Incidents at European amusement parks

This is a summary of notable incidents that have taken place at various European 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 owners, or are otherwise significantly newsworthy.

The term incidents refers to major accidents, injuries, deaths that occur at a European park. While these incidents were required to be reported to regulatory authorities due to where they occurred, they usually fall into one of the following categories:

Alton Towers

Main article: Alton Towers

Alton Mouse

Forbidden Valley

Sky Ride

Rita - Queen of Speed / Rita

Main article: Rita (roller coaster)

Runaway Mine Train

Wikinews has related news: Many hurt on Alton Towers ride

Oblivion

The Smiler

Battersea Funfair

Main article: Battersea