Deadly Theme Park Incidents

Amusement park rides and roller coasters are supposed to be fun but they can be deadly too and plenty of incidents and accidents happen every year. The rides are almost always safe, ALMOST!

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-- park rides and roller coasters are supposed to be fun but they can be deadly too and plenty of incidents and accidents happen every year. The rides are almost always safe, ALMOST!

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Amusement parks. They're meant to be a fun place to take your kids, or for you thrillseekers out there to feel that rush of adrenaline that you get right before the big drop. But sometimes, and really, unsurprisingly, roller coasters and amuesment park rides aren't always amusing. In rare cases, cars have derailed, axels gave out, or some electronics just didn't work as intended... causing serious injury and death. If you weren't nervous enough about getting on that roller coaster, then let us tell you all about these deadly, deadly rides.

Human Trebuchet

So back in the middle ages, the French decided "Hey, you know what? We should make a sick weapon of war made exclusivly for hurling large boulders at walls of castles so we can take them easier". And then they built the trebuchet, possibly the most efficent siege weapon ever produced in the middle ages.

Mindbender

In theory, the Mindbender is actually really cool. It's the world's largest triple loop coaster, located in Galaxyland Amusement Park, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Mindbener was touted as being "The Safest Ride In the World" after Werner Stengel got done designing it. Too bad Murphy's Law exists for the sole purpose of making statements like "Safest Ride" seem stupid in retrospect.

Battersea Fun Fair Dipper

You knew we were gonna be talking about wooden Coasters somewhere on the list. Most of us can agree that the scariest coasters aren't the ones with the most loops, or the fastest ones... no. It's the one's made of good ol' wood. You know, the kind of wood that creaks and gets rotted and probably has several colonies of termites living in it. That kind of wood.

Fujin Raijin II

This Japanese ride, so named after the Japanese gods of wind and lightning, was the cause of Osaka's Expoland to be shut down. Expoland opened in 1970 and was an instant smash hit, operating for 37 years, with over 40 rides and 19 shops on the premises. However, it would come crashing down on May 5th, 2007.

Action Park Lightning Round:

Action Park is a waterpark unlike any other, and honestly, you could make a short list consisting of just it's dangerous rides. Oh wait, that's what we're doing right now. Meta....

Let's kick things off with the Cannonball Loop.

This ride is still open. It's name is the Action Park Tidal Wave Pool, but the locals have another name for it: The Grave Pool. It's a giant pool, 8 feet deep, 100 feet by 250 feet long, and can house 1,000 people. It's essentially a giant water most pit, but without the music, and you're constantly getting thrown around by giant waves. 12 to 20 lifegaurds are required to be present at this one ride alone at all times, making anywhere from 2-3 saves per weekend per lifegaurd. What?! Unsurprisingly, 3 swimmers drowned from 1982 to 1987, prompting some slight modifications to make it a bit less death-trapey. Oh, it's still a deathtrap, just.. less so now.

The Haunted Castle

So after all of the massive rides, the poorly thought out use of siege weapons and the many blunders made by action park... what do I think is the most deadly theme park accident of all time? I'd have to say The Haunted Castle at Six Flags Great Adventure.