Park officials reached Monday said the lawsuit had no merit. #rollercoaster #coastertok #thrill #lakecompounce". And then there is always the fact that the man who owns the park present day refuses to go into the Ballroom by himself because everytime he does he gets touched. "They only train the ride operators," said Baez. Deaths that occurred here include a 16-year-old girl who fell from a coaster in 1981, a 16-year-old park employee killed working on the Tornado ride in 1999, a 6-year-old boy who drowned on the Lake Plunge waterslide in 2000, a 23-year-old maintenance worker killed working on the Boulder Dash in 2001, and a 5-year-old boy killed in 2004 when a tree branch fell on him. Each time the groundskeepers work underneath a coaster or the log ride, he said, operators clear the area before starting the ride. 132 Likes, TikTok video from ace.high.ash (@ace.high.ash): "#greenscreen #drowning #unsolvedmysteries #unsolvedcasefiles #crimestories #crimescene #people #lake #lakedeaths #lakedrowning #fyp". Premier Parks and Barberino then put Lake Compounce up for sale again in 1995. The suit says a lock that would have stopped mechanic John Fitch from operating the Boulder Dash roller coaster with Martinez beneath the tracks was not in use, a violation of federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations. Her stage name was Shirley Lee. Webby Ray Bendici. "I seen him fall, just drop to the floor," said Baez. On typical opening days, Lake Compounce hours are from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. > falling on a mother and child. In addition to the 14th oldest wooden roller coaster in the world, Wildcat,[4] its newer wooden roller coaster, Boulder Dash, has won the Golden Ticket Award for the #1 Wooden Coaster in the World for five consecutive years. Richard Stanton'It's incredibly sad Now, her once grand manor lay in ruin. > drunk and refused to cooperate with investigating "They sent us under the ride.". Eventhough I would love to see one but I think the stories are mad up. Carnival worker arrested, charged with drunkenness after child falls from Yo-Yo i went to lake Compounce for the first time the other day which was 7/02/2011 and decided to ride the wildcat and i banged my knees on the metal when my body slid forward and they are still swollen from thatnever again!!!! The park was put up for sale at a very low price. This has required the moving of nearby Mount Vernon Road to the north to give the park more room for expansion. Look, I have been to Lake compounce ever since I was a little girl. They also appointed a full-time director of safety and training, Jim Lenois, last July. Winters said that the stage will be floating on the lake in the water park area of the Lake Compounce. Not anything dangerous, but certainly adds to its unfortunate notoriety: Lake Compounce is the park where Milli Vanilli was performing in 1989 when the record they were lipsynching to started skipping. Those in the ballroom are not, its just a moment in time that plays over and over every night. i didnt see or feel anything on the coaster but while riding the skilift i couldnt help but feel alot of energy coming from the land itself. Connecticut's WFSB News reported, "The carnival owner isn't saying much about a Yo-Yo ride that injured a child, but he did say that our presence at the carnival killed his business.". She was in her teens. This has just got too stop. I think not. He pretty much let us know hes still there and looks out for people. Ive (former employee) experienced those, as well as signs that at least the Chief is active. Friends and neighbors said Martinez was a quiet, hardworking man with a lot of friends. According to the ride's manufacturer, riders must be at least 42 inches to board the ride. Neither of which are haunted.. 323 Likes, TikTok video from Uk crime (@ukcrimes): "Prayers to the familys as this sad time #awareness #solihulllaketrajedy #fyp". WebIn June, 2001, an employee at Lake Compounce was struck and killed by the Boulder Dash roller coaster while trimming weeds during a test run of the ride. Whatever happened, it didnt subsequently dissuade people from visiting the scenic lake, nor did it prevent eventual Lake Compounce owner Gad Norton from opening the park to the public in 1846 for picnicking and other amusements. Opioid overdoses have skyrocketed since the late 1990's, becoming the worst drug epidemic in modern American history. The two men petitioned local legislators that their residences be ceded from the town of Southington to the town of Bristol. An investigation by Southington police concluded that Martinezs death was an accident that could have been avoided