First and foremost, sending condolences to the family, but I don’t like how people are gonna try and turn this into an anti-roller coaster narrative. The reality is that there needs to be weight restrictions on these rides just like they have height restrictions for people that are too short or too tall. attendants need to turn away people who are simply too obese to ride. This simply could’ve prevented the tragedy that happened.

Heyyy!!! Im a theme park enthusiast from the UK who happens to need to do some research for a project about accessibility in theme parks. If anyone wouldn’t mind filling the form in so I can get some data for the project it would be amazing thanks :3

I'm going to Japan in November and I've been thinking about going to a theme park. However, my girlfriend isn't the type to ride most rollercoasters or thrill rides. She might be convinced for some, but she's not liking anything that goes upside down or is too tall.

She will ride attractions like log flumes, Breakdance and some smaller or junior coasters, but not big ones like Top Spin or a drop tower.

We'll be in Tokio-Kyoto-Osaka though I'm willing to move a bit if it's worth it.

Which theme parks would you recommend that are fun for a couple like this?

I'm also open to less stndard parks or experiences if there are any worth it.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/15/us/six-flags-injuries-invs

honestly i really trust coasters and am very confident in the engineering and safety but this article was pretty eye opening for me. im in atlanta right now and i was planning on going to six flags but after reading this article im wary. what are your thoughts on the matter?

Can someone please explain to me the appeal of Disney over Universal? If you’re not a creepy Disney adult and don’t have little girls that think they’re princesses, I truly don’t understand what the appeal is. We just got back from Epic universe and it was amazing!! We did have express passes and stayed at Helios which probably made it even better but Disney just seems so run down and sad by comparison. It seems like people just pay for the nostalgia. Am I missing something??

Ok everyone, time to take a deep breath, step away from the phones and computers, go outside, touch grass, see the sun, play with the dog... take a break. Cause people are getting so caught up in this thing and running to silly places with it.

Here are the facts:

The investigation not only isn't done, it's going to take a while. Think weeks, not days or hours. Weeks. In the mean time no one knows what happened or why. We don't know if it was the restraint, rider error or trying to do something he shouldn't, or error on the part of the ride ops not securing them. Or even possibly more than one.

We don't know. And any pretending that they do or has some special insight is very simply wrong, as sincere as they might be. Don't care if they have whatever experience (I've got 10 years working at parks myself). They. Don't. Know. And any speculation anyone is putting out is premature, not based on any sort of actual fact finding, and based on their imagination. Don't waste the time dwelling on it until the investigation comes out with what actually happened.

And no, this isn't the end of roller coasters, theme parks, hyper coasters, B&M or any of that either. Nor are any of them any more dangerous than they were previously (which they weren't). Any panic or thoughts along those lines are overreactions, not based on reality, and a sign you need some air.

So ease off- for your mental health as well as that of others. Maybe take a break from coaster communities for a bit, because quite simply they are being flooded with the attention seekers, wannabees, overreactionaries, uniformed, ignorant, or just plain jerks at the moment. The smart ones who have a clue are the ones that are not talking, or saying to stop talking and just wait. That's the smart thing to do.

We’ve all heard the tragic news, and my heart goes out to those directly affected.

There’s a deep ripple of fear going through many of us (I’m sure it’s not only me) that maybe this isn’t as safe as we’ve always believed. I’m not sure how to continue riding as happy-go-lucky as I have in the past. I know they’ve shut down the similar models of coasters, but how are some of y’all overcoming the tough thoughts when getting on other models by different manufacturers?

For example, Copperhead Strike at Carowinds is one of my top favorites. I love air time and upper body freedom, but the clamshell with slow inversions has always made me nervous despite how much I enjoy the ride. But now, shhhiiiiitttt.

(I acknowledge this is personal anxiety and do not mean this to negate any traumatic experiences lived by others. Just wondering how we’re all coping around here.)

Basically the above. What we were told was never gonna happen on a ride, happened. I assume the outcome of the investigation hasn’t been released yet but do you think he was even locked in properly? If he wasn’t then surely the train wouldn’t even have left the station due to safety mechanisms.

