While you're more likely to be struck by lightning than experience an accident at the theme park, these amusement park accidents show what happens when a day of fun turns into a nightmare. Amusement parks are generally safe — provided you keep your arms and legs inside the vehicle at all times and avoid restricted areas. Yet accidents still happen — and these amusement park disasters show the deadly side of these rides. The Amusement Park Death Aboard The Orlando Free FallThe Orlando Free Fall in ICON Park finished construction in October 2021, but only six months later it had to be shut down after a 14-year-old boy fell from the top of the tower, plummeting over 400 feet to his death. The Horrifying Discovery Pendulum Ride CollapseOn July 14, 2019, the Discovery ride at Amrapali Amusement Park near Kankaria lake in Ahmedabad, India, crashed to the ground mid-operation, instantly killing 24-year-old Manali Rajvadi and 22-year-old Mohammed Zaid Momin.