Still seeing a few comments on this after i addressed it. But to clear things up, I'm completely aware a picture of Full Throttle is shown when talking about Revolution. If you pay attention to the boarders you'll notice it belongs to a News network. This was the first reporting News network on scene and there was some confusion as they were only given "a white roller coaster with a loop in it." Since Full Throttle is extremely more noticeable then Revolution, this is probably why this mistake happened. So there isn't any more confusion NO ONE has ever died while riding Full Throttle.
But the problem is, there are a lot of people who have such diseases and don't know it! And it is unlikely that a 28-year old would have them in the first place.
And the rides suddenly not working well enough to cause some people's deaths. What if the ride just malfunctioned or the construction was not done properly.
At least it's good to know that most of these weren't because of the ride malfunctioning but mostly because people aren't cautious enough or are plain out stupid
How many people have hopped a fence into a restricted area and got hit by a coaster? Damn, people are stupid. I feel bad that they died and whatever, but that's basically natural selection in its purest form.
If you don't want your hat to fly off put on the side before the ride starts and if it does fly off don't go for it your head is gonna get blasted by the coaster
Most accidents at ALL theme parks are not the parks fault, but the fault of the guest, but the park still assumes liability. Employees sometimes get overconfident on the rides they work on and take unnecessary risks which make up some of the other accidents, I know because I did...luckily nothing ever happened to me.
I met a guy that worked there when the girl crossing the Revolution was struck and killed. He was also part of the investigation. Sorry in advance for this... "She slipped/missed jumping across as the train was coming in. Once the train grabs the chain that brings it in the station there is extreme force. It's like hollow square like tube (similar a towel bar) that runs under the trains. We had to use high presser water to remove all the remaining matter from the hollow center, blowing out bone teeth and hair" ...I'll never forget that shit
I have read and followed many park accidents throughout the years. I have watched many videos as well. This is probably the most respectful one I have seen. Well done.
my uncle was on revolution at the same time as the girl got hit. he hasnt ever told me all the details but he only told me about how there was a big thump. although he didnt see the girl since he was in the very back, he said word on word that he heard a family in the front screaming in terror. my uncle told me he never knew about the causing of the thump until like 2002 from a headline regarding the family of the girl. to this day it still gives me a ball in my throat just thinking about it
Regarding the newlyweds on Eagle's Flight... I was working at the park when his happened, and heard this explanation, which made more sense than the 'rocking the bucket' story: That particular Eagle's Flight bucket had been loaned out to Universal Studios to be used in the Abominable Snowman episode of 'The 6 Million Dollar Man'. The bucket was returned AND PUT BACK ON LINE WITHOUT BEING CHECKED TO SEE IF IT HAD BEEN TAMPERED WITH. The incident happened early that day, just after opening, on what would have been the first time that bucket had been used. The fact that it fell only fifty feet (it's a VERY tall ride) indicates that it fell VERY close to the departure point, during the steep climb portion of the ride, onto the concrete walkway. It is highly unlikely that these people -- newlyweds especially -- would start rocking the buckets just as they left the station.
Interesting. Yeah, that makes a lot more sense than the original explanation. A ride that can just plummet to the ground due to some rocking shouldn't even legally be allowed to operate anyway.
I worked there at that time & never heard that explanation. I've also talked to a long time mechanic from the park & he never said anything about that. It simply did not clamp back on to the cable before it left the station. They also extended the guide rails further out to prevent the possibility of any rocking of the buckets before they were locked on to the cable.
Thanks @dreemfinder for giving us this great historical perspective and what is arguably a more logical and probably FACTUAL BASIS for which this accident occurred. I'm certain this matter was NOT leaked to mainstream media at the time and was largely swept under the proverbial rug because it smacks of the theme parks' total lack of & adherence to effective safety protocols; as well as their utter complacency, their willful negligence and their complete culpability with regards to improper maintenance and the resulting death of these newlyweds!
In about 2000, my mom went on Revolution. The staff didn’t secure her seatbelt correctly and the person next to her had to hold her down for most of the ride.
I live in the area around magic mountain, its a 20 - 10min drive so I go frequently. My friends and I were there in 2015. We were celebrating our graduation and we headed over to Revolution because we hadn't rode it yet. We started walking up to the entrance when we noticed workers weren't letting people in. We stood there in confusion wondering if we should ask how long the ride was going to stay closed for since it was open earlier when we saw the people working with the ambulance run in with the stretcher. We started to talk to each other in disbelief that someone passed out or died. We decided to leave the scene because out childish minds thought the person had gotten mutilated somehow and we didnt want to see the corpse being dragged out. Anyways, the rest of the day passed and being really immature we joked about with some friends we encountered on how we saw a person die on revolution and saw the ambulance workers come and take her corpse out, unknowing of the severity of the real incident. We were really disrespectful and I wish I never took part in the joking about it. Well the next day my friend was on the news and she saw that she had died. She ended up recording what they were saying on her cell phone and sent it to all of us. Needless to say we all were in shock and regret for the jokes we had made. The memory is fuzzy and I'm not really sure if it was a stretcher or not but it looked like one.
xXIsabellaXx I'm so sorry for your lose.so she died on the ride? and sent you guys the video when she was on the ride? sorry I'm asking questions,you probably dont want to answer
colorful._ slimes.__ Oh she wasn't part of my family and its okay to ask. She passed out and was unresponsive. My friends and I just made assumptions thinking she fell off the ride and was hit by the vehicle.
Sorry for your loss, I graduated in 2015 and was there for my grad trip as well, I remember seeing that scene right as we entered the park, but we just left it alone and didn't talk about it, since we sort of just passed by everything.
Well done video. Very informative. It gets annoying to hear all of the bad information, mixing of stories, or all out lies that we hear so thanks for clearing that up!
The last time I went to six flags, I was 13 with my friend. We went on Tatsu for the last time before we left and when my seatbelt was put on it didn’t feel that tight. But this young woman next to me maybe 18-20 pushed it down to make it more snug. Idk why but it made me feel safe being by her and I’ll remember it forever. This was the last time I went before covid happened ☹︎
i went a few weeks ago and physically wasn’t strong enough to get the bar far enough and started to silently panic, one of the operators came by and pushed it down like the woman you mentioned. calmed me down immediately
Just a few more details on Cherie La Motte. She was a ride operator at the revolution station. When the ride arrives to the station, it makes a total stop at the entrance where it is not yet ready to unload and load passengers, when that occurs, sometimes the operators in order to cross the tracks they can do so with the train stopped at the entrance only, the signal to cross is holding up a fist so the operator on the controls can push pause so the train doesn't move into the station. Well when she tried to cross the tracks, she did lift her fist but not high enough for the operator to see, so the train went in, it startled her and she misstepped on the tracks causing her to fall in during the train rolling into the station. She had no time to get up from the tracks and was crushed. Now the signal to cross the tracks is holding both arms up above the head in a criss cross manner, they cannot cross until the operator says so on the loudspeaker. The track she crossed was a very thin platform so now they widened it for easier crossing. I should know , I was there when it happened, I worked as a security guard at the time. May she rest in peace.
