@@DavidVitrano The ride wasn't properly designed by engineers, but rather through trial and error by amateurs. As a result the ride had a serious issue that it would send rafts literally flying off of the hill. This issue can be seen in videos of the prototype and later the original version of the full scale ride. When first built the hill had a standard parabola shape, but this was changed to the straight ramp shape which the ride opened with. While the redesign somewhat fixed the issue with the flying rafts, to guarantee safety the passengers in the rafts had to reach a certain total combined weight, and the weight also had to be distributed evenly a certain way. For whatever reason the raft the boy rode on didn’t meet those standards. The ride had one other huge flaw: the netting over the slide held up by steel supports was a death trap at the speeds the slide would reach. The raft flew over the hill and the boy was thrown into the netting, hitting a support and being decapitated. The ride should've never been built, much less opened to the public at a at the time reputable park. The complete lack of oversight and regulation of the industry in the state of Kansas allowed this insanity to go ahead, with the ride not even undergoing any sort of safety evaluation to determine whether or not it was safe to ride. It is tragically and morbidly ironic in a way that the victim of this would be the son of a Kansas state legislator (that is not to imply any fault on the part of the kid or his family obviously that was not the case).
+gamerp0pstar3 Okay, I understand how being too light and too short could be a problem, but how does his age affect ANYTHING? See, if the kid reached the hight and weight requirement, why does it matter how young the kid was? It doesn't change any physics. It was most likely a human error.
I’m scared. Not only is it because it’s high, but because of a 10-year-old DYING on the slide. Imagine a Waterslide that looks fun being the last thing you see before you die.. scary..
Since there was so much force and power on the ride his harness broke after the raft went airborne cause there wasn't enough weight and his head just ya know from all of the power and force (lol it's hard to explain but just think about how fast and powerful the ride was on top of the raft going airborn )
He was placed in the middle, with much less weight than the other 2 riders. When it goes up the hill, it launches you out for a second just like in a roller coaster. But the weightlessness meant he went flying into the net.
shouldnt be metal netting in the first place. should be transparent plastic. the restraints must have failed, the kid went airborne and the netting grated away his head.
@@swainer8014do u have no emotions?? wdym dont feel bad for him he had his whole life ahead of him just to lose it all , imagine how scared he was flying out a fucking slide head first
@unlimited3851 That is not how it happened. He was decapitated and killed instantly. Yes, his death was tragic but I feel worse for the parents, the other riders who were with him and anyone who came upon the scene.
He was in a raft with 2 adults, sat at the front, instead of in the middle. The net and metal supports over the slide were not a suitable design given that riders could impact them at 70mph. There was no mechanism to prevent rafts going airborne.
It’s too bad what happened. First the kid died and now this park is shut down forever. Apparently, when Cedar fair was buying Schlitterbahn, they declined to buy this park and end up getting torn down. I guess it was too much bad press
They could’ve just kept it as one giant drop (left out second hill) and it still would’ve retained its place as the tallest water slide with no risk of decapitation.
or even if he was seated properly behind or in the middle of the ladies. its so fucked. i cannot imagine the brother having to see that happen and them having to drive home without him
"10-year-old boy dies while riding the world's tallest water slide at the Schlitterbahn Water Park in Kansas City, Kansas. The boy was identified as Caleb Schwab, 10, the son of Kansas Rep. Scott Schwab and his wife Michele. This video, from 2014, shows what it's like to go down the slide. " Meanwhile upbeat music
The designers got arrested, beacouse of how poorly it was built. This was so horrific, my friend went on it tge day before the accident. R.I.P absolutely devastating
his head was off and separate from his body. if you see the crime scene photos you can see the pool of blood and two tarps covering his head and body,. police on the scene confirmed he was decapitated. horrible sight
Well a 74 pound child in the front of a raft ride known for coming off the the slide , a 275 lb hippo in the back and 200 cow in the middle explains everything . The raft flew up into the net and bars causing the boy's decapitation . I thought common sense and park rules kept stupid adults from not balancing the weight on things that pop up with force and speed .
