If you thought Bambi’s mother getting whacked in the first five minutes of the movie was too much to handle, then this story is really going to hurt.
According to The Press, people aboard Europe’s longest roller coaster were sprayed with blood when it collided with and decapitated a young deer last weekend.
The accident forced Lightwater Valley theme park officials in Ripon, England to shut down “The Ultimate” for 30 minutes to remove the carcass and clean the coaster. Although nobody aboard the ride was physically injured, we’re sure the image of a fawn getting smoked by a roller coaster at 50 MPH left quite the mental scar.
Built in 1991, “The Ultimate” is still the world’s second-longest roller coaster in the world, according to RCDB.com. The same coaster nailed another deer 20 years ago, “ripping its legs off and leaving its antlers stuck in the safety bars as passengers were covered in blood.”
While a perimeter fence surrounds the theme park, officials said that animals “sometimes get in the park.”
Um, no crap.
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