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. When my mom went into their recent Haunted Graveyard she said she saw a man with blood on him.She was SUPER freaked out cuz he was see-through.And she asked my cousin Joey (he works there) if he was a new recrute (I probobly spelled it wrong) And my cousin didnt say a word.We later found out that it was a ghost, not only for its filmy figure, but Joey didnt have any clue who she was talking aboutCreepy right? XD, yeahHow would you know it it was a boy and was 6? A children's roller coaster with an oval shaped track. 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Accept Read More, Tolland Man Faces Charges for Shooting Ghost, UFO Sightings Continue to Skyrocket in Connecticut. Enjoy a day of thrills at America's First Amusement Park! A 40-foot (12m) drop tower designed for children. An adult may ride if accompanying a child under 56-inch (140cm). Ruiz, who said he is friends with the brothers, said he saw the coaster train go through one cycle without incident. His brother was working under a lower section of the coaster, he said, when tragedy struck. we don't have any better news' original sound - Sky News. 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. > clung to the seat briefly before falling to the The Chief is obviously active, but means no harm. I realize this was a freakish occurance but how many more of these are going to happen. They also appointed a full-time director of safety and training, Jim Lenois, last July. I have also seen unexplained shadows at night as a Lake Compounce employee. Another version has Compound killing himself when he realized he hadnt gotten fair value for the land, while yet another suggests his own tribe murdered him in retaliation for giving away their sacred ground. 3 twisting enclosed body slides that were tan in color, 20,000 seat outdoor amphitheater, home to concerts for many big names bands, and was constructed during the JEG era of the park, Flat bottom paddle boat that transported guests across the lake, themed as a classic steam boat, This page was last edited on 7 December 2022, at 07:32. Witnesses who say the park is haunted have described shadowy figures in or near the ballroom, unexplained music and sounds of parties, objects that move by themselves and lights that go on and off on their own. I think the nuttiest story I heard was from a guard whos worked there since the new ownership in 96. haunted. This is the first that i have heard of ghosts at the lake. Never did see any ghosts, but there were some scarry people!!! A historic wooden roller coaster and recipient of an ACE Coaster Landmark Award. WebRobert Lang. The other weird thing was the little boy made no real interactions with the other children. The old rides were great. The boy apparently became afraid and wanted to escape. The suit, filed Friday in state Superior Court in Waterbury, seeks damages in excess of $15,000. i rode the wooden rollercoaster two days after it decapitated that matinence worker in 2000 it was also the day after the more updated rollercoaster across from the wooden on got stuck upside down for hours i felt bad for riding it so soon after. jamboree back in the 70s. Im a camp counselor and we like to bring the kids there for a field trip. Maybe there are strange accournces but i doubt it very much i feel bad for all the people that did lose there lifes on crazy rides. Use the "Browse" or "Choose File" button below to select an image to upload along with your comment. Richard Stanton'It's incredibly sad No major attractions were added during this time, and the Nortons listed the park for sale in 1984. Another instance was in the waterpark where I worked. Well after the Sky ride closed for the night we usually would have a cigarette on the bridge and the maintenence guys would scare us. Coasters have smashed into groundskeepers and maintenance workers at other parks on a number of occasions, according to Martin. IT IS NOT HAUNTED. More attractions were added, and the park grew in stature during its heyday in the 1940s, famous big bands came to play Lake Compounces Starlite Ballroom, including Tommy Dorseys band featuring a young Frank Sinatra. But Baez was lucky to be standing under the part of the coaster that was high enough that the passing train didn't touch him. Deep water. Consists of eight hot-air balloon themed baskets suspended from a center carriage which rotates and raises 25-foot (7.6m). He was taken to a hospital where he was However, Lake Compounce also has a long history of tragedy and accidents, and not coincidentally, a reputation for being haunted. 