Alaina Urquhart

That's the thing.

Like, oh, it's just a really wild one.

Now, the operators of Great America had been fortunate to experience a very large gap between the deaths of Kyle Foss and of Suarez Robles.

The next tragedy, though, occurred less than a year later.

Oh, no.

And this time it wasn't the result of any kind of like reckless behavior.

On the afternoon of August 22nd, 1999, 12-year-old Joshua Smurfett and his family were winding down their visit to Great America when they decided to ride Drop Zone.

It's a free fall tower ride where riders are taken to the top of a 224-foot tower and then dropped.

Those are like some of my favorite rides.

Could not beat me.

I love those rides.

After settling into the four seat coach, the ride attendant checked the seal safety harness on each rider and confirmed they were all locked in place.

Then the car began its ascent to the top of the tower.

When the car reached the 207 foot mark, it began its first big drop.

At which point Joshua slipped out of the seat and fell 20 stories to the ground below.

Oh my God.

As his family watched in horror from the waiting area.

According to spokesperson Tim Chenaud, the harness was checked and locked before the coach started.

We simply don't know what happened.

That's not settling.