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Gillian's Wonderland Pier was a historic amusement park in Ocean City, New Jersey.It was founded in 1965 by Roy Gillian, son of David Gillian who first came to Ocean City in 1914. [2]
On May 31, 2003, a 32-year-old female from New York City, died after falling out of The Raven roller coaster. The victim was visiting the park to attend "Stark Raven Mad 2003", an event hosting roller coaster enthusiasts from around the United States. At approximately 8:00 pm, the victim and her fiancé boarded The Raven in the last row of the ...
On August 16, 1981, Scott Tyler, a 20-year-old park employee from Middletown Township, New Jersey, fell to his death from the Rolling Thunder roller coaster during a routine test run. An investigation by the New Jersey Labor Department concluded that the man may not have secured himself with the safety bar.
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From 1987 to 2000, there were an estimated 4.5 amusement ride-related deaths per year. [1]From 1990 to 2004, there were 52 deaths associated with amusement park rides (3.7 per year).
A man who was struck by a steel roller coaster at an Ohio theme park last week after he entered a restricted area to retrieve his lost keys has died from his injuries. Arntanaro Nelson, 38, of ...
On June 13, 1989, five park guests were injured on the Loch Ness Monster roller coaster when a train collided with a tree at an estimated 15 mph (24 km/h). The tree had been blown onto the coaster's tracks by a sudden storm. The collision happened on a slightly banked right turn that follows a minor descent from the coaster's second lift hill.