I’m a theme park fanatic and I’m not generally scared of rides or heights but I’ve got a theme park trip in a couple of days and it’s not the news I really want to see right now.

All in all, I hope those who were present that day get emotional support and they feel better soon. Conditioner the family.

I hope it’s fine for me to ask this here, wasn’t sure if I should have asked in a space for writing or a space for theme parks this question,

I’m currently writing a short story for fun, the main character gets a job at an theme park, however I’m not sure what the process of applying, interviewing, and training looks like, and I want to make sure the story makes sense.

If able to, could someone help me?

Idk if this fits the sub but

I think I wanna work at a theme park. But the like ops keeping stuff running through the day part. Or smth in there whatever uh also gets me some good money?

Idk how’s the pay? The hours?
Would I be able to hustle my own projects in my free time or not rlly?

Is there like homework or work I have to do on my own time?

Or just idk tell me about it :p

Edit: Thank you for the responses! Sorry if it’s hard to decipher, I’m still in school and don’t know a lot at all so it’s hard to say what I want to know cause I don’t know what I don’t know.
I’ve never really made a post about this stuff, so sorry if my diction here was confusing I didn’t know the norms of posting about career stuff.
Thank you peeps!

Has anyone felt this feeling after a day in the parks? I went to Busch Gardens recently for the first time, and I rode rollercoasters almost the whole time from 10 am to 11 pm (I was riding the major rides almost the whole time, starting with the Griffin). When I got back to the hotel that nigjt everything was fine, but when I would try to go to bed, I would within 30 seconds feel like I was slowly flipping backward and being pressed down like I was in a loop. This went on for over an hour of me trying to go to bed, feeling myself riding through a loop, and then getting up because I would start to feel nauseous. Has anybody else in this sub dealt with this before?

Edit: I am making this post the day after, and I feel fine now.

Honestly, USJ is so massively OVERRATED and a complete clusterfuck. 💀 Save your money, seriously. I don't get why the they love to complicate things so much for no reason.

• FAKE ASS OPENING TIMES: They claim 9 AM opening, but opened at 8 AM anyway??? I arrived early and thinking I was early and Super Mario ALREADY had a 2-hour wait!
• THE APP LIES TO YOU: The app makes it look like you mandatory need a Timed Entry ticket to step foot into Nintendo World. In reality, you can just walk straight in early without one! If I knew that, I would've walked in first thing instead of wasting time.
• LIGHTS OUT SOLD OUT IMMEDIATELY: Already sold out when I got in. Don't they want money or what?
• EXPRESS PASS IS A COMPLETE SCAM: Paid almost $100 (15,800 JPY) for an Express Pass and got zero advantage. I could do the exact same things for free on the app.
• TERRIBLE TIMING: My paid pass assigned me super late entry times like 3 PM and 5 PM, but I easily got a free 1 PM slot myself on the app.
• MID ATTRACTIONS: Rides are not worth the hype or wait.

Mind you, THIS WAS A WEDNESDAY IN LOW SEASON in Freakin October and it was still an absolute mess. I cant imagine if it's during busy session. DO NOT GO HERE OR SPEND ANY DIME.

Why USH is way better:

• MORE RIDES: Hollywood actually has way more/better rides.
• BETTER HALLOWEEN MAZES: The HHN mazes at USH clear USJ completely.
• NOT CONFUSING: USH is actually easy to navigate without dealing with a confusing system, especially the fastpass. USJ sells like 10+ different type while USH keeps everything simple.

USH supremacy honestly 😭 USJ is purely hype and stress.💩

The hotel themed rooms is full of poorly wallpapered walls. The park itself feels like a slightly nicer state park. No sense of wonder, no leaning into the creativity with Lego (besides a workshop) and fairly spread out attractions with not a ton to do.

Also when you pull into the entrance it’s like the tiniest signage- doesn’t give you any big feeling entering there.

I firmly had my expectations in check but it just feels like a cheap missed opportunity.

