What Really Happened on Wild Wonder August 28th 1999?

This accident has to be one of the most sad ride accidents in history, so what really happened?
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Sources:
saferparksdata.org/accident/9...
-Saferparks report
rcdb.com/600.htm
-The coaster on RCDB
www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-200...
-News story about the accident
apnews.com/e1cc5eabd5bf2d0644...
-News story about the accident
www.kait8.com/story/5218250/w...
-News story about the 2nd accident
amusementsafety.org/safety_new...
-Main Report and source
steamcommunity.com/sharedfile...
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[@CoasterCollege]

Yes I know I said "North Carolina" when talking about Myrtle Beach in South Carolina, I misspoke and do not feel the mistake is worth a re upload, pinning this comment so people will see.

[@Jearpear]

GP To Enthusiast all good bro barely noticed

[@noahhasty6368]

Good

[@oliverstrubbe]

didn't even notice

[@pennsylvaniabear5178]

It really doesn’t matter because slot of people were just like “Oh he said something wrong but it doesn’t matter”

[@RodknockRhett]

GP To Enthusiast A simular incident happened on Wildcat at Cedar Point. You should do a video on it. The car rolled back down the lift hill. Also, if you watch the POV, you can barely even hear the anti rollback system.

[@MattRoszak]

Who could have predicted that replacing vital safety parts with bootleg parts was a bad idea?!

[@pikariocraftf2802]

YeAh right?! This KNEX plastic chain has been doing wonders on that looping coaster nexTdoor- I don't know where I'm going with this to be honest, just uuh... be saFe

[@lillyrose1873]

Not me

[@hi24x]

300th like

[@Suisfonia]

It happens more often than people think, when Wet n Wild used to be on the Strip here (Las Vegas) they had replaced several of the safety components in the Bomb Bay (been awhile, so I may have the name wrong) which keeps the doors from opening prematurely. Well, they used boot-leg parts to do it since the actual parts themselves were almost $150 a piece (while the boot leg ones were only $25 a piece) suffice it to say after only a few months the replaced parts failed and a lady - who was stepping into the bomb bay - fell through the floor. She survived, but was left with severe injuries to her head and neck. Sad thing is? Because Wet n Wild had a lot of 'clout' in my city at that time, they were able to keep it mostly out of the press (this also happened at a time when cell phone weren't common)

[@cpanw]

"oh man, let's just be a cheapskate for a critical part of the coaster!"

[@crystalkeeper1063]

The sound of the safety brakes failing is horrifying

[@ratbastian]

Like rapid gunfire

[@lbb2043]

I had headphones in😭

[@bluebird294]

@@lbb2043 Same #earrape

[@weasel1822]

Literally the sound of death

[@TheBeatlesShow]

@@lbb2043 So did I. I'm writing this from Heaven.

[@littletaryn4899]

GP: low quality dogs Me: they weren't good boys

[@yoursleepparalysisdemon8171]

This deserves more likes

[@ssip7339]

U~U

[@iheartwaffles91]

This dude is not afraid to call out other KZbinrs inaccurate information. 😄 No hesitation. I love it. ❤

[@54CFC]

I think it's great when he does that because they're are a lot of people that are learning from his channel and need to know what's accurate and what's not!😊🤩

[@badudak8513]

exactly! many youtuber out there just giving out information without really doing their research.

[@ARTSIEBECCA]

Landon annoys me anyway...is this real life right now?🙄

[@Equinox866]

I think that's funny because he then said Myrtle Beach was in North Carolina

[@elaynsd]

Breana McGill does anyone know who that misinformed youtuber was? He looks and sounds really familiar.

[@remyx5]

The sound of the anti-rollback system failing is genuinely terrifying! Ive seen most of your "What really happened" videos and this one by far has irked me the most. Just imagine being in the waiting line for that ride and hearing that ear piercing sound, not to mention the sound and sight of the two carts crashing into eachother. Terrifying. Truly terrifying.

[@GamingEwees]

Same I wrote a comment similar to this one because that is true fear

[@galaxyren589]

I've been on this ride at carowinds and I just got so scared!