Frankly it sounds like every time you hear about someone ejected from a coaster due to restraint failure, the unfortunate guest always complained about feeling unsafe but was reassured by an operator. I’m sure most operators have never dealt with a potential tragedy so they believe it to be safe. I think the message here is that if you’re feeling unsafe, just get off the ride regardless of the reassurance of the operator. They generally trust their rides and don’t foresee something so tragic happening.
I was a Ride Op at a Six Flags. Safety was our top priority. I would definitely let my kids ride any Six Flags, and I'd have complete confidence that they'd be in excellent hands. To keep guests out of restricted areas, I did call maintenance a couple of times to retrieve lost hats. No trains can be in motion while anyone is in the danger zone... the ride has to essentially be shut down until it's clear.
I grew up in Valencia. I remember hearing things about people dying. Your video is the only one talking them. I’ve seen a few roller coaster accidents. But nothing about six flags magic mountain. Good job and thank you
All UA-cam channels that do these types of videos are usually click baited to death and it is so annoying but thank you for making this video. I love this channel and am looking forward to new videos 👍
Very Mature and Well Done with respect to the Injured and the Park. I had to subscribe and I look forward to more videos from you.....Love to you...love to all...Kitten
(Sorry for commenting too much) but on the one at hurricane harbor, I was waiting in line for the new bonzai pipeline thing and some crazy old guy was waiting next to me and he said that he was there and he saw him drunk, running past him and jumping down the pretty much vertical drop slide and landed on the fence and he said if you look closely, you can still the crookedness of the fence that he fell on (this is why they made the bonsai pipeline slide). I had tried looking this up for hours and couldn't find anything so anyways thank you for clarifying that.
Original Magic Mountain logo depicted from 10:44-52, also the same one depicted on the hard-hat that my uncle wore when it was being constructed. He actually picked the site of Magic Mountain, named it, and was the first President there, where prior to that, he was one if the VP's at Seaworld. He was at Magic Mountain for the first couple of years, then moved on. He was also the 5th person to be hired by Disneyland Inc. in 1954, before Disneyland was built, and was the Park operations manager from 1956-61, before moving on th renovate Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio in 1961. I can quite easily document these facts!
The first time I went to the park was right after Colossus had just reopened. I was told that the ride was shutdown for two years and rebuilt because a woman committed suicide on the ride. I was told that she had intentionally ensured the lap bar wasn't secured. I have always wondered about the authenticity of the story. Thanks. Now I know the truth which sounds more plausible than what I was told decades ago. I appreciate this video clearing up all the myths out there.
Wow! Never heard that she committed suicide. I always heard it was a tragic accident because she was a larger person which was a fact. I know it’s been more than 40 years but I do still feel for her family that had to witness how she died.
I feel like when people see the title of this video we instantly think it's the rides fault or the parks fault however it's proved in this video that that's not the case. It's mostly the employees fault or the guest and theme parks shouldn't be judged by this.
I bet the press helicopter was told to zoom in on the white coaster with the loop, and someone forgot to tell them that their were too white coasters with loops
Because you'll be stupid enough to jump a high fence with a warning sign telling you to keep out, or you have bad health and will still go on the rides!?
Months before the closure of Deja Vu I almost died when the harness failed as soon as the ride started. Luckily my scream/other's screams to stop the ride got the attention of the operator fast enough and they were able to halt the train. The harness was locked in an open position and they couldn't get it to reset so they taped it up and let me ride in another seat. 3/4 of the people on the ride got off the train and it went as normal with no problems. I can't imagine how bad my death would have been if the harness failed during the initial drop or any other point of the ride given its intensity.. They gave me a nice cold bottle of water once I got off the ride though so that was nice. lol
Hmmm... seems like the biggest problem would have been the vertical lifts. I don't think you can stay in the seat on those without the restraints. I recall hearing about an incident on Lake Compounce's Zoomerang in which a restraint popped open during the ride... but the rider just held it down manually and stayed in his seat. But the Zoomerang is a regular Boomerang, not a Giant Inverted Boomerang--there's no vertical lift, and no airtime; the g-force is always positive and (while I wouldn't recommend it) on a normal run you could probably ride the whole thing, including the inversions, with no restraint at all.
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Most likely you got clipped by someone’s loose change or some other lose item from someone’s pocket. That’s why they tell people no loose articles. People don’t listen and wonder why they lose their keys, wallets, money etc and complain when they can’t get it back.
The one where the girl didn't get an autopsy definetly sounds like the parents did something to her. You don't just die for no reason on a roller coaster
That's horrible. Ride operators should check if the lap bars lock. They always do it at the park I go to. RIP to all of the people who died on those rides.
Story time: Background Knowledge; My family has a history of developing conditions that are potentially lethal such as "Heart Arrhythmia" and the arrythmia acts up when I get nervous and full of anxiety Real Time: So one day during 2015 My family and cousins and friends decided to go to Six Flags, and because of past stories such as these ones the video provides, I get a bit paranoid that something bad will happen when I'm on the coaster. So when I was in the line, I saw signs that said "Do not ride if you have heart conditions" and I thought to myself "I don't know...I can't go back now...but my condition...I'm still really young, I can't die from that." So after the whole day of riding, nothing my heart effect me in anyway, we got back home, that same night during 3am, I felt rushed, my blood was pumping hard and I was not tired...so I stood up, and...i felt three strong irregular heart beats. It felt like I was having a heart attack It was difficult to breathe and I could barely move but then it just stopped. After that day, my heart was stunted, I could not run at all, I could barely walk and still get tired. So after I told my mom what happened, she took me to the doctors and I got a chest scan, but the doctors said they found nothing wrong at all. I was confused that they found nothing, I even went to an expert because they thought it was just strong emotions causing the problems but I told them no, so I went to the lower levels of the hospital and even got a heart monitor strapped to me for 6 weeks, a monitor made for 60+ year old seniors, and it was a 14 year old boy wearing it, me. After that was over, they still found nothing. But after 2 years after the accident To this very day, I recovered so much, I can run fast, I can run for so much longer, but at random times, I get a random strike of arrhythmia that are kinda strong and I get slowed down. *In the end, I never want to go back.* Sidenote; the heart condition has been affecting me for years before as small irregular heart beats but, that night, it felt like everything. Every thing that happened before, felt like nothing.
The big Six Flags event that led to death was in my home state of NJ at Six Flags Great Adventure. In the 1980s, a haunted house attraction caught fire and led to the death of eight people. It is still the worst event to happen at an amusement park in terms of lives lost. However, there was a Japanese roller coaster accident that led to about 16 injuries and I believe 1 death, so there were tragedies that harmed more people, but the Haunted Castle fire at SFGAd was the worst in lives lost to ever happen at an amusement park.
Very informative. Seems that story of people trying to get their hat is too frequent. Someone at California's Great America went to get a hat, they were struck by someone's leg (which broke) and the person getting the hat was decapitated.
