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Unverified Injury Accidents at Theme and Amusement Parks
These incidents have been reported by Theme Park Insider's registered users, but they have not been confirmed yet by a second source at this time. Please read our Accident Watch page for information on how and why we are collecting this information.
GhostRider at Knott's Berry Farm
November 8, 2009
This ride is extremely rough and jerky! Jerked me so hard to the left and then instantly jerked me hard to the right, hitting my sister's shoulder! Felt something pull apart in my ribcage and I continued to experience alot of pain as the ride continued for what seemed "forever" as the coaster car jerked terribly while all the while, dropping up and down on the track! The pain in my rigcage was so terrible and I screamed to my sister that I felt I would pass out! I heard her yell back to me "stay with me, it's almost over!" In alot of pain rest of day, guarding my left ribcage area. I was having shooting pains and it hurt to touch ribcage and sternum area and to breathe in! The Ghostrider was the first and last ride of the day for me! As it was my nephew's 16th birthday at Knott's, I put on a "happy face" not to put a damper on his special day. Early next morning, I was driven to Urgent Care(could not drive myself due to the pain). Received immediate pain shot order from MD. CT scan was done to rule-out internal injury. Subsequently, was diagnosed with severe chest wall strain/tear! Sent home with narcotic pain reliever and muscle relaxant. Off work for 4 days! This nurse is still in pain on day 3! In fact, my 16 year old nephew who rode all of the faster and more intense coasters that same day (more than once) stated to me, "the Ghostrider is definitely the roughest and jerkiest ride at Knott"s."
-- Reported on November 10, 2009 by Carolyn Hickman.
in the line for the dracula haunted house at universal studios orlando (halloween horror nights)
October 11, 2009
We were going through the express lane to the Frankenstein house which was connected with the same ropes as the Dracula house.
We passed a man who was lying on the ground outside and there was blood near his head. Seeing this sort of shook me up and I ended up following the group of people that were being herded under ropes to skip the line and ended up going in the Dracula house instead.
When we exited, there were police shining a flashlight at everyone and they said they were looking for "an eagle t-shirt and missing a shoe." There were also paramedics with flashlights looking through the line and I heard an ambulance siren.
Wondering if anyone else knows what happened.
-- Reported on October 12, 2009 by p.s. withheld.
Hurler at Kings Dominion
October 11, 2009
I hurt myself riding the Hurler Roller Coaster, located in Kings Dominion, VA.I sat close to the back seats, I was in the left side and my wife was in my right side. After the first big hill there is a right curve. It throwed me to the left and my left ribs hit the left side of the seat. After that strong hit I couldn't breath, that was very painful, but at the mean time I vend myself against my wife, (to my right side). I was just trying to hold my breath because it was too much pain. When the ride stop I asked to one of the associates to give sometime, because I couldn't move. I let them know what had just happened and he offered me to call for medical aid, but I told him that the pain was probably go away and at the mean time I was trying to catch my breath. I started walking downstairs (to get out of the ride area), and the pain was increasing, so my wife help me to get to the medical office. They checked me out, gave some ice to put on my ribs, and the nurse told me that her concern was that may be a broken rib or a puncture in my lung. She made a report of what I didn't get a copy. She also told me that she was going to call me to follow up. Today is Monday Oct-12, 2009 (9:15 pm), and here I'm, I have difficult breathing, I can't move my left arm because my whole left side of my ribs hurts a lot. So, tomorrow I'm going to see my doctor, because I am getting concern about this pain.
In conclusion, I couldn't enjoy yesterday because after that incident I couldn't do much. I was just slowly walking around with my wife, because I have 3 teenagers that where having fun and I didn't want to ruin our about 5 hours trip. We even went to the Country Inn Hotel for about 3 hours to rest a while (I got into the whirpool, to try if the hot water will help with the pain).
OBSERVATION: I think, if they change the seats to a cushioned taller seat, with a type "car seatbelt" would help to prevent back, side and neck injuries. Good luck to the future riders.
-- Reported on October 12, 2009 by GUDER QUEZADA.
Surf Pool at Typhoon Lagoon
September 21, 2009
I walked at the beginning of the wave pool and I was hit by the last small wave and felt on the paved ground. I tried to get up but the wave was too powerful, I rolled around 5 times. It burned and scratched many parts of my body. My doctor said I will have these scars for one year.
-- Reported on September 27, 2009 by suzie caron.
Ninja at Six Flags St. Louis
August 23, 2009
During the last turn of the ride, My mom hit neck on the bar. She got whiplash and she couldn,t move her neck.
-- Reported on August 23, 2009 by Kyle K.