[@hotshot4512]

@@galaxyren589 yeah but the ride was probably either not a zamperla (which are safe) and a non-illegal chain dog

[@JJ-fq5rl]

Dogs for Dinner Ikr! Not to mention the people in the cart that rolled backwards got ejected and both got killed 😩 Horrifying

[@Redzsolit1990]

I think the worst horror, is seeing the people ejected from the ride!!!😰😱😨😫

[@genericnameryan]

I could never imagine hearing those 2 sounds of the failed anti-rollbacks, and the aftermath.

[@stephaniebresnan4597]

GenericNameRyan yeah that would be absolutely terrifying

[@GingGongg]

The first sound would haunt me for the rest of my life

[@wee_woo_sam666]

eckermania same.

[@rabbithaver]

honestly just hearing that sound is unsettling, even if i didn't know what it was... it's just so inorganic, if that makes sense?

[@twistedtimbers]

yeah. for me it seems something like a tornado siren. it's good to know what it sounds like but i NEVER want to

[@tStevester83]

"This is what witnesses say it sounded like" **UNGODLY EARRAPE NOISES**

[@anobody5520]

2:30

[@nelsonahlvik6650]

Yes, now my ears are dead

[@jkflrts]

it scared the fuck out of me 😭😭

[@lizbaker2370]

My friend when he rages

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

@@lizbaker2370 What? Time to leave, girl. Wtf are you waiting for? An engraved invitation?

[@Sarah.Riedel]

"Over twenty years ago, in 1999" [immediately feels old]

[@Awesomeasumpta13]

I know, right?

[@brownie7926]

‘99 feels like 10 years ago but then I realise I was born in ‘98 and 22 years old🥺

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Wait another 20 years. A week from now. You'll wake up middle aged, lol

[@weltonvillegal6258]

@@brownie7926 - Yep. Except my daughter was born the same year as you. You feel old?

[@evang7954]

I graduated high school in 1999. Meep.

[@airstride20]

So as a fellow ride operator who has operated the Mad Mouse coaster at Michigan’s Adventure, hearing the part about the large guest who was allowed to take up two seats immediately threw red flags up at the people operating the ride. From my experience of ensuring the guests safety, we needed to make sure that guests could properly fit in one seat, and one seat only, as well as being able to actually secure the restraint down on them safely. They would give the occasional “just give it a good push” but I was not allowed to go any further to avoid hurting them. Trust me I’ve had to turn away my fair share of guests who did not fit the rides seats safely. The Mad mouse was already an extremely jerky ride with very noticeable lateral force along the upper section of the ride, so having a guest shoved into a cart improperly is a serious failure of safety on the operators part. (Not to mention the fact that overloaded cars with... bulkier riders would cause the ride to overshoot the breaks, causing an entire ride shutdown.) Anyways, another great video. I enjoy your content and can’t wait to see more from you.

[@tinyshawn1991]

The Mad Mouse ride is so memorable to me for the jerky movements. But I remember as a kid my dad refused to get on because of such. It's still an awesome ride in my book. Thank you for ensuring our safety as riders!

[@coldbrewcarbomb]

I live in Michigan and practically grew up at Michigan’s Adventure. Both my mom and I got whiplash from Mad Mouse

[@morerandomrainbows2794]

When did you operate Mad Mouse? I had a cousin who operated it from 2011-2013, and then operated Shivering Timbers in 2014.

[@bouncyturtle3169]

I am more scared of that ride than thunder hawk

[@airstride20]

@@morerandomrainbows2794 2018. I was officially on the "Desert" crew, which rides consisted of the scrambler, Tilt a whirl, Flying Trapeeze, Trabant, and Thunderbolt. The supervisors would have me go around to other crews though when need be since I knew quite a lot of them, The Mad Mouse crew being one that I was sent to frequently.

[@fo-ef8qo]

Never heard of this incident until now but jeez that's terrifying. Also even $5,000 seems like a low penalty. I guess that's just for improper ride maintenance alone? And other penalties apply by severity and other conditions?

[@randomvideosn0where]

They can still get sued. Same as you can get a $200 speeding ticket but if you kill someone you have more consequences.