Wow I grew up hearing stories about a woman who died at six flags mm on colossus and that on Halloween she comes out at night, but to hear the full true story, makes it so much sadder and scarier.
For all the famliys that had a lost. I'm very sorry for your lost and I hope that you are ok. If I was you I would be crying my head off. And one last thing.If you are still haunted by the memories.......the person who you lost is still with you and watching you. From, Arianna Jensen
Just to be clear, what rule were the newlyweds breaking? The cart was violently shaking? They were newlyweds... were they doing what I think you're implying? Not to be disrespectful. My heart goes out to all their families.
It was common. A similar accident happened at Six Flags Over Mid America (St. Louis) in 1978. Three young girls and an old man were in one of the gondolas. The girls were rocking it violently and it of course fell where the Ninja is today. The girls died and the old man was seriously injured.
I worked there at the time & never heard that story. I know the mechanics that worked there & they never would've returned it to the ride without checking it first.
Yep, they just sit on the wire, nothing really locking them on to the wire, they come off the wire to slow them down and let people on and off. Watched it as a kid and thought it could be problematic.
When I heard decapitated I was like "Im done I cant it's so sad to see people die" I can't believe all this tragedy its horrible I wish everyone and everything was safe so we could have a better life so no one dies they can have a lovely peaceful life. R.I.P (Six Flag Visitors)
I worked a hurricane harbor and it’s really scary being a lifeguard on the slides because they jump up off the slide coming down an you don’t know if they will fly off so we yell at them the stay flat and lean back some don’t listen how we tell them to go down an get bruised or hurt there backs
I can't figure out where the guy who flew off the waterslide was... which slide and where he flew off. Most of the slides with humps or steep drops are nowhere near a fence; it's crazy that he could have flown that far! Anyone know?
You mean the helix? They’ve modified that since by installing a trim brake. It’s still pretty intense though just like the pretzel loop on Tatsu but I have never heard of a single person dying or getting injured on that coaster. It’s a freak accident.
Great video.. all amusement parks/water parks are safe as long as u follow the rules. Now it is sad what happens at magic mountain before six flags owning it. Now stuff does happen beyond the park control but as far as people passing out the park has signs that says if u have certain conditions don’t ride. Those are there for a good reason
You can't state that none of the deaths were six flag's responsibility. Six flags can’t respond for visitors failing to follow security protocols, but employees failing to follow security protocols are indeed six flag’s responsibility as the employees that work for a company are the company. If you are mistreated at a store is not the employees name who is at risk, is the company that he represents as a whole who is offending you. Rule of the leader, the mistake of anyone at your charge is your mistake.
What people usually mean by saying that is that most of these accidents are due to specific park mismanagement/employee error and doesn't reflect the entire company with 30+ parks as a whole. However, if the safety systems of the ride fail, failsafes don't do their job, and the ride injures passengers, then the park itself, SixFlags as a company, and the ride manufacturer will all be at fault. The park for not spotting the error and stopping the ride if necessary, Six Flags for building and hosting a faulty ride, and the manufacturer for designing a faulty ride. Take what I say with a grain of salt.
I went to school with jasmine and was personally friends with her and good ones. So the day I got back her friends and I all kinda wondered why she wasn’t at the first day of 5th grade. But later that day we had an assembly and near the end of the assembly (it was a welcome back kinda assembly) the principal came on stage and showed a picture of jasmine on the screen and I was wondering why, he then said that she had passed away during the summer and didn’t explain how. I’m happy I found this video and ik how my good friend had passed. RIP Jasmine
I remember the on in 2014 about the 10 year old it happened a day before my school went on a trip and the ride was closed down but people just sayed she passed out
I'm glad you made this video it's very informative, it's sad to see people just say the coaster is safe when it clearly isn't but "classroom setting" We watched the exorcist once in 7th grade, but he didn't care about rules
Pearl Santos death on Goliath, I was at Six Flags Magic Mountain that day. I took two of my friends to magic mountain, ecstatic to ride Goliath, one of the newest rides at the time. Once we entered the park, we noticed the ride was shutdown, for unknown reasons. It was still early in the day, but a few hours later the ride was opened back up and we rushed to get on the ride before the line got too long. It was later that night when we got home, we seen on the news that someone had died on the Goliath ride... It was shocking to know the true reason why the ride was shut down temporarily that day.
I can tell you working security at six flags during 2012 the guy at hurricane harbor is mostly accurate except for one little detail. He was super drunk and that is why he ran up though everyone and he never stopped at the top he just kept going and he jumped down the slide then bounced off and down to the fence. He was so drunk the fall actually didnt phase him at all and actually kept running till security caught him and then went to the hospital after
Wow that colossus incident tho, I’ve been on a ride and my thing was clicked but the light wasn’t on so they restarted the whole thing for putting shoulder restraints on and it was perfectly fine. They would never let anyone ride something that wasn’t fully safe but I guess those employees were just lazy and didn’t care about safety smh
hey just fyi, i worked revolution 10 years after the incident, and we were told about it during training. never given full details but i can say, the rides spare parts area is directly under the station, and had she tried to wiggle between the supports she may have lived, but thats neither here nor there. one thing we were told is wait until the train has unloaded before giving the signal to cross and wait for the main panel op to acknowledge it with "hands off holding for cross". and putting their hands in the air above the panel. working as a ride op, there where some days, things just didn't go quite right (nothing dangerous, i knew the rides original design and knew it was safe if procedures were followed, but every now and again, i wonder how close i came. it doesn't haunt me, but i feel sad for the young woman who died working on the same ride i did, just 10 years earlier. my commitment to safety was much higher than my other fellow ride ops, and they knew it. they trusted me when i told them not to load a train, there is going to be a damn good reason for it. sadly I had to leave due to medical reasons(no physical injuries, but got a nasty fungal infection while working there) and there are days i do miss working there, everyday was different, rarely ever boring and getting to ride one of my favorite rides nearly every day i worked was the one perk i would take again if i could.
I have Family that work there, and they DO HAVE SEAT BELTS, & THEY SAID "FLORES," WAS OVER WEIGHT, & that's why she fell out. They said that they have had THOUSANDS of park goers use this car, & belt,......and DIDN'T fall out.......Not to mention that you & ur Family were given a HUGE settlement, on the condition that you DON'T TALK ABOUT THIS INCIDENT, OR YOU CAN LOSE THE MILLIONS THAT YOU WERE AWARDED!
Colossus was not required to & had no seat belts before Ms. Flores fell from the ride. Seat belts were still not required after her accident but the park added them anyway. I worked there at the time.
thank you for confirming everything ice ever told anyone about park dearhs. oh and btw if any didn't know. the chances of injury while riding a coaster as of 2012 is 750 million to one and the chances of death as of 2012 is 950 million to one. You're more likely to be struck by lightning than to die or even get hurt while riding a coaster. that is unless you violate the safety rules and regulations
I totally agree with you you know there are stupid people in this world that need to listen to rules and when you don't listen those rules they could be dire consequences. Even though you may be a Six Flags guests you should consider the rules because they are for your safety. People need to stop being so full of pride Listen to Rule act like an adult instead of children. Just because you have money to go into the park doesn't mean you have no right to listen to the rules and act like you own the damn place when in fact you don't.