How did the kid go airborne, MABE there was a lack of water to slow him down going back up and he went off. From the video it looks like it shoots up a lot of water to slow YOU down going up to the top. If all that water wasn't there he would not slow down. Rip kid.
He didn't weigh enough and he was smaller than the requirements. His father did not follow the rules and regulations warning to the ride and somehow they still allowed this child to get on. Sad ending. Don't do this at home kids.
+Crystal Reed his father wasn't the one at fault. The company was. They didn't make this ride safe enough for people to follow and they obviously are going to weigh the passengers before they get on (and if the didn't then they are extremely dumb ) so that they know it's enough weight. The dad wasn't like "oh go on this ride even tho you do t meet the requirements" no. The main requirements were you had to be at least 54 inches tall and a few years back you had to be at least 14. It wasn't the boys fault or his dad's, etc it was the workers fault and the people that made this slide and didn't make it safe enough for people to actually rice!
You're wrong about the water slowing it down, the water is jet propelled to push the slide up to the top and to help it maintain it's speed, if it was any slower the slide would fall backwards, that's how he got decapitated not because of it slowing down, but because he was too light and going at 70 mph up the slide and the velcro belt came off making him lift into the air and his neck hitting the metal rail decapitating him
+Luis Garcia dude over 3 million people ride the top thrill dragster each year and someone called me a liar when i said ive been on it its the same here
david estrada they said his velcro strap came off and my sisters strap has almost came off but also by how fast ur going i dont think it shouldn't matter but they are changing the straps to something instead of velcro and they said he hit the netting too but my dad is 6ft and he doesnt touch the net so...idk exactly how he died
This was the last thing a ten year old boy saw before he was decapitated. Horrifying.
How was he decapitated?
@@DavidVitrano The ride wasn't properly designed by engineers, but rather through trial and error by amateurs. As a result the ride had a serious issue that it would send rafts literally flying off of the hill. This issue can be seen in videos of the prototype and later the original version of the full scale ride. When first built the hill had a standard parabola shape, but this was changed to the straight ramp shape which the ride opened with. While the redesign somewhat fixed the issue with the flying rafts, to guarantee safety the passengers in the rafts had to reach a certain total combined weight, and the weight also had to be distributed evenly a certain way. For whatever reason the raft the boy rode on didn’t meet those standards. The ride had one other huge flaw: the netting over the slide held up by steel supports was a death trap at the speeds the slide would reach. The raft flew over the hill and the boy was thrown into the netting, hitting a support and being decapitated.
The ride should've never been built, much less opened to the public at a at the time reputable park. The complete lack of oversight and regulation of the industry in the state of Kansas allowed this insanity to go ahead, with the ride not even undergoing any sort of safety evaluation to determine whether or not it was safe to ride. It is tragically and morbidly ironic in a way that the victim of this would be the son of a Kansas state legislator (that is not to imply any fault on the part of the kid or his family obviously that was not the case).
@@randomchannel-px6ho original version?
what a way to go
Wow. Way to ruin the ride.
I cant help but wonder if the kid was too light to ride this.
I think he was
Too light and too young.
No verifiable age issue. just height and combined weight
+gamerp0pstar3 Okay, I understand how being too light and too short could be a problem, but how does his age affect ANYTHING? See, if the kid reached the hight and weight requirement, why does it matter how young the kid was? It doesn't change any physics. It was most likely a human error.
He died because he was too small it says it in the news cast
I’m scared. Not only is it because it’s high, but because of a 10-year-old DYING on the slide. Imagine a Waterslide that looks fun being the last thing you see before you die.. scary..
It’s nto
Rather die having fun and seeing fun stuff than seeing ugly stuff. Could be worse. Anyways sucks he died so young rip
I don't know how the lad got decapitated from this. Truly tragic and horrific. RIP
Since there was so much force and power on the ride his harness broke after the raft went airborne cause there wasn't enough weight and his head just ya know from all of the power and force (lol it's hard to explain but just think about how fast and powerful the ride was on top of the raft going airborn )
Also where the nets were attached there was metal poles that his head supposedly got caught on to
Chanel Babe yeah, still I would have expected a broken neck not a full on decapitation
He was placed in the middle, with much less weight than the other 2 riders.
