected but it’s so refreshing to see a park that is actually running things 100% correctly and taking precautions to try and prevent anything like this from happening to the best of their ability

[@Ghv5t]

Obviously the kid will learn their lesson but it should still be noted that in any other situation where a kid makes a stupid decision like this they need to be held accountable regardless of if they know better or not, that’s how they learn what is and isn’t okay

[@hx0ad5]

genuine question as i'm not from the US so i'm kinda confused: why was it the state department of agriculture who investigated this?

[@PhoenixRoseYT]

I think it stems from DoAs being involved with county/agricultural fairs, which eventually evolved to have rides, and they just kind of continued with the tradition to this day.

[@mondenkindqueen]

Don’t know who would cover it besides them. Not sure there’s a department dedicated to engineering.

[@princesskristan]

I've been on a coaster like this before, and I had to hold onto the restraint because it felt loose. But I do think that kids that age shouldn't be allowed on rides without an adult, and should be sitting in the middle

[@Crodmog83]

Tragic story. But this is really interesting channel.

[@CoasterCollege]

Glad you enjoyed! I have tons of other videos like this!

[@dindog22]

did you get your silver play button from KZbin yet?

[@michael7054]

Sometimes it takes a few months

[@CoasterCollege]

Yes

[@dindog22]

@@CoasterCollege you know you're supposed to do an unboxing video for that

[@xana3961]

I'd like to think that part of the reason that kid still lives is because this park actually did everything they could have foreseeably done to prevent the accident. So the rider may just have the park to thank for making it so hard to get himself/herself killed.

[@Kolly_er]

The Tickler ride at Luna Park coney island i think is the same ride and i remember riding it at least twice in my life and its been fun each time. Sad that that happened to the child.

[@pineappleroad]

Ive recently been to a theme park that had come up with an intresting mechanism to keep riders from unfastening seat belts And while i was there, on one of the rides i actually saw someone try to flip the release lever for the front row (they weren't able to reach it though, i was in the third row, and that ride only had seatbelts) And on a different ride, after the ride came to a stop, someone else on the ride went to undo their seat belt, but then found they couldn't

[@lavbunxx]

I have watched 1 podcast and 5 minutes of 1 and now they flood my fyp lol

[@johnnynicholls1043]

Road montu when I was 13 around mid 90's and on the way the lift hill the seat shoulder restraint came up. Me and me and a friend I was with pulled the seat down and it locked back in place. The seat belt helped keep the seat from going all the way up and idk if they even knew it happened. I didn't report anything and got off the ride and me and my friend was like oman and laughed and moved on to the next ride. Looking back i definitely should of said something but thankful I im ok and haven't had any other issues so far. 🤷 cheers.

[@jdoraz86]

At Canada’s Wonderland the ride operators will always make the smaller guest sit on the inside of the ride away from the entry.. something as simple as that could have prevented this too

[@chuualwayswins]

I live by the area but never knew about this situation. I wish the child would’ve sat in the middle, it might’ve been preventable that way. this is why you always let little ones in the middle and not on the outer edges. it seems that it didn’t turn life threatening which is good ig (I’m very surprised actually lol)

[@victoriarees4540]

It just sounds like a kid learned "eff around and find out" at a very young age

[@chackbro1]

Wow I wasn't aware of this happening so close to home

[@NicoleMarie.]

What do they mean, “what caused it?” It was a 6 year old child, who was too small and light. Either that or the belt wasn’t tight enough due to the weight or size of the child. They can also put the smallest rider in the center or on either side of larger adults or children

[@JayaByte]

That same ride is called crazy mouse in florida

[@CoasterCollege]

Yeah there's a lot of them

[@chrisignatz1728]

How about educate the children. Teach them common sense if you do things like that you can and will get hurt. I grew up in the early 70's and rode everything solo. If that happened to me my mom would've beaten my ass for being an idiot.

[@Cry.baby_09]

I went on this ride with my cousins, those turns were sharp and I was always scared I will fly out.

[@miyomikonran]

I think cases like that could lead to important and worthwhile discussion about possibly adding age requirement to some of the rides like this. Mostly because (from my observation) kids are getting taller with every generation and sometimes it doesn't matter someone is high enough, if they don't have the mental capacity to understand risks and consequences of not following the rules. Kid here probably wanted to have a better view and didn't understand force will eject him out of the car if he does so. At least I'm glad he recovered and I hope employee in question didn't suffer long time stress despite doing nothing wrong.

[@odyssey232001]

There is that grey area of being 48" tall and certain age to ride said attractions for medium trill rides. My kid was 6 when went on Pepsi ripsaw at camp snoopy I believe they did have seat belts and lap bar the ride is from 1992. Just unfortunate accident the passenger was able maneuver under restraint. Can't prevent all accidents but glad to see other witnesses inform the ride operator and proper safety standards in place hopefully not have accidents in the future similar nature.

[@TransistorBased]

It's bizarre how kids seem to instinctively try to put themselves in danger whenever possible

[@SpideX56]

Ok,as a kid who rode it with 2 other kids 3 times, im surprised this happend

[@blah7983]

I never understood why rides with lap bars that go over multiple riders don’t have a “maximum height difference” per row. Especially if there’s not secondary individual restraints, a kid close to the minimum height shouldn’t be riding with a tall/overweight adult because the kid can get under the lap bar

[@supershepherd]

I’ve been on this ride before. Crazy.

[@Clay3613]

The animation of the rider being ejected made me laugh, I'm sorry.

[@PhoenixRoseYT]

Same