Dadipark, Belgium
In 1950 the Dadipark playground was built for bored church children. Then in 1980 they took out the playground equipment and put in amusement park rides. The people of Basilica found that they would love their new private park. It actually had a steady flow of cash for a few years since the park. opened.In the years since the parks opening safety concerns have been apparent to everyone and the park wasn't the best thing for their children. In 2000 a boy lost his arm on the water ride the Nautic Jet and two years later parents had the amusement park closed down due to safety precautions.
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Disneyland, a fun family experience for all, has had their fair share of deaths. They usually don't happen at the park and happen at hospitals but the injures are pretty brutal. In June 1966 on Grad Night a 19-year-old form Northridge, California climbed up on the Monorail. Even though security guards shouted for him to get down he didn't. The Monorail hit him and dragged him 30 to 40 feet. The Security Guard in question later said he had to "hose the kid off the underside
You never really hear about the bad side of Disneyland like that, it was so interesting!
ReplyDeleteSounds intense and kinda creepy!
ReplyDeleteI like going to amusement parks.
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