Water Ride Conveyor Mechanism Crushes Four Theme Park Guests | Dreamworld Disaster Case Analysis

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  • @larmstrong2302
    @larmstrong2302 Год назад +508

    How horrifying to see that happen! The older I get, the less I trust these parks! 😢

    • @YeeLeeHaw
      @YeeLeeHaw Год назад +65

      The older and wiser you get the less you trust anything.

    • @larmstrong2302
      @larmstrong2302 Год назад +17

      ​@YeeLeeHaw You're right! I'd rather ride every ride at a park than be admitted to a hospital! 🤕

    • @imaner76
      @imaner76 Год назад +11

      Or, anyone.

    • @Dulcimertunes
      @Dulcimertunes Год назад +26

      Especially those weekend carnivals

    • @taisvv1284
      @taisvv1284 Год назад +5

      Same here

  • @Relaxinghypnoasmr
    @Relaxinghypnoasmr Год назад +227

    Death by crushing must be one of the most agonizing ways to die. The idea of this fun ride turning into a meat grinder seconds after they were all laughing and having fun is terrifying. Straight out of final destination.

    • @hypnocilicdreams
      @hypnocilicdreams Год назад +13

      Yeah. Doesn't bear thinking about. I love horror films, but this video has shook me.

    • @Whocares1987
      @Whocares1987 11 месяцев назад +11

      Yah , that’s some heavy dark shit right there

    • @adotintheshark4848
      @adotintheshark4848 10 месяцев назад +4

      the victims in Final Destination died quicker.

    • @poindextertunes
      @poindextertunes 9 месяцев назад +1

      I like the horror vibe of this comment. And this case reminds of the movie The Mangler 💯

    • @Dankalank
      @Dankalank 9 месяцев назад +6

      The poor kids must be dealing with a hard life

  • @egoborder3203
    @egoborder3203 Год назад +686

    as a former theme park employee: just look around at the people working at these parks and ask yourself if you really want to put your life in their hands

    • @pablosskates7067
      @pablosskates7067 Год назад +43

      it amazes me the total compensation across all the families, paramedics and witnesses was just over $5 million. in america if you trip over a pebble you can sue for $100m

    • @tessajones9393
      @tessajones9393 Год назад +7

      100%

    • @Jiraiyashouse666
      @Jiraiyashouse666 Год назад +38

      Yep, stereotypes exist for a reason. I just got back from 6 Flags in Texas and most of the ride staff made Walmart look like a high class hangout.

    • @chichi775
      @chichi775 Год назад +25

      true! And think about rides at a traveling fair!! Even worse!!

    • @madeleineprice3556
      @madeleineprice3556 Год назад +8

      @@pablosskates7067I’m American, this is true; I like our legal system

  • @digigalbytes2445
    @digigalbytes2445 Год назад +218

    I live close to this theme park, & had a friend in the ambulance service who attended that day. The ambos described the scene as "injuries incompatible with life," which is a chilling phrase indeed. There are very few injuries in this category; other examples are decapitation or total bisection.
    This park was notorious for its singular focus on profit, with underpaid & undertrained workers.

    • @vicvega3614
      @vicvega3614 Год назад +15

      So the victims were pretty much crushed to blobs, i remember seeing another channel cover this incident but they didnt say how bad it was. So sad 😞

    • @hideousruin
      @hideousruin Год назад +5

      I'm going to read up on that term. A wide variety of catastrophic injuries could possibly fit.
      I wonder if the term excludes things like one's body being kept alive by machines. I feel that it must for the term to have any useful meaning.

    • @need-to-know-
      @need-to-know- Год назад +12

      @@hideousruinThat doesn’t begin to cover it. Think more like…no I won’t go there.

    • @koobie83
      @koobie83 Год назад +30

      @@hideousruin there bodies couldn't even have been kept alive by machines. They were smooshed in between the chains and slats. One of the seats had the whole top of it crushed off so god help the person who was in that seat buckled in.
      I know this because I used to work for the insurer who handled their liability claim.
      The claim was very VERY sensitive and details were kept private so the staff there wouldn't also have to make trauma claims. But my manager basically told me they were smooshed.

    • @PossumMagic99
      @PossumMagic99 Год назад +12

      During the official inquest the autopys were made public. Horrific. Rest in peace to these innocent people.

  • @darthkek1953
    @darthkek1953 Год назад +139

    Anyone who says the words "21 year old Courtney, after 90 minutes of safety training" is starting a story that will not end well.

    • @garynelson9538
      @garynelson9538 11 месяцев назад +4

      Or anyone named Peter🤔

    • @Niki-rn2ms
      @Niki-rn2ms 8 месяцев назад

      @@adotintheshark4848 Wasn't she an engineer??

    • @adotintheshark4848
      @adotintheshark4848 8 месяцев назад +5

      @@Niki-rn2ms I don't believe engineers, as a rule, moonlight for minimum wage

    • @b0rd3n
      @b0rd3n 18 дней назад

      yup, Courtneys and 21 y/os are something for sure. 90 minutes is typical Australian stuff tho, isn't there a show called exaclty that?

  • @sharynhines4769
    @sharynhines4769 Год назад +133

    I was injured on a water slide at dreamworld in the 80’s. My heel was cut open. I was given a bandaid and sent on my way. Mum took one look and off to the Doctor we went. The Doctor said it was a fraction away from ripping the tendon and I had to have stitches. It’s only in later life that I realised the severity of my injury.

    • @666ydney
      @666ydney 11 месяцев назад +7

      this is wild 😭😭😭 that's so scary

    • @suzannenichols6900
      @suzannenichols6900 11 месяцев назад +10

      Thank God you had an attentive mother

    • @imaginekudryavka9485
      @imaginekudryavka9485 10 месяцев назад +6

      Damn, I'm sorry! When I was a kid, I was in a water park in Finland. I rode a rapid waters-type waterslide where you're supposed to be on one of those big donuts. Well, I fell out of mine, perhaps I was so light that it flipped over more easily. I couldn't get in it anymore, so I had to slide down with my body against the strangely rough surface. It cut me up so bad. They were only surface nicks, but they were everywhere, I was bleeding. It was a painful ride down and you can believe that I started crying and ran to my mom after. I don't understand why the surface wasn't more smooth - sure, it was for the donuts, but it's not exactly inconceivable that a person would fall out.
      I trust water parks way less than amusement parks, which are usually very safe (can't speak for Dreamworld, obviously). Carnival rides are the worst though, most of the accidents you see and hear about (like parts falling off or a ride literally about to fall over from the momentum) are from carnival rides, especially in countries with lax regulations (and yes the US is one of those, wouldn't be surprised about Australia either). Remember, they have to take apart and reassemble the rides constantly, and they can't be tethered down fully.

    • @BenRabinowitz-1
      @BenRabinowitz-1 10 месяцев назад

      The word "doctor" does not get capitalized when used as a noun, which you did both times.

    • @bes03c
      @bes03c 8 месяцев назад +4

      ​@@BenRabinowitz-1I am sure the poster enjoyed your grammar lesson.

  • @koobie83
    @koobie83 Год назад +107

    Was there 6 days before this happened. I literally was on that ride 3 times with my husband and 4 year old. A lady from England was scared and said she hated rides. I said "I've been riding this ride since I was 5. It's totally safe"
    However, we notice when we were there a TOTAL lack of staff everywhere and one employee was running ALL system checks, safety and operating the rides. I had to ask a female employee who was completely off with the fairies how we should balance our weight on the log ride. She totally didn't care.
    This is so tragic. I'll never ever go back. I don't care how safe they say they are. I'll never go back out of principal for those people who tragically lost their life on a safe, family ride and the total lack of regard for safety of the public by the company who ran the park.
    When I was a little kid, I can clearly remember there was at least 5 staff working this ride. When we were there just prior to this incident, I think I saw 1. Operating the ride AND helping guests hop on and off the ride.

