The fear of roller coasters may be unjustified in most situations, but if something bad happens to you while you are riding one, it’s sure to scar you for life. Here’s a prime example.

This little kid and his dad were on a roller coaster at Wonderland Amusement Park in Armarillo, Texas, when the kid slid out of his seat as the ride went down hill.

The hero dad did what dads do and used some epic reflectors to save the little kid from falling to the ground and subsequently held onto him until the ride was over. Here’s the story:

Scary moment for the Latham family tonight at #Wonderland our seatbelt came apart on the mousetrap and Kaysen slid to the bottom of the floor board and I had to grab him and pull him back up and hold him for the rest of the ride.
What makes it worse is when I told the guy at the end of the ride he stated that he knew that had happened sometimes!! Really it’s already happens and you continue to let people ride??!! And after this they continued to let people ride they just didn’t let anyone in the back seat! Please feel free to share and let people know how this place is being ran!

Obviously, some bad PR got the theme park into gear and they published a response a few days later:

Wonderland immediately reached back out to Mr. Latham the evening it happened and promptly removed the back cart from the ride and ensured all other seatbelts were in proper working order. The Mouse Trap was back in full operation on Saturday.

This particular ride was originally built without seatbelts, but Wonderland later added belts as an extra safety measure.

Mmm, sounds like just the experience I need to ensure I never get onto a roller coaster ever again. They’re just lucky there weren’t any loop-di-loops.

[source: mashable]