The narrator discusses several instances of theme park rides that have been shut down due to safety concerns.
1. The Savage Son of Beast at Kings Island, Ohio, was a wooden roller coaster that was shut down in 2012 after a structural issue caused it to break, sending 27 riders to the hospital with severe injuries. The ride was later demolished.
2. The Dangerous Dragon Challenge at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, was shut down in 2017 after a series of incidents, including a man losing an eye when an object was flung from another car during the ride.
3. The Green Lantern: First Flight roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain was shut down in 2019 after it was deemed unsafe. Riders were jerked and jostled around the short 825-foot track at top speeds of just 37 miles per hour.
4. The Opa roller coaster at Mt. Olympus Park in Wisconsin was permanently closed in 2014 after a safety bar failed, causing a rider to fall 17 feet onto concrete.
5. The Human Catapult at Divo Ostrov amusement park in Saint Petersburg, Russia, was shut down in 2015 after a cable snapped mid-ride, causing a group of riders to be suspended in the air.
6. The Smiler at Alton Towers in England was shut down in 2015 after a collision between two cars resulted in 16 riders suffering injuries, including two girls who lost a leg.
7. Action Park in New Jersey, often referred to as Class Action Park due to the number of injury lawsuits filed against it, was shut down in 1996 after numerous accidents.
8. The Perilous Plunge at Knott's Berry Farm was shut down in 2001 after a 300-pound rider slipped out of her restraints and fell 100 feet into a pool below.
9. The Verruckt at Schlitterbahn in Kansas City was shut down in 2016 after a 10-year-old boy was ejected from the ride and landed in a net, breaking his neck and pelvis.
10. The Human Trebuchet at the Dangerous Sports Club in England was shut down in 2002 after a student was flung off the ride and did not survive.
11. The Fujin Raijin II at Expoland in Japan was shut down in 2007 after a wheel axle broke, causing the train to tip sideways and travel almost 1,000 feet before hitting a guardrail. The incident resulted in the death of a young woman and 19 others were injured.
1. Theme park rides are popular for their high-speed flips, loops, and drops, attracting millions of people every year.
2. Despite warning signs and lap bars, not all theme park rides are as safe as they appear.
3. The colossal wooden ride called Son of Beast, part of Kings Island amusement park in Ohio, was the world's fastest and tallest wooden roller coaster when it opened in 2000.
4. In 2006, a structural issue caused a train of riders on Son of Beast to buck as if it had hit a huge pothole, resulting in 27 riders being sent to the hospital with severe neck and chest injuries.
5. The ride was repaired and reopened in 2009, but another rider suffered head trauma caused by the coaster's violent shaking.
6. The Dangerous Dragon Challenge, a pair of inverted, intertwined roller coasters at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, was shut down in 2017 due to safety concerns.
7. The Green Lantern: First Flight roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain was shut down in 2019 after a short six years of operation due to safety issues.
8. The Opa roller coaster at Mt. Olympus Park in Wisconsin was shut down in 2014 after a safety bar failed, causing a rider to fall 17 feet onto the hard concrete below.
9. Slingshot and catapult rides have become increasingly popular, with riders being catapulted up to 450 feet in the air at breathtaking speeds of around 100 miles per hour.
10. In 2015, a cable on the Mt. Olympus Catapult ride snapped, smashing all that tension just inches away from a boy.
11. The Rocket, a high ride in the Divo Ostrov amusement park in Saint Petersburg, Russia, was shut down in 2010 after a cable snapped mid-ride, causing 10 people to be suspended by a thread.
12. The Smiler, a world-record-breaking inverted roller coaster at Alton Towers in England, was shut down in 2015 after a collision between a car full of riders and an empty test car.
13. Action Park, a theme park in New Jersey, was considered the most dangerous in the world due to its dangerous rides and lack of proper safety measures.
14. The Perilous Plunge, a water ride at Knott's Berry Farm, was shut down in 2014 after a 300-pound rider slipped out of her restraints and fell more than 100 feet into a shallow pool below.
15. The Verruckt, the world's tallest water slide at Schlitterbahn park in Kansas City, was shut down and dismantled in 2016 after a 10-year-old boy was ejected up into the netting and died.
16. The Dangerous Sports Club in England built a trebuchet in the 1990s with the sole purpose of launching people onto a distantly-placed net, resulting in several injuries and deaths.