Deadliest Amusement Park

Charlie forgot to mention that when the kid was decapitated, his brother was watching from the bottom of the slide and when he went to get help he couldn't be understood because he was screaming so much.

Guy: literally dies Charlie: “that’s just unlucky”

I love how Charlie called Schlitterbahn a small local waterpark. My brother in Christ, that's one of the largest parks in the nation.

I remember almost drowning in one one those tidal pools which get deeper as you go in. I was about 10 years old. People say you see your life flash before your eyes when you are about to die. Well I did, it was like a quick speed run of everything I have ever experienced in 4 secs. God bless the man who saw me flapping my arms like a goddamn fish and immediately picked me up in his arms. Because of him I'm alive today and my parents aren't childless.

kid gets decapitated Parents: seems safe enough

"The decapitation of the child was a direct result of how bad the ride was designed. Here's a picture of it" Gave me a heart attack

my dad apparently went here a lot when he was a kid. he was so excited to take me there recently and was absolutely disappointed with how they completely lobotomized the park. he even complained about it, which is the first time I've ever seen him do that. he mentioned it used to be called action park and I was like: "hm... now where do I remember hearing that name from..." after that, I remembered hearing videos of it online and I told him about its bad history and he was like "oh ya I know about that. When me and my friends went here as kids we always came home with big bruises all over our body. but it was just SO much fucking fun!" apparently he didn't know about all of the lawsuits and other more extreme legal matters the park got into though

This video is a year old but to clarify about Schlitterbahn still being open: there were multiple water parks under the schlitterbahn brand. The ones I know of are one in Texas and one in Kansas. The decapitation was in Kansas and that park was closed

Imagine being 8 years old going to action park for a wet and wild time, but end up just getting flashed on the Tarzan

"Here's a picture of it." I immediately thought he was just straight up gonna show a picture of the kid's headless body

My stepfather worked for the EMT squad that operated on Action Park's grounds. He has WILD stories of everything from people changing their infants' dirty diapers IN THE POOLS to people getting stuck on the rapids rides and ending up with broken limbs or getting concussions while trying to force themselves loose. That place was WILD! They have reopened under a different name, Moutain Creek. It's still really fun but muuuuuch safer :D

Those wave pools are very popular in europe, I remember going in one in cyprus and the guards there were like top tier, luckily no one died, but the guards would often be on a platform right above the deep end so if someone was in trouble they could switch it off and be there is seconds. American parks are known to hire students with very little to no training so the problem is mainly from lack of experienced lifeguards

Charlie: "one kid died there? Shut it down". Also charlie: "Only six people died in Action park? Open it back up baby!"

"6 people died horrifically." "YEAHH! LETS GET WET AND WILD!"

My mom worked at action park when she was a teen, way back in the 80s/90s! She worked a lot of the food stands and drink fountains. They only took cash at the park I believe, so she would literally have to stuff garbage bags full of cash to collect money. A lot of workers actually tried to steal the money from the bags. Sometimes they were just paid with the money bags, too. It was crowded, super busy, and people would literally just throw money at her for drinks. Absolutely insane.

"Universal is so much better than Disney" Went to Florida for a holiday a couple of months ago, and I have to say 100% agree. The lines in Universal felt way shorter and overall had better rides

"Yeah a child was actually decapitated because of how bad the ride was... Here's a picture" I swear I flinched so hard before I realized he meant a picture of the wikipedia article

Kid gets decapitated Charlie: “wanna see a picture of it”

As a former employee at Shitterbahn the one in south padre island (no longer exists) which is where the employee died. I was working when the news broke out about it. I also was the one who would frequently serve the owner that was later sent to prison. The accident itself wasn't a actual decapitation but a medical decapitation. His spine was severed due to hitting a low hanging pipe. I was also working when I saw the owner detained. The one who created the slide (co-owner) did not have licensing, training or know how to make the slide. However, still made it anyways as a way to reclaim fame. It was an entire massive over-sight but considering the park I worked at is closed I'm sure I might be able to talk about this lmao. Btw where the incident took place, it was in Kansas City if i remember correctly. After the incident the co-owner was basically banished to the park in South Padre Island.

schlitterban was actually in my area. it was closed permanently. it wasn't in Texas it was in Kansas. I remember seeing the slide multiple times passing by and just going "haha nope". they actually tried to keep the park open RIGHT AFTER THE KIDS BODY WAS REMOVED. they were forced to close and then eventually went out of business