Diamondback at Kings Island
August 16, 2009
About 10:10am, a male, looked to be in his 30s, collapsed just outside the exit gate. A ride operator noticed the man, and ran to get the first aid kit.
A woman in line who was with a registered nurse said it looked like a seizure, that the man was laying on the floor and shaking. The registered nurse was identified by the woman to the staff, who opened the gate and allowed the nurse to go to the aid of the man.
The park medical staff came and carried the man away on a stretcher, the man appeared awake when he was taken away.
The ride re-opened a short time later, about 10:30am. I heard nothing more about the incident.
-- Reported on August 16, 2009 by Charles Reichley.
Afterburn at Carowinds
August 8, 2009
About 9:45PM, just before park closing, i walked past a woman looked to be mid-50's to 60, who was laying on a stretcher at the exit to Afterburn. A golf cart was there and they said an ambulance was on the way. I don't know exactly what happened but afterburn wasnt running anymore. They were telling the people in line for the ride to leave because the ride was down.
-- Reported on August 13, 2009 by Will Wyco.
Ghost Rider at Knotts Berry Farm
July 10, 2009
Road on Ghost Rider later in afternoon with family. Husband who is 37, never road this before. He is in good health and shape. After ride, immediately complained of right side hurting. Complained all weekend following, woke up middle of night on Sunday, screaming and can't breathe. I took him to emergency room, they took X-rays, nothing at that point, but severe muscle pull middle back and front pectorial area. Spasms!!! They gave him pain medicine. He stayed over at my dad's monday, went to Chiropractor, had work and Ultra sound. Was on his hands and knees in pain most of morning. I had to drive him back to our place as he couldn't drive at all and had spasms while I was driving. Because of work issues, I left him, he got an ok rest, but mother who is close by, took him to his GP, got muscle relaxers and is taking new X-rays as they stated sometimes cracks or fractures don't show up right away.We shall see what comes of this now.
-- Reported on July 14, 2009 by Emily Daniel.
Blue Streak at Cedar Point
July 2, 2009
when my mom was abot 5 to 7years old she got on the ride with my grand dad and they were going up the hill and realized that their bar was not lached they got to the top of the hill and went down the man in front of them grabed her head to keep it from getting stuck inbetween the cars and my grandad had her legs when they hit the bottom and the force knocked the back and lached the bar she was not injerd and did not sue but asked that they check the restraints before leaving the staition
i know i am akid but this story is true
-- Reported on July 2, 2009 by jesse howard.
Fantasmic! at Disney's Hollywood Studios
July 2, 2009
My wife and I were entering Hollywood Hills Amphitheater seating area when was pushed by the crowd and caught her foot on the top bleacher and went over the top of the bleachers fell down 2 rows she sustained injuries to her knee back and head she was taken to Cellebration's hospital.
-- Reported on July 7, 2009 by Kevin Kaminski.
Rattler at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
June 27, 2009
I suffered bruised ribs on the Rattler. I was riding by myself, as we had an odd number of people in our group and didn't want the kids to ride by themselves. On the first turn after the initial climb, despite holding on to the hand rail, I was thrown into the middle partion to my right. This knocked the wind out of me and left me doubled over the partition until the second climb. I would strongly recommend making sure you ride with a partner, that way you have someone else's shoulders that you can bounce off of.
-- Reported on June 29, 2009 by Alohalani Guerra.
Stealth at Thorpe Park
June 26, 2009
basically i was on stealth, rode it once at the front no problems whatsoever. then i went on a aggain immediatley after, and this time i sat on the back. it really hurt my back, in between my shoulder blades. my cousin had discomfort in his shoulders and the next daty they were a yellowy colour, due to bruising
-- Reported on July 3, 2009 by Laure Dav.
Roman Rapids at Busch Gardens Williamsburg
June 13, 2009
Sat - June 13th - After we road the Rapids we we waiting for the family drying booth and a family that got off after us reported that a girl in their boat (not related to them) had suffered some type of chest injury when the boat hots some of the bouncers. Said she could not breathe well and did not talk the rest of the ride.
The ride was closed (you could see that clearly over the fence by the booth) and medical was bought to her. She was extracted into a wheelchair. Ride remained closed for a while it appeared (At least 45 min while we were nearby). People began leaving the line. This was late afternoon - 3-5pm.
Not sure of the extent of her injuries, could have been real minor for all I know. (Maybe just wind knocked out of her?)
-- Reported on June 19, 2009 by R Gillis.
The Great American Scream Machine at Six Flags Over Georgia
June 11, 2009
I rode in the back seat. While going down the first hill, it felt like something snapped in my back. I couldn't breathe, yell, or talk for a few seconds, and I had terrible back pain for the rest of the ride. My back hurt for several days after.