if employees had followed the parks safety procedures. I know I am going to be more attentive to making sure that I am properly restrained and try to be more attentive to the safety of those around me as well. Unfortunately for me I spent a very dark time there, but I have also had amazing times at the park and will always consider it a great place close to my heart! The Campground was renamed to Lake Compounce Campground in 2021 as a part of the parks 175th season. Visit the Park fir your self and make up your own experience and bring out the kid in you. This I know because he made me go with him one night to get a mop bucket from behind the stage. Ruiz and Eli Baez said their supervisors at the park haven't provided any safety training for groundskeepers. "I'm feeling like somebody in my family died," said Mardonado, who said he's known Martinez for at least five years. The boy apparently became afraid and wanted to escape. Enjoy a day of thrills at America's First Amusement Park! When you have a situation where you have a death in your park, then another death, you would hope somebody would conduct a generalized inquiry into all safety procedures and make sure employees are well trained, attorney Michael DAmico of Watertown said Monday. WebLos Angeles County. It accuses managers at the amusement park on the Bristol-Southington line of failing to comply with industry and federal safety guidelines a breach the attorney representing Martinezs estate called shameful in light of two previous deaths at Lake Compounce in each of the two preceding years. WebLos Angeles County. original sound - rabia321321. So I guess now addition to the warning signs that we areadly have before boarding a ride such as: Do not stand up ,or do not ride if you have a heart condition,or do not ride if you have a back condition we are going to have to add a few more. "He was a man who liked to be in his house with his girl," said his friend, Luis DeJesus, 18, who works at Lake Compounce as a ride operator. The effects of the Great Depression and the popularity of the automobile brought trolleys in the United States into a decline, which negatively impacted attendance at Lake Compounce. These same factors had similar effects on other parks in the New England region, such as Canobie Lake Park and Riverside Park. original sound - ace.high.ash. A children's roller coaster with an oval shaped track. It is our intention to vigorously defend our position, said Richard Bisi, a park spokesman. Ruiz said. Four of us were sitting in a booth having a couple beers. The decommissioning came after a chairlift accident at Six Flags Great Escape on June 24, 2017. 291 Likes, 71 Comments. We also saw that top gondola on the Ferris Wheel start swinging back and fourth (30 mins AFTER lock out, tag out) every night. From rides like the storied Wildcat and Boulder Dash to other attractions such as the water park and the lake itself, the park has a long history of good times and great enjoyment. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The park received renovations and in 1988 a 20,000-seat outdoor amphitheater. 197 Likes, TikTok video from Thrill Nation (@thrillnation): "Have you visited this lovely park!? Best Things To Do in New England in SummerStay at a Campground! Grab a 2023 Silver, Gold, or Platinum Season Pass and experience FREE concerts all summer long. The old rides were great. 15.9K Likes, TikTok video from Sky News (@skynews): "Authorities say #deaths of three #boys in #Solihull after falling into a #lake are a "stark reminder of the #danger of #water during #cold #weather"". The other weird thing was the little boy made no real interactions with the other children. He shined his light and saw 2 middle school aged kids running around bare foot and what looked like deer skin clothing. The park is open daily from May through September (admission prices and hours vary), and then on weekends in October for the always-fun Haunted Graveyard, where the scares, spooks and spirits are fake . Maybe she was trying to commit suicide and she knew it, but thats not the parks fault!The shapes COULD however mean its haunted, but Ive been having the time of my life in Lake Compounce for 10 years and I just went today:), and nothing will ever stop me from adoring it. Were hoping that people are going to be pretty happy with some of the acts that we have coming in," Winters said. The Lake Compounce accident is unfortunate, but really unrelated to amusement park rides. (men, women, and children) We brought the camp about a week ago. "I was like 20, 30 feet away from him," said Baez. I told them I had to use the bathroom and I went as I was peeing the hand dryer