S6 Ep78: The Verrückt (Schlitterbahn)

Swindled

Society & Culture, Documentary, History, True Crime

4.6 • 10.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2022

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

The quest to build the world's tallest water slide ends in tragedy.

Prelude: A 14-year-old boy dies after falling from an amusement ride in Florida.

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1:06.3	events which may not be suitable for all audiences.
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1:13.9	And the Orlando Freefall is a brand new ride at Icon Park.
1:18.2	It just opened up at the end of December. At 430 feet high, it is the world's tallest
1:24.8	free-standing drop tower. It takes people slowly into the sky and then drops them at speeds
1:31.3	of up to 75 miles per hour.
1:35.3	At 11.12pm on Thursday, March 24th, 2022, emergency responders in Orange County, Florida were
1:42.8	dispatched to the Orlando Freefall Amusement Ride at Icon Park.
1:46.8	There had been a terrible accident. While the ride was in motion, witnesses described
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