Iowa Amusement Park Settles Lawsuit Over 11-Year-Old’s Drowning in 2021 June 4, 2025 By John Hanna An Iowa amusement park’s former operator has agreed to pay an undisclosed amount to settle a lawsuit filed by the...
Woman Seriously Injured in Roller Coaster Accident Sues Ohio Amusement Park July 17, 2023 SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) – A Michigan woman struck in the head by a metal bracket that fell off a roller...
Family of Boy Killed in Iowa Amusement Park Accident Sues Facility July 5, 2022 The family of an 11-year old boy who died on a water ride at an Iowa amusement park a year...
Georgia High Court Rules Six Flags to Pay $35M to Man Beaten Near Park June 7, 2017 The Georgia Supreme Court says a man who was severely beaten while leaving Six Flags Over Georgia a decade ago...
Report: Tennessee Man Dies After Riding Disney’s Star Tours in Florida October 26, 2016 Authorities say a 67-year-old Tennessee tourist died after riding Star Tours at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The September death of the...
Merlin Admits Liability; British Court Levies Fine in Rollercoaster Accident September 28, 2016 A British court fined Merlin Entertainments 5 million pounds ($6.5 million) on Tuesday over a rollercoaster crash at its Alton...
Bystanders Hold up Collapsing Roller Coaster in Georgia, Save 6 Kids August 29, 2016 Fire officials say several bystanders held up a kiddie roller coaster that had begun to collapse in Georgia, allowing six...
New Jersey Supreme Court Rules Paralyzed Waterpark Visitor Can Proceed with Gross Negligence Suit August 25, 2016 By David Porter A New Jersey waterpark visitor who was partially paralyzed in a 2010 accident while on a ride that simulates surfing...
Safety Inspections of Thrill Rides Vary by State August 24, 2016 By Kathleen Foody, Erik Schelzig and Claire Galofaro In some parts of the U.S., the thrill rides that hurl kids upside down, whirl them around or send them...