[@oreo4093]

f o It’s about 7,500 in today’s money which is still pretty low for this

[@zfilms4858]

i think it should be higher, $50,000 if its a CRITICAL SAFETY VIOLATION. or, keep the fine, but its am immediate shut down of the ride until the problem has been fixed, inspected by state inspectors (which you have to pay), and a circuit test of all trains are done. additionally (for both) if the accident results in death, its a manslaughter charge. (and in this case, felony Involuntary manslaughter (4/years imprisonment)

[@Kazmahu]

There's two things at play here. The first is that this is a penalty, which means it can be levied for every individual violation - if an inspector goes deep and finds 30 provable counts of unlawfully bad maintenance, suddenly that's $150,000. Second, that's only for the ride itself - any harm to people is generally covered by other laws with much harsher penalties (such as Reckless Endangerment).

[@gwanael34]

" Also even $5,000 seems like a low penalty." Welcome to america.

[@GamingEwees]

2:29 that sound is so scary. Imagine hearing that, and thinking "what is happening?"

[@pandaparkconstructions2975]

Yeah absolutely horrifying!

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

I'd be, "Ohhh, that's not good..."

[@FloofyQuenchiest]

I would crap myself for sure

[@GCNMMA]

I know the daughter (and sister) of the mother & daughter that we’re killed in this accident. The husband (and father) of the deceased passed away a few years later. Such a tragedy

[@ntkmw8058]

Stop lying you piece of crap

[@GCNMMA]

Nation I’m not lying. I honestly wish I was tbh but the husband (or father however you want to look at it) died a couple years after the accident from health issues. The surviving daughter graduated college a year ago

[@Ghost-nh3sl]

Yall are so rude,even if she/he is lieing,They can be telling the truth about the husband's death so you're saying a dead person isn't dead (N o t.T o.B e.R u d e)

[@ntkmw8058]

• Ghost • screw you

[@Ghost-nh3sl]

@@Bibiinaz_ mk

[@warzone6700]

I have always had a fear of coasters, not because of those false videos that overhype what actually happened, but because of my fear of heights. Ever since I’ve started watching your videos a couple months ago I’ve felt a lot better about roller coasters because of the technical inner workings/details you go over in these accident videos. Nice work man! Keep it up!

[@amandaw1878]

My fear of coasters is not the height it's the feeling of the DROP. I hate that sudden weightless feeling, it feels painful for me.

[@niaram]

Manda Amanda i often find closing my eyes makes it less painful for me

[@MariaLuiza-tp2dc]

@@amandaw1878 I have to close my eyes, tighten my abs and hold something to reduce that feeling a little bit. I've heard that it's possible to get used to it so I'm working on riding rollercoasters with "medium" sized falls again and again until the feeling go away, I feel like I'm getting better and went to my first rollercoaster with a loop and it was amazing, it's my favorite rollercoaster now Sorry for my English btw

[@mariokarttourstudiosteambo5997]

I hate the speed, I can't just, stand it. And the drop..

[@yoursleepparalysisdemon8171]

Warzone same bro

[@laughingduck1000]

RIP headphone users at 2:31

[@seaworldfanboy3760]

Ha

[@bagthecadran]

du du du du *DUDUDUDUDUDUDUDUDU*

[@nikkikat7824]

I jumped lmao

[@wesleywilcox7463]

It was painful

[@teresaeaston1575]

OOF

[@Fighterpilot555]

Ride operators of the Top Thrill Dragster be like: "Keep ARMS DOWN, head back, and hold on!" "ARMS DOWN." "ARMS DOWN." "ARMS DOWN." "ARMS DOWN."

[@moonlight_oats]

Fighterpilot555 and then people still put their arms up

[@bananaduck7094]

*A R M S D O W N*

[@blitzn00dle50]

I do that for the first fifth of a second but I don't hold on the rest of the ride

[@janeilnold5863]

I never put my arms up until the train finishes accelerating. I've had past shoulder injuries and the force of that ride would surely give me another one! On the way up and down the hill though...arms up...always!

[@H20fanatic20]

Because the force of it, can break someone’s arm,,trying not to get sued

[@janeilnold5863]

A train rolling back down the hill was my worst fear and it kept me from riding roller coasters for the longest time. I've since fallen in love with coasters, but I don't ride them unless I know the park is safe a reliable. For that reason, I don't trust fair coasters. I'm sure ride operators know what they are doing, but those things are just not as safe as permanently-installed coasters at larger parks. My god, what were those people thinking when they replaced the parts with cheap off-brand shit parts?? There's no cutting corners with ride design and safety!

