Solved Murders - True Crime Stories - Terrifying Real Encounters at Parks, Playlands, and Theme Parks That Still Haunt PART3 #22
Episode Date: October 20, 2025#horrorstories #reddithorrorstories #ScaryStories #creepypasta #horrortales #parkhorrorstories #creepyencounters #themeparkfear #playlandterror #truefear Part 3 of Terrifying Real Encounters at Park...s, Playlands, and Theme Parks That Still Haunt concludes the series with the most unsettling and frightening accounts. From unnerving strangers to bizarre incidents at amusement parks and playgrounds, these real-life stories emphasize that even places meant for fun can harbor danger. The series leaves readers with a lasting sense of unease and reflection on how quickly ordinary moments can turn terrifying. horrorstories, reddithorrorstories, scarystories, horrorstory, creepypasta, horrortales, parkhorrorstories, creepyencounters, themeparkfear, playlandterror, truefear, chillingencounters, unsettlingmoments, nightmarefuel, darkencounters, publicplacehorror, unsettlingexperiences, urbanhorror, fearintheparks, terrifyingtrueevents
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He was God.
We didn't just love him. We trusted him.
Most people have no idea what a bad person that man is.
How can you do that to somebody?
It's a time in everything to contribute it.
Anybody could be so divies to tell somebody to have a cancer.
I would hate to think that I went through a career
that I pulled a dirty stroke on anyway.
Streaming now on RTE Player.
There's so much rugby on Sports Exeter from Sky,
have asked me to read the whole lad at the same speed
I usually use for the legal bit at the end.
Here goes. This winter sports extra is jam-packed with rugby.
For the first time we've met every Champions Cup match
exclusively live, bus action from the URC, the Challenge Cup, and much more.
Thus the URC and all the best European rugby all in the same place.
Get more exclusively live tournaments than ever before on Sports Extra.
Jam-packed with rugby.
Phew, that is a lot of rugby.
Get Sports Extra on Sky for 15 euro a month for 12 months.
Search Sports Extra.
New Sports Extra customers only.
Standard pressing applies after 12 months, further terms apply.
Horror.
A ride I'll never forget.
Even after all these years, this memory still clings to me like a shadow.
Every time I think back to it, my stomach knots itself up,
and the hairs on the back of my neck stand up like they know something my brain wants to forget.
The year was 2008.
I had just finished eighth grade, 13 years old and awkward as hell.
My parents had started me in school a little early.
so I was always younger than everyone else in my class. Add to that the fact that puberty hadn't
so much as knocked on my door yet, and you get the picture. Short, skinny, baby-faced, the kind of
kid teachers always mistook for a little brother tagging along instead of a student. There was no way,
absolutely no way anyone could have mistaken me for an adult back then. I wasn't one of those early
bloomers with a deep voice and a mustache in middle school. Nope, I looked like I should be playing
with Legos while everyone else was worrying about high school. That summer, our school's eighth grade
trip was to Six Flags Great America. For a kid like me, who had only been to small carnivals
or local fairs, this was like being promised Disneyland. Six Flags wasn't just a couple of Ferris
wheels and cotton candy stands. It was massive, filled with roller coasters that looked like giant
steel beasts coiling through the sky, thrill rides that made the ground itself look dangerous,
and music blasting through every speaker like the park itself had a heartbeat.
Finally, tall enough. Here's what made this trip special for me. It was the very first time
I was tall enough to ride the big coasters. In the past, I was, I was tall enough to ride the big coasters. In the past,
I'd stand next to those you must be this tall to ride signs and come up short,
cheeks burning with disappointment while other kids strutted past me.
But in 2008, I finally made the cut.
Barely, just by an inch or two, but that was all I needed.
I felt like I'd been given a golden ticket.
And trust me, once you've spent your childhood staring up at roller coasters like their forbidden mountains,
finally being allowed to ride them feels like crossing into a whole new world.
So while most of my classmates were excited about funnel cakes, arcade prizes, and sitting in the shade to gossip,
I only had one thing on my mind, coasters.
At first, I stuck with a group of about six kids.
We did the smaller rides, laughed, and took pictures.
But after a while, they all wanted to stop, eat, and just hang out.
Me, I wasn't about to waste precious coaster time chewing on nachos.
Luckily, my friend Kevin felt the same.
He and I made a pact to spend the rest of the day chasing rides,
and we split off from the group like explorers setting out on our own quest.
The Raging Bull
Kevin and I had already conquered a few rides when we got in line for the Raging Bull.
For anyone who's never been on it, let me set the scene.