    • @FoxyCAMTV
      @FoxyCAMTV 11 месяцев назад +10

      Corner cutting for profits.I don't know why }people just freely trust these contraptions.

  • @katebenade
    @katebenade Год назад +440

    I can't imagine how awful this would have been for the children on the raft to witness. Absolutely heart breaking.

    • @hideousruin
      @hideousruin Год назад +47

      It was pretty bad for the people that were killed too.

    • @niccolleholder
      @niccolleholder Год назад +19

      Scarred for life I'm sure. Very very sad.

    • @HexagonFL
      @HexagonFL Год назад +10

      At least they got out alive

    • @You-Know-Youre-Right
      @You-Know-Youre-Right Год назад +11

      you could say it was heart *crushing*

    • @darkfate666
      @darkfate666 Год назад +5

      If you try really hard, you could imagine it.

  • @david-dj8or
    @david-dj8or Год назад +202

    Sometimes when safety issues are raised, bosses will ignore them and attack the one who pointed out the problem.

    • @alukuhito
      @alukuhito Год назад +17

      Also, when something has been running relatively well for a long time, some bosses and managers forget how important training is. They just need the schedules filled.

    • @gregscottjung
      @gregscottjung 11 месяцев назад +5

      🤔 OceanGate...Stockton Rush 😧

    • @suzannenichols6900
      @suzannenichols6900 11 месяцев назад +1

      I've heard that before. Also heard at least one death from such.

    • @david-dj8or
      @david-dj8or 11 месяцев назад

      @@suzannenichols6900 Air conditioner tradesmen refused to work in the attic of the school where I had worked because of asbestos. My foreman told them it had been tested and was not asbestos and they went back to work. I repeatedly said it was asbestos and the issue should be looked at but was ignored. I sent away a sample to be tested. It came back positive. The boss said I was undermining my foreman by taking it upon myself to have it tested. That issue was one of the main reasons listed for my sacking.

    • @MrJagger112
      @MrJagger112 11 месяцев назад +2

      Pretty common in many different jobs but normally less lethal in an office for example. If you stick your neck out don't be surprised if your boss comes for your head.

  • @leonfernandes7858
    @leonfernandes7858 Год назад +224

    Still heartbroken by this. I went to school with Roozi, an awesome guy who went through a few tough times and blossomed into a beautiful life. His partner, Luke and Luke’s sister, Kate both lost their lives, which was horrendous for their families. Much love to all, including Cindy and her loved ones. I hope you continue to shine brightly. x

    • @megfrancies2549
      @megfrancies2549 Год назад +24

      i met roozies older brother. he was in a state last year. still getting over it

    • @skunkrat01
      @skunkrat01 Год назад +5

      Sorry for your loss.

    • @TheBabie113
      @TheBabie113 11 месяцев назад +5

      I'm so sorry for your loss

    • @lilyflower5576
      @lilyflower5576 11 месяцев назад +4

      I'm sorry for Your loss 💖🙏

    • @coloradohikertrash9958
      @coloradohikertrash9958 11 месяцев назад +2

      WHEN WE WERE KIDS HE SHOVED MY BROTHER OVER AND STOLE HIS BIKE. HE GAVE IT BACK LATER BENT IN HALF

  • @littlemissliv100
    @littlemissliv100 Год назад +108

    Can you imagine your first day of work and you witness this tragedy??? Absolutely terrifying

    • @FBGM4265
      @FBGM4265 Год назад +14

      Probably their last day of work as well

    • @jakubswitalski7989
      @jakubswitalski7989 11 месяцев назад +5

      I bet that made for an awkward second day

    • @MonTube2006
      @MonTube2006 9 месяцев назад

      It wasn't her first day of work. Pay attention please

    • @ChristelVinot
      @ChristelVinot 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@MonTube2006 Dr. Grande said it was her first day on the job.

  • @Catherinzsl
    @Catherinzsl Год назад +83

    I agree with the analysis, and oh, those poor people. I would add that if there's a machine/situation that can go that wrong, that quickly, there should probably be one person whose sole job is to monitor the rafts and hit the stop button immediately when needed. Having one person responsible for both monitoring the ride and helping passengers disembark AND being available to hit the emergency button seems like a recipe for disaster.

  • @mattblom3990
    @mattblom3990 Год назад +60

    Water rides are always my favorite, but I'll admit they always terrified me when you see gears, rollers, pumps, and all manners of hazards just a few inches below the water level at points.

    • @behindthespotlight7983
      @behindthespotlight7983 10 месяцев назад +1

      Creepier than those awful swimming pools that whales were kept in at “Sea World” type parks. Nothing quite as dreamy as chain link gates submerged under 20 feet of pool water with pissed off Orca’s circling on the other side.

  • @cassandrakray1817
    @cassandrakray1817 Год назад +91

    I live near Dreamworld, and since a teenager, I have gone to this park more times to count. Including the rapid ride. I will never forget this event, and Dreamworld has never been the same since. I've never returned to Dreamworld after this horrific event. Driving past the park is just sad.

    • @troy3456789
      @troy3456789 Год назад +3

      Me either. I will never forget, and I'm not even remotely close to Australia. I don't think I'm going on that ride now, because of it

    • @jenniferaraisuru
      @jenniferaraisuru Год назад

      Agreed

    • @JulieEnglert-cj1hv
      @JulieEnglert-cj1hv Год назад +1

      I don’t think that ride is there anymore.

    • @michellehuggins9716
      @michellehuggins9716 Год назад +3

      Agree. I have never returned after this incident and even though the ride has been dismantled and the area cleared each time I drive past Dreamworld I am still haunted by the events that took place that day. 😢

    • @SoulDelSol
      @SoulDelSol 11 месяцев назад

      How do you drive by it when it's all the way in australia.

  • @icturner23
    @icturner23 Год назад +214

    The only good aspect is that the two children survived. But if you think the first responders were traumatized, it must be so much worse for them. They either directly witnessed or were at least very near their mothers being mangled to death.

    • @SueRosalie
      @SueRosalie Год назад +12

      good to hear at least they got a payout for their trauma

    • @Okbroski
      @Okbroski Год назад +41

      @@SueRosaliepayout doesn’t mean shit. Their lives will never be the same after that. The butterfly affect. What an awful thing to immediately say . $$ ain’t everything.

    • @Floridafanatic28
      @Floridafanatic28 Год назад +22

      I think the point is that the money can be used to help them get the best therapy possible. Something they will probably need for many years to come if not the rest of their lives. Calm down!
      @@Okbroski

    • @Flamsterette
      @Flamsterette Год назад +8

      @@Okbroski Effect, not affect. Isn't, not ain't. Bad grammar.

    • @Jupitersios
      @Jupitersios Год назад +14

      Most of these tragedies happen because companies are trying to "save" money. Like the duck boat that capsized and killed 14 people. What's the point of trying to "save" money putting people's lives at risk just to have to pay them because the ride was unsafe?

