Although carnival rides are constantly moving, they often travel with well-trained and experienced employees who know how to make the rides as safe as possible. They are inspected and checked regularly at each location to ensure guest safety!
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When families can’t travel to a Theme Park vacation like Walt Disney World Resort or Universal Studios, local carnivals and fairs bring fun to their doorstep. One of the most common carnival rides is the spinning swings – also available at many Six Flags and even Disney California Adventure as Silly Symphony Swings.
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Tatum Renee Chirpich recently took her family to the carnival and had an unexpected experience. Although this carnival accident was not the fault of the ride owner or operator, it put many guests at risk. Chirpich was filming her daughter Kennedy on the swings when the little girl’s prosthetic leg malfunctioned. She shared the video on TikTok:
@justraising_myheros my daughter’s leg didn’t work at the fair and she fell off the swing 😳. no one was hurt, it was an accident. #countyfair #prosthetics #ohno #thatwasclose #feedyourself #findyourgrace #funny #fyp #amputationproblems
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In the video, Chirpich yells, “Watch out!” as the heavy prosthetic leg flies through the air at top speed. Thankfully, it missed the other guests and Chirpich was able to retrieve Kennedy’s medical equipment.
“Her leg is extremely heavy and could have seriously injured someone. We were extremely lucky,” Chirpich wrote in a comment on the video.
Although Kennedy’s prosthetic leg was knocked off quite a bit, it was not damaged in the accident.
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“Surprisingly there isn’t even a scratch on it. She’s getting a new one though because it’s time,” Chirpich said in another video caption. “She gets a new one once a year.”
Chirpich also shared a video of Kennedy smiling and wearing her prosthetic leg after the accident:
@justraising_myheros Replying to @misslexilouwho definitely still usable. surprisingly not even a scratch on it. she is doing a new why is it time. she gets a new one once a year.
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Some commentators have accused the accident of being planned or staged, but Chirpich remains convinced that Kennedy would never endanger anyone like him.
Two of Chirpich’s daughters, including Kennedy, were born with a rare condition called fibular hemimelia. This meant that Kennedy was born without the fibula in her right leg and many of the bones in her lower right leg, including her ankle. Her right leg was also much shorter than her left leg and had to be amputated.
Kennedy’s almost two-year-old sister will need a bilateral amputation and has also been affected in one of her hands. Chirpich uses her TikTok account to raise awareness about the condition:
@justraising_myheros Replying to @jaanneellleeee that was a much easier way to explain lol.
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We are glad that Kennedy and the other carnival guests are safe after the accident.