[@celty5858]

Honestly I'd been on carnival rides nearly every year up until I was 21 and I've never experienced a problem or heard of any accidents in the area so I think you're pretty okay to go on them, but of course trust your instincts.

[@ryanreed7688]

Yeah, if a park is sketchy I'm not getting on anything. Piers and carnivals freak me out. And I'm an enthusiast who loves getting thrashed around on the most intense rides at real parks. I'm here for the illusion of danger, not the real thing.

[@AirtimeThrills]

You wouldnt think this could happen anymore with the anti rollbacks being on every coaster, but when ya cheap out you end up paying even more

[@wendyokoopa7048]

Yup

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

This can happen on escalators, and I'll bet money for the same reason. Broken escalators are NOT stairs.

[@wadoheck4866]

The sound of the car falling is absolutely horrifying. Couldn’t even imagine how the witnesses felt hearing it in person.

[@hinz1]

As soon as someone dies, just relocate the ride ;-D So beware of relocated rides.....

[@austinmcwilliams9192]

I've been on the twist and shout before and let me tell you it is painful

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

@@gircakes The school system did this, too. Torey Hayden talked about it in her last book.

[@pentiuman]

BUT they're made "safer" by renaming them after the move, so nobody knows.

[@stylesrj]

Does deleting a section of track and putting it back on work resetting the reputation? Or do you have to delete and rebuild?

[@megaascension2748]

Yep. I live less than thirty minutes away from the new location and have ridden this ride many times. Never again!

[@zachcoastercrazy4032]

It took only 11 days for the pieces to wear down? I am no expert on roller coasters, but if something like that occurs 11 days after you replaced them, you know there is an issue. How often do you have to replace Gemini's anti rollback system/ that thing that connects to the lift hill

[@beexo3587]

They replaced the official part from Zamperla with a bootleg one they made themselves. It wasnt made with hardened steel and wasnt installed properly, causing a faster wearing then normal.

[@zachcoastercrazy4032]

@@beexo3587 I know! Even though it was bootleg I am still surprised by it.

[@MoneyManHolmes]

Not only that, but it probably took a couple of days to get the custom parts fabricated. What the hell went wrong so fast with the factory parts?

[@PabloGonzalez-hv3td]

The issue WAS the use of the incorrect steel and out of tolerance installation

[@kkacperowski]

this was my thought. i had to go back and confirm in the beginning of the video that he said it was bought new by the park in 1999. Seems odd that they would need to replace something like that after weeks of operation.

[@TheCoasterMeme]

The chain dog is one of my favorite sounds Thx for all the likes, this is the most I’ve ever gotten on a comment!

[@SpitefulAZ]

Oh the anticipation it builds gives me goosebumps!!!!!

[@teresamckeown5594]

It is awesome! It adds to the excitement of that first hill!!

[@garybruce4886]

@i change my pfp constantly and it was only 85 lmao

[@13lyricvideos13]

same! it’s so satisfying

[@Cadventurer]

2:30 That sound legit gave me chills.

[@pandaparkconstructions2975]

Same

[@blair7001]

And they said that’s what witnesses say it sounded like? That’s literally scary

[@jkflrts]

exactly,, i deadass started to cry

[@Allieoopsfan]

I started laughing when that sound happened

[@Luna-ry8lv]

@@Allieoopsfan ok edgy kid

[@nomi7743]

2:30 *thanks for the headphone warning*

[@superflyriri4153]

A fine for an amusement park breaking the law was only $500??? That's crazy!

[@gracepearlbowling5402]

They got fined more than that. Plus private lawsuits.

[@babygoose8716]

Dang, you out here calling people out on their inaccuracies. I like it.

[@milescorporosus4058]

4:08 "... this causes many problems; _however,_ the safety benefit it provides is undoubtedly more important." It's unfortunate that so many people seem to struggle with this concept in general.

