Ep. 61: Theme Park Tragedies - Butterfish

On this episode we have Thrills! Chills! and disregard for safety regulations. We are talking about a few of the deadliest and tragic theme park disasters in history. Check your seatbelts before listening to this episode of Under the Pendulum. 

 

Sources for this episode:

Short History

https://www.napha.org/Resources/Facts-Figures/Great-Moments-in-Amusement-Park-History

https://www.brownstonedetectives.com/coneys-1st-coaster-the-switchback-railway/

https://www.oldest.org/entertainment/amusement-parks/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925753518311238

https://mathsciencehistory.com/2020/01/19/physics-of-the-flip-flap-rollercoaster/#:~:text=Once%20the%20coaster%20reached%20the,the%20base%20of%20their%20spines.

Black Sunday - Kings Island

https://kicentral.com/parkhistory/past-attractions/flight-commander/

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1991/06/10/Three-die-in-amusement-park-accidents/1219676526400/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_Island#See_also

Battersea Fun Fair Big Dipper Disaster

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/battersea-park-big-dipper-disaster-in-1972-the-funfair-tragedy-the-nation-forgot-10302238.html

https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/battersea-funfair-disaster-five-children-24033227

https://www.patreon.com/posts/67570701

Six Flags Great Adventure Haunted Castle

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haunted_Castle_(Six_Flags_Great_Adventure)

https://www.app.com/story/news/local/2014/05/10/six-flags-haunted-castle-fire-remembered-30-years-later/8950291/

Fascinating Horror: The Six Flags Haunted Castle Disaster on YouTube