When it goes up the hill, it launches you out for a second just like in a roller coaster. But the weightlessness meant he went flying into the net.
@@PokeTube he was in the front seat, not the middle
shouldnt be metal netting in the first place. should be transparent plastic. the restraints must have failed, the kid went airborne and the netting grated away his head.
Restraints failed because the rafts were absolute shit and the designers were nothing short of moronic. Velcro fasteners?
Imagine dying to a waterslide I feel so bad for this kiddo
Crazy some one did
Dont feel bad for the kid. He probably barely felt it. Feel bad for the family, staff and the folks on the boat with him.
@@swainer8014he still died young tho
@@swainer8014do u have no emotions?? wdym dont feel bad for him he had his whole life ahead of him just to lose it all , imagine how scared he was flying out a fucking slide head first
@unlimited3851 That is not how it happened. He was decapitated and killed instantly. Yes, his death was tragic but I feel worse for the parents, the other riders who were with him and anyone who came upon the scene.
They should have just stuck with sandbag riders.
The boy went airborne and got decaptiated by the net, his head got caught on the metal rails in the mesh. Shitty way to go
Thats some final destination shit right there.
At least it was quick and painless ):
@@TylerWilson2004 After decapitacion, you live for the next 30 seconds
nah the death of caver john jones is a shitty way to go
@@TylerWilson2004 sadly not. decapitation is not quick nor painless. youre alive for quite a bit after a sudden beheading. you cannot scream. only see
How about you watch the video instead of saying what place you came in
i did
81st.
Ronaldo J 131st
94rd
Totally unsafe this slide was, so glad they made them take it down
I will take my chances lol 😂
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@@gohogs2277 A 10 year old boy died on it .
@@gohogs2277 a boy got decapitated on it…
Damn at least it was short and painless. So sad
That water looks dirty as f*ck
very
thats what makes it exciting
DrNickRiveria lol the joy of being in salty foot water after finishing the ride
gets my testicles quaking
That's probably the slide, or the bottom of the slide
He was in a raft with 2 adults, sat at the front, instead of in the middle. The net and metal supports over the slide were not a suitable design given that riders could impact them at 70mph. There was no mechanism to prevent rafts going airborne.
I’ve been on there before. Really terrifying. I had a panic attack then passed out
🤣🤣
@@madihanaaz5426 why is that funny??
@@LondonOak. I think they found the reaction funny like in those rollar coaster vids not making fun of them being scared
Be grateful you didn't get decapitated 😰
This obviously violated safety standards.
A kid died
Poor kid that died on this ride, life cut too short & tragic tragedy😢
Who asked
There's a great wolf lodge right across the street.. just go there.
I love great wolf lodge
not gonna lie, saw the word POV and thought people were gonna fuck down a water slide.
Based on how the ride looks, I'd say he bounced up and the netting ripped his head off.
I thought the same!
Craig Noils you’re a sick fuck
Griffer Csgo how?
@@gwendolynjeane too light
yep thats what happend
A kid died on this ride
0:15 ALL ABOARD THE FUCKTHAT TRAIN
This ride killed a kid.
He was 10, and was decapitated.
This video needs to be flagged.
Had to watch a 15 sec commercial in order to watch this 33 sec video... THANKS UA-cam!!!
Someone just died there
Hjuuk Mmfyjjun they got decapitaded
Real crime here is the shitty water at the end
It’s too bad what happened. First the kid died and now this park is shut down forever. Apparently, when Cedar fair was buying Schlitterbahn, they declined to buy this park and end up getting torn down. I guess it was too much bad press
I know a 10 year old died on this water slide, but it still looks fun when I’m at 15 years old.
And yet they still put a 10 year old boy on the front
Too soon.
They could’ve just kept it as one giant drop (left out second hill) and it still would’ve retained its place as the tallest water slide with no risk of decapitation.
