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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.
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]
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How common are amusement park accidents? There were an estimated 130 serious ride-related injuries at North American theme parks in 2021, according to the National Safety Council's latest ride ...
In an accident sure to strike fear in vacationers worldwide, a 15-year-old girl was killed and 2 other seriously injured after an amusement park ride in Barcelona, Spain broke in mid-air. The ...
Nearly 30 riders were left suspended upside down on an amusement park ride that malfunctioned June 14 in Portland, Oregon. The accident happened at 2:55 p.m when the AtmosFEAR ride suddenly ...
This category is for articles about notable accidents that have occurred at amusement parks. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
A Saturday afternoon at the amusement park quickly turned to tragedy for one Omaha family when 11-year-old Elizabeth "Lulu" Gilreath's long hair got caught in a moving mechanism on a spinning ride ...