Maybe We're All Just Horrible Ghouls: Amusement Park Disasters Part I

This week, a security guard deserves a raise, Busch Gardens leans into some horrifying PR, Brianne ventures into the underbelly of the internet for research, the phrase "funny hop" ruins our lives forever, a group of roller-coaster riders has the most terrifying few minutes imaginable, a New York school fails in every way possible, Brianne gets 7 year old street cred from the Brownie Girl Scouts, a fake Hasselhoff peaces out, The Mind Eraser makes good on its name, and a teenager says "Not today" to death.SHOW NOTESContent warnings:Death by train, graphic descriptions of gore at 6:50-7:40 and 21:27-25:08, death by heart attack, ultimately false allegation of woman's breasts being groped, coma, paralysis, collision with debris on roller-coaster track, broken bones, negligence and death of a child 29:50-36:40, drowning, near-drowning, boat collision, brain injury with memory loss, death of adult by blunt force trauma to head in front of child, being thrown from a rideLinks:An Investigation into the Drowning of Daniel Maracallo During the I.S. 166 Eight Grade Trip to Dorney Park and Wildwater KingdomBoat Slams Into Crowd During Water Skiing Show, Injuring 22Boy's Death at Dorney 'Avoidable' Report Blasts Park, SchoolBusch Gardens rollercoaster, The Python, Closed for Routine MaintenanceDisneyland Ride Victim Loses Lawsuit: Jury Rules Against Man Injured in Space Mountain AccidentDisneyland’s Space Mountain Ride Has a Dark Side Only Few People SeeGrad Nites at DisneylandHusband Killed And Wife Disfigured By Disney's Sailing Ship ColumbiaList of incidents at Disneyland ResortLoch Ness Monster Hits Tree, 5 InjuredLoch Ness Monster's Thrills Back on TrackPythonTeen Leaps Off Shockwave Roller CoasterThe 10 Strangest Lawsuits Brought Against Disney Theme ParksThe Truth Behind "Tower Johnny"Three-Minute Shorts: A Collection of Really Short Stories by John NiemanWalt Disney World's Monorail Accidents and MishapsWhen Brain Trauma Is at the Other End Of the Thrill Ride