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Carnival ride nearly tips over at the National Cherry Festival in Traverse City, Michigan
Posted on 7/9/21 at 10:18 pm
Posted on 7/9/21 at 10:18 pm
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WATCH: Carnival ride nearly tips over at the National Cherry Festival in Traverse City, Michigan
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Bystanders at the Cherry Festival in Traverse City, Michigan rushed over to stop a carnival ride from tipping over
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Crews at the National Cherry Festival are working to take down the Arnold Amusements Magic Carpet ride after a malfunction on Thursday night.
All day we have been hearing stories from those who were there, and those who jumped in to help out.
“It was just a normal Cherry Fest…Then there was a noise that started that we didn’t know and we looked up and saw the whole ride tilt forwards,” says Cammra Nolff.
She spent all day Thursday with her son at the National Cherry Festival, then watched as one of the carnival’s rides flew towards her.
“We knew immediately something wasn’t right. It was bad,” said Nolff. “It was terrifying. We were scared.”
Those standing in the crowd rushed to help prevent the ride, and all of those on it, from falling over.
“At least 25 to 30 people came to jump on the front of it to steady the balance of the weight on it. It was appearing that all the jacks gave way around it,” says Anthony Sanders.04ebda38 7964 4074 80ff 0f84569beda3
Sanders was one of the volunteers that helped to hold the ride down.
He says if they hadn’t stepped in, the outcome could have been deadly.
“It was pulling us all up off the ground. The power was already cut to it. There were several people in the gear box trying to get more switches on it but we just had to let it slow down and lose its inertia there,” said Sanders.
Both Nolff and Sanders say their kids will not be getting back any other carnival rides.
We reached out to Arnold Amusements to find out what exactly happened, but they have not responded.
https://www.9and10news.com/2021/07/09/arnold-amusements-carnival-ride-malfunctions-at-national-cherry-festival/
This post was edited on 7/9/21 at 10:44 pm
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Posted on 7/9/21 at 10:19 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
It was put together by two drunk, semi-homeless guys.
Posted on 7/9/21 at 10:25 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
I've associated fairs with nausea since I was a kid. Guess I can add "near death experience" to that association.
God I hate fairs. As I've gotten older I've grown to understand why my old man put up such fight about going to them.
God I hate fairs. As I've gotten older I've grown to understand why my old man put up such fight about going to them.
Posted on 7/9/21 at 10:27 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
Posted on 7/9/21 at 10:27 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
can you imagine staffing these places with the labor shortage?
carnies were already bottom of the barrel
carnies were already bottom of the barrel
Posted on 7/9/21 at 10:30 pm to bird35
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It was put together by two drunk, semi-homeless guys.
Or some transients from some old Soviet block country
Posted on 7/9/21 at 10:33 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
Would also like to add that there were plenty of people that ran over and hopped up on the rails trying to keep it from tipping so a tip of the hat to them.
Posted on 7/9/21 at 10:39 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
Yet no one went for the emergency shut off? I commend the effort to do anything to help, but seems like they put themselves and others at risk by being on the side of that thing decides to go.
Easy to say from a keyboard but I’m looking to get power off to that thing before I jump on the side of it
Easy to say from a keyboard but I’m looking to get power off to that thing before I jump on the side of it
Posted on 7/9/21 at 10:41 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
Serious props to that first dude for running and jumping on that thing and then the rest that followed his lead.
Posted on 7/9/21 at 10:42 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
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a tip of the hat to them
I seent what you did there.
Posted on 7/9/21 at 10:43 pm to MoneyTime
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Easy to say from a keyboard
Posted on 7/9/21 at 10:45 pm to bird35
Pretty much.
Went to the LA state fair and looked at the people operating the rides and never returned again. frick that
Went to the LA state fair and looked at the people operating the rides and never returned again. frick that
Posted on 7/9/21 at 10:45 pm to MoneyTime
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The power was already cut to it.
From the article I added to the OP
Posted on 7/9/21 at 10:46 pm to jbgleason
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I seent what you did there.
Posted on 7/9/21 at 10:47 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
Posted on 7/9/21 at 10:48 pm to tylercsbn9
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Serious props to that first dude for running and jumping on that thing and then the rest that followed his lead.
Surprises and impresses me. I tend to take it for granted that everyone is a callous idiot nowadays. Guess I was wrong, and I'm not complaining.
Posted on 7/9/21 at 10:49 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
Posted on 7/9/21 at 10:52 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
They all got lucky, thank goodness nobody was hurt.
Posted on 7/9/21 at 10:53 pm to MoneyTime
quote:I mean, what those people did worked to perfection. They put their own lives at risk in what was an extremely brave attempt to save people.
but seems like they put themselves and others at risk by being on the side of that thing decides to go.
I’m not sure how they put other peoples’ lives in danger.
Posted on 7/9/21 at 10:54 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
Ole dipshit with the #22 shirt videoing while the heroes start to jump on and stabilize it.
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