{"id":32769,"date":"2025-07-31T19:07:34","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T19:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=32769"},"modified":"2025-07-31T19:07:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T19:07:34","slug":"theme-park-ride-snaps-in-half-and-crashes-to-ground-on-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=32769","title":{"rendered":"Theme Park Ride Snaps in Half and Crashes to Ground on Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article article--permalink \"><!--\/.article__header--><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-5629dcbda4244f3f027861fc71c684fc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-a8730df4-6265-49fc-87b2-05fe883b93b5-1013541234-progress-spinner\" class=\"ratio-item video-block__backdrop below\">\n<div class=\"spinner video-block__spinner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"video-player-a8730df4-6265-49fc-87b2-05fe883b93b5-1013541234-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/c4\/16by9\/2025\/07\/31\/c45a5e673e7a4fbaae33fb6f3079a1a9_md.jpg\" alt=\"amusement-park-ride-kal-07-31-2025\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"ratio-item ratio-item--jwplayer invisible\">\n<div id=\"jwplayer-video-player-a8730df4-6265-49fc-87b2-05fe883b93b5-1013541234\" class=\"video-portal\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-muted=\"false\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:video:a8730df4-6265-49fc-87b2-05fe883b93b5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">NewsX \/ MJ Leidig<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5629dcbda4244f3f027861fc71c684fc--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-523235e6637804556aaf1697cb0cb1b1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Horrifying video shows the moment an amusement park ride snaps in two, sending riders crashing to the ground &#8230; leaving dozens licking their wounds.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-523235e6637804556aaf1697cb0cb1b1--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9be658d2552e4e5b1fef7011a192afe5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Footage out of Saudi Arabia captures the whole incident involving a carnival ride called 360 Degrees &#8230; riders are strapped in chairs on the revolving ride, and they swing up and down &#8212; until chaos hits.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9be658d2552e4e5b1fef7011a192afe5--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-50c9df603c68ecb906cd1b4d03aa947a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"magnify-icon icon icon-lg\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/2e\/4by3\/2025\/07\/31\/2ee2926640f84fe69f75932d8714669d_md.jpg\" alt=\"amusement-park-ride-2-07-31-2025\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">NewsX \/ MJ Leidig<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-50c9df603c68ecb906cd1b4d03aa947a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6307791a9a2f64e147f9c1a647d9f2d2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">The ride&#8217;s central pole breaks in half like a twig &#8212; gravity takes over and the revolving platform comes hurtling down &#8230; and the impact sends debris and broken ride parts flying through the air.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6307791a9a2f64e147f9c1a647d9f2d2--> <a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"><\/a><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-34c71615d761daeaa0ed78db2b9b80e4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Horrified riders and onlookers scream out &#8230; and the folks on the ride squirm in their seats as they process what just happened.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-34c71615d761daeaa0ed78db2b9b80e4--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-cfffb1a1cf702b67c77272526a882e66\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"magnify-icon icon icon-lg\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/97\/4by3\/2025\/07\/31\/9733f8c6e6d74b0a8a292a8eefa93020_md.jpg\" alt=\"amusement-park-ride-1-07-31-2025\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">NewsX \/ MJ Leidig<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-cfffb1a1cf702b67c77272526a882e66--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c91b0675b5d8f09fa0b5fc58a1a6f0e9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">At least 23 people were injured &#8230; and this all went down Thursday at Green Mountain Park in Taif, Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c91b0675b5d8f09fa0b5fc58a1a6f0e9--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7b84b4ff40af76c587fe7279e15f5e4f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">The incident is under investigation.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7b84b4ff40af76c587fe7279e15f5e4f--><\/div>\n<p><!--\/.article__blocks--><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- start: tmz:ad-widget:48e0d17a-fa27-42fb-8563-d37b01c3c0aa -->&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: tmz:ad-widget:48e0d17a-fa27-42fb-8563-d37b01c3c0aa -->&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- start: tmz:code-widget:42ffb615-fbe5-4d34-97a7-df9e2fe77753 -->&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: tmz:code-widget:42ffb615-fbe5-4d34-97a7-df9e2fe77753 -->&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: promotion-slot desktop-news-permalink --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NewsX \/ MJ Leidig Horrifying video shows the moment an amusement park ride snaps in two, sending riders crashing to the ground &#8230; 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