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

Pirates of the Caribbean

This successful franchise may have earned its own attraction at Disney World, but not without a price. Sadly, in 2005, a 77-year-old woman passed out on the ride and died later that day. The ride includes a minor drop, which may have caused her to have a ministroke. The medical examiners said the victim was in poor health.

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