  • @carina-jaipaul1342
    @carina-jaipaul1342 Год назад +31

    As a Queenslander and an Australian, this was my favourite ride at Dreamworld and rode this ride countless times… We are all heartbroken over this tragedy and I personally had found it very hard to return to Dreamworld until September 2022 when we got yearly passes.. The ride was removed and a garden has replaced it.. I can’t bring myself to walk down there..
    Thank you Dr Grande for your kindness and compassion telling this horrific story…
    Peace be with them till they meet with their families again…

  • @throwmeashield
    @throwmeashield Год назад +12

    I was an attractions operator trainer at a ~ major theme park ~. We had over 40 hours of training as well as multiple assessments and consistent, daily audits. To send an operator loose after 1.5h is absolutely bonkers.

  • @SueRosalie
    @SueRosalie Год назад +150

    It was a shocking tragedy. Many Australians have been on this ride over the years, including me.

    • @godzillamanstreb524
      @godzillamanstreb524 Год назад +3

      Omg

    • @Commonsensestillexists
      @Commonsensestillexists Год назад +6

      It was part of the Dreamworld visit routine as a youngster. It was always the first ride we always went on. Back then my biggest childish fear was only falling in...

    • @JulieEnglert-cj1hv
      @JulieEnglert-cj1hv Год назад +3

      I went on that ride when we visited Dreamworld in September, 2005. It was great fun, then 🤔

    • @BengalCatChilli
      @BengalCatChilli Год назад +5

      2007 for me. I still live on the Gold Coast. It was huge news when it happened. Such a waste. It was amazing the kids all survived.

    • @paulanoctor2434
      @paulanoctor2434 Год назад

      Wow - that is truly eerie

  • @JK-xr4yp
    @JK-xr4yp 11 месяцев назад +4

    No other RUclipsr is as simultaneously informative, funny, and calming as Dr. G.

  • @jamiephillips6036
    @jamiephillips6036 Год назад +54

    Thanks again Dr grande for your analysis. Being an Australian this tragedy has stuck in my mind ever since it happened - the way those poor people died is to me beyond comprehension - dreamworld's lack of safety standards by ignoring the rides problems - particularly with the many incidents they'd had with the ride before was totally irresponsible and simply a matter of not wanting to spend the money. My sympathy not only to the victims but also to the people who witnessed this horrible event - particularly the paramedics and police who continue to suffer with flashbacks 😢🙏

  • @susanlumley5547
    @susanlumley5547 Год назад +191

    Mate. Death world. I'm 20 minutes up the road and I'll never give them another cent of my money. It wasn't just an "accident". It was pure negligence and could of been anyone of us. It was a Horrific, avoidable tragedy!

    • @AlBundyOz
      @AlBundyOz Год назад

      So the reaction to horrible deaths is to not send the company a cent of your money??
      Woah, you show them!!
      What about when a drunk driver kills 4 people, you not going to renew your car registration or pay taxes?

    • @koobie83
      @koobie83 Год назад +28

      I'll never go back either. Heaps of idiots were having a go at me back then saying 'it was just a tragic accident'! No it wasn't. It was GROSS negligence and complete lack of regard for public safety. I'll never go back to Dreamworld ever again.

    • @AlBundyOz
      @AlBundyOz Год назад

      @@koobie83 18,000 people die from medical neglect in Australia each year ... so hospitals, doctors, any healthcare is off the table for you then??
      www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1117772/

    • @thedefinitionfowoman
      @thedefinitionfowoman Год назад +12

      i from GC too. i was working at GCH as a nurse that day its so easy to remember cos the whole place like stopped everyone was sooo sad especially our friends who worked there

    • @susanlumley5547
      @susanlumley5547 Год назад +5

      @@thedefinitionfowoman thank you for your service 🙏 🥰🇦🇺

  • @devonrexcatz
    @devonrexcatz Год назад +19

    I live near this theme park. My daughters, grandchildren and I often went there for a day out but refuse to set foot in the place now. There is no excuse for the occurrence of this incident.

  • @carlyrennae3963
    @carlyrennae3963 Год назад +91

    This was HORRID and we only found out how HORRIFIC THE INJURIES WERE FROM OVERSEAS MEDIA !!! The Australian media led us to believe they just drowned ....not that they got so awfully munched in the machinery !! Just disgusting trying to cover those tourism dollars !!!!
    Thank you for covering Dr Grande 😊

    • @PossumMagic99
      @PossumMagic99 Год назад +9

      This is correct, none of them drowned.

    • @carlyrennae3963
      @carlyrennae3963 Год назад +11

      @@PossumMagic99 yep and the fact they tried to make it sound less bad is even more awful 😖 thank God overseas media don't care about tourism dollars over people!!!

    • @ThompsonTurvy
      @ThompsonTurvy 11 месяцев назад +11

      You're absolutely right. I also find it even more horrific that the local police deemed the park not negligent for the deaths. Seems Ardent Leisure Group made a backroom deal from the start. Glad to see that Ardent finally had to pay out (even though it is probably a drop in the bucket for them.)

    • @Juke582
      @Juke582 11 месяцев назад

      Wow your media is way more evil than ours in US!

    • @PossumMagic99
      @PossumMagic99 11 месяцев назад +11

      @@ThompsonTurvy this is the QLD police we are talking about. The level of incompetence and corruption is beyond belief.

  • @roxannespahr2804
    @roxannespahr2804 Год назад +38

    I missed so many days of your videos, I've been in the hospital because I was hit by a drunk driver. 😡 I'm extremely happy now to have my Dr. Grande channel back!!❤

    • @Ooogabooga282
      @Ooogabooga282 Год назад +11

      Omg I hope you recover soon. How horrible!

    • @roxannespahr2804
      @roxannespahr2804 Год назад +11

      Aww, Thank you. Im doing ok now...my car didn't make it out alive though. After 4 yrs I had just paid it off this past September. 😭

    • @troy3456789
      @troy3456789 Год назад +4

      ​@@roxannespahr2804yikes! Hope you enjoy marathoning the videos you missed, and your incident pays off😊

    • @roxannespahr2804
      @roxannespahr2804 Год назад

      @@troy3456789 Thank you!!🙂

    • @skunkrat01
      @skunkrat01 Год назад +6

      My gosh, I am so sorry that happened to you. Hope you heal up ok

  • @ramair6424
    @ramair6424 Год назад +32

    I totally sympathize with the nearby park patrons who witnessed this carnage. Many years ago in my early teens I was in the gate awaiting to get on a rollercoaster. I was going to board the next train coming into the loading station. As the train before mine was exiting the station one of the workers at the rear somehow got snag on the last car and the worker was pulled the entire length along the edge on the exiting side of the platform. The lead worker punched the emergency stop but it was too late. The worker bled out very quickly and park security arrived on the scene rapidly to render care and evacuate the ride. I never found out what ultimately happened to that worker but needless to say I’ve thought about her many times over the years.

    • @deborahblackvideoediting8697
      @deborahblackvideoediting8697 11 месяцев назад +3

      Oh gawd, how horrible!! That poor girl! And what a terrible thing for you to have to witness.

  • @alainpreveaux2428
    @alainpreveaux2428 Год назад +20

    Compliments to the good Doctor for the meticulous scholarly job researching the technical background for this story.

  • @cheree6611
    @cheree6611 Год назад +11

    I remember this story being so so horrifying when it happened. Almost every Aussie and their family had been on this ride at some point in their life. Unimaginable tragedy that could have happened to anyone. It still plays in my mind when attending a theme park.