[@mirven1000]

Omg I remember this! I was 8 years old and on vacation with my family. A mother and 8yr old daughter died. My fam that didn’t come down the shore with us kept calling making sure me and my mother were okay bc we fit the description. We were at the pier that night riding rides too! I don’t like roller coasters so this ride was never an option for me. Our beach house back then was only a block or so from gillians pier I think we were home by the time the accident happened. So sad! Pa what a throw back. This came up in my recommended and I was like I know that ride! 1998? I was there! 😆

[@CoasterRoaster]

I've been on this ride but never even knew that there was an accident on it. I have no regrets.

[@TheStashBox1]

at 1:30 , my engineering sides eyes were as wide as dinner plates. Any engineer worth his salt, knows better than to use subpar metal on something that requires maximum wear resistance

[@nico3064]

Same here. I made a training as an industrial mechanic, work close with constructors and make the parts they construct for our company. Never ever we would have manufactured such parts without further informations from the company they were originally constructed by. Scary when I think about that such a thing could happen everywhere

[@tatum5747]

God, imagine being in the cart behind the one that rolled back or in the line about to get on realizing that could’ve been you.

[@Author.Noelle.Alexandria]

Seth McFarlane was drunk and missed a plane, and at first was mad. Then it crashed into one of the World Trade Centers. He lives with trauma from that. Survivors guilt.

[@justinburgess5117]

I've been on this at Myrtle Beach to get my coaster credit. Didn't know it had such a dark history. Great video as always.

[@cricketguy1206]

2:30 it’s ok, I needed an excuse to learn sign language.

[@uscraftgaming2915]

At my home park Mt. Olympus in Wisconsin, there was a wild mouse inside of the indoor park. A man that was over the maximum weight limit boarded. He subsequently was ejected and fell to his death. Maybe you could talk about this?

[@MoneyManHolmes]

Did they ever add seatbelts to this type of ride?

[@ah4902]

Bro I’ve ridden that before, I know it was because of his weight but that still freaks me out

[@AliCatt777]

Whoa what?? I didn't know that. I'm from WI too.

[@uscraftgaming2915]

MoneyManHolmes I do not know.

[@uscraftgaming2915]

hmj414 yep! The man was over the weight limit so when the car was spinning, it couldn’t dupport him, he then flew out

[@kiera2867]

Just found your channel and I love that it’s educational bout rides and factual about the accidents. I find amusement parks to be terrifying and fascinating. I want to learn about the accidents but I find it hard to find videos that don’t seem to be made as entertainment. Glad I found this channel!

[@Sage-ve3pl]

GPTE: Low quality dogs Big Brain: *the dog that replaced Brian in family Guy*

[@Sage-ve3pl]

I don't remember making this comment

[@xtremeentertainmenttv9664]

Waternoose lmao you was zooted lmao

[@tiffness270xJUDASx]

I listened with headphones so the sound of the cart going backwards was horrifying

[@huntkiller988]

When he added the noise of the coaster going backwards I was in the dark and got so freaked out

[@destruxandexploze2552]

Those KZbinrs that just do quick blurbs without doing actual research is common. And some take it as fact. But I have appreciation for KZbinrs like you who actually do real research and give us a solid and through story on what happened.

[@0thers1d3]

I'm totally bingeing (sp) your channel right now!! I can't stop watching!!!

[@suepierce4478]

FYI, Family Kingdom is in South Carolina, not North Carolina.

[@CoasterCollege]

My mad I misspoke!

[@mistertaffy6720]

Thank you, as a North Carolinian myself.

[@suepierce4478]

@@mistertaffy6720 Other coasters in South Carolina, not North Carolina: Intimidator Afterburn Copperhead Strike Kiddie Hawk Woodstock Express Wilderness Run Fury 325 (treble clef only) Flying Cobras (spike only) Nighthawk (all except turnaround into loading station) Carolina Goldrusher (after top of 2nd lift hill)

[@angelanoone7364]

@@suepierce4478 thank you. I love the fact when people know how much of carowinds ISN'T in North carolina.

[@tinyshawn1991]

Is there a way to tell that these parts are okay and locked in before getting onto a ride? Thank you for the informing video!

[@gustavgnoettgen]

That's a very different story than the beforehand mentioned quote. Thank you for your thorough insights into these contraptions and events.