turns on and on the ladies bathroom so does the sink as I heard both of them at the same time I ran out there like no tomorrow. "It's an inspection that's pretty thorough," said Bisi. Officials at Lake Compounce Theme Park declined Thursday to discuss the circumstances of Martinez's death, but they provided general information about safety Portions of the proceeds are donated towards the American Diabetes Association and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. I propose the following new warning signs: 3) Do not ride if ride op has just been discharged from drug rehab, 4) Do not ride if seems more interested in hitting people in line than following safety procedures. Lawton Lang; his son Alexander Lang; his daughters, Chantel and Valerie Lang. I think the nuttiest story I heard was from a guard whos worked there since the new ownership in 96. There, in the photo was an old man with a shabby vest and baggy pants with long white sideburns smoking a cigar with a huge familiar grin right at the very top of the first hill. On Friday, a wheel fell off a ride called the Ring of Fire. The man is an employee of Coleman Brothers Shows of Middletown, Connecticut. As a person who grew up here in Bristol Id have to say i never experienced anything either, however that doesnt mean something doesnt exist cause you dont see it. After all, havent there been just as many death reports for places like Six Flags? On December 3, 1684, his tribe signed a deed that left Compound's Lake to a group of white settlers, including John Norton, who had migrated to central Connecticut from Massachusetts. Baez, 19, said the two brothers, who live on Davis Drive in Bristol, started work at 6 a.m. Wednesday. i have worked at the haunted graveyard, which is in the middle of the woods, for the last two years. Managers at Lake Compounce tightened safety procedures in the wake of each of the previous fatal accidents. Nor, the suit contends, did park managers train mechanics not to conduct tests with workers under the tracks or to communicate with each other by two-way radio before running a test, both of which run counter to prevailing industry standards spelled out in guidelines published by the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions. Anways, if your interested in going to newer places, check this place out They didnt do anything. We used to get free ride tickets from the local tv studio, and we would spend the day. His plan was to hold onto the park and the few rides and buildings left and sell it to another amusement park owner. The Lake Compounce accident is unfortunate, but really unrelated to amusement park rides. Why is it Lake Compounce, the best place in the universe, that always has to be picked on! Discover timeless attractions, family rides, CT's largest water park, and more. And on halloween we go to lake compounce with family and we still get chills when we go.Beware. So what if its haunted? I was thereit was magical. Bigfoot Encounters reports a few sightings, the most recent being a young Bigfoot in Bristol in 2005, one crossing Route 169 in Woodstock in 2004 and one seen in Barkhamstead Forest in 2002.; The Gulf Coast Bigfoot Research Organization has a 16-inch footprint found in Hartford County in 2003 and a harrowing Bigfoot encounter where it It was later discovered that JEG was nearly $900,000 behind in taxes and had not refunded nearly $300,000 to ticket-holders for 15 cancelled concerts.[16][17]. Police will not leave Solihull lake until absolutely certain no one else is in the water | West Midlands Police It wasnt pretty. The boy Ballroom MusicI worked at LC in 1999 / 2000 / 2001 (yea, those tough years) and we heard music from there quite a bit. Coasters have smashed into groundskeepers and maintenance workers at other parks on a number of occasions, according to Martin. Hearing kids laughing when no one else was around you. [3] The park was acquired from Kennywood Entertainment Company by Palace Entertainment, the U.S. subsidiary of Parques Reunidos. The overhead grid provides the power to each car motor. [21][22], In early July 2017, Lake Compounce shut down the "Sky Ride"a twenty-five minute round trip chairlift from the park up to the top of the Southington Mountain ridge. One of the main culprits behind the growing opioid epidemic are synthetic opioids like fentanyl. They got down the clown . In May, 2004, a five year Wearing a bikini and had 5 children with her. In 1981, a 16-year-old girl fell off a moving roller coaster when she tried to stand up; in 1999, a 16-year-old park employee was struck and killed by the Tornado ride; in 2000, a 6-year-old boy drowned while riding the parks Lake