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. Tube slide that was enclosed. I started going to LC when I was about 5 with family and friends. In orientation, they talked about the accidents that happened and what we could do for safety, etc It was no secret to people that live in Bristol, that Lake Compounce is rumored to be haunted. But they didnt die because the park is haunted! "It's hard to believe it. Portions of the proceeds are donated towards the American Diabetes Association and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Why is it Lake Compounce, the best place in the universe, that always has to be picked on! The oldest continuously operating theme park in the U.S. is rumored to be haunted. Is this place really haunted? It's one of the best places for a summer day trip in Connecticut. Holiday Lights at Lake Compounce continues through Dec. 31 every Friday from 5 to 9 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 4- 9 p.m. Also fom Dec. 26-31, it is open each day from 4-9 p.m. Lake Compounce The park's name derives from John Compound, a Mattatuck/Tunxis Native American Chieftain who signed over "Compound's Lake" to settlers in 1684. Is 2004 cursed or something? 197 Likes, TikTok video from Thrill Nation (@thrillnation): "Have you visited this lovely park!? In 1914, Lake Compounce opened the Green Dragon, the park's first electric-powered roller coaster. In 2017, there were over 47,000 opioid The Nortons owned and operated the park through 1985 and were able to restore some profitability and raise attendance. its a strange place, well when I went there lastwell when I went there last summer with my boyfriend we didnt see anything until we were having sex and we heard some one say get out, This website uses cookies to improve your experience. First wooden coaster to be built on the side of a mountain. Visit the Park fir your self and make up your own experience and bring out the kid in you. He was born on December 31, 1975 in New Port Richey, FL. [13] Factors such as poor marketing, low attendance, and repeated ride outages caused Hershey to sell the park after two seasons in 1987, a decision that upset local representatives. She told me no the event had closed for the night, and it was quiet time. Now I feel stupid. Strong current.''. A 25-minute Chairlift amusement ride that took riders to the top of Southington mountain and back. Martin said it shouldn't run before everyone is out of the way. He shined his light and saw 2 middle school aged kids running around bare foot and what looked like deer skin clothing. They looked at me laughed said some nasty thing and kept walking. I was with my boss when she heard someone talking above where we clock in, she thought it was one of our employees but when she went upstairs to see what he was doingnobody was there. Later that year, the Bristol and Plainville Tramway Company constructed the Southington and Compounce trolley line. Experts Stumped by Faceless Toad Seen in Connecticut Man Steals Officers Squad Car and Credit Cards, Headless Chickens Discovered in Courtroom, the extinguishing of the bright light that was Milli Vanilli, its located just off of Route 229 in Bristol, http://www.exploretalent.com/articles/worlds-tallest-roller-coaster-unveiled/, Damned Hike: Lovers Leap State Park, New Milford, Damned Hike: Old Leathermans Cave, Watertown, Damned Hike: West Rock Ridge Park, Hamden. But if you do go, avoid the water parkit is disgustingly scary and full of very large people. Im 64 YO. So that way it is quicker for us to get around instead of going through the lines with the public. I was looking at a photo of one of the earliest pictures of the construction or maintenance, of the Wildcat at Lake Compounce. The later half of the 20th century saw the parks business slowly fade, struggling and passing through the hands of multiple owners in the 1980s and 90s. For whatever reason, it seems as though Lake Compounce has been cursed from the very beginning legend has it that shortly after John Compound (the Native American chieftain who the park is named for) traded the property in 1684 to a group of white settlers, he drowned in the lake while trying to cross it in a large brass kettle. (Hey, thats the story!) [20] In 2013, the park added the Bayou Bay wave pool as part of its expansion plans. Bathroom Today as I was getting ready for my job inside the maze ( I was a clown) I was in the dressing room with three other people . I worked for the park for 3 seasons, in that time I was working the exit ramp of the wildcat while a human chain was walking the lake to get the drowning victims body which was very sad, seeing him carried out of the water was unsettling, In my second and 3rd season I was one of the main operators of the brand new Boulderdash, one morning I went into work to find my ride closed, when I walked up I found out an