Video shows moments before Six Flags log flume accident

A Long Island father is recounting his family's time on the log flume at Six Flags Great Adventure moments before the ride malfunctioned and injured two people.

Steven Thomas was not on the ride himself Sunday night. But his daughters and nieces were in the boat just ahead of the one that would be part of the accident.

[trissyjoestar]

PSA: if you notice something off when on a ride, say something to the ride operators AS SOON AS YOU GET OFF. They can emergency stop a ride if needed.

[boatymcboatface]

I generally trust ride safety at "established", "permanent" theme parks, and distrust ride safety at places like the state fair. So for this to happen at Great Adventure is really bad.

[raymondhoagland]

Luckily the ride didn't go off the rails, it could have been a lot worse !

[andrewmorris]

Water level in the splash pool was way too low. Water is the brake after the drop and the lack of a splash shows it’s low water. The boat should have lost its momentum long before the curve. Lack of maintenance or maintenance training. Where I’m from as the weather changes the weirs have to be adjusted to maintain proper water level. To high the boat stops to fast to low and well, see the vid.

[edgarr]

kid in IOWA drowned on the 4th of July in a river raft ride flipped and the belt lock couldn't be undone.

[QuakerparrotpeepsSavetheBirds]

Doesn’t seem like a malfunction it just seems that the rail was broken saying that you know like the flume system wasn’t wrong it was the rails

[ClebyHerris]

To all the people who are curious as to what the ride is doing now. It’s being completely renovated. Track, fixed, water, fresher, tubes, tubeyer

[michaelgabriel]

I remember going to Great Adventure as a small child (7-8 years old)...and finding a $5 bill on the Log Flume... I'm 57 this year.

[kman-misu]

Wow, it's been decades since I've been to Great Adventure since I don't live in New Jersey anymore. The log flume ride has been there forever! I remember riding it as a kid in the 1980s.

[username-mkqx]

I really looked up the log ride for six flags because I was going soon and found this😀

[bnbmvih]

Do not give these people a dime they were not even hurt

[asphaltandtacos]

I worked at a theme park. It is not easy being a ride operator. Safety tests are done before the rides open to the public to make sure everything is working correctly. I was a lift attendant on a roller coaster and was always ready to hit the stop button should it be necessary for me to do so.

[Truth_Advocate]

WTF? Where is the video of the ride crashing?

[MojoHandle]

Remember the good old days when the ride would fly off the track, we would get up, shake it off, and do it again.

[Duelingdragons]

It’s bringing back memories of old great adventure, many accidents such as the castle fire, lightning loops death, and the massive fights

[blackflyingfox]

I used to go to this exact place as a kid in New Jersey. 8 teenagers died at this place back in 1984. The Haunted Castle caught on fire.

[JadedBelle]

Just place the font box right in front of what we're supposed to be seeing. Great coverage!

[slushiiix]

Oh my, that's my mom's favorite ride. To be honest I never really felt safe on it, I don't know it just gives me bad vibes. I hope they are alright.

[autumn]

You have 16 year old kids running amusement parks. What could go wrong?

[johnnyr]

I remember going on a similar ride to this at Busch Gardens. When I got all the way to the top, the log I was in just stopped. Somebody was helping me get out when I ended up, slipping back into my seat and the ride randomly started again. My log went flying all the way down the slide. It was such a scary moment for me. I didn’t know what else to expect or what was going to happen in that split second!