These Gruesome Freak Accidents Will Make You Never Want to Go to an Amusement Park Again

Sand Blaster

In the summer of 2018, a car on the poorly-maintained Sand Blaster in Daytona Beach, FLA derailed from the tracks. Two riders were flung 34 feet to the ground and eight others were injured. Luckily, no fatalities came from the incident.

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The More You Know

  • A single lightning bolt has enough energy to toast 100,000 slices of bread.
  • Donkeys and dolphins are sometimes used as guard animals.
  • Arkansas hosts the annual World Championship Duck Calling Contest.
  • A U.S. park ranger named Roy C. Sullivan held the record for being struck by lightning the most times, having been struck — and surviving — seven times between 1942 and 1977.
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