This isn't just a roller coaster, it's a monster.
A hypercoaster that climbs more than 200 feet into the sky
before throwing you down like gravity's forgotten toy.
The drop is so steep that for a second it feels like the track disappears beneath you.
The first time we wrote it, I screamed so hard I thought my lungs were going to burst,
but it was the best feeling in the world.
That rush of speed, the wind blasting your face, the loops and turns that made you feel like you'd left Earth entirely.
It was everything I dreamed roller coasters would be.
So naturally, we decided to ride it again.
By this time, the sun was dipping low, painting the sky with streaks of orange and pink.
The whole park had that last call energy.
Lines were still long, but everyone was desperate to squire.
squeeze in one more ride before closing. The nausea. What I hadn't considered was my motion sickness.
See, I wasn't the kind of kid who puked immediately after a ride, but I did get this creeping,
ugly vertigo that built with each coaster. At first, it would fade after a few minutes,
just in time for the next ride, but the more I rode, the longer it took to recover. By the time we
were in line for the raging bowl again, I was already woozy. I felt it in my stomach and behind my
eyes, a swirling dizziness that made the world tilt. But I didn't want to be the weak one. I told
myself I could handle it. Big mistake. The second I got off the ride, my body betrayed me. The
world spun. There's so much rugby on sports extra from Sky. They've asked me to read the whole
at the same speed I usually use for the legal bit at the end.
Here goes.
This winter sports extra is jam-packed with rugby.
For the first time we've got every Champions Cup match exclusively live,
plus action from the URC, the Challenge Cup and much more.
Thus the URC and all the best European rugby all in the same place.
Get more exclusively live tournaments than ever before on Sports Extra.
Jam-packed with rugby.
Phew, that is a lot of rugby.
Get Sports Extra on Sky for 15 euro a month for 12 months.
Search Sports Extra.
New Sports Extra customers only.
Standard Pressing applies after 12 months for the terms apply.
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Well, you can get a free HPV cervical check.
It's one of the best ways to protect yourself from cervical cancer.
And you know what?
I actually checked only recently when mine was due and no exaggeration.
It took me less than five minutes.
You go online to hse.com.
Put in your PPS number, shick in the date of birth.
And then they tell you when your next appointment is due.
Oh my God.
I know.
It's unreal.
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Like a carnival wheel gone rogue, and a pounding headache crashed over me like a tidal wave.
I staggered, clutching a railing while Kevin bounced with excitement beside me.
Dude, that was amazing, he said.
I shook my head, pale as a ghost.
No way.
I'm done.
I'm going to puke if I even look at another coaster.
Kevin frowned.
Come on, one last ride before they close.
But I wasn't budging.
Go without me.
I'll wait on that bench.
Just meet me there when you're done.
He didn't want to ride alone, but when he saw how miserable I looked, he sighed and gave in.
Fine, but wait right there, okay?
I nodded, sinking onto the bench like it was my lifeboat in a storm.
The hello.
The bench was right outside the raging bull's entrance.
I closed my eyes, trying to block out the nausea.
I focused on the bench.
background noise, kids laughing, the metallic clank of rides, the faint smell of funnel cakes
drifting in the air. That's when I noticed it. A voice, someone saying, hello. At first,
I tuned it out, thinking it was someone greeting a friend, but it didn't stop. Hello, hello,
hello. It cut through the noise, persistent, like it was aimed directly at me. Finally, I opened my eyes,
and looked around. Standing a few feet away was a woman I'd never seen before. The woman. She looked
ordinary, mid-thirties maybe, shoulder-length hair, jeans, a casual top. No uniform, no name tag,
just a regular woman. And she was smiling at me. Sorry, I said automatically, polite as ever. I didn't
realize you were talking to me. Don't worry, sweetheart, she said warmly. What's your name? I gave it to her.
Back then, I didn't think twice about telling a stranger my first name.
Wow, that's such a lovely name, she said, her smile widening.
I remember thinking that was weird.
My name is plain, boring even.
No one had ever called it lovely before.
Then, without missing a beat, she asked, do you want to ride the raging bowl with me?
Her question threw me.
I shook my head politely.
No, thank you.
I'm not feeling well.
Oh, come on, she's.
said, her tone light, you'll be fine, let's go. I tried again. I really shouldn't. I'll probably
puk. She ignored that completely. Don't worry about it. Just come on already. Her persistence was
unsettling, but I didn't want to seem rude. I explained I was waiting for my friend,
that he'd be back any minute. He can wait for you here, she countered, still smiling. Don't worry,
it's no big deal. It'll make you feel better. It was like,
talking to a wall. Everything I said, she brushed aside with that same smile. Finally, I reminded her
the park was closing soon. That's when she changed her story. I work here, so it's fine,
she said. Only, she didn't. She wasn't wearing any kind of Six Flags uniform, just regular clothes.
