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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. But they do happen at some amusement parks.
- Deadliest roller coaster accident in history: The Big Dipper at Battersea Fun Fair. London’s Battersea Park was the site of the most deadly roller coaster disaster in history.
- Day of death: King’s Island’s “black Sunday” Kings Island amusement park opened in Ohio in 1972, and there were no fatalities at the park in its first 19 years of operation.
- The Orlando FreeFall Nightmare. On March 24, 2022, 14-year old Tyre Sampson visited Orlando’s ICON Park with his football teammates, excited to ride The Orlando FreeFall.
- The Haunted Castle fire at Great Adventure: the most deadly theme park accident in history. The Haunted Castle at New Jersey’s Great Adventure amusement park was the site of the most deadly theme park accident in history.
This is a summary of notable incidents that have taken place at various independently owned amusement parks, water parks or theme parks. This list is not intended to be a comprehensive list of every such event, but only those that have a significant impact on the parks or park operations, or are otherwise significantly newsworthy.
On 2 June 2015, a train with 16 passengers collided at 32 km/h (20 mph) with a stationary test car that had failed part way round the track. Four passengers — two male, two female, aged between 17 and 27 — suffered serious leg injuries and were airlifted to nearby hospitals for treatment.
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- The Other Big Dipper Accident. Somehow, both the deadliest rollercoaster accident in American history was on a coaster named the Big Dipper, and also the deadliest rollercoaster accident in the world was on a coaster named the Big Dipper.
- The Big Dipper Accident. 10 Shocking Roller Coaster Accidents. The deadliest rollercoaster accident in American history happened at Krug Park in Omaha, Nebraska, on July 24, 1930.
- The Verrückt Beheading. World’s Tallest Water Slide Tragedy. The other water ride to make it to the list is the former tallest waterslide in the world, Verrückt.
- The King’s Crown Scalping. Young Girl Critically Injured on Carnival Ride in Omaha. Elizabeth Gilreath was only 11 when she was the unfortunate victim of one of the most gruesome ride accidents in history.
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