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  2. Incidents at Six Flags parks - Wikipedia

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    On July 24, 1976, a lion mauled a 20-year-old park employee to death. His body was found 15 to 20 feet from his vehicle, which was protected by iron bars, in a section of the park's 100-acre wildlife preserve where about 50 lions lived. The ranger had a history of violating park rules.

  3. List of incidents at independent amusement parks - Wikipedia

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    On June 13, 2003, a man was seriously injured in a 30-foot (9.1 m) fall from the Scenic Skyway chairlift ride at Knoebels Amusement Park. The man was a member of a group home for mentally disabled people and was riding alone. He was airlifted to a local hospital and recovered.

  4. United States amusement park accidents - Wikipedia

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    Every day from May through September in each year between 1990–2010 had an average of 20 injuries by amusement park guests under 18 years of age that required hospitalization. [4] In 2011, 1,204 people were injured at 400 amusement parks, according to the IAAPA. [2] In 2019, there were 1,299 injuries from amusement park accidents in the U.S. [5]

  5. Video shows worker's fatal fall off amusement ride at ... - AOL

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    Amusement parks: Western Playland opens for season 2024; find out ticket prices, hours The 22-year-old man died after being transported to the Juárez General Hospital, the city's Civil Protection ...

  6. Playland Park (Houston, Texas) - Wikipedia

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    Giant Skyrocket was a wooden roller coaster relocated to Playland Park and opened in September 1941. [6] Originally opened in 1924 at Houston’s former Luna Park, it was billed as the “largest roller coaster in the country" with a reported length of 6,600 feet (2,000 m), a height of 110 feet (34 m), and a drop of 90 feet (27 m). [7]

  7. Family of 14-year-old killed in fall from Florida ride ...

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    A Florida jury has awarded $310m to the family of a 14-year-old who fell hundreds of feet to his death from an amusement park ride over two years ago.. The sum was awarded to the parents of Tyre ...

  8. Texas Cyclone - Wikipedia

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    Texas Cyclone was a wooden roller coaster at the defunct Six Flags AstroWorld in Houston, Texas. Designed by Don Rosser and William Cobb , it was manufactured by Frontier Construction Company and opened to the public on June 12, 1976. [ 1 ]

  9. Family of Missouri teen who fell to death on FreeFall ride in ...

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    A Missouri family has been awarded $310 million in damages after their 14-year-old son was killed riding a freefall amusement park ride in Florida in 2022.