  • @wendybond2848
    @wendybond2848 Год назад +9

    I’m surprised no one was charged with something. Surely missing slats, which enabled the car to jam in between could have been fixed. Also, whoever made the decision to keep the ride operating when the pump failed TWICE should be held accountable. Those poor children.

  • @michelleayres5608
    @michelleayres5608 Год назад +122

    As a kid (and adult), I got on so many sketchy rides; even at traveling carnivals. How I never got hurt amazes me. Blind faith and my parents weren't with me.❤

    • @OrggsOrggs
      @OrggsOrggs Год назад +5

      Just rub some beer on it Mate. No worries

    • @istateyourname4710
      @istateyourname4710 Год назад +9

      I hear that. We saw one ride being spot welded @ a local carnival...it just made the wait longer.

    • @emmanuelbeaucage4461
      @emmanuelbeaucage4461 Год назад +12

      all rides seem sketchy to me...

    • @parisite99
      @parisite99 Год назад +9

      Had a local town fair and the rides all squeaked and were rusted as shit. My kids wanted to ride them, and while I know I would have as a kid, I was like helllllll nah!

    • @mistrjt9213
      @mistrjt9213 Год назад +10

      The traveling carnivals freak me out 🎡 Thwres no way I’m getting on a Gravitron, pirates swing, ferriswheel, or any giant contraption they brought in on a truck!🛻 🎡 😂

  • @kathleengeiser6956
    @kathleengeiser6956 11 месяцев назад +1

    Im glad you mentioned that there are usually multiple problems and mistakes that caused this accident. I have noticed that with many disasters, just like the Titanic. If just one safety rule had been enforced, it never would have happened. Safety protocol should always come first.

  • @loulou82-ql1ob
    @loulou82-ql1ob Год назад +4

    This really rocked Australia. Dreamworld was always thought of such a happy place. All I could think was for the poor families n those that witnessed it. That ride was one of the most popular, i went on it at 5yrs old in 1987-88

  • @DG-ph4rw
    @DG-ph4rw Год назад +9

    I have been going to Dreamworld since the 80’s and have been on that ride at least 100 times. The day it happened sent horrific shock through our community 😔 my thoughts and condolences are always with the brave souls who lost their lives and with their courageous families.

  • @skunkrat01
    @skunkrat01 Год назад +8

    I don't think there would be an Aussie who wasn't seriously affected by this disaster. Not to mention the family, friends, and witnesses to the horror.
    It felt like the entire country went into a state of mourning. I live in Victoria, so almost as far south as you can go from Queensland and still be in Aus, but the days seemed greyer, people were just walking around like zombies, incapable of taking in what had just occurred.
    Thank you for continuing to cover Aussie cases Dr Grande

    • @eadweard.
      @eadweard. Год назад

      Cannot tell if serious.

    • @skunkrat01
      @skunkrat01 Год назад +1

      @@eadweard. Yes.....?? Wtf why would someone think I wasn't? Because I used the word zombies? Dude

    • @eadweard.
      @eadweard. Год назад

      @@skunkrat01 Well it's so absurdly melodramatic and overblown that I thought it might satirical.

    • @skunkrat01
      @skunkrat01 Год назад +2

      @@eadweard. Well that was my experience of how things were. What was yours?
      I don't think being gloomy about four people crushed to death in front of kids/family/friends/park attendees/workers is melodramatic but you do you.

    • @eadweard.
      @eadweard. Год назад

      @@skunkrat01 Well I'm fairly confident I've already made my point convincingly. If you're equally happy with your own performance then maybe you'll join me in inviting the fair-minded reader to review our exchange and form their own conclusions.

  • @leokimvideo
    @leokimvideo 11 месяцев назад +7

    In the investigation it was revealed much of the electrical wiring was akin to a rats nest, patch fix over patch fix. But honestly where were the Queensland Government inspectors considering Dreamworld was one of the key Tourist theme parks in the area. DrG if you need a really curious story from this same area of Australia look into the Bray Park fireworks incident. A 11 year old girl was killed and nine others were seriously injured in an explosion at a school fireworks display in Brisbane. This fireworks display was looked over by Explosives inspections prior to the incident. This single incident triggered a total reworking of the fireworks industry in Queensland. To me it all says a core connection with whats going wrong is the Government inspectors who's job it is to ensure theme parks & firework displays are not lethal.

    • @LazyIRanch
      @LazyIRanch 10 месяцев назад

      MrBallen has a LOT of scary stories that took place in Australia... in fact, those are usually the scariest to me! The Land of Oz is a great place with wonderful folks, but y'all have too many animals and even plants that want to merk ya! One of the freakiest was a hiker who was found dead, but cause of death was a mystery until a botanist suggested they look for a particular plant. Sure enough, this lethal plant was the culprit. He hiked through the stuff, not knowing that just brushing against it would be lethal. 😳
      I still wish I could move there. My dad spent two years working in Australia in the mid 1960s at the Joint Defence military base, Pine Gap, near Alice Springs. He loved it, and almost accepted a permanent job there, we were going to move to Alice and I was so excited! Mom was not, so it didn't happen.😒
      I still don't know what they did at Pine Gap, I guess if he told us he'd have to kill us! I asked him what he did there when I was seven yrs old, his answer was, "We are watching Russia, who is watching US!"

    • @adotintheshark4848
      @adotintheshark4848 9 месяцев назад

      Say what you want about America, but if this had happened in the 'States it would be a lawyers' orgy, so many lawsuits would be filed. Both Dreamworks and Bray park would have been sued into oblivion, and rightfully so.

  • @velvetbees
    @velvetbees Год назад +10

    This is one of the saddest videos from Dr. Grande. The children will carry this with them forever. Four people who did nothing wrong are gone. It is good to bring attention to how dangerous some of these rides are.

  • @VincentNajger1
    @VincentNajger1 Год назад +32

    I live in Queensland, and when this happened it shocked the entire country. Usually things like this do not happen in a place like Australia. We have some pretty stringent Standards. It's stupefying that a machine like this managed to slip through the gaps for so long. This disaster was inevitable and avoidable.

    • @stephaniesamra7960
      @stephaniesamra7960 Год назад

      Not stringent enough obviously!!! Third world standards more like it.

    • @koobie83
      @koobie83 Год назад +4

      Agree. I used to think Dreamworld was safer than going to the Ekka. 😂😂😂 those rides undergo way more safety checks. I'll never go back to Dreamworld as long as I live.

    • @smallbee1234
      @smallbee1234 Год назад +6

      Interesting that you said “slip through the gaps”. That made my stomach churn for a moment. 🤢

    • @VincentNajger1
      @VincentNajger1 Год назад +2

      @@smallbee1234 someone finally got it! You win a ham and jelly sandwich.....but ya gotta buy the ingredients and make it yourself.

  • @MM-gd1dw
    @MM-gd1dw Год назад +16

    Dr Grande, may I request that you do a video on the David family from Utah? On August 4th 1978, Immanuel David jumped to his death from a Utah hotel. As horrific as that was, the situation was even darker as he had convinced his wife to jump after him along with their 7 children. Only one child survived, a teen girl.
    My understanding is that it was yet again another case of a religious fundamentalist who had declared himself to be a prophet. What type of personality lends itself to such extreme religious beliefs and practices? What kind of mother blindly follows her husband to her death? Lastly, what kind of parents are willing to kill their own children in the name of religion?
    Thank you as always!

