The Worst Week of Roller Coaster Accidents

Aug 29, 2024
The in-depth story of how the darkest week for US amusement parks played out. Families were left devastated; investigations exposed glaring safety issues, and in the end, an entire industry had to change.

The tragedies began on August 20th at Lake Compounce in Connecticut when 16-year-old Matthew Henne was fatally injured by the Tornado ride. Just two days later, 12-year-old Joshua Smurphat died after slipping from the Drop Zone ride at Paramount's Great America in Santa Clara, California. On August 23rd, Timothy Fan lost his life on the Shockwave coaster at Kings Dominion in Virginia. By August 28th, the Wild Wonder coaster at Gillian's Wonderland Pier in Ocean City, New Jersey, claimed the lives of Kimberly Bailey and her daughter Jessica; it was the tragic end to a week of amusement park disasters.

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• City Jet POV (60FPS) - Gillian's Wonderlan... by Sean Flaharty
• PhycoDrome at Canobie Lake Park by mrceagle
• Brand New Centrifuge Ride by Casino Pier
• Lake Compounce Amusement & Water Park 5/6/... by Pete The Video Guy
• Lake Compounce~1990 Bristol,CT by Pete The Video Guy
• Lake Compounce 2001 + 2004 Footage, Americ... by Canobie Coaster
• Six Flags Great America Giant Drop Off-Rid... by Valley Thrills
• 1996 video drop zone stunt tower paramount... by Menachem Piekarski
• 1996 video entrance to paramounts great am... by Menachem Piekarski
• 2002 video entrance to paramounts great am... by Menachem Piekarski
• Drop Tower HD 60fps Offride Footage Califo... by
Zombieface Coasters
• Drop Tower (HD POV) - California's Great A... by David Ellis - youtube channel: / @davidjellis
• My last footage of the Shockwave at Kings ... by Bushwacker Collectibles
• Kings Dominion Summer 1995 by ommadawnfan
• Boomerang Coast to Coaster at Six Flags Di... by Airtime Thrills Raw Footage
• Boomerang: Coast to Coaster, off ride, Six... by Neon The Coaster Fox
• Wonderland Ocean City NJ Aug 2011 by ferrisw46
• Gillian’s Wonderland Pier - 1999 original source unknown via Butter003
• Twist 'n' Shout Off-Ride Footage, Family K... by Canobie Coaster
• Doo Wopper POV, Morey's Piers Zamperla Wil... by Canobie Coaster
• Twist 'n' Shout | Family Kingdom, Myrtle B... by The Coaster Spot
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=650... by Mechanical Amusements
• Wild Wonder Accident News Coverage Gillian... , • Wild Wonder Coverage Gillian's Wonderland ... , • Wild Wonder Accident News Coverage Gillian... , • Zoomerang Accident News Coverage Lake Comp... Accessed with https://www.conus.com. No copyright infringement is intended.

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