I knew it wouldn't happen, but I expected to see a severed and bleeding kids head
Rip to the boy
This didn’t age well…
Losing my head over the air time this ride has!
If he didn’t came to this slide he will not beheaded sad… :(
or even if he was seated properly behind or in the middle of the ladies. its so fucked. i cannot imagine the brother having to see that happen and them having to drive home without him
I hope the owners of the park should be put in prison.
Not the owners, the builders.
everybody be mighty fine till they see the news....
This waterslide actually looks extremely fun. However, its so tragic that a little boy had to die on this waterslide due to bad ownership and lies.
I know it's so annoying, if he didn't die the slide would still be here and I could go on it. That boy is so selfish
@@reupsvideos💀
You know this could to be avoid if they didn't add that air time
That 10 year old boy definitely hated the year 2016 because of this slide
Didn’t a kid like get his head lobbed off from this thing💀
People who don’t know😁
People who know☠️💀🪦☠️🏴☠️😵
I am so thankful that I NEVER went on this ride. This slide was a horrible idea from the beginning and I'm glad it's gone for good
Kid died on this slide. Dat music tho...
He was definitely to light to be riding poor kid
Why was this posted the day after he died
"10-year-old boy dies while riding the world's tallest water slide at the Schlitterbahn Water Park in Kansas City, Kansas. The boy was identified as Caleb Schwab, 10, the son of Kansas Rep. Scott Schwab and his wife Michele. This video, from 2014, shows what it's like to go down the slide. " Meanwhile upbeat music
It looks like they added trimbrakes right at the drop.. probably because of the accident but it goes soo slow now..
It doesn't go at all. The park is closed and the slide was demolished.
@@mattmcmadden1933 I know that but i mean in the video it looks like they added brakes..
@@Journey.melodiesofficial it never reopened after the tragedy.
I live a few miles away from this abandoned theme park
Imagine you're trapped below there
I remember the time i almost actually died in a waterpark...
What happened?
@@TylerWilson2004 They almost died
@@waycnf7229 yes I want to know how they almost died
@@TylerWilson2004 Something happened and they almost died
@@TylerWilson2004 Mind your business
The designers got arrested, beacouse of how poorly it was built. This was so horrific, my friend went on it tge day before the accident. R.I.P absolutely devastating
Airtime hill on a slide is wild
kind of the people who built it's fault, their the one who put metal netting
The kid was 10 why so young?😞😞😞😞😞😞😞
Mason Madsen no he was too light that the raft flung off the slide
@@pinklaidsmith8306 I think they meant why did someone so young have to die such a horrible death?
The designer of the water slide was probably drunk
This video has not aged well
I've always wondered was he straight up decapitated or simply cut at the neck line
his head was off and separate from his body. if you see the crime scene photos you can see the pool of blood and two tarps covering his head and body,. police on the scene confirmed he was decapitated. horrible sight
This song kinda doesn't fit the vibe of the video anymore
The fun stock music in the video does NOT match the description on the video...yikes.
It's all local news human interest fluff pieces until a 10-year-old gets decapitated
I won’t ride in it (I know it’s shut down) when I heard a 10 year old boy getting airborned
Impressive in alot of things y’know before a kid literally DIED
I hope a cart on kingda ka flys of the track and crashes into this water park with 10 tons of tnt
I’ll just stick to Kingda Ka and Top Thrill Dragster (and its second version!)
You ain't safe waiting in line on those rides either
Well a 74 pound child in the front of a raft ride known for coming off the the slide , a 275 lb hippo in the back and 200 cow in the middle explains everything . The raft flew up into the net and bars causing the boy's decapitation . I thought common sense and park rules kept stupid adults from not balancing the weight on things that pop up with force and speed .
Makes sense what you said, and could actually be what really happened.
Morons are prolific... sad way for this young lad to go. 🙁
Yeah none of them had any care for the boy. Not the instructors or the two baluga whales.
Didnt someone die on this?
bruh why did you put a fucking sandbag?
they have souls you know!!
you know what
IM TRIGGERED!!!