  • @ceramicemu2063
    @ceramicemu2063 11 месяцев назад +6

    I agree completely with Dr Grande’s analysis on this. I haven’t been since 1998 but, as local kids, we had season passes and went to Dreamworld as often as our parents would allow. As early as 7 or 8 years old, I remember on the “log ride” and the “mine shaft ride” and later this “rapid river ride” my friends and I would remark about how dangerous it would be if someone fell out and got caught in all the gears. It was part of the scary fun for us at that age.
    When this happened I actually felt a pang of guilt for once laughing about it. It was so tragic and terrible especially because it was so preventable. Looking back, it would have been easy for the park to make the rides safer. For decades, the park owners cared more about the cost and aesthetics than about safety. There should have been criminal charges.

  • @niccolleholder
    @niccolleholder Год назад +35

    As a child I loved thrill rides, there wasn't one I wouldn't get on. In my early 20's I developed a great fear of heights and thrill rides of any kind. But something like this ride I'd honestly get on with my children. Always felt like raft rides were extremely safe. Never heard of this incident, definitely an eye opener.

    • @cbronsonda13th37
      @cbronsonda13th37 Год назад +8

      I always thought these water rides were safe myself after hearing about this incident I will be extra cautious going forward it’s just sad what they went thru I feel like the 5 million was just a slap on the wrist the loss of 4 lives is worth way more than that

    • @MontagnaMagica
      @MontagnaMagica 11 месяцев назад +3

      No, quite the opposite. I've worked over 38 different rides and attractions, and ridden hundreds, but these water rides legitimately scare me. Way too much that could go wrong, and they have a horrible track record.

    • @cbronsonda13th37
      @cbronsonda13th37 11 месяцев назад

      @@MontagnaMagica make a video informing the public things like this happen when people don’t share important information ℹ️

    • @MontagnaMagica
      @MontagnaMagica 11 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@cbronsonda13th37I don't have those particular public speaking skills, but there's no secrets. It's just a lot of moving parts and unpredictable/difficult to control water. By and large, they are safe attractions, far safer than how you traveled to the park. But compared to other rides, they are less safe. There have been several incidents. The main issue that can happen is when boats get stuck somewhere and bump into each other. Again, this is quite a rare occurrence, but it's more likely to happen than anything I can envision happening on a roller coaster.

    • @Jujubean9795
      @Jujubean9795 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@MontagnaMagicaanother component to this is rider ignorance... Most people have no idea that they’re basically on a conveyor belt that is submerged under water. That’s why they’re so confident unbuckling and standing up while the tide is moving. They have no idea the potential dangers looming in the water.

  • @benixmaximus
    @benixmaximus Год назад +29

    I live about 15 minutes from Dreamworld. I'm 43 now but when I was a kid my parents would take us to Dreamworld every year or two. We noticed that after the takeover that Dreamworld lost the Disney World type magic that it once had and it became a leanly run business that was all about profits. I agree that the culture became very relaxed over the years and the hiring policy was questionable.

    • @carina-jaipaul1342
      @carina-jaipaul1342 Год назад +4

      I 100% agree with you… I’m 47 and Dreamworld lost its magic many many years ago…

    • @prof_kaos9341
      @prof_kaos9341 11 месяцев назад +1

      I was surprised how rust everything was. Implied slack maintenance, rust was everywhere, you didnt need to go looking it was obvious.

    • @mdaddy775
      @mdaddy775 11 месяцев назад +2

      Profit-chasing leads to literal carnage

    • @alyssashield3005
      @alyssashield3005 2 месяца назад

      Agree! I still have the park map from the early 90s and even the map looks magical! Thunderbolt, log flume, river rapids and the mine cart coaster were all my faves! They are all gone. I went in 2022 and it felt dead. In fact all the parks in qld are bad now. Movie world is all super heroes, i miss the dark river ride and gremlins and sea world had the log flume and Bermuda Triangle. I miss them all so much.

  • @tessajones9393
    @tessajones9393 Год назад +8

    As an Aussie, living in QLD I was and still am sad about this case.I can not believe people still go there. Once you start going down the theme park rabbit hole/ algorythym it's so disturbing. I will never let my kids go on rides and I don't do it myself.

    • @Jujubean9795
      @Jujubean9795 8 месяцев назад +1

      Yes and no. Larger more known theme parks that have proudly boasted a record of safely (like Disney) are some of the safest recreation parks to visit. Dreamland was acquired by another company which placed profits over safely.

  • @dingus153
    @dingus153 Год назад +3

    I can't even remember how many times I have been on that ride, I grew up just down the road from Dreamworld. This incident was described to me by a paramedic who was there, and who followed the case closely, as a tragedy of errors. What disappointed me as someone who at the time was looking to study paramedicine was the public backlash over the use of "injuries incompatible with life" in statements to the media, when it is honestly the nicest way of putting what tragically happened to these people

  • @navypti
    @navypti 11 месяцев назад +3

    What a great analysis. As an Australian, I remember this case well. I think just about anybody who followed the story here was somewhat traumatised by the descriptions in the media of what happened to these poor people. May they R.I.P. Anyone who rolls their eyes when they are required by employers to undertake OH&S training (I've seen plenty of them) should give themselves an uppercut. Thank you Dr Grande.

  • @scanspeak00
    @scanspeak00 Год назад +84

    The most scary thing is that the water rides are generally considered one of the most safe rides when you compare them to rollercoasters and other rides that flip you in the air. My condolences to everyone involved in this tragedy.

    • @Floridafanatic28
      @Floridafanatic28 Год назад +9

      The only reason that's true is because there aren't as many water rides as there are roller coasters.

    • @kinosgarden
      @kinosgarden Год назад +12

      Yes when you account for numbers it's the other way round. I read water rides are the most dangerous.

    • @666ydney
      @666ydney 11 месяцев назад +5

      ​@@kinosgardenthey are, just by the nature of their ride vehicles (boats, rafts, etc). i'm a coaster operator at a park with water rides, including one right next to my coaster. the amount of times they've had to stop the ride to tell people to sit tf down is crazy. you can't simply stand up on something like a large coaster with locking restraints. but on a boat with a lap bar you pull down, or a seatbelt-like strap, that's a different story

    • @666ydney
      @666ydney 11 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@kinosgardenlet me also add that my bf worked at a nearby park where he was trained at a raft-type water ride. his first day of training included the operators and maintenance team draining the water from the ride in order to evacuate guests, bc the control operator saw on the cameras that some guy had fully unbuckled his seatbelt and stood up. the operator immediately hit the emergency stop, the water drained, and they yeeted the dude out of there. some people play around w their safety and the safety of others and it sucks

    • @mushyroom9569
      @mushyroom9569 11 месяцев назад

      “Water rides” is a pretty broad brush. I’d be willing to believe water slides are safer because they don’t have nearly as many mechanical parts that can fail, but river rapids type rides are almost certainly at least as dangerous as any roller coaster.

  • @carmenhunter4380
    @carmenhunter4380 Год назад +4

    I live just out of Brisbane and have been to Dreamworld soo many times, on this ride many times. I remember how huge this story was. The ride seemed so safe. I am sorry to those who lost their lives

  • @lilitheden748
    @lilitheden748 Год назад +4

    A friend of mine did a vacation job in a theme park. She had to operate several different rides. They just showed her how to make it start and stop. Safety regulations were not even mentioned… that and the fact that she was only 17 years old was to me a terrifying revelation. I never ever went on any ride again, not on a carnival or in a theme park. Too many accidents that involve mechanical or human malfunction have caused horrible deaths. I witnessed a ride that had stoped upside down and kept stuck that way for over half an hour. People that were trapped were fainting from hanging upside down. One person panicked and tried to climb out resulting in falling down and breaking both of his legs and having a severe skull fracture.

