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When Vacations Attack!

When Vacations Attack! shares firsthand accounts of unforgettably bad vacations caught on tape, from the very people who lived to tell them.
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  1. S1 E1 - When Vacations Attack: Ep. 1
    November 28, 2010
    43min
    TV-PG
    Dream vacations suddenly erupt into nightmares. A vacationer on board a flight from Los Angeles to New York has his home video camera rolling as he and the rest of the panicked passengers brace themselves for an emergency landing.
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  2. S1 E2 - When Vacations Attack: Ep. 2
    December 5, 2010
    43min
    TV-PG
    A popular tourist attraction becomes a horror show when a massive alligator clamps down on his handlers right arm and spirals into a death roll.
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  3. S1 E3 - When Vacations Attack: Ep. 3
    December 19, 2010
    43min
    TV-PG
    An air show in Staten Island, New York turns a day in the park into sheer panic. A military plane gets too close to the ground splintering huge trees and sending spectators flying.
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  4. S1 E4 - When Vacations Attack EP 4
    December 26, 2010
    43min
    TV-PG
    A speeding boat races at a group of snorkelers, a skydiver's chute is wrapped around the plane's tail, a shark traps two divers in a cage and a goat traps two tourists in their car.
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  5. S1 E5 - When Vacations Attack EP 5
    January 2, 2011
    43min
    TV-PG
    A massive whale jumps out of the water and crashes on board the deck of a small sail boat. The mast is splintered and the couple on board is buried. See what happens next.
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  6. S1 E6 - When Vacations Attack EP 6
    January 9, 2011
    43min
    TV-PG
    A family on vacation finds itself in the direct path of a rescue helicopter out of control. A lazy day at the lake turns to sheer terror when a rope swing breaks and leaves a girl unconscious and bleeding. See what happens next.
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  7. S1 E7 - When Vacations Attack EP 7
    January 16, 2011
    43min
    TV-PG
    An air show becomes a horror show when a fighter jet plummets from the sky and explodes right in front of a terrified family. A massive wave capsizes a sailboat trapping a young family. See what happens next.
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  8. S1 E8 - When Vacations Attack EP 8
    January 23, 2011
    43min
    TV-PG
    A family road trip takes a terrifying detour when a forest fire sweeps across the highway, trapping them inside their car. A freak accident during a bungee jump leaves a man wedged under water and fighting for his life.
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  9. S1 E9 - When Vacations Attack EP 9
    January 30, 2011
    43min
    TV-PG
    A mom's worst nightmare comes true when her van flips and explodes on the way home from a fair, trapping her child inside the raging fire. A college student's day of fun in the snow becomes a chilling fight for her life.
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  10. S1 E10 - When Vacations Attack EP 10
    February 13, 2011
    43min
    TV-PG
    A day of sun and fun at the beach turns into sheer panic when a harrier jet falls out of the sky and crashes into the ocean. A cliff diving trip goes horribly wrong when a man leaps before he looks and hits rock bottom.
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  11. S1 E11 - When Vacations Attack EP 11
    March 6, 2011
    43min
    TV-PG
    A 7 person world-record bungee jump goes horribly wrong when a rope pins one man against the basket, nearly cutting him in half. An angry 5-ton elephant plows head-on into a jeep full of tourists on safari.
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  12. S1 E12 - When Vacations Attack EP 12
    March 13, 2011
    43min
    TV-PG
    A raging bull escapes from a rodeo and plows over an unsuspecting female fan in a parking lot. A beautiful skier takes a terrifying tumble down a mountain. Plus a shark feeding frenzy erupts and two divers are the bait.
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  13. S1 E13 - Episode Thirteen
    November 6, 2011
    42min
    TV-PG
    A family vacation turns to terror when a gator chomps down on the face of a teenage girl. A dirt bike rider lands on his brother-in-law. A grandmothers very first skydive could be her last.
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  14. S1 E14 - Episode Fourteen
    November 13, 2011
    42min
    TV-PG
    A teenagers' jump for joy at a summer swimming hole erupts into cries for help when he slips and crashes onto the rocks twenty feet down. And locusts swarm a family on vacation turning the summer sky black.
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  15. S1 E15 - Episode Fifteen
    November 20, 2011
    42min
    TV-PG
    It's the story you haven't heard about the other heroes who survived "The Miracle on the Hudson". And a pilot whale grabs a diver who has nothing but fins and a snorkel, and the whale is heading straight to the bottom of the sea.
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  16. S1 E16 - Episode Sixteen
    November 27, 2011
    42min
    TV-PG
    A man rolls his jeep down a mountain as his wife catches it on tape. And vacationers run for cover as a homemade chopper crashes and explodes into tiny pieces. Gas is leaking and the pilot and his wife are trapped inside.
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  17. S1 E17 - Episode Seventeen
    December 4, 2011
    42min
    TV-PG
    The lion breaks away from his trainer, grabs the TV host by the leg, and then goes for the throat. A father who travels to see his son compete in a dirt bike race becomes and eyewitness to tragedy on the track.
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  18. S1 E18 - Episode Eighteen
    December 11, 2011
    42min
    TV-PG
    A stealth fighter plane breaks into pieces and massive pieces of metal rain down as families in a park run for cover. A skier tries to beat an avalanche downhill and loses. Plus a raging bull at a rodeo flies into the stands.
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  19. S1 E19 - Episode Nineteen
    December 18, 2011
    42min
    TV-PG
    A new bride watches as her groom takes a fifty-foot jump on a motorcycle and comes crashing down. His body is a twisted heap, and her heart is broken, Tourists rush to the rescue as a seasoned helicopter pilot slams to earth.
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  20. S1 E20 - Episode Twenty
    January 1, 2012
    42min
    TV-PG
    A vacation of a lifetime for two childhood friends who dreamed of running with the bulls in Pamplona turns tragic when one of them slips and gets gored. The bull's horn spears his hip and sends him flying.
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  21. S1 E21 - Episode Twentyone
    January 5, 2012
    42min
    TV-PG
    A 4th of July celebration turns tragic when an escape artist performing for hundreds of vacationers erupts into a fireball. Then a Honduras vacation turns to terror when a monkey goes mad and sinks his teeth into a teenaged boy.
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  22. S1 E22 - Episode Twentytwo
    January 12, 2012
    42min
    TV-PG
    A snowboarder with a helmet camera falls face first in a tree-well 20 ft deep, and now he's upside down, slowly being suffocated by the snow. He can't get out by himself and his cell phone is his only hope.
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  23. S1 E23 - Episode Twentythree
    January 19, 2012
    42min
    TV-PG
    A couple vacationing in Hawaii is taking in the breathtaking beauty when a huge wave hits and wipes them out. Hugh Alexander is washed into a whirlpool of powerful tides, and now he's being battered into the jagged rocks.
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  24. S1 E24 - Episode Twenty Four
    January 26, 2012
    42min
    TV-PG
    A small plane loses its only engine and plummets into a small lake in Michigan full of people on vacation. There are three people on board and several in the water.
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Producers
Josh BeckerCheri BrownleeDavid E. GerberJohn Johnston
Cast
David GerberJames Jude ForbesNarrator
Studio
Travel Channel
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