Random Amusement Park Employees Describe Scariest Things That Happened On Rides (13 items)

• (#7) This Rider Needed A Batman Cape, Not A Hat

  From Redditor /u/Put-A-Bird-On-It:

  This guy lost his hat on the Batman ride here in California. The attendants told him he had to wait until after the rides were closed before he could get it. He didn't listen and jumped the fence.

  He couldn't find his hat and gave up, and only a few seconds later the ride flew by where he had been standing. 
• (#12) A Rider Made An Embarrassing Early Exit 

  From Redditor /u/deadaim86:

  This happened a few years ago. We have this ride that's essentially a giant spinning swing set where the seats rise about 30 feet from the ground and spin for maybe three minutes.

  Just as this particular session came to an end, a teenage girl decided to exit the ride early and proceeded to fall 4 feet onto the side of her face. She was more embarrassed than hurt (which came as a surprise to me and my partner as we both watched her).
• (#1) Two Incidents On This Water Ride At The Same Time Called For EMTs And The Fire Department

  From Redditor /u/JackOhBee:

  I was the team leader... for one of those raft water rides that sits 12 people on a giant inner tube. A child that was maybe 12 or 13 years old had a seizure while going down the final drop. Because he wasn't going to be able to get out of the vehicle, we pressed the emergency stop, which drained all of the water, and removed everyone on the ride.

  As I was waiting for the EMTs to help with the child I got a call on my radio to report to the top of the lift right away for another emergency. I ran full speed through the ride and up five stories of stairs to the top. The vehicle at the top had gone over the crest, but for some reason did not drop into the water, so the boat was literally teetering on the lift. If it had fallen, it would have been about a 10-foot drop on solid concrete.

  I had to lead my team in evacuating the entire section of the park, while EMTs treated the kid with the seizure, and the fire department came to help get these people off the ride safely - all while [I was] rocking the strongest poker face I've ever had to keep.

  The conversation with the people on the boat on the lift went something like this:

  "Is everything okay?"

  "We're just having some technical difficulties. We unfortunately need to remove everyone from the ride. Just please remain seated and we'll get you out in no time."

  "Why can't we get off now?"

  "Your boat stopped in a weird spot, so we just need to wait for someone to come tie the boat off."

  "Are we in danger?"

  "No, not at all, but for all that is holy don't bounce around too much, and please ignore the news helicopter in the sky."
• (#11) They Saw Lots Of Foot Injuries

  From Redditor /u/LunariH:

  I worked games, so I didn't get to see all the excitement [that] rides employees saw, but I always worked near the medical station.

  I'd see people carried along with their foot bleeding and crumpled from stepping onto the tracks and getting run over by the carts all the time.
• (#8) Dangling A Leg On The Pirate Ride Was Dangerous  

  From Redditor /u/thepearsonation:

  I'm a ride operator at a local amusement park and one day I was working the pirate ship. Some idiot kid stuck his leg out of the ride as it was swinging down and got himself a 2-inch-deep cut along his thigh.

  There is a reason to keep your hands and arms inside the ride.
• (#13) They Became An Unofficial Lifeguard

  From Redditor /u/quakank:

  I had to save some young kid at the wave pool. Every wave he'd vanish and then reappear gasping and waving his arms. No parents, no lifeguards.

  eSo I chucked him on my back and continued jumping each wave until it stopped and I could offload him onto a raft a few kids were using.

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