It amazes me how someone could so stupid that they would jump fences to get a HAT. 4 PEOPLE have died doing this: the one with Ninja in this video, the one with Batman: The Ride at Six Flags Over Georgia, the one with Flight Deck at California's Great America and the one on Raptor at Cedar Point. Am I the only one who wouldn't even THINK about doing something like that? Is a hat really worth your life? My God...
As a avid enthusiast and former employee your video was informative and spot on most of these things could have been avoided osha was in its infancy back in the 70s
I went to Six Flags over Ga back in 2012 and got on the ninja which has now been updated btw. but I noticed my harness was wobbly and didn't sit down to me and made me nervous. thankfully they listened and got it checked out.
Yes I’m almost finished my school year I’m 18 and I am graduating class of 2020 2 years from now I am really 18 I can hang out with my parents and I am grown up
how do people not hear the whooshing sounds roller coaster cars or the screaming of passengers? if you can hear things like that viewing the ride far away, you should surely be able to hear the trains coming
I used to work at Six flags magic mountain and I heard some stories and I want to say thank you for the video. Keep making more videos. I look forward to them
When a person complains that their restraint is not functioning properly or their lap bar is not closed or any other problem, CHECK IT ! If you do not want to do your job do not be a ride operator ! NO EXCUSES....PERIOD !
Barnaby Swift the new restrains on twisted colossus have seat belts and the lap bar is hydraulic. And they have restraints to keep your legs in tight also. Very much upgraded
Barnaby Swift Twisted Colossus is basically a completely new ride with very little used of the old colossus ride, including completely new trains. It also has completely different g forces since it has a completely different track and layout.
That happened to me, but with The Voyage at Holiday World last month. Everyone had to leave the queue because a woman had come back unconscious. She later died.
We went to Magic Mountain about a week after that woman died on Colossus... ive always heard that the woman was only about 5 '1" and severely overweight/obese.. thats why the lap bar wouldn't lock.. she was just too big...
This is why most (if not all parks) make sure everyone's lap bar clicks and you can't ride if you're too big for it to click. People get offended and have hurt feelings but it's about safety.
Still seeing a few comments on this after i addressed it. But to clear things up, I'm completely aware a picture of Full Throttle is shown when talking about Revolution. If you pay attention to the boarders you'll notice it belongs to a News network. This was the first reporting News network on scene and there was some confusion as they were only given "a white roller coaster with a loop in it." Since Full Throttle is extremely more noticeable then Revolution, this is probably why this mistake happened. So there isn't any more confusion NO ONE has ever died while riding Full Throttle.
Mighty Ride Junkies, what people would not alow an autopsy to be performed because of stupid fake beliefs?
At least they died doing what they love to do, for most of the riders that were involved!
@@chuckecheese4124 LOL 😑
@@chuckecheese4124 thats just cold man..
Wet n’Wild in Concord California had a gruesome incident in the early 2000’s. I think two died and many injuries.
You don’t ride a 255 foot roller coaster if you suffer from heart disease and high blood pressure!!!
So that’s why they have those signs.
Jdawg 25 yeah they have those signs pretty much everywhere I saw them all over Disneyland
But the problem is, there are a lot of people who have such diseases and don't know it! And it is unlikely that a 28-year old would have them in the first place.
They have the signs, so again preventable, but yes sad
And also if have a bad neck or a bad back.
99% of these are the people’s fault, or poor health during ride.
True
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And the rides suddenly not working well enough to cause some people's deaths. What if the ride just malfunctioned or the construction was not done properly.
I totally agree with you
Toni Mauge they won’t allow the ride to be open to the public if there is poor construction
#1 tip of amusement parks
Don't be dumb
So true
#1 tip of life tbh
I agree
Yes
Wow So GP Lol
Why am I watching this the day before I go to six flags... 🤦♀️
Nutella yeah
Nutella my home park
Nutella true
SAMEEEE IM GOONG TO SIX FLAGS tommorow
unicorn yasi im going to six flag at sunday
At least it's good to know that most of these weren't because of the ride malfunctioning but mostly because people aren't cautious enough or are plain out stupid
Ik
Only the colossus
How many people have hopped a fence into a restricted area and got hit by a coaster? Damn, people are stupid. I feel bad that they died and whatever, but that's basically natural selection in its purest form.
4 people I believe. SFMM, SFOG, CGA and CP.
Spooky Psyche this why I ALWAYS obey the rules. I don’t want to jump the fence. You can always retrieve your hat.
Darwin Award
If you don't want your hat to fly off put on the side before the ride starts and if it does fly off don't go for it your head is gonna get blasted by the coaster
Most accidents at ALL theme parks are not the parks fault, but the fault of the guest, but the park still assumes liability. Employees sometimes get overconfident on the rides they work on and take unnecessary risks which make up some of the other accidents, I know because I did...luckily nothing ever happened to me.
I met a guy that worked there when the girl crossing the Revolution was struck and killed. He was also part of the investigation. Sorry in advance for this... "She slipped/missed jumping across as the train was coming in. Once the train grabs the chain that brings it in the station there is extreme force. It's like hollow square like tube (similar a towel bar) that runs under the trains. We had to use high presser water to remove all the remaining matter from the hollow center, blowing out bone teeth and hair" ...I'll never forget that shit
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strix1 I'd say majority of accidents I've come across are due to either ride malfunction or employee error
@@jonathanpalmquist4894 Well you are dumb
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R.I.P to all these beautiful life’s lost.
R.I.P fly high!🙏🏻🥺🕊❤️
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@@JaydenPD wow.
@@madison.simpson L is for lonely🤦🏽♂️
@@JaydenPD i’m saying wow to “bozo”
I have read and followed many park accidents throughout the years. I have watched many videos as well. This is probably the most respectful one I have seen. Well done.
my uncle was on revolution at the same time as the girl got hit. he hasnt ever told me all the details but he only told me about how there was a big thump. although he didnt see the girl since he was in the very back, he said word on word that he heard a family in the front screaming in terror. my uncle told me he never knew about the causing of the thump until like 2002 from a headline regarding the family of the girl. to this day it still gives me a ball in my throat just thinking about it
I remember going that day, I was about 10 but I remember a Helicopter coming to the park. About 2 days later my mom told me what happened
This will not stop me from going.
