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Still, it's worth knowing what can happen when park rides go wrong and exercising caution. Read on to learn about the most frightening incidents to ever occur around the world — including some that happened on rides that remain open today. Fatal accidents on theme park rides are exceedingly rare.
Mar 1, 2019 · Over the year, 182 accident events were reported, from 38 countries, of which 51 events involved a fatality. Mechanical rides and roller coasters were involved in 87 events. Fixed-site rides (amusement and theme parks), mobile rides, and waterparks were involved with a similar number of cases.
- Kathryn Woodcock
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Jul 15, 2019 · Cell phone video captures the moment an amusement park ride malfunctions and crashes to the ground, killing at least two people.
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Aug 21, 2023 · The accident at Europa-Park in Rust, a town near the French and Swiss borders, was captured in a shocking video showing diving platforms and acrobats plummeting into the pool below. Five...
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- Kathryn Mannie
Aug 25, 2021 · The chance of serious injury in a U.S. amusement park is 1 in 7.5 million, according to the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions. But accidents are still possible.
Apr 29, 2023 · The Lost Island is a $100 million, 90-acre theme Park under construction when a fire broke out just before 8 a.m. on March 10. The cause of the significant incident was a heating blanket that...
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This study describes worldwide occurrence of accidents involving amusement rides. The study compiled and classified reports in international media coverage for a one-year period, analysing...