TR- Silver Dollar City/ Celebration City

[Eagle Rider]

I've never heard of an accident on Fire-In-The-Hole, so I'm skeptical, but with that being so long ago, stories could easily conflict.

 

 

I remember when a man died on Fire in the Hole. A quick search and I found the news article.

 

 

Wednesday, July 9, 1980 - A 26-year-old male was killed at an amusement park in Missouri when the ride operator of a roller coaster mistakenly assumed that the train in which the victim was riding was empty, and switched the track to direct the train into a service area. The area in which the service track ran through was of low clearance, and the victim's head got jammed between the back of his seat and an overhead wooden beam. At least one other person was injured in the accident. scoop.

[Holtskee]

So it was actually in 1980? That was much later than when I had placed it.