Yasi's Show same!! I have a pass & ima go tmrw as well as in 4 days
Same
I'm going right now 😅 but almost all the rides in the video are shut down
Same I go every Saturday
Regarding the newlyweds on Eagle's Flight... I was working at the park when his happened, and heard this explanation, which made more sense than the 'rocking the bucket' story: That particular Eagle's Flight bucket had been loaned out to Universal Studios to be used in the Abominable Snowman episode of 'The 6 Million Dollar Man'. The bucket was returned AND PUT BACK ON LINE WITHOUT BEING CHECKED TO SEE IF IT HAD BEEN TAMPERED WITH. The incident happened early that day, just after opening, on what would have been the first time that bucket had been used. The fact that it fell only fifty feet (it's a VERY tall ride) indicates that it fell VERY close to the departure point, during the steep climb portion of the ride, onto the concrete walkway. It is highly unlikely that these people -- newlyweds especially -- would start rocking the buckets just as they left the station.
Interesting. Yeah, that makes a lot more sense than the original explanation. A ride that can just plummet to the ground due to some rocking shouldn't even legally be allowed to operate anyway.
I worked there at that time & never heard that explanation. I've also talked to a long time mechanic from the park & he never said anything about that. It simply did not clamp back on to the cable before it left the station. They also extended the guide rails further out to prevent the possibility of any rocking of the buckets before they were locked on to the cable.
Oh so my theory was wrong
Thanks @dreemfinder for giving us this great historical perspective and what is arguably a more logical and probably FACTUAL BASIS for which this accident occurred.
I'm certain this matter was NOT leaked to mainstream media at the time and was largely swept under the proverbial rug because it smacks of the theme parks' total lack of & adherence to effective safety protocols; as well as their utter complacency, their willful negligence and their complete culpability with regards to improper maintenance and the resulting death of these newlyweds!
@@fuzionxm4514 I thought they were doing the deed
In about 2000, my mom went on Revolution. The staff didn’t secure her seatbelt correctly and the person next to her had to hold her down for most of the ride.
Respect to the person who was next to her 😌💪
Imagine that staff worker on a bigger ride
@@ethanortiz7273 on X2 😅
Yikes that nice person next to your momma what was he like a muscle freak to be able to hold your mom from falling off. 👏 Congrats seriously
If it’s just the seatbelt she should be fine but if it’s the lap bar then uh….
I live in the area around magic mountain, its a 20 - 10min drive so I go frequently. My friends and I were there in 2015. We were celebrating our graduation and we headed over to Revolution because we hadn't rode it yet. We started walking up to the entrance when we noticed workers weren't letting people in. We stood there in confusion wondering if we should ask how long the ride was going to stay closed for since it was open earlier when we saw the people working with the ambulance run in with the stretcher. We started to talk to each other in disbelief that someone passed out or died. We decided to leave the scene because out childish minds thought the person had gotten mutilated somehow and we didnt want to see the corpse being dragged out. Anyways, the rest of the day passed and being really immature we joked about with some friends we encountered on how we saw a person die on revolution and saw the ambulance workers come and take her corpse out, unknowing of the severity of the real incident. We were really disrespectful and I wish I never took part in the joking about it. Well the next day my friend was on the news and she saw that she had died. She ended up recording what they were saying on her cell phone and sent it to all of us. Needless to say we all were in shock and regret for the jokes we had made. The memory is fuzzy and I'm not really sure if it was a stretcher or not but it looked like one.
xXIsabellaXx I'm so sorry for your lose.so she died on the ride? and sent you guys the video when she was on the ride? sorry I'm asking questions,you probably dont want to answer
colorful._ slimes.__ Oh she wasn't part of my family and its okay to ask. She passed out and was unresponsive. My friends and I just made assumptions thinking she fell off the ride and was hit by the vehicle.
xXIsabellaXx oh okay,thank you for telling me.
It’s nice of you to re-think of that and think about your younger actions. Really admirable.
Sorry for your loss, I graduated in 2015 and was there for my grad trip as well, I remember seeing that scene right as we entered the park, but we just left it alone and didn't talk about it, since we sort of just passed by everything.
Well done video. Very informative. It gets annoying to hear all of the bad information, mixing of stories, or all out lies that we hear so thanks for clearing that up!
The last time I went to six flags, I was 13 with my friend. We went on Tatsu for the last time before we left and when my seatbelt was put on it didn’t feel that tight. But this young woman next to me maybe 18-20 pushed it down to make it more snug. Idk why but it made me feel safe being by her and I’ll remember it forever. This was the last time I went before covid happened ☹︎
i went a few weeks ago and physically wasn’t strong enough to get the bar far enough and started to silently panic, one of the operators came by and pushed it down like the woman you mentioned. calmed me down immediately
@@vcs-yb3bu :)
I used to know that girl in 2nd grade Rip My best friend forever 💘
Just a few more details on Cherie La Motte. She was a ride operator at the revolution station. When the ride arrives to the station, it makes a total stop at the entrance where it is not yet ready to unload and load passengers, when that occurs, sometimes the operators in order to cross the tracks they can do so with the train stopped at the entrance only, the signal to cross is holding up a fist so the operator on the controls can push pause so the train doesn't move into the station. Well when she tried to cross the tracks, she did lift her fist but not high enough for the operator to see, so the train went in, it startled her and she misstepped on the tracks causing her to fall in during the train rolling into the station. She had no time to get up from the tracks and was crushed. Now the signal to cross the tracks is holding both arms up above the head in a criss cross manner, they cannot cross until the operator says so on the loudspeaker. The track she crossed was a very thin platform so now they widened it for easier crossing. I should know , I was there when it happened, I worked as a security guard at the time. May she rest in peace.
Frankly it sounds like every time you hear about someone ejected from a coaster due to restraint failure, the unfortunate guest always complained about feeling unsafe but was reassured by an operator. I’m sure most operators have never dealt with a potential tragedy so they believe it to be safe. I think the message here is that if you’re feeling unsafe, just get off the ride regardless of the reassurance of the operator. They generally trust their rides and don’t foresee something so tragic happening.
They don’t always let you get off once your in the fucking seat!!
@@ariipizano9565 my works policy is that if the guest is in distress, they are removed from the ride
I was a Ride Op at a Six Flags. Safety was our top priority. I would definitely let my kids ride any Six Flags, and I'd have complete confidence that they'd be in excellent hands.
To keep guests out of restricted areas, I did call maintenance a couple of times to retrieve lost hats. No trains can be in motion while anyone is in the danger zone... the ride has to essentially be shut down until it's clear.
So basically the newlyweds were playing hide the salami on the ride.
Hide the salami 😂🙈
They were playing Kiss the snake in my pants
Friesianexile I thought so too but a comment on here from someone who worked there told otherwise, it was the parks fault
Make sense
I grew up in Valencia. I remember hearing things about people dying. Your video is the only one talking them. I’ve seen a few roller coaster accidents. But nothing about six flags magic mountain. Good job and thank you
All UA-cam channels that do these types of videos are usually click baited to death and it is so annoying but thank you for making this video. I love this channel and am looking forward to new videos 👍
Mr Doggo are you an Arizona Coyotes fan? I saw your profile picture. I'm a Pens fan.
