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Death on the Cyclone
Have you ridden the Cyclone? You should, maybe. (Or maybe not. We think it’s kind of overrated.) There’s nothing quite like it, though; it is, after all, an almost century-old wooden roller coaster pretty much guaranteed to give whiplash to the delicate-necked among us. But the Cyclone isn’t just scary in the way that most roller coasters are scary (i.e. designed to give you a thrill while still embracing you within their safety constraints). No, the Cyclone is legitimately scary: it has killed before. In 2007, the New York Post reports, a tourist from California rode the coaster, broke his neck, and died from complications. So, you know, consider the Thunderbolt is all we’re saying.
For a more complete history of Coney Island accidents, read this.