She must have seen the doubt on her face because she backtracked quickly. Okay, I don't work here,
but I have a lot of friends who do. Again, I had no idea what that had to do with anything.
Even if she did, why was she asking me? I asked, why don't you just ride with your friends?
Her smile widened, because you're special, I want to go with you. And that's when the alarm bells in my
head started ringing. The face that changed everything. I kept trying to say no, repeating my excuses as
politely as I could. I didn't want to make anyone upset. I was that kid who avoided conflict at all
costs. But she just wouldn't quit. Then she asked, is that your friend? I turned and to my relief
saw Kevin coming out of the exit. I got up quickly walking towards him, but for some reason I still
felt the need to wave goodbye to the woman. When I turned back to do so, my stomach dropped. Her face had
changed. The friendly smile was gone. In its place was a look of pure rage. Hatred so sharp it
froze me in place. For the first time during the whole encounter, I was terrified. It wasn't
disappointment on her face. It wasn't annoyance. It was fury, like I had robbed her of something.
I rushed to Kevin before he even reached me, blurting out, let's go, and dragging him away. I
dared not look back.
Thank God she didn't chase us.
Maybe.
There's so much rugby on sports extra from Sky.
They've asked me to read the whole lad at the same speed
I usually use for the legal bit at the end.
Here goes.
This winter sports extra is jam-packed with rugby.
For the first time we've got every Champions Cup match exclusively live,
plus action from the URC, the Challenge Cup,
and much more.
Thus the U.S.C and all the best European rugby all in the same place.
Get more exclusively live tournaments
than ever before on Sports Extra.
Jampack with rugby.
Phew, that is a lot of rugby.
Get Sports Extra on Sky for 15 euro a month for 12 months.
Search Sports Extra.
New Sports Extra customers only.
Standard pressing applies after 12 months
further terms apply.
Collini, did you know
if your age between 25 and 65?
Well, you can get a free HPV
cervical check.
It's one of the best ways
to protect yourself from cervical cancer.
And you know what?
I actually checked only recently
when mine was due
and no exaggeration.
It took me less than five minutes.
You go online to hsse.c.
org slash cervical check
put in your PPS number.
Sheik in the date of birth.
And then they tell you
when your next appointment is due.
Oh my God.
I know.
And you can check you on the register
on the website
so you can phone
1-800-45-45-55.
If your test is due today, you can book it today
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My daughter, Ellie, had this ankle pain
and we went to see VHI
orthopedics. They actually
picked up on her fatigue issues.
So they brought in a rheumatologists
and just a few small tests
they realized that Ellie was
sediac. So what was brilliant
was that VHI had a pediatric
dietitian ready to help
manage her diet.
really felt seamless.
VHI, because your health means everything.
She was too smart to try something in public.
But the line to the raging bull was long and mostly hidden.
If I had gone with her, it would have been just me and her, completely isolated.
When I told my parents later, my mom said something that chilled me.
If you had gone with her, you wouldn't have made it to the...
ride. That's when it sank in. She hadn't been interested in the coaster at all. To be continued.
There's so much rugby on sports extra from Sky. They've asked me to read the whole lad at the same
speed I usually use for the legal bit at the end. Here goes. This winter sports extra is jam-packed
with rugby. For the first time we've got every Champions Cup match exclusively live, plus action
from the URC, the Challenge Cup, and much more. Thus the U.S.C. and all the best European rugby
all in the same place. Get more exclusively live tournaments than ever before on Sports Extra. Jam-packed with rugby.
Phew, that is a lot of rugby.
Get Sports Extra on Sky for 15 euro a month for 12 months.
Search Sports Extra.
New Sports Extra customers only.
Standard Pressing applies after 12 months for the terms apply.
Collini, did you know if your age between 25 and 65?
Well, you can get a free HPV cervical check.
It's one of the best ways to protect yourself from cervical cancer.
And you know what?
I actually checked only recently when mine was due
and no exaggeration.
It took me less than five minutes.
You go online to hse.e.
Forward slash cervical check.
Put in your PPS number.
Check in the date of birth.
And then they tell you when your next appointment is you.
Oh my God.
I know.
And you can check you on the register on the website
so you can phone 1-800-45-45-55.
If your test is due today,
you can book it today or hcc.i.
4.slash cervical check.