Brendan Strode yep
Very Mature and Well Done with respect to the Injured and the Park. I had to subscribe and I look forward to more videos from you.....Love to you...love to all...Kitten
(Sorry for commenting too much) but on the one at hurricane harbor, I was waiting in line for the new bonzai pipeline thing and some crazy old guy was waiting next to me and he said that he was there and he saw him drunk, running past him and jumping down the pretty much vertical drop slide and landed on the fence and he said if you look closely, you can still the crookedness of the fence that he fell on (this is why they made the bonsai pipeline slide). I had tried looking this up for hours and couldn't find anything so anyways thank you for clarifying that.
Original Magic Mountain logo depicted from 10:44-52, also the same one depicted on the hard-hat that my uncle wore when it was being constructed. He actually picked the site of Magic Mountain, named it, and was the first President there, where prior to that, he was one if the VP's at Seaworld. He was at Magic Mountain for the first couple of years, then moved on.
He was also the 5th person to be hired by Disneyland Inc. in 1954, before Disneyland was built, and was the Park operations manager from 1956-61, before moving on th renovate Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio in 1961. I can quite easily document these facts!
Carlos Carpinteyro wow man aren’t you a cool kid
That is awesome :0
r/thathappened
Carlos Carpinteyro that's cool and awesome story.
That's cool.
The first time I went to the park was right after Colossus had just reopened. I was told that the ride was shutdown for two years and rebuilt because a woman committed suicide on the ride. I was told that she had intentionally ensured the lap bar wasn't secured. I have always wondered about the authenticity of the story. Thanks. Now I know the truth which sounds more plausible than what I was told decades ago. I appreciate this video clearing up all the myths out there.
Wow! Never heard that she committed suicide. I always heard it was a tragic accident because she was a larger person which was a fact. I know it’s been more than 40 years but I do still feel for her family that had to witness how she died.
I feel like when people see the title of this video we instantly think it's the rides fault or the parks fault however it's proved in this video that that's not the case. It's mostly the employees fault or the guest and theme parks shouldn't be judged by this.
8:24 that picture is of full throttle
I bet the press helicopter was told to zoom in on the white coaster with the loop, and someone forgot to tell them that their were too white coasters with loops
great video nice job so interisting but cool and sad nice job.
The UA-camr knows; he was just showing the news story which happened to have a picture of Full Throttle.
Oops i went on that like 6 times in a row
Yeah these idiots trying to blame my favorite ride
Why do I feel like I'm the next one? Lolz
Because you'll be stupid enough to jump a high fence with a warning sign telling you to keep out, or you have bad health and will still go on the rides!?
food luv shut up
@@marlenialvarado3025 fuck off
Benny Fair fax thanks for saying you’re instead of your
@@kkramos8891 you're means You Are, So it was appropriate for him/her to use.
You should do a video about all the ghosts there at Magic Mountain. The ghost stories were some of my favorite parts of working there
Months before the closure of Deja Vu I almost died when the harness failed as soon as the ride started. Luckily my scream/other's screams to stop the ride got the attention of the operator fast enough and they were able to halt the train. The harness was locked in an open position and they couldn't get it to reset so they taped it up and let me ride in another seat. 3/4 of the people on the ride got off the train and it went as normal with no problems. I can't imagine how bad my death would have been if the harness failed during the initial drop or any other point of the ride given its intensity.. They gave me a nice cold bottle of water once I got off the ride though so that was nice. lol
Hmmm... seems like the biggest problem would have been the vertical lifts. I don't think you can stay in the seat on those without the restraints.
I recall hearing about an incident on Lake Compounce's Zoomerang in which a restraint popped open during the ride... but the rider just held it down manually and stayed in his seat. But the Zoomerang is a regular Boomerang, not a Giant Inverted Boomerang--there's no vertical lift, and no airtime; the g-force is always positive and (while I wouldn't recommend it) on a normal run you could probably ride the whole thing, including the inversions, with no restraint at all.
r/thathappened
You didn’t almost die. Failsafes exist.
In case you don't remember I was one of the top 5 first subscribers and I loved your channel! I took about a 2 week break from it because I was very busy. It is amazing to see how far your channel has grown since then!
read the warnings whenever you go to an amusement park god
I was at magic mountain yesterday and my chin got cut open while riding X2 and still don’t know how it happened
you should have sued
Something probably fell out of someone’s pocket
Most likely you got clipped by someone’s loose change or some other lose item from someone’s pocket. That’s why they tell people no loose articles. People don’t listen and wonder why they lose their keys, wallets, money etc and complain when they can’t get it back.
Bruh why am I watching this I’m literally going to six flags in a few days
How was your trip?
Dude same
omg no response. Rip
The one where the girl didn't get an autopsy definetly sounds like the parents did something to her. You don't just die for no reason on a roller coaster
MrMapleBar
you can if you have a brain aneurysm
That's very rare.
She might have had a congenital heart defect.
MrMapleBar rare? Not hardly.
Well, after an autopsy, the body is not recoverable. It’ll never be the same. They can stitch it up, but the body will permanently look disfigured.
Narrator: *mumbles quietly like billie eilish*
Ads: *SCREAM AT ME UNTIL MY EARS BLEED*
I'm just listening to a sad story about a young girl passing out on a roller coaster and then a loud GrubHub commercial comes on
That's horrible. Ride operators should check if the lap bars lock. They always do it at the park I go to. RIP to all of the people who died on those rides.
Rip your sister, I hope she is living a good life in heaven, waiting for you.
His sister didn't die at magic mountain
The 10yo girl, Jasmine, so sad 😢. God bless her and her family 🙏
Story time:
Background Knowledge; My family has a history of developing conditions that are potentially lethal such as "Heart Arrhythmia" and the arrythmia acts up when I get nervous and full of anxiety
Real Time: So one day during 2015 My family and cousins and friends decided to go to Six Flags, and because of past stories such as these ones the video provides, I get a bit paranoid that something bad will happen when I'm on the coaster. So when I was in the line, I saw signs that said "Do not ride if you have heart conditions" and I thought to myself "I don't know...I can't go back now...but my condition...I'm still really young, I can't die from that." So after the whole day of riding, nothing my heart effect me in anyway, we got back home, that same night during 3am, I felt rushed, my blood was pumping hard and I was not tired...so I stood up, and...i felt three strong irregular heart beats. It felt like I was having a heart attack
It was difficult to breathe and I could barely move but then it just stopped. After that day, my heart was stunted, I could not run at all, I could barely walk and still get tired.
So after I told my mom what happened, she took me to the doctors and I got a chest scan, but the doctors said they found nothing wrong at all. I was confused that they found nothing, I even went to an expert because they thought it was just strong emotions causing the problems but I told them no, so I went to the lower levels of the hospital and even got a heart monitor strapped to me for 6 weeks, a monitor made for 60+ year old seniors, and it was a 14 year old boy wearing it, me. After that was over, they still found nothing.
But after 2 years after the accident
To this very day, I recovered so much, I can run fast, I can run for so much longer,
but at random times, I get a random strike of arrhythmia that are kinda strong and I get slowed down.