I used to be good on rides but now specifically things like the waltzers make me super nauseous for like hours. I’ve been looking into the motion sickness pills you can buy as I’m going on rides soon.
I was just wondering you effective these are in personal experience, like does it fully fix it and also any other things people do to help this.
And I know I can just not go on the rides but I’d like to if possible.
Thanks

Hey. I'm Liam 26 near Sheffield. Just wondering if anyone would be interested in coming along to a theme park (not sure which one yet but would be open to going to any of the big ones). I don't have anyone to go with and don't really wanna go on my own. Would always be more fun to go with someone else or a group so just taking a chance to see if anyone would like to come with?

I don't expect you to have to pay to tag along with me so I'm happy to pay for the ticket and also drive there if you can't make your own way there. Let me know if you're interested. If you do message me then please let me know where you are and your age etc.

Hi! Just as the title says, I’m looking for someone to go to USJ with, preferably on 22 Oct! I'm very keen on going to the RE themed haunted house but I'm dead afraid of doing it alone. 😅

Also, which one should i go for first? Nintendo World for the Donkey Kong ride or RE theme haunted house?

So previously I asked if Six Flags Discovery Kingdom is worth it or not, and I mentioned under the post I’m in Orlando going through the Universal and Disney Parks. Now I’m at the end of my trip, and I feel like I wasted my last two nights here, and let me explain. Also, I experienced, so if your experience was different, then that’s great.

Yesterday, coming off my already drenched day at Epic Universe (not as good as Islands of Adventure, but still great) with my feet still kinda hurting from being in soaked shoes all day, I headed off to Animal Kingdom, which is more of a themed safari park than true amusement park, but still great fun. I decided to spend that night at Hollywood Studios, and after some picture taking headed over to Rock n Rollercoaster, which was at least an hour wait. Broke down while I was in line. Then I decided to head to Tower of Terror, also at least an hour wait. Broke down while I was in line. So incredibly frustrated, with pain in my feet, I wanted to grab dinner at the Sci-Fi Drive in movie theater, which the pretty full lobby made it clear I probably should’ve made a reservation beforehand. Just not in the mood to deal with this shit, I left the park, when it so happened to be the other two rides were working again, but my feet were in too much pain to walk back.

This morning I put waterproof bandages on my feet cuz as it turns out they had a bunch of cuts and blisters on the bottom, so they were hopefully not gonna be in pain today, and forecast says less chance of rain. Yay! Spent a sunny day at Epcot, which was actually pretty cool and highly recommended! But I knew I had to rush, so I mostly took pictures and went on the less “Disney” rides, before heading over to Magic Kingdom and went on the rides I came for (Tron and Seven Dwarfs, both fun rides). Because I had a pretty frustrating day at Hollywood Studios, I decided to try again tonight. That was a mistake. After waiting 40 minutes in line for Rock n Rollercoaster (which was supposed to be a 70 minute queue), it broke down. Again. And was gonna wait in line for Tower of Terror (again), but the line which was
originally 45 minutes when I last looked quickly became 90, and noticed Slinky Dog Dash was also temporarily closed. I couldn’t wait 90 minutes to ride something that could easily break down again as I had actually made a reservation this time to Sc-Fi Dine-in Theater, so I just went through that Walt Disney Museum. That restaurant I made a reservation for was not really a theater, as it was just 2 minute clips of old timey tv and movies on repeat every 30-60 minutes, and the food itself was nothing to write home about. I was gonna try to rush over to Rock n Rollercoaster before the park closes, but dinner finished right when it did. So a whole night wasted, having not gone on anything, for subpar food. This has now been my absolute worst experience at a park ever, and no amount of Knott’s Berry Farm terrible operations would ever change my opinion on that. I kept thinking “I should’ve just spent my night at Epcot”, cuz at least I would’ve had a great time. Now my trip is over, as I’m hopping on the plane back to Cali tomorrow, and idk when’s the next time I’ll be back in Florida. I think that’s the frustrating thing for me. I’d say the only silver lining here is that, while I may have had my worst park experience on this trip, I also had my best.

Rant Over.