employee had been wearing headphones while landscaping under the coasters low clearance ending, and did n. Not hear the loud test alarms going off while lifting his head between the tracks. Required fields are marked *. It was so repulsive that walked around the park looking for something healthy to eat for dinneri didnt have much to choose from. They had were totally smug about their inspectors and inspections after the S:ROS incident. We were going up the first incline and as we reached the very top where you could get a wide view of the park and lake, leaning against the four foot wooden handrail on the right was an old man with a green vest and brown baggy trousers smiling at us as we were right at the pinnacle about to descend. I dont find it hard to believe, it is on sacred land among mountains, which supposedly have some energy force in the minerals. She was in her teens. He is being held on a $50,000 bond. Carnival worker arrested, charged with drunkenness after child falls from Yo-Yo Early in 1996, Kennywood Entertainment, owners of Pittsburgh's Kennywood amusement park, signed an agreement to purchase Lake Compounce. "It's an inspection that's pretty thorough," said Bisi. > small child? 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. And yes, EVERYTHING was checked in attempts to debunk the paranormal. These same factors had similar effects on other parks in the New England region, such as Canobie Lake Park and Riverside Park. Life has its hardships. Site Map I think when this happened, it was near where the chair lift is so theres really no where these kids could have gone. Your CommentsHave a photograph taken from this location? 132 Likes, TikTok video from ace.high.ash (@ace.high.ash): "#greenscreen #drowning #unsolvedmysteries #unsolvedcasefiles #crimestories #crimescene #people #lake #lakedeaths #lakedrowning #fyp". What do you think? Make your Lake Compounce visit even more memorable when you book your stay at our exclusive campground. The tree was dead, it should have been removed, but who would ever think that it would just crack off and kill a small child? The chatter was indiscernible, probably because we just werent close enough. 291 Likes, 71 Comments. In more recent times, however, there have been many all-too-verified events. Should Lake Compounce and other parks now rid the parks of trees out of fear that they might collapse and kill someone? Look, I have been to Lake compounce ever since I was a little girl. Soo, all my life I have lived in Ct.. and Every summer I go to the park to my friends and I also go to the haunted graveyard. What's New HauntedPlaces.org makes no claims that any of the statements posted here are factually accurate. You can read the parks official unabridged history here. He said he figured the operators would stop the ride because the men were working underneath. Haunted ballroomI heard the same honky tonk piano in the ballroom as a child. Eventhough I would love to see one but I think the stories are mad up. Several deaths followed by lawsuits. Voice your opinion here! Police will not leave Solihull lake until absolutely certain no one else is in the water | West Midlands Police 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. 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"". Plans include a significant expansion of the Crocodile Cove water park. The casino was expanded with a dance floor. Nothing malicious just creepy. The early 1930s brought more growth. The photo must have been 100 years old at least. Connecticutt was Smug after the S:ROS Incident, Re: Lake Compounce Tragedy Young Child Dead, Mother Stable, Re: Connecticutt was Smug after the S:ROS Incident, Roller Coasters, Parks & Attractions Message Board. Each passenger wears a shoulder strap across one of their shoulders. I worked at the Lake in the summers of 2000-2002. The > amusement park. The park remained closed for the 1992 and 1993 seasons, but during both years the beach area was opened for the three days of Labor Day weekend in order to preserve the park's status as the oldest continuously operating amusement and trolley park in the United States. . When I was there, Wildcat was closed for maintenance. The midways are decorated, many of the park's rides are run in the dark, and a haunted house called "The Haunted Graveyard" is opened. IV BEEN GOING TO LAKE CONPOUNCE FOR THREE YEARS AND I SAW WHAT APPERED TO BE A GHOST IT WAS NEAR THE LAZY RIVER AND ALSO AT THE STAR LIGHT THEATER IT SEAMED TO BE A LITTLE BOY AROUND 7-OR-8 YEARS OLD HE SEEMED AS THOUGH HE WAS HAVING FUN, I saw what appeared to be a ghost/corpse making strange noises but as I came closer I realized it was only Abe Vigoda eating a taco. In 1911, a carousel was built, followed by a roller coaster