    • @Jujubean9795
      @Jujubean9795 8 месяцев назад

      Being stuck upside down must have been horrifying. But unbuckling was just plane stupid. lol.

  • @MM-gd1dw
    @MM-gd1dw Год назад +8

    Thank you Dr Grande. What a chilling nightmare! I can only imagine the trauma that the sweet children have gone through.

  • @Bas-yuru
    @Bas-yuru Год назад +14

    I remember when this happened, they were interviewing one of the paramedics and he said something that has stayed with me. He said the injuries that were sustained were not compatable with life. Never forgot it and never been to Dream World since 😳

    • @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
      @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 Год назад

      The most horrible part is that implies theh were STILL ALIVE shortly after or before that!

    • @gs5858
      @gs5858 9 месяцев назад +2

      @@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 sorry just to correct you - 'injuries incompatible with life' is a medical term used to describe a situation where the deceased was guaranteed not to survive (i.e decapitation, complete cranial destruction etc) it doesnt mean they were still alive when paramedics arrived on scene, I dont know whether knowing their bodies were so crushed it was impossible to survive makes it a better picture but I hope for their sake it was over quickly, such a horrible tragedy.

    • @Jujubean9795
      @Jujubean9795 8 месяцев назад +1

      There’s no way any of those folks were conscious more than a few seconds after encountering the machinery. From shock to, brain/spine injury, chest injury, they would have lost consciousness immediately. Thank god they didn’t have cellphone cameras back then.

    • @ifminecrafthadfloods3659
      @ifminecrafthadfloods3659 Месяц назад

      @@Jujubean9795 it was 2016...im pretty sure they did have cellphone cameras

  • @bootleg_24
    @bootleg_24 Год назад +8

    ive been to dreamworld on multiple occasions when i was younger before this happened, and the thing that is so shocking about this is that it's one of the more chill and family friendly rides. you'd think a disaster would happen on one of the bigger rides like the 115 meter tall tower of terror, but no. knowing ive been on the ride, it horrifying to think about how it could of been me and my family

    • @jenni9786
      @jenni9786 11 месяцев назад +1

      My last visit to Dreamworld was in 2014. My seatbelt unclicked by itself on the Tower of Terror and the padded harness lifted up off my shoulders slightly. I was so terrified! I thought it was going to come off altogether but I pulled down on it and clutched on for dear life. When back at the bottom, I told the ride operator what had happened and he laughed and said “but did you die?”

  • @sophiaisabelle027
    @sophiaisabelle027 Год назад +26

    We will always support you, Dr Grande. Keep up the good work.

  • @ds7900
    @ds7900 Год назад +157

    I have to tell you that after I was done processing everything that went on here, I feel as bad for Courtney as the families as she has to carry this horrendous burden, and it was her first day on the freaking job. 💔

    • @icturner23
      @icturner23 Год назад +23

      I don’t feel as bad for her as for the two children, but I do feel bad for her too. Hardly anyone would have acted differently in her position but she must be wracked with guilt anyway.

    • @Flamsterette
      @Flamsterette Год назад +33

      @@icturner23 Newsflash: We can feel bad for both the operator and the children at the same time.

    • @stephanieparker1250
      @stephanieparker1250 Год назад +3

      Yea I was thinking this as well.. she was probably excited for the new job and even greeted the people getting into the rafts.. poor girl 😢

    • @MimiRAM0NE
      @MimiRAM0NE Год назад +3

      I don't know, her excuses were evasive and didn't indicate she felt any guilt at all.

    • @stephanieparker1250
      @stephanieparker1250 Год назад +1

      @@MimiRAM0NE I think that’s pretty typical defense from a young adult and one that most likely had an attorney telling her what to focus on. But she does have good points and I can totally see those things happening.

  • @zenawarrior7442
    @zenawarrior7442 Год назад +10

    When accidents happen at theme parks its usually very gruesome due to the velocity of rides. Excellent analysis & points again. Thanks Dr G😊💟💟

    • @koobie83
      @koobie83 Год назад +2

      The horrible thing about this ride is that it was always considered a safe family ride for the whole family. Like you'd take your grandma on it. Little did we all know it was the most dangerous the whole time.

    • @zenawarrior7442
      @zenawarrior7442 Год назад +2

      @@koobie83 Unfortunately any ride is dangerous. Some accidents are operator error or mechanical failure, some are rider fault (height or weight restrictions overriden, they stand up or loosen belts etc). Sometimes it's just fate & bad luck. Yes this one more tame but certainly not the most dangerous. Roller coasters have many more accidents🎡🎠🎢🎪

    • @louwandmaker
      @louwandmaker Год назад

      I have photos on this ride since I was a kid. As an adult I remember taking my 7,4&2yo kids on it 🤯

  • @elizabethhamm5320
    @elizabethhamm5320 Год назад +8

    How absolutely tragic. I hope that the surviving children were able to get help. I can’t even imagine how traumatic that day was. I’m glad that you bring attention to cases like this. Incompetence that leads to death should be exposed

  • @emilyselar9598
    @emilyselar9598 11 месяцев назад +1

    I’m from Australia, we often went to the Gold Coast when I was young to have a family holiday. We had gone to Dreamworld many times. Both my mum and one of my brothers are terrified of rollercoasters but always got on this ride with us and they never found it ‘scary’. It was always seen as the family friendly ride, I was on it at 6/7 years old. A lot of people see Dreamworld differently now, I know the times I go to the Gold Coast now as an adult visiting I never go there and choose to visit the other parks instead. So heartbreaking, sending loves to the victims family and friends.

  • @ahill4642
    @ahill4642 Год назад +3

    This was truly horrific and sad. And the public are probably at way more risk than we could possibly realize on so many of these stupid rides.

  • @oliviachipperfield6029
    @oliviachipperfield6029 Год назад +9

    Wow! How tragic 😥. I went to Dreamworld with my kids in 2014. I am shocked to hear about this terrible accident. I was so relieved to hear that the children escaped. However, the trauma of losing their parents in such a horrendous way will never leave them 😢.

  • @imperfectperfection7425
    @imperfectperfection7425 Год назад +15

    I went on this ride for years from when it first opened right up until before this happened. Strangely over the years I became more nervous every time even though it was considered a soft fun family ride.
    Eventually when I would go on it with my children I’d get super anxious and would tell my then husband that if the raft tipped we should each grab one child and get to the edge. My family teased me endlessly and thought I was ridiculous. The last time I couldn’t get on it and my then husband took the kids without me which was worse and I almost had a panic attack. I felt so stupid at the time but I just felt like it would flip over and we would drown.
    The day this happened we watched the news and my kids just stared at me. They still mention how I was chill at first then became more scared as the years went on until this happened.

    • @francinesanchez5402
      @francinesanchez5402 11 месяцев назад +1

      Intuition. I’m so sorry that you were right. Glad you are all ok.

    • @pureoxin8135
      @pureoxin8135 11 месяцев назад

      I’m so absolutely glad you guys are okay and sorry you went through that. how do you reconcile that instinct to know the ride was dangerous?

    • @Jujubean9795
      @Jujubean9795 8 месяцев назад

      @@pureoxin8135she probably saw the ride deteriorate over time. Also, there were several incidents where the ride was shut down. I’m sure that was made public over the years.