This has happened on one other wooden coaster before (the Gwazi at Busch Gardens: Tampa). The exact same thing happened on the ride except the pain was much worse and I went to the emergency room just to make sure that it wasn't serious.
-- Reported on June 12, 2009 by Matthew Andriotty.
Acrophobia at Six Flags Over Georgia
June 8, 2009
During the drop of Acrophobia, I was free-falling to the point that I was not touching the seat. When the ride slowed down, I hit the seat extremely hard and have had very bad tailbone pain since (10 days as of this writing). I cannot sit for long periods of time (e.g., >30 minutes) in a chair with a cushion and not even for 10 minutes in a chair without a cusion. At this point, I have decided that I should have a doctor take a look.
-- Reported on June 16, 2009 by Brian Arlinghaus.
Pavement close to Rockin Roller Coaster at Disney's Hollywood Studios
June 4, 2009
An unattended child pushed a stroller in my walking path causing me to fall over the stroller, over the curb and into the pavement. I hit my forhead and both knees. It took the emt's 1 hour to get to the park. I spent 5-6 hours in the hospital. I had a ct scan, findings large left frontal soft tissue hematoma. It measures 1.66 x 3.03 cm. No fractures are seen. I had 5 x-rays on my right knee. Contusion of my right knee, which caused local pain, swelling and bruising. No broken bones. This injury may take from a few days to a few weeks to heal. As of 6/30. My knee and lower leg are still bruised and hurting. My face is still back, blue, various colors plus the hematoma is still quite large on my forhead.
-- Reported on June 30, 2009 by Karen Bailey.
Indiana Jones at Disneyland, Anaheim CA
May 28, 2009
The entrance to the ride takes you thru a long, winding tunnel then down stone stairs to wait to be told where on the loading dock to stand in order to board the ride. Throughout the tunnel & ride, the lighting is dim and flickering, adding to the theme atmosphere of the ride. The line is split in two, side-by-side, one for fast track riders. At the bottom of the stairs an elderly gentleman, I assume missed the bottom stair, falling across the dividing rail ( rope or hard rail, I don't remember) to the floor in front of my feet. He got up on his own right away with little help from patrons, although he seemed dazed. His forehead was bleeding and there was enough blood on the stone floor to been readily seen. His (probable) wife who had been ahead of him had already gone thru to the loading area, returned to him and I heard an employee tell her to take him to a nearby stool to sit down. I also heard patrons in the line calling out to the employees for a medic. I heard an employee say to also call for custodial, people behind the gentlman were lifting their kids up and over the blood. Employees hadn't touched the man, or given any physical help at that point. We were guided to the loading dock & boarded the ride within a minute. When we were returned to the dock after the ride, the gentleman was still sitting there. His wife was standing in front of him. As we were walking out of the tunnels, a man dressed as a safari guide & a female employee pushing a wheelchair passed us going in. We couldn't stop worrying about the man & his wife, if he was okay...the amount of blood, his age & that it was his head....
-- Reported on May 30, 2009 by Tina B.
No attraction at Caribbean Beach Resort
May 28, 2009
While walking to the bus stop, my son, age 7, was bitten three times on the hand by a water moccasin. He dropped a toy that landed about a foot from the sidewalk into the landscaping. He did not at any time leave the sidewalk, but only bent down to pick up the toy. He spent three days in intensive care and received 12 vials of antivenin.
-- Reported on August 21, 2009 by Stephanie Adkins.
Game Room Pop Century Resort at Walt Disney World Orlando
May 25, 2009
Tripped on corner edge of protruding base on Let's Make a Deal game in the arcade at Pop Century. This resulted in face and arm contusion and chipped cartilage in left knee. May seem minor but I was on crutches and/or in wheel chair entire trip and lots of pain for six months after. Continue to have pain in the knee. The base that I tripped over is too far out in the walkway for safety of customers. Be careful because there are lots of hazards there that seem to be unnoticed and not addressed by that company.
-- Reported on September 15, 2009 by Kaye Stirsman.
Great American Scream Machine at Six Flags Great Adventure
May 25, 2009
Because the line was so short in front of the Great American Scream Machine, my boyfriend and I decided to jump on the ride. After only 10 minutes in line (typical coaster lines around 40-75 minutes long), we were on board. The Scream Machine is an older coaster, and admittedly not expected to be as smooth as the newer metal coasters. After the first decline, I felt an enormous strain on my spine. Each incline follewed by the jarring valley became increasingly more painful. All, told the following morning was spent in the urgent care getting x-rays that revealed my neck was bent against the natural curvature. Many pain pills and muscle realaxers are to come. I may end up with a normal neck after physical therapy.
-- Reported on May 26, 2009 by Melissa C.
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