Plunge water slide; and in 2001, a 23-year-old maintenance worker was killed while working on Boulder Dash. Deep water. > drunkenness after child falls from Yo-Yo The photo must have been 100 years old at least. I shout to them, hey that little boy went back to the water park! Just some weird occurances . Police are charging him with reckless endangerment in the first and second degrees, risk of injury to a minor and interfering with police. Prayers to the familys as this sad time . Home to the number one wooden roller coaster in the world, Boulder Dash, and the first triple launch steel coaster in New England, Phobia Phear Coaster. All-new for 2023, enjoy live concerts all summer long directly on the lake! 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This park was also the site where on July 21, 1989, as Milli Vanillis Rob and Fab were performing, their music started skipping, exposing the fact that they were lip-synching and unleashing the public ridicule that followed. Some of the maze employees and I saw a thick smoke coming from down an abandoned hallway. He was born on December 31, 1975 in New Port Richey, FL. Very amazing place full of history and death. The oldest continuously operating theme park in the U.S. is rumored to be haunted. If the gate was left open, *click*. https://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/08/nyregion/boy-hurt-in-park-accident-dies.html. Martinez began working at the park this season, according to Richard Bisi, a spokesman for Lake Compounce. If You Go: Lake Compounce is located in Bristol, and chances are if youve grown up in Connecticut, youve probably already been there! When he got back to the main park, the starlight ballroom had all the lights on in the inside and he smelled fresh popcorn. How did they know it was a 6 year old boy? No major attractions were added during this time, and the Nortons listed the park for sale in 1984. A 5-year-old Hartford boy died today, nearly a week after an accident on an amusement park water ride. Lake Compounce one day in 2017 I just put my newborn cousin into a blender - NICK POSTS CRINGE . > think that it would just crack off and kill a In 2014, the park added a campground off-site called Bear Creek Campground with cabins, tent and RV spaces, and a main lodge. The event also features a 100-foot-tall Christmas tree, which is the largest in Connecticut.[26][27]. Thread started on: May 17th, 2004, 8:56pm . I grew up in bristol and knew many people who have worked there over the last decade. I think not. Are you that desperate for content lake compounce is far from being haunted never mind should have been a list of the top haunted places in a certain state. Everybody that lives here or has lived to hear all their life knows better. I personally cant stand the park but to each their own its just not haunted! The curse may be true, but this user is lying. We figured security or someone was testing it but when we asked them they said they had no idea. Hours are subject to change and typically vary during special events. I worked at lake compounce one summer (around 2003) and I worked in the candy store. We were camping there for a C.B. Martinez, who attended school in Waterbury, had a preschool age son, Baez said, who lives in Waterbury with his mother. #LakeCompounce #AmusementPark #LakeCompounceCT #CT #Conneticut #America #USA #ThemePark #Waterpark #Aquapark #BoulderDash". He said he couldn't comment further on the incident. He ran after them, yelling to stop, but they disappeared. Bisi described the morning coaster check. The Nortons owned and operated the park through 1985 and were able to restore some profitability and raise attendance. > treated for minor injuries and released. Several years later I was in a pub in Bristol with my girl friend and a few others. The all-time attendance record of 5,000 was set in the spring of 1941, when Tommy Dorsey's reorganized band featured Frank Sinatra, who had yet to reach the height of his career. Click "thumbs up" if you think its haunted, or "thumbs down" if you think its all just a tall tale. [11], The effects of the Great Depression and the popularity of the automobile brought trolleys in the United States into a decline, which negatively impacted attendance at Lake Compounce. Anyone can read what you share. Swetha Sridhar/Google Local. The last fatal accident at Lake Compounce occurred in August, when a 16-year-old ride attendant died after falling beneath a moving ride. I have been going once every summer for quite a while. HauntedPlaces.org makes no claims that any of the statements posted here are factually accurate. 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