[@gabrielnj1]

Thanx I live 20 miles from where the accident happened and was hoping you would cover it one day

[@lunaevergreen3117]

If I EVER heard that sound my life will flash before my eyes

[@LukeP666]

2:27 nothin like a nice bit of earrape :)

[@Vinnie_728]

tatatatatatatatata *DDDDDDDDDD*

[@angelicagoughnour]

When you started explaining the noise of chain dogs I immediately thought 'Oh yeah, like the Phantom'. So it was pretty awesome when that video followed. It's so specific, I think I'd be able to recognize the Phantom's chain anywhere.

[@lifesanadventure9456]

I find all these videos so fascinating! When I was a kid I wanted to be a roller coaster engineer when I grew up

[@Pigmcginnyrig]

One of the last rides I’d expect someone to die on is a wild mouse coaster

[@chaoticprogramming]

1:12 Were I go, the ride sounds less like: Clang rrrr clang rrrr... and more like: *_CLANG-BANG-CLACK-CLANG-BANG-CLICK-CLICK-CLANG-BANG-CLACK_*

[@jtveg]

Thanks for such a detailed and technical description of events. 🎢

[@mrjadams8350]

I was supposed to go Thorpe park today thank u for releasing a new video I can finally be entertained

[@cameron9037]

I rode the wild mouse down at Myrtle Beach, knowing about these incidents, that makes me kind of freaked out.

[@katelyng1019]

Same. But it's been operating at Family Kingdom since 2013 and there have been no incidents so far so I think it's safe lol.

[@jgd5ygdyhcr6]

I got an idea for what really happened What really happened on the vehrucht water slide the worlds tallest water slide

[@mcrfan343]

I second this.

[@SupersuMC]

I third this. My dad and I saw it coming with our jokes about the "Suislide," but it wasn't as enjoyable as other vindicatons when news of the incident broke. :(

[@ryanpenrod1859]

This might actually be interesting, but sadly it probably wouldn't debunk much. When it comes down to it, the reason for the death was that the ride was designed by people who had little to no formal training in designing something like that. How you could possibly think an unattached dinghy going over an airtime hill is a good idea is beyond me. RCT even knows better.

[@Kalvinjj]

One of the few cases of actually terribly unsafe design. I've read on that one after watching a video. Damn, that interview with the "designers" of the ride alone, is downright disgusting. The damn idiots literally said that the engineers, physicists and mathematicians that they hired and told them it wasn't gonna work were all wrong. And then they just went ahead with trial and error, and the results speak for themselves. That arrogance seriously disgusted me. Some random idiots think that people study years of their lives just to speak crap.

[@franst3909]

It was absolutely preventable. There was feedback before the accident that riders have injured themselves on the metal supports of the net yet they were ignored and the ride continued operating.

[@hitokage4]

We were at Ocean City, NJ the week that this accident occurred and I've never ridden the similar ride that's taken its place ever since. Just never could bring myself to do it, even as much as I love coasters. It brings a shiver to me every single time I see it.

[@isabellabrosius]

This is insane. My family has been taking vacations to Myrtle Beach for the majority of my life and we've subsequently gone to Family Kingdom every time we're there. I've ridden this ride countless times without knowing people have previously died on it. How disturbing.

[@capybaracos]

I got "injured" once from a log flume ride where it had a metal cube in front of me as I was in the back and as we went down a steep drop I put my head down to not get that wet but when we reached the bottom it made me bang my head rlly hard on it and I felt dizzy and I had a massive bruise for 3 weeks.

[@maxtanner2840]

Have you filled out the google forms in the video description?

[@capybaracos]

@@maxtanner2840 no sadly

[@Quickfire412]

The clip you shared at the beginning always makes me tilt my head because the bro isn't even using an image from Ocean City. lol bro...that's Wildwood

[@CoasterCollege]

yea, photos/videos of that wild mouse are very rare so I used some photos/videos of other wild mice.

[@coolboy11198]

someone finally noticed lol

[@brandonblackwell4860]

Love the channel keep up the amazing work bro 👍

[@anthonydezii8493]

I found your channel about a month ago and it was great. I actually road this ride weeks before the accident in New Jersey. I have been afraid of wild mouse rides since. I didn't realize they were thrown at the bottom of the hill.