in 1914. Joel Fain, a Hartford attorney representing Lake Compounce, declined to comment on specific allegations because he said he had not seen the suit. > is what greeted me. Aside from the silence and darkness being a bit creepy, Ive never experienced anything strange then. Girl, you know its true. In 2016, the park added a new roller coaster called "Phobia Phear Coaster," a Sky Rocket 2 model from Premier Rides. The Wildcat roller coaster and other rides became nonoperational by 1991. Her stage name was Shirley Lee. "It could have been prevented" if the park followed normal safety standards, Martin said. It is our intention to vigorously defend our position, said Richard Bisi, a park spokesman. We were camping there for a C.B. original sound - ace.high.ash. One of the first notable musical acts to perform at the new venue was the group Milli Vanilli, and their live performance was broadcast on MTV in what became the first public sign that they were lip-synching, when a recording of the song "Girl You Know It's True" began to skip. Ruiz and Eli Baez said their supervisors at the park haven't provided any safety training for groundskeepers. The history of Lake Compounce can be traced back to 1846, when Gad Norton opened the area to the public. will the iconic ride return anytime soon? Those in the ballroom are not, its just a moment in time that plays over and over every night. He said he walked off the job Wednesday and isn't sure he's going back. The attraction consists of a 45-minute walk-through of catacombs, castles, special effects, and graveyards, as well as many other houses being added every year. (: My mom sang there in the 1940s. The Campground was renamed to Lake Compounce Campground in 2021 as a part of the parks 175th season. In the ensuing decades, the park grew steadily, adding more picnic and swimming areas as well as the states first 10-pin bowling alley and a ballroom. ESPN had expected that the alternative sports event would draw up to 30,000 people, and Lake Compounce officials were looking forward to showing off the park and its signature coaster. A sign near the entrance to the water slide warns: ''Strong swimmers only. I even remember part of the conversation that we heard coming from one of the windows, a lady said that her son had gotten into a skiing accident when he went skiing up north during the winter and he broke his arm and the closest hospital was in Hartford, CT so, he had to make a 5 day trip to get there half of the trip being horse and carriage and the other half train. i go to lake coupounce alot and it is not haunted, i use to work at the lake as house keeping..i loved itbut the one place i did not love was the ballroom at nite..every nite that my partner n i went to clean the ballroon we always felt like someone was lookin or was behind uswe never saw anything but we would here footsteps near the dreesing rooms..on stagen around the ballroon floors.other then that i loved going to the parkwith my kids n having fun under the sun. He Reopened in 2022 after a refurbishment and added VFX, Wooden roller coaster that was replaced by the. No one was injured. Were hoping that people are going to be pretty happy with some of the acts that we have coming in," Winters said. The park paid a $14,000 fine to OSHA in connection with Martinezs death, a penalty lower than it might have been because of what the agency called managements commitment to go above and beyond the agencys standards. OSHA imposed a separate $7,000 fine against the park in Matthew Hennes death. That year Funtime merged with Premier Parks, which went on to purchase Riverside Park (now Six Flags New England) 30 miles north near Springfield, MA and owned other parks such as Great Escape in Lake George, NY. she aint crazy or high either. I worked there in the summer of 2002. The property was left to the settlers in exchange for a small amount of money and miscellaneous items, including a large brass tea kettle. Green Lady Cemetery Seventh Day Baptist Cemetery. [14], In the spring of 1987, Joseph Entertainment Group, owned by Joseph Balestieri, bought the park and renamed it "Lake Compounce Festival Park". Consists of sixteen swings suspended from chains on a rotating center. #LakeCompounce #AmusementPark #LakeCompounceCT #CT #Conneticut #America #USA #ThemePark #Waterpark #Aquapark #BoulderDash". Lights Out (Formerly) Storm Surge (Current), Closed in 2019. I dont care if no one believes me but I tell you it is all true after all I did work there. orIve worked here for a few years as a teenager. At the water park I played a game with a co-counselor where he would count the normal sized people walking by and I counted the larger park goers. 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