The Devastator

Channel 3 reporter Trey Brackish broadcasts from Thrill World, where the Devastator coaster keeps maiming and drowning its riders day after day. A Red Cross worker tallies the casualties, a neck-braced survivor in a souvenir T-shirt mourns his brother, one family flees town while a stubborn old-timer boards up his house, and an Army Corps of Engineers official can only hope the carnage eases once the park closes at midnight. Between reports the station runs a cheerful Thrill World ad urging viewers to come ride, and the coverage closes on a syrupy tribute ballad over images of the injured and a death-toll sign.