[@gingerizard3262]

The thing that makes this so sad is the fact that they went in there to have fun and ending up dying. And there’s nothing they could’ve done. Imagine how terrifying that was?

[@roberthellmann4854]

Myrtle Beach is in South Carolina, right?

[@zachcoastercrazy4032]

Yes

[@CoasterCollege]

yep my bad.

[@roberthellmann4854]

GP To Enthusiast Apology accepted.

[@chem525]

I must say I appreciate your level of research and candid relaying of the facts. Do you work for a coaster manufacturer?

[@_unifletcher4559]

I’m from Arkansas, and as soon as the accident happened at Magic Springs, they removed the ride. It was an unpopular ride anyways since it was so rough, and the park has other higher quality rides.

[@garychambers5930]

I was watching this and kept thinking it looked just like twist and shout at magic springs

[@OutdoorsWithShawn]

Why was Zamperla charged with this? Did they not have the parts available at the time? Or did the owner price them from Zamperla and went with a cheaper local made one to save a buck?

[@fo-ef8qo]

I could see why, if it's the law that only official parts be used but the official part supplier negligently does not offer parts.

[@Happymali10]

He says in the video they were charged because they didn't tell customers of that model to check/replace the part every X amount of hours.

[@OutdoorsWithShawn]

@@Happymali10 even if they didn't provide a replacement schedule, the park realized they needed to be replaced and chose to replace them with substandard parts.

[@Author.Noelle.Alexandria]

@@OutdoorsWithShawn When the maker doesn't/didn't offer replacement parts, then what is the owner of the park supposed to do?

[@OutdoorsWithShawn]

@@Author.Noelle.Alexandria it was never said Zamperla failed to make replacement parts.

[@kambrevlogs1133]

when you showed raging bull and The Demon I was like “my home park:D”

[@piggypuffs]

I love watching your videos late at night.

[@theclearskyhermit6417]

i love wild mouses, theyre one of my fave types of coasters, but its incidents like these that get me worried. because theyre SO common, and run so frequently. also, the wild mouse seen at 2:20 is actually one of my faves! it showed a few years back in the georgia fair, and its fantastic. the cars spin through much of the ride, and i rode it with two girls i didnt know around my age, and they were some really great people. super recommend that mouse, i had such a fun time on it.

[@samsnyder6144]

Hey Phanthom’s Revenge

[@jeiku5041]

My one and only rollercoaster experience was in Hershey Park. I was around 13 at the time and my family had pestered me onto getting on, despite my fear of rollercoasters. The bar was tightened too low (That was the excuse given as to why it happened) and so when the coaster went through a loop, my body had curled forward while my sister was screaming at me to sit up when I physically couldn't move. I wasn't hurt aside from an aching back, but it certainly made me never want to go on one again.

[@moezfoez]

(Unrelated but i love the background you use .... I go to Wildwood almost every single summer!!)

[@TayloreSaurusRex]

I love how you’re always politely checking this dude 😅

[@radioheadfan78]

this is so tragic. a mom and her 8 year old were the ones to die and witnesses said that they just saw the mom hit a beam and the child flew away. so sad

[@necroticdemonart]

I've been in a zamperler ride like this at light water valley...I think it's a zamperler.

[@tommycolton4971]

Thank you for doing these videos my brother in law is/was terrified of coasters and now ive gotten him on some of the worlds best because now he doesn't buy the propaganda that their unsafe....you sir deserve a mettle and a statue of at very least a coaster named after ya

[@Dom699]

I really like that optimistic upbeat music at the end, after you explained how people get crushed to dead

[@The_Kyle66]

You should do what actually happened at frontier city with silver bullet

[@Vorelociraptor]

frontier city used to be my home park before i moved away. was there something that happened there that i didn’t hear about?

[@The_Kyle66]

Yes silver bullet had an e stop at the very tops of the hill and it stopped at a point where it was stuck but the front of the car was past the walkway so they were up there for a long time and firefighters had to go with ladders or somthing and get them like that 😬

[@Vorelociraptor]

Kyplay 66 oh big yikes

[@jacobkolsen6301]

I went on a ride just like this called the “wild mouse” and I did have pain every time it turned, don’t know if I should say something?