  • @lisagorman3462
    @lisagorman3462 Год назад +2

    Thank you Dr Grande ❤ for covering this awful tragedy, I live in Australia I don't think anyone here will ever forget what happened to the victims on the Thunder River Rapids Ride. My heart breaks for the 4 people that lost their lives in the most horrible avoidable way. Theme parks need to put there customers safety first. To those who witnessed this tragedy I can imagine this will haunt them forever 😢

  • @McFlurry448
    @McFlurry448 Год назад +3

    Hi Dr Grande
    As a Queenslander, this news came to me and all of us here in Queensland and Australia is a massive shock of disbelief and horror. No one expects this to happen but it did right at home in our backyard. Many people including myself rode this many times and have many happy memories, it’s such a shame it ended the way it did.
    A lot of people boycotted Dreamworld following this tragedy and it’s also worth mentioning that Dreamworld itself closed for quite a substantial period of time after the tragedy and lost millions of dollars as a result and to many this news was music to the ears.
    Many are still skeptical of Dreamworld and still to this day refuse to visit the park. I visited the in 2022 and it’s just not the same anymore without the TRR ride.
    Thank you for covering this topic, I and many other Australians who watch you appreciate your unbiased and open opinions of cases in Australia .
    - Mike

  • @boddzillabodman2377
    @boddzillabodman2377 Год назад +17

    I remember i was at dreamworld 4 days before this happened, you used to be able to see the river rapids ride from above while on the giant drop ride, and i remember thinking at the time how all that machinery moving underneath the water seemed scarier than the giant drop. Thanks for covering Dr. G

    • @Whocares1987
      @Whocares1987 11 месяцев назад

      I was still a little confused on how the ride is set up . Is the machinery under water or did they fall straight into the machines? How is there not a net or something. All 4 people fell through a small gap?

    • @lindymerry38
      @lindymerry38 6 месяцев назад

      @@Whocares1987 Only the side of the raft fell into the gap. The machinery was under the water, but with the force of being plunged into the water, the victims immediately came into contact with it.

  • @kathypappas6867
    @kathypappas6867 Год назад +5

    I honestly can't even fathom having to go through this . The poor family and the ones who witnessed it and tried to help. 😢

  • @paulanoctor2434
    @paulanoctor2434 Год назад +2

    Dr Grande that is the best video you’ve done - very succinct with the detail. Although I enjoy your usual creative irony in the analysis of other cases, I’m so glad you didn’t do it this time. Well done - very respectful…classy. That is not a fact, just my opinion, on your opinion. 😊

  • @ddoyle11
    @ddoyle11 Год назад +6

    I'm not familiar with ride safety standards in Australia, but in California, safety systems are required to be checked each day before operations begin. This includes functional tests of all emergency stops, on which all operators and maintenance personnel must be trained and tested before they are certified. It is also an industry standard to have water level sensors on rides like this which would shut it down if the level was too low. If Dreamland failed to ensure the ride could be stopped in an emergency, they were clearly responsible for this tragedy. I'm glad they at least they had the decency to tear down the ride.

  • @birdnerd6651
    @birdnerd6651 Год назад +2

    One of the biggest challenges when companies act criminally is determining who is responsible for the crime. Accountability is purposefully obtuse. In a culture where money is the only consideration, people who care about safety, ethics, etc. are drummed out of the organization very quickly and blamed for their own demise.

  • @Mattipedersen
    @Mattipedersen 11 месяцев назад +3

    I read the Post-Mortem Report and fortunately for all four of the deceased, they wouldn't have been alive long enough to have felt much pain, if any at all.
    On the other hand, simply forcing negligent companies to pay few million dollars is typically written off as merely the cost of doing business. Judges need to start forcing these companies to pay out sums that would leave a lasting impression (I'm thinking a fraction of their annual revenue).

  • @simonbanks3058
    @simonbanks3058 Год назад +2

    I live half an hour from Dreamworld, it is a beloved, favourite place of the childhoods of most of us. Once we were on it and just before our raft reached the start of the conveyor, it stalled and a side gate thing swung open, us floating out into this small lagoon area. It was maybe a minute or two before a group of staff ran out and arranged a solution.
    It sucks for Dreamworld as a theme park relies on being a place of magic. Now when you go there, it is still great, but has a slight air of sadness to it given the tragedy.

  • @kaiboshvanhortonsnort359
    @kaiboshvanhortonsnort359 Год назад +11

    I work in an industrial setting that features equipment very similar to this, although for a very different purpose. It is absolutely shocking that the 'conveyor with flights' was designed in the way it was where it dumped the rafts onto the next set of rails. Also, the system of training they had at this park is absolutely dumbfounding, I thought there were government systems in place to act as an oversight for machinery like this that carry people. Those 4 adults never had a chance, they would have gone from being startled at the raft lifting up to being dead within less than a minute.

  • @leahvogelsimpson
    @leahvogelsimpson 11 месяцев назад +2

    I went on a water ride in a huge raft with a friend, my 2 young sons and two other grown women. The ride operator apparently didn't sit us correctly to disperse our weight and the side my youngest was on was too light and we almost flipped out over the side when we were high in the air in the middle of the slide. It was way scarier than i can describe.

  • @MS-ep2cq
    @MS-ep2cq Год назад +3

    I used to love that ride as a kid. RIP, victims. A horrible way to leave this earth.

  • @lmtt4786
    @lmtt4786 11 месяцев назад +1

    Very sad. I can vividly see the news report in my mind from when this happened - it was truly unbelievable & horrifying to learn the victims died the way they did.
    I live in Beenleigh (15-20 minutes) north of dreamworld and I remember being 12 (now 43) & taking the bus to dreamworld with friends when we could. I loved that ride. Loved looking at my fritnds as we spun around, the excitment of the fast flow, and getting saturated.
    Since this has happened, I will never allow my child on any similar ride - period! Perhaps I'm cynical but money 💰 has become more important than human life 😔

  • @AleksLazar
    @AleksLazar Год назад +17

    That gap looks so obviously suspect next to the thickness of the pod. It looks like a cookie falling into a mouth. Like they were made for each other. Poor people. Not shutting off the ride at first south pump fail was a crime. That supervisor and his higher ups obviously perpetrated a culture of negligence that resulted in the death of those people. Money > peoples lives, very sad

  • @bthomson
    @bthomson Год назад +1

    Dr. Grande has the most interesting ( if often sad and murderous!) topics! I always come to this channel first.

  • @moomyung9231
    @moomyung9231 Год назад +19

    Oh crap. This summer we got stuck on a similar ride just feet from the end. We were there 30 minutes or so before they had to help us off. No idea how everyone else got off. I honestly never considered death was a possibility.

    • @moomyung9231
      @moomyung9231 Год назад +5

      So if I'd been shakier than I was that day and lost my footing getting out, there's a chance I could've been killed by the machinery? I only worried about if I fell in I'd get my phone wet.

    • @vicvega3614
      @vicvega3614 Год назад

      ​@@moomyung9231oh definitely 100%

    • @troy3456789
      @troy3456789 Год назад

      ​@@moomyung9231Your phone would've gotten wet...

    • @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
      @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 Год назад

      Get your phone wet? Insurance? Bags of rice or silica gel? I honestly don't even think of it Minus the part where you can't charge it as long as you have the water drop icon. And old phones are ALWAYS on the charger, and internal drying can take hours.

    • @troy3456789
      @troy3456789 11 месяцев назад

      @@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 rice & silica don't work. When batteries were removable, I had a method that worked that involved a tub of 97% pure isopropyl alcohol.