I couldn't do it
Me either
me too because someone died on the ride
Dirty water
Probably some of it from the blood 😭
My dumb brain asking: is this the slide where the 8 year old kid de8id? It looks like it
There’s a bonus round when you get to the bottom you’ve got to dodge all the heads
whos idea was it to add an airtime hill to a waterslide? he probably would have lived it there was no hill.........
i would go down backwards for 10k
rfdfdf fefwee you would? i’m in the future and a boy got decapitaded
on the ride
This comment didn't age well...
I will do it for 200
PinkLaid Smith 10k is 10k I will take my chances
You would kill yourself or permanently ruin your life for 10k?
I'm guessing something got caught under his jaw like one of the poles or the netting because how tf would his head come off
RIP Caleb
Someone died on this slide
New fear unlocked
That water looks gross
Uh no way. Ugh. Ima chicken.
How did the kid go airborne, MABE there was a lack of water to slow him down going back up and he went off. From the video it looks like it shoots up a lot of water to slow YOU down going up to the top. If all that water wasn't there he would not slow down. Rip kid.
He didn't weigh enough and he was smaller than the requirements. His father did not follow the rules and regulations warning to the ride and somehow they still allowed this child to get on. Sad ending. Don't do this at home kids.
+Crystal Reed his father wasn't the one at fault. The company was. They didn't make this ride safe enough for people to follow and they obviously are going to weigh the passengers before they get on (and if the didn't then they are extremely dumb ) so that they know it's enough weight. The dad wasn't like "oh go on this ride even tho you do t meet the requirements" no. The main requirements were you had to be at least 54 inches tall and a few years back you had to be at least 14. It wasn't the boys fault or his dad's, etc it was the workers fault and the people that made this slide and didn't make it safe enough for people to actually rice!
You're wrong about the water slowing it down, the water is jet propelled to push the slide up to the top and to help it maintain it's speed, if it was any slower the slide would fall backwards, that's how he got decapitated not because of it slowing down, but because he was too light and going at 70 mph up the slide and the velcro belt came off making him lift into the air and his neck hitting the metal rail decapitating him
They should have just not put the airtime hill and the slide will still be around today..
Or make it more drawn out, and add a transparent tubilar plastic shell instead of wire mesh held by rusty steel rods.
Pretty sure I’d just pass out
If you think you are useless, remember the hill after the first drop of this waterslide.
Why music is so intense?
Mr.Pigeon because someone died on the ride
why is the water green
how did that child get decapitated on this ride? such a freak accident
You see the top in the second hill, well people say that we was too light and his head hit the cage on top
he was too light that the boosters flung him off the slide
I just schlittered my pants
I live for tall water slides
Well that didn’t age well
ive been on that twice
liar
+Luis Garcia haha....no i have season passes thank u so ya
+Luis Garcia dude over 3 million people ride the top thrill dragster each year and someone called me a liar when i said ive been on it its the same here
+Mackenzie Jones Since you live close by that area, what did any news outlet say about how he died
david estrada they said his velcro strap came off and my sisters strap has almost came off but also by how fast ur going i dont think it shouldn't matter but they are changing the straps to something instead of velcro and they said he hit the netting too but my dad is 6ft and he doesnt touch the net so...idk exactly how he died
I GOTTA TRY THIS :D ! Hear me scream "GERONIMO" all over the place :D
Moonchild the ride was closed due to a child getting beheaded
@@checkpleasegetthereference9583 Decapitated*
@@static8566 tf? Same thing
@@Bignfluffy ikr
@@static8566 Same meaning, different word.
Why not just do a different style top, why have the net anyways, and why were ppl scared of this, it’s just a drop....
Rest in peace 10 yr old
music please
Dreamin, falling.
Didn’t it get close down?
Not anymore
This was beat at Mt Olympus
R.I.P. 😕
Too high! Accept Jesus :)
A kid died on that ride
yeah
read the description, a 10 year old died on this ride.
+Billy Delrossi this is the same ride that a young boy died on
+AcousticPhonon ohh lol
lol