[@B3G_CRY_]

Jacob Kolsen nah that’s pretty normal for those rides. The force is a little strong on all of the ones I’ve been on

[@taybunn5971]

Omg! This was my favorite ride ever as a kid! I was so sad when it left Magic Springs. I've got to find her and ride again!

[@Sours56]

3:12 - OMG!! I used to ride the Twist and Shout as a kid. Always hated it because the jerky way it went around those curves made me feel like the cart was going to fall off the side. It looks really smooth on video, but the momentum/inertia always THREW me sideways, riding alone or not. I used to joke that for the Halloween events they should make it look like one of those carts really did fall off. For anyone wondering, the ride is completely gone. In its place is a kiddie water park (which admittedly is pretty fun) and a cold pool (a pool they specifically keep at a freezing cold temperature. Not 100% sure why.) I moved to Hot Springs in 2005, and so far this is about the fourth ride that's been removed that I've seen/ridden on. (the others are the Magic Swings, one I think is called Pirate's Cove, and Wild Thing.) I'm too young to remember if any others have gone but I remember those three because they were rides I really liked.

[@electrohalo8798]

yet another, GP TO ENTHUSIAST makes all GP videos irrelivent

[@seaworldfanboy3760]

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ture

[@electrohalo8798]

Savannah Leon grammar nazi

[@papayacat]

I wanna know how the two people died. How far were they flung? Did they die instantly, or later in the hospital due to their injuries? What injuries did they suffer? What was the damage to the ride vehicle?

[@NoxMox]

oh wow i have even been on this ride model many times because of how fun i found it. I never thought an accident could be possible on it

[@FrancosBabyGirl]

Amazing video! Those poor people!

[@MrMrDGK]

A lot of the stuff on that channel is either exaggerated or completely untrue.

[@thecollosalcoasterenthusia27]

i rose this ride and i knew there was an accident on it. literally no regrets

[@Joypyf]

Thankful for correct information!

[@Eagleboy90210]

Thank you for properly explaining things better then the click bait videos

[@pickie5171]

nEvr ridng a roler Coster agian! !!😡😡😭😭

[@mcrfan343]

Chill out, and fix your grammar.

[@Cadventurer]

@@mcrfan343 I'm pretty sure it was a joke.

[@nicodawisp]

@@mcrfan343 i think they were being sarcastic

[@cancercentral9997]

Wow I'm early... No one cares

[@kales2179]

I just saw August 28 for a video on my news feed and had to click. August 28 1994 is my birthday. Long ago I decided to keep my eyes open for some recorded incident on August 28. It's Unfortunate that it had to be a rollercoaster accident. My condolences to the loved ones of those who had passed...

[@aprilchang1492]

I’m a frequent visitor to OCNJ. I was there the week after the accident. The whole portion of the park was closed. It’s so sad.

[@AshleyA93]

Who was the guy whose clip you used in the very beginning? I used to watch him all the time on youtube and can't find him even tho I know I'm subscribed!!

[@dondog1278]

did you change your name? been trying to find the best rollercoaster accident channel for ages, that being you.

[@Fahrenheit38]

I don't know how this popped up in my feed but I was there when it happend! As I recall it was a mother and child on the ride and the father with a young baby on the ground watching.

[@loganlabach4227]

1:16 hey from Pittsburgh thank you for using Kennywood footage!

[@FuriedHearts]

Omg!!! I live in hot springs Arkansas and it was always believed to be some kind of urban legend about the Wild Thing accident. Like everyone heard about it but no one knew if it was actually a real incident or not That ride was always super sketchy and violent to me. Those sharp turns exert so much force on the cars and riders

[@buckscountyeasarchive8995]

0:09 that isn’t even Ocean City lol. It’s Morey’s Piers and Beachfront water parks in Wildwood, NJ, though not too far from Ocean City. Moreys also has the same ride

[@furripupau]

Rest in peace, Kimberly and Jessica Bailey. Maybe I'm just imagining things, but it seemed like there were an unusually high number of amusement park accidents around that time.

[@juliehardy2497]

Magic Springs is my home park. The ride's been moved now, but I never did get on it. I've loved roller coasters since I was 6 years old, and would ride all of the big roller coasters there over and over again. However, that one always gave me an uneasy feeling, even as a kid. Now I know why.