  • @lc2962
    @lc2962 Год назад +13

    Hearing about this horrible tragedy makes me not feel so odd because of my fear of these ride parks. I have never trusted the safety of these parks. The ride operators have always seemed to me to be underpaid and poorly trained, while the people on top laugh all the way to the bank with no regard for their patrons. Those poor children had to witness this nightmare.

  • @SusanPeterson-l7i
    @SusanPeterson-l7i Год назад +3

    I so enjoy watching your videos, you put so much passion in them and help all of us appreciate the circumstances of all actions people decide to make on a daily basis!

  • @mdaddy775
    @mdaddy775 11 месяцев назад

    Another masterclass of information and empathy, thank you.

  • @megalopolis2015
    @megalopolis2015 Год назад +5

    I'm glad that the kids got out, but oh my gosh, how traumatic for these babies. 😢 It's terrifying to think that such an innocuous looking ride could deal out such carnage. This type of ride is exactly what would have attracted me to the park.

  • @itsomethingreat
    @itsomethingreat 11 месяцев назад +1

    I love your sense of humor. You make my day with it. Thank you!

  • @juliestrom412
    @juliestrom412 Год назад +5

    This is happening now in the aviation industry. I was on a amusment park ride once that was way out of my league as l was too small for the ride and my sister didn't notice. I was falling on my head over and over. Maybe thats what happened to me. On a separate note, Oh my God what a horrifying and chilling happening! I'm so angry at this theme park.

  • @renegadetwinkie3832
    @renegadetwinkie3832 Год назад +2

    Reminds me of the accident on ‘The Smiler’ in the UK. Not fatal but people were stuck for hours with crushed limbs. Amputations followed.

  • @YeeLeeHaw
    @YeeLeeHaw Год назад +8

    Hearing about all these horrific and completely unavoidable "accidents", the world would greatly need an independent group of skilled people like mechanical, and electrical engineers, firefighters, physicists, etc. that goes around the world and detect both obvious and more obscure safety issues and post them to the web, like a Yelp site for safety.

  • @bettinastebner
    @bettinastebner Год назад +2

    That's horrific. We have the same ride at Paramount Canada's Wonderland near Toronto. It's called White Water Canyon. I'm surprised the conveyor design hasn't changed after this Australian disaster....

  • @cosmicwatchmaker9353
    @cosmicwatchmaker9353 Год назад +3

    It is my understanding that the CEO and the board cut the Park maintenance budget in the years before the accident to bolster profit. This resulted in the ride being neglected and they had plenty of warnings/problems with its poor condition but failed to address the problems and this caused the death of the 4 people.
    The CEO and the board should have faced criminal charges and jail time. But the rich people that run our corporation are above the law so they can run their operation for profit to the point were people die and not be help accountable.

  • @IVEgotONEmoreTHINGtoPICK-cw9sw
    @IVEgotONEmoreTHINGtoPICK-cw9sw Год назад +2

    Could you look into the case of George Hughes? He was missing for more than a week from his location in Broomall, Pennsylvania. After an investigation by police and a private investigator, his body was found at his place of business, his auto body shop.

  • @rosemadder5547
    @rosemadder5547 11 месяцев назад +3

    The EMS workers that were first on scene and the investigators, police, people there that directly witnessed it... They must carry what they saw 😢

    • @williamneuzil7403
      @williamneuzil7403 11 месяцев назад +1

      That would definitely fuck me up long term

  • @misskarinaleigh
    @misskarinaleigh 11 месяцев назад

    I still remember this like it was yesterday. I live on the Gold Coast and grew up visiting Dreamworld, going on this ride numerous times over the years. This was just horrid! Those poor people and their families 💔 I always had such trust in this themepark. It has never been and never will be the same. I don’t go there anymore. No idea how they are still operating.

  • @mlee81
    @mlee81 Год назад +3

    I've said it before, with what we know know about safety and physics there is really zero reason people should die from these rides. So when it happens, it's merely due to negligence and people should be held accountable.

  • @simonefeaster5131
    @simonefeaster5131 Год назад +2

    What a sad story! Poor business and safety protocols are rampant, even with regulations. Thank you for bringing the victims’ story to us, Dr. G!

  • @mohsenmohseni1612
    @mohsenmohseni1612 Год назад +3

    It was a tragic day for Australian and Queenslanders. I never forget the head of the paramedic team saying ‘the injuries were inconsistent with life’😢 a year or two later in QLD the industrial manslaughter came to action making people responsible criminally with prison term in similar circumstances Alas! too late for these victims.

  • @elizabethmclean5145
    @elizabethmclean5145 Год назад +2

    I live about 20 minutes from this theme park in South Brisbane... I have been to the theme park more times than I can count and have been on this ride heaps of times... it was actually considered by myself and friends as a lame ride, not very exciting, just for kids kind of ride. When we heard about this tragedy we were overwhelmingly upset and sad. This stays with me today 😢

  • @wildmountainthyme4123
    @wildmountainthyme4123 Год назад +7

    Those poor people who were killed. It is such a tragic accident.

  • @jena.alexia
    @jena.alexia Год назад +11

    This accident was awful. I think most Aussies if they've been to QLD, they've gone to Dreamworld. I have. I've ridden that ride. It seemed like one of the most low key, less extreme rides. No one even thinks about the conveyor mechanism beneath you. Clearly this came down to profit over safety and lack of or poor training. I feel terrible for the people who witnessed this horror and the loved ones of those killed. 😢 From what I've heard it was a very distressing scene.

  • @Adarkane325xi
    @Adarkane325xi Год назад +3

    The Swiss Cheese model - eventually, all the problems (“holes,” lapses, blindspots) in operation or procedure line up, and tragedy happens. I won’t forget these poor people, or the children.

  • @caffeinatedbroccoli
    @caffeinatedbroccoli Год назад +4

    Every time I think I want to go to an amusement park this year I see a bunch of stories like this and are reminded there's safer fun things to spend my money on and I'll probably be better off 😬

  • @thepartysjustbegun5557
    @thepartysjustbegun5557 11 месяцев назад +1

    I rode that ride so many happy times, to think it had the capacity to do that to people is beyond horrifying. My prayers are with the victims and their families.

  • @athinadc
    @athinadc Год назад +6

    i'm gonna go ahead and say that they should probably train ride operators for AT LEAST several days before they can operate the ride, not an hour and a half before they can operate the ride, that's so scary to think about being on a ride and the operators don't even know what the buttons do.
    I edited this comment to add that, when i worked at teavana they trained me for a while before i could even *sell* tea, i needed to know what i was talking about. I don't get how they can't train an employee in charge of people's lives as much as the starbucks company trained me just to sell tea.

  • @josephj6521
    @josephj6521 11 месяцев назад +2

    Shockingly no one from the owners of the park were charged. They’re happy to receive millions but not happy to take responsibility.

  • @Richy.Boi.
    @Richy.Boi. Год назад +19

    Such a tragedy that could have been prevented.

  • @manewland1
    @manewland1 Год назад

    That's some ominous foreshadowing at 2:03; thanks, as always, Dr. Grande!

  • @thisusedtobemyrealname7876
    @thisusedtobemyrealname7876 Год назад +3

    Horrible tragedy. My thoughts on automation: It works until it doesn't and needs to be serviced regularly. Employees cannot be allowed to get complacent by training or otherwise to think "oh it just works always I don't have to do anything" and must be properly vigilant to spot impending errors that might happen in such a system.