Verified Injury Accidents at Theme and Amusement ParksThese incidents have been reported and verified by Theme Park Insider's registered users. Please read our Accident Watch page for information on how and why we are collecting this information. Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at Disney's California Adventure Griffon at Busch Gardens Williamsburg Aladdin at Disney's California Adventure Tomorrowland Speedway at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom Believe at SeaWorld Orlando Lights! Motors! Action! at Disney's Hollywood Studios Revenge of the Mummy at Universal Studios Florida Xcelerator at Knott's Berry Farm I was on the ride. the launch was smooth but as we went up the first hill we heard a weird spins like metal on metal. Then we saw all this smoke and someone said they saw sparks. the ride then lost speed and short shot rolling all the way back down but not into the station. Becausw we weren't back in the station our lap bars did not release and ride engineers were called in to release us. The kid in front of me had a gnarly gash on his leg and I coached his dad in controlling the bleeding before the medics arrived. ride attendants say that the catch car cable that launches the train frayed and broke striking the kid in The leg -- Reported on September 17, 2009 by Boyd Taylor. It was on the news the day it happened. When will it reopen? -- Reported on February 9, 2010 by Sarah Meeks. Ride Video from the accident leaked onto YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn5yCeplHc4 -- Reported on September 18, 2009 by Domenik Jost. Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular at Disney's Hollywood Studios Big Dipper at Blackpool Pleasure Beach Firehawk at Kings Island Skyride at Busch Gardens Tampa My girlfriend witnessed this with her children yesterday and sent me a photo on her phone. It was right in front of her, literally. It took over 20 minutes for the Busch Gardens medics to arrive and bystanders were trying to help in the mean time. She told the Busch Gardens people she would give a statement or testify to what she saw and they told her she needed to leave.I have the picture on my phone and would like to email it to you if you need it. -- Reported on July 19, 2009 by Amber Chancey. Gee, that's not disgusting or creepy that your girlfriend (who was with her kids) took pictures of the injured attendant. It's nice that before trying offer help, she would take out her camera. What a winning bunch! -- Reported on April 5, 2010 by d u. Monorail at Walt Disney World As reported by www.screamscape.com here is the explanation of the incident from their sources Despite the reports from guests who were nearby when it happened, it seems that WDW Monorail accident happened completely backwards from how it was first envisioned. It was really Monorail Pink that was moving backwards into the station at maximum reverse power, which collided into Monorail Purple which is now thought to have been stationary at the time. So yes... the death of the pilot was actually caused by Monorail Pink, but it wasn’t entirely that pilot’s fault either. From the breakdown of several stories that have flooded by inbox in the last 12 hours or so, the blame all comes down from a major miscommunication between Central Monorail Control and the Monorail Shop while they were directing Monorail Pink through the procedure to take the switch beam from the Epcot line over to the Magic Kingdom expressway beam, before heading back to the shop for the night. The way it was explained to me is basic form is that Monorail Pink pulled forward out of the station, as if it were going to Epcot, and came to the stop somewhere just past the switch track. Here is where the communication problem comes up, as the Shop apparently controls the switch tracks and communicated something to the Central control booth (at the TTC) that the switch track has been moved. Central instructed Pink that they were clear to reverse onto the switch track, which instead struck right into Purple inside the station. However I’ve heard that no one from the platform crew was in the booth where one of them should have been during this kind of procedure, where they could visually check on things and could have called off Monorail Pink before it was too late. The normal system that prevents accidents from happening (MAPO) was in an “overide” mode at the time, which is standard procedure any time monorails are switched from one beam to another. At this point in time the pilot of Monorail Pink was pretty much going on the word of the control tower that everything was normal. Even though they have rearview mirrors, the darkness in this area of the track combined with the curve of the beam itself were a big factor. In fact if you look at the aerial photo I’ve “borrowed” here to display the area of the accident, you can see that way the switch beam curves here alongside the main beam, it would be very difficult for the pilot to tell from “feel” that they had not switched to the right beam. With the explanation that it was all a bad series of human errors that caused the accident, Disney was given permission to reopen the system late yesterday afternoon along with an updated procedure list of extra verifications required when moving monorails from one beam to another. Disney has also elected, for the time being, to suspend the practice of allowing park guests to ride up front with the pilots. Not so much for a safety reason, but out of respect for the pilots during this difficult time, so they aren’t swamped with non-stop questions about it from the guests. -- Reported on July 7, 2009 by Andrew Semon. According to reports, TTC Control was actually empty due to a cast member going home ill. The Monorail Manager on duty, and covering Controls, was on his lunch break during this transfer. It is reported that the manager was communicating via radio, that Monorail Pink was clear to proceed with the "switch" based on the single confirmation of the Monorail Central Shop. Additionally, during the investigation (OSHA or the NTSB) discovered training manuals which were approximately 20 years old. It reports that the manufacturer of the Monorails "Bombardier Inc." specifically addresses the Safety Hazard of operating monorails in reverse, at anytime, except when absolutely necessary (due to operational requirements or emergency situations). -- Reported on June 30, 2010 by Marty Emerson. Duelling Dragons at Universal's Islands of adventure Coal Cracker at Hersheypark The Coalcracker ride comes down a hill and into the station. The station is always in motion and the boats come to a turn table style station where at the end, the boats do bump into each other as they are nearing the platform. -- Reported on January 8, 2010 by Torri Kugle. Sounds like she is just looking for a payout. -- Reported on April 5, 2010 by d u. The Eighth Voyage of Sinbad at Universal's Islands of Adventure Just found this article http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/orl-bk-universal-accident-islands-adventure-032009,0,7485698.story -- Reported on March 26, 2009 by Ron Lake. Just found this report about it -- Reported on March 26, 2009 by Ron Lake. Ninja at Six Flags Magic Mountain supposivly the 20 yearold died later that day of head injuries -- Reported on August 24, 2009 by jamie cim. Canyon Blaster at Circus Circus Las Vegas The Rainbow at Liseberg Batman at Six Flags Over Georgia It was the kids fault, end of story. -- Reported on July 13, 2008 by April Leonheart. so true -- Reported on April 9, 2009 by Cooper Lipinski. This is very sad. Be sure to remind your kids, if you are a parent that signs in amusement parks and otherwise are to be strictly obeyed. This kid and his buddy were apparently outside the park and hopped two fences to get back in. There were warning signs with "Danger" on them. Bottom line: obey the signs and safety rules everywhere. No one spends money on a sign that is not necessary. My heart breaks and goes out to the parents and family and youth group for their loss. May his loss not be in vain, tell your kids of the consequences of disobeying warning signs so this will not happen again. -- Reported on August 3, 2008 by Bonnie Winberg.
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