Who was married to a carnival ride?

But a storm in 1986 knocked the ride out of commission, forcing it to Wichita, Kansas, for repairs. Linda Ducharme married an amusement park ride that she named Bruce, and renewed her vows in Florida earlier this year. “I was completely alone,” said Ducharme. “I felt that I was dying from the inside.



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The young couple said I do this weekend not in front of the altar but on a roller coaster that tops 95 miles per hour. Their thrilling ceremony at Carowinds amusement park has a sweet story behind it, too. The North Carolina couple went there on their first date and rode the Fury 325 coaster about a dozen times.

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Erica Libury is attracted to inanimate objects, and in 2007, she fell in love with the Eiffel Tower. After being married for 15 years, she got bored with her relationship, and now she's into a red picket fence.

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The woman fittingly named her child Steven Tyler, after the lead singer of Aerosmith. She said, “My baby was born on Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, it only makes sense that his name is connected to the ride.” This birth forced Disney to temporarily close the ride to clean it up and take her and the baby to the hospital.

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Utah's S&S Worldwide, which makes roller coasters and drop towers, sets its restraints for a maximum weight of 300 pounds and equips its seatbelt locking mechanisms with no-go sensors that restrict over-sized riders.

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I can proudly say that last year I broke the record for the oldest person in the world to ride a rollercoaster. It was very exciting. I'm 105, but feel younger. Even the doctor agrees I'm in good shape.

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“Rachel suffered permanent and life-altering injuries as a result of being struck in the head by a dislodged flag plate while simply standing in line,” said Attorney James Murray, who represents Rachel Hawes, her husband and her father.

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During the ride, the 14-year-old “slipped through the gap between the seat and harness,” according to the state report. It concluded that “the cause of the accident was that Tyre Sampson was not properly secured in the seat.” The autopsy report said Tyre died from blunt force trauma.

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The term Ferris wheel comes from the maker of one of the first examples constructed for Chicago's World's Columbian Exposition by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. in 1893. Modern versions have been called observation wheels.

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