To be fair, amusement parks are pretty safe. Only around of 4-5 people die per year in park accidents, compared to 46,000 or so who die on roadways. But just so you don’t become one of those 4-5 ...

Whenever there's a serious theme park accident, it gets widespread attention and the quiet voice in some people's minds gets a little louder: What if something goes wrong when I ride?

An Iowa amusement park's former operator has agreed to pay an undisclosed amount to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of ...

Several amusement park and state fair accidents have made headlines just this summer, including a situation at Portland's Oaks Amusement Park where riders got stuck hanging upside down for more ...

A Disneyland employee has died after falling from a moving golf cart in the backstage area of the California theme park, authorities ... brain swelling from the accident. The post was not visible ...

George Larsson Jr. went to Action Park with a friend in early July 1980, not knowing it would lead to injury and eventually, ...

That tragedy came after dozens of riders were trapped upside down on a ride at Oaks Amusement Park in Portland on Friday. While rare, accidents and injuries at theme parks do happen. According to ...

Swedish accident investigators on Friday said the country's oldest amusement park didn't properly test new parts for a roller coaster that derailed last year and sent some passengers plunging to ...

(AP) Versions of Chaos, an amusement park ride that crashed to the ground at a park here with 33 people aboard, were shut down at other parks Tuesday. The accident Monday sent 31 people to hospitals.

Amusement park thrill rides are designed to give riders an experience that feels dangerous, without actually putting them in danger. Unfortunately, accidents do happen, and in the worst cases ...

Despite some serious incidents at New Jersey amusement parks that drew significant attention, the overall number of accidents reported ... a ‘transport’ by the park owner when, in fact ...