Summer is synonymous with fun road trips, beach getaways, and even amusement parks. But just like any good plan, these things don’t always go as planned, especially in the case of amusement parks.
From unsafe rides to motion sickness to heat exhaustion, there are a lot of things that can go wrong at amusement parks. Despite the occasional amusement park horror story, people still line up in droves for the food, games, and newest attractions.
These 14 people have shared stories so scary, gross, and mind-boggling that you may never want to step foot on a ride again. Although INSIDER can't independently verify any of the claims, they sure are fun — and also cringe-worthy — to read.
Multiple rides got stuck, and the park offered us pizza to make up for it.
"We went on a roller coaster where you're essentially standing with a bike seat in your a--. We got stuck on that ride three times, totaling up to two hours. They offered everyone affected free pizza.
"A few rides later, at the top of our drop, every other cart drops but ours. We were stuck at the top for another two hours. I don't have a fear of heights, but the girl beside us was puking and it was pretty high up, and I can only imagine the wind taking her puke and ruining someone's day. Anyways, two hours pass and without warning, they drop us, and I, of course, think I'm going to die. I didn't obviously, but they offered us pizza for the inconvenience.
"I think about this now and it makes [me] astounded how [easily] 13-year-old me was satisfied."— Redditor Ghalian
I was dehydrated and got a heat stroke.
"My friend's dad took my friend and me to an amusement park one summer when we were 11. It was located in Houston, and if you've ever been to Houston during the summer, you know it's hot as f---. We woke up late that day and went straight to lunch beforehand, where I ate a cheeseburger, salty fries, and a soda. So at this point, I'd had absolutely zero water leading up to our arrival at the park.
"We finally get inside and traverse the park to get in line for our first ride which had an estimated one hour wait time. Well about 30 minutes into the wait, I started feeling a little odd. I was getting light headed, and things were very oddly fading in and out into different shades of yellow. I had no idea what was going on, so I tried to tell my friend's dad, but it was too late.
"At this point a remember everything turning a very dark shade of yellow, I couldn't speak, and the last thing I remember was watching my deep yellow-hued vomit being broadcasted all across the lady in line front of me. I woke up in the medical center of the theme park and was diagnosed with a severe heat stroke that nearly killed me. Safe to say he made sure we drank plenty of water in the summer going forward."— Redditor ron_e123
Someone hit me with a pumpkin.
"Someone threw a small plastic pumpkin off of a ride going probably 40 mph and it hit me directly in the throat while I was standing in line."— Redditor loreola
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