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July 1, 2023

'Tallest, fastest' giga roller coaster in North America temporarily closes after visitor notices scary defect

Carowinds, a North Carolina amusement park, has temporarily closed a roller coaster after a visitor spotted a crack while the ride was in motion.

July 1, 2023

North Carolina amusement park visitor discovers crack on rollercoaster while people were on ride

An amusement park visitor in North Carolina discovered a crack in the support pillar of a rollercoaster while people were riding it this week. (Credit: Jeremy Wagner)

June 30, 2023

Mexican family of 6-year-old boy who fell from amusement park zipline to file lawsuit

The family of a 6-year-old boy in Mexico whose zip line harness broke at an amusement park is filing a lawsuit, according to a family source.

June 29, 2023

Amusement park horror: 6-year-old boy falls from zipline after harness fails

A 6-year-old boy in Mexico fell off of a zipline after the harness broke at an amusement park on Sunday afternoon, but only suffered minor injuries.

June 29, 2023

6-year-old Iowa boy dies after being found unconscious in Nebraska wave pool

A child who was found unconscious in a wave pool in Nebraska has been pronounced dead. The 6-year-old Iowa boy had no brain activity since the incident.

June 26, 2023

Roller coaster in Sweden derails, killing 1 and injuring 9

Investigators have launched probes into how the roller coaster train partially derailed at Gröna Lund park in Sweden and whether there should be criminal charges.

June 26, 2023

Investigators in Sweden launch probe into deadly roller coaster accident

A roller coaster accident in Sweden killed one person and injured nine others. Investigators in Sweden have launched a probe into the deadly accident.

June 23, 2023

Atlantic City to open its first indoor waterpark

Island Waterpark, a $100 million endeavor by Philadelphia developer Bart Blatstein, is set to open June 30 in Atlantic City as one of the area's few non-gambling tourist hotspots.

June 19, 2023

Video shows father climbing up theme park's water slide to rescue trapped daughter

A British father was captured on video rescuing his daughter after she got stuck on a ride at the Gulliver’s World theme park near Liverpool.

June 6, 2023

Young girl, 11, sexually assaulted on amusement park ride by man, 57: police

United Kingdom police are investigating after a man allegedly sexually assaulted an 11-year-old girl on an amusement park ride on June 1.