This is why I won't go to Six Flags, Great Adventure:
Fight Breaks Out At Six Flags
Oct 31, 2004 11:46 pm US/Eastern
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (KYW) A Halloween event turned violent at an area theme park Sunday resulting in several injuries and multiple arrests.
CBS 3’s Robin Rieger reports a large crowd was on hand for “Fright Night,” which marks the end of the season at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey.
In all, four people were taken into custody, three of which were arrested for a fight that apparently broke out inside the park.
The police presence was unusually high in and around the park after authorities were called to break up a fight and disperse the crowds near the waiting line for the “Nitro” rollercoaster ride.
“We were in the “Nitro” line and all of a sudden there was total mayhem, fights breaking out, and then security came,” said visitor David Steinschraber of New York.
Rieger has learned the fight reportedly occurred just after 8:15 p.m. following a heated argument. However, just a half-hour later, police had the incident under control.
Dayna Pollara of South Plainfield, New Jersey, said the incident was a result of people’s lack of patience: “That’s about it, people were cutting and then the fight broke out.”
“There was a bunch of screaming and yelling about some kind of fight or something and the cops were chasing people out of there,” added Steve Janiszak of South Plainfield.
Rieger reports that as far as injuries go, park officials confirm that several guests in addition to three park employees were treated at Six Flags for minor injuries.
While no major injuries were reported, a full investigation into the incident is underway.
Now, I realize that it was probably very crowded, but I have never heard of anything like that happening at Universal, Sea World, Busch Gardens, etc.