Theme Park Disasters - Terror on the Tracks - When It Goes Wrong

Welcome to When It Goes Wrong, the podcast about disasters, accidents and when things fall apart. On this episode, I discuss theme park disasters, including the Smiler incident in Alton Towers, the Mindbender deaths in Galaxyland and the fire which ripped through Luna Park in Sydney.

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Sources:

The Smiler:

Mindbender:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindbender_(Galaxyland)

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-06-16-mn-10861-story.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtJ2V8XXJZw

Luna Park:

https://www.mamamia.com.au/luna-park-ghost-train/

https://www.9news.com.au/national/luna-park-ghost-train-fire-coroner-investigate-evidence-after-seven-people-killed/b18d0a99-9874-4fb8-90f0-9afa2e0eca6c

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Sydney_Ghost_Train_fire