*In the end, I never want to go back.*
Sidenote; the heart condition has been affecting me for years before as small irregular heart beats but, that night, it felt like everything. Every thing that happened before, felt like nothing.
I just planned my trip to six flags yesterday and I get this one my recommendations
Did u die
I don’t even remember making this comment- I live no where near six flags nor do I WANT to go 🧍I think I died? Idfk
@@tealeaf4448 so yes
dude I just watched all your videos, such great content, keep it up man I'm hooked!
They have warnings on thrill rides for a reason. Don't ride if you don't like the warnings.
As morbid as this was . . . . thanks for informing us.
What about videos with other Six Flags incidents like this?
Mighty Ride Junkies I would like to see a SFOT video about this stuff! (does it sound bad that I'm asking to hear about the deaths there? 0-0(
The big Six Flags event that led to death was in my home state of NJ at Six Flags Great Adventure. In the 1980s, a haunted house attraction caught fire and led to the death of eight people. It is still the worst event to happen at an amusement park in terms of lives lost. However, there was a Japanese roller coaster accident that led to about 16 injuries and I believe 1 death, so there were tragedies that harmed more people, but the Haunted Castle fire at SFGAd was the worst in lives lost to ever happen at an amusement park.
Love that i stumbled across this vid before i go in 2 weeks for my bday
Carlos died the day I turned six. The same year I rode my first rollercoaster, Gemini, at Cedar Point. I fell bad for the man.
Very informative. Seems that story of people trying to get their hat is too frequent. Someone at California's Great America went to get a hat, they were struck by someone's leg (which broke) and the person getting the hat was decapitated.
Very well done video. I'm officially a new subscriber. Rest in peace to those lost in the video.
Thank you for the tasteful manner in which you covered this subject.
Wow I grew up hearing stories about a woman who died at six flags mm on colossus and that on Halloween she comes out at night, but to hear the full true story, makes it so much sadder and scarier.
Why am I watching this a week before I go to Magic Mountain?
For all the famliys that had a lost.
I'm very sorry for your lost and I hope that you are ok.
If I was you I would be crying my head off.
And one last thing.If you are still haunted by the memories.......the person who you lost is still with you and watching you.
From,
Arianna Jensen
Just to be clear, what rule were the newlyweds breaking? The cart was violently shaking? They were newlyweds... were they doing what I think you're implying?
Not to be disrespectful. My heart goes out to all their families.
Me: Excited to go to magic mountain tomorrow
Also me: Watches this video the night before
I don't understand how a gondola could fall, even with the most violent shaking. Was this risk common to all similar skyway rides?
It was common. A similar accident happened at Six Flags Over Mid America (St. Louis) in 1978. Three young girls and an old man were in one of the gondolas. The girls were rocking it violently and it of course fell where the Ninja is today. The girls died and the old man was seriously injured.
Apperently it was loaned out to a show and then they did minimal checking when it returned.
I worked there at the time & never heard that story. I know the mechanics that worked there & they never would've returned it to the ride without checking it first.
+Elias Mertens I believe it also happened at the Great America here in California.
Yep, they just sit on the wire, nothing really locking them on to the wire, they come off the wire to slow them down and let people on and off. Watched it as a kid and thought it could be problematic.
When I heard decapitated I was like "Im done I cant it's so sad to see people die" I can't believe all this tragedy its horrible I wish everyone and everything was safe so we could have a better life so no one dies they can have a lovely peaceful life. R.I.P (Six Flag Visitors)
This is such a sad video but that shishkabob joke or however you spell it
I worked a hurricane harbor and it’s really scary being a lifeguard on the slides because they jump up off the slide coming down an you don’t know if they will fly off so we yell at them the stay flat and lean back some don’t listen how we tell them to go down an get bruised or hurt there backs
I can't figure out where the guy who flew off the waterslide was... which slide and where he flew off. Most of the slides with humps or steep drops are nowhere near a fence; it's crazy that he could have flown that far! Anyone know?
5:35 I bet it was at that final high-g long curve. That part makes a lot of people black out or come close to it.
Yeah that's why they had to add brakes
You mean the helix? They’ve modified that since by installing a trim brake. It’s still pretty intense though just like the pretzel loop on Tatsu but I have never heard of a single person dying or getting injured on that coaster. It’s a freak accident.
Great video.. all amusement parks/water parks are safe as long as u follow the rules. Now it is sad what happens at magic mountain before six flags owning it. Now stuff does happen beyond the park control but as far as people passing out the park has signs that says if u have certain conditions don’t ride. Those are there for a good reason
You can't state that none of the deaths were six flag's responsibility. Six flags can’t respond for visitors failing to follow security protocols, but employees failing to follow security protocols are indeed six flag’s responsibility as the employees that work for a company are the company. If you are mistreated at a store is not the employees name who is at risk, is the company that he represents as a whole who is offending you. Rule of the leader, the mistake of anyone at your charge is your mistake.
What people usually mean by saying that is that most of these accidents are due to specific park mismanagement/employee error and doesn't reflect the entire company with 30+ parks as a whole.
However, if the safety systems of the ride fail, failsafes don't do their job, and the ride injures passengers, then the park itself, SixFlags as a company, and the ride manufacturer will all be at fault. The park for not spotting the error and stopping the ride if necessary, Six Flags for building and hosting a faulty ride, and the manufacturer for designing a faulty ride.
Take what I say with a grain of salt.
I went to school with jasmine and was personally friends with her and good ones. So the day I got back her friends and I all kinda wondered why she wasn’t at the first day of 5th grade. But later that day we had an assembly and near the end of the assembly (it was a welcome back kinda assembly) the principal came on stage and showed a picture of jasmine on the screen and I was wondering why, he then said that she had passed away during the summer and didn’t explain how. I’m happy I found this video and ik how my good friend had passed. RIP Jasmine
I remember the on in 2014 about the 10 year old it happened a day before my school went on a trip and the ride was closed down but people just sayed she passed out
Sylonna Slays same here we went the day later
Sylonna Slays wssup
I'm glad you made this video it's very informative, it's sad to see people just say the coaster is safe when it clearly isn't but "classroom setting"
We watched the exorcist once in 7th grade, but he didn't care about rules
R.I.P. to all of them
That's a pretty damn good record. Only one single time did a person get hurt without questionable behavior or preexisting medical conditions.
Pearl Santos death on Goliath, I was at Six Flags Magic Mountain that day. I took two of my friends to magic mountain, ecstatic to ride Goliath, one of the newest rides at the time. Once we entered the park, we noticed the ride was shutdown, for unknown reasons. It was still early in the day, but a few hours later the ride was opened back up and we rushed to get on the ride before the line got too long. It was later that night when we got home, we seen on the news that someone had died on the Goliath ride... It was shocking to know the true reason why the ride was shut down temporarily that day.
I can tell you working security at six flags during 2012 the guy at hurricane harbor is mostly accurate except for one little detail. He was super drunk and that is why he ran up though everyone and he never stopped at the top he just kept going and he jumped down the slide then bounced off and down to the fence. He was so drunk the fall actually didnt phase him at all and actually kept running till security caught him and then went to the hospital after
Wow that colossus incident tho, I’ve been on a ride and my thing was clicked but the light wasn’t on so they restarted the whole thing for putting shoulder restraints on and it was perfectly fine. They would never let anyone ride something that wasn’t fully safe but I guess those employees were just lazy and didn’t care about safety smh
im not trying be disrespectful, but what religion doesn’t allow an autopsy? or like about an autopsy would be against their religion?
hey just fyi, i worked revolution 10 years after the incident, and we were told about it during training. never given full details but i can say, the rides spare parts area is directly under the station, and had she tried to wiggle between the supports she may have lived, but thats neither here nor there. one thing we were told is wait until the train has unloaded before giving the signal to cross and wait for the main panel op to acknowledge it with "hands off holding for cross". and putting their hands in the air above the panel. working as a ride op, there where some days, things just didn't go quite right (nothing dangerous, i knew the rides original design and knew it was safe if procedures were followed, but every now and again, i wonder how close i came. it doesn't haunt me, but i feel sad for the young woman who died working on the same ride i did, just 10 years earlier. my commitment to safety was much higher than my other fellow ride ops, and they knew it. they trusted me when i told them not to load a train, there is going to be a damn good reason for it. sadly I had to leave due to medical reasons(no physical injuries, but got a nasty fungal infection while working there) and there are days i do miss working there, everyday was different, rarely ever boring and getting to ride one of my favorite rides nearly every day i worked was the one perk i would take again if i could.
Man I feel really terrible for that jasmine girl she was probably the one that needed saving the most )-;
It's horrible when you realize one of the deaths was on your birthday.
I have Family that work there, and they DO HAVE SEAT BELTS, & THEY SAID "FLORES," WAS OVER WEIGHT, & that's why she fell out. They said that they have had THOUSANDS of park goers use this car, & belt,......and DIDN'T fall out.......Not to mention that you & ur Family were given a HUGE settlement, on the condition that you DON'T TALK ABOUT THIS INCIDENT, OR YOU CAN LOSE THE MILLIONS THAT YOU WERE AWARDED!
Colossus was not required to & had no seat belts before Ms. Flores fell from the ride. Seat belts were still not required after her accident but the park added them anyway.
I worked there at the time.
Well it happened before I gone to middle school =)
Kurt Larson I was a kid when I met Jayden =)
Your video's are life🙌
HOW? This video is about death!
thank you for confirming everything ice ever told anyone about park dearhs. oh and btw if any didn't know. the chances of injury while riding a coaster as of 2012 is 750 million to one and the chances of death as of 2012 is 950 million to one. You're more likely to be struck by lightning than to die or even get hurt while riding a coaster. that is unless you violate the safety rules and regulations
I totally agree with you you know there are stupid people in this world that need to listen to rules and when you don't listen those rules they could be dire consequences. Even though you may be a Six Flags guests you should consider the rules because they are for your safety. People need to stop being so full of pride Listen to Rule act like an adult instead of children. Just because you have money to go into the park doesn't mean you have no right to listen to the rules and act like you own the damn place when in fact you don't.
They got the Darwin award they deserved
It amazes me how someone could so stupid that they would jump fences to get a HAT. 4 PEOPLE have died doing this: the one with Ninja in this video, the one with Batman: The Ride at Six Flags Over Georgia, the one with Flight Deck at California's Great America and the one on Raptor at Cedar Point. Am I the only one who wouldn't even THINK about doing something like that? Is a hat really worth your life? My God...
Marc Weiner ikr, common sense, don't fucking climb the fence, when the ride is on. If anyone did that I'd be annoyed honestly.
As a avid enthusiast and former employee your video was informative and spot on most of these things could have been avoided osha was in its infancy back in the 70s
I went to Six Flags over Ga back in 2012 and got on the ninja which has now been updated btw. but I noticed my harness was wobbly and didn't sit down to me and made me nervous. thankfully they listened and got it checked out.
Six flags over Texas had a death where a lady fell off the coaster due to a safety belt situation as well.
Yep.The New Texas Giant in 2013.
Now 2018
Yes I’m almost finished my school year I’m 18 and I am graduating class of 2020 2 years from now I am really 18 I can hang out with my parents and I am grown up
Yea I’ve rode it I live near there
Didn't she weigh like 500 pounds, too?
Thanks for clarifying this info, but i am not sure why i needed to know these details to the letter.
I miss Six Flags cuz I used to go there like 12/7 everyday but now I don't go even once 😪😢😥
Everyday??
Hey, if you ever want to go again, i can get you in for free. (As an employee)
GamingWithPanda Panda I’ll invite you and it’s free
how do people not hear the whooshing sounds roller coaster cars or the screaming of passengers? if you can hear things like that viewing the ride far away, you should surely be able to hear the trains coming
skyebrows unless you’re hearing impaired. I’m sure some hearing impaired people still ride rides.
When an accident happens, the park will learn from that accident and it will NEVER happen again
They can't prevent morons from jumping fences.
No but you as a normal visitor who won’t do that, you can be sure you won’t fall of the coaster
78 was a dark year holy shit
I used to work at Six flags magic mountain and I heard some stories and I want to say thank you for the video. Keep making more videos. I look forward to them
Six flags hurricane harbor stories would be awesome man! Just subbed 😀
Risking your life for a hat? Crazy!
I hope the family of Carol Flores got a lot of money for compensation. I didn't realize it was way back in 1978!
When a person complains that their restraint is not functioning properly or their lap bar is not closed or any other problem, CHECK IT ! If you do not want to do your job do not be a ride operator ! NO EXCUSES....PERIOD !
Not to be that guy but... none of the trains on colossus use seat belts anymore, not just the ones the woman who died was riding in.
Barnaby Swift the new restrains on twisted colossus have seat belts and the lap bar is hydraulic. And they have restraints to keep your legs in tight also. Very much upgraded
There have been 3 or 4 different trains used on Colossus over the years. Each had different restraint systems.
Barnaby Swift Twisted Colossus is basically a completely new ride with very little used of the old colossus ride, including completely new trains. It also has completely different g forces since it has a completely different track and layout.
Barnaby Swift Scary.
Very respectful tone An accurate narration.
I have high blood pressure, I'm afraid of coasters and an aneurysm occuring...so that story just combined both fears !
Imagine being in queue for the Goliath and the cart comes back with a dead person
That happened to me, but with The Voyage at Holiday World last month. Everyone had to leave the queue because a woman had come back unconscious. She later died.
We went to Magic Mountain about a week after that woman died on Colossus... ive always heard that the woman was only about 5 '1" and severely overweight/obese.. thats why the lap bar wouldn't lock.. she was just too big...
This is why most (if not all parks) make sure everyone's lap bar clicks and you can't ride if you're too big for it to click. People get offended and have hurt feelings but it's about safety.