The term incidents refers to major accidents, injuries, deaths and significant crimes.
While these incidents are required to be reported to regulatory authorities for investigation, attraction-related incidents usually fall into one of the following categories: On April 20, 2005, an 18-year-old woman and her 11-year-old cousin were stranded several hundred feet in the air for nearly an hour and a half when the ride triggered an emergency stop due to strong winds.
[296][297][298] During the late evening hours of August 8, 1938, the Ravine Flyer coaster failed to clear the hill following the bridge crossing Peninsula Drive.
As the train continued to travel back and forth over Peninsula Drive, passenger Mary Sersch became hysterical.
One investigation into the coaster determined that a locked wheel had caused the train to lose speed over Peninsula Drive, but other reports have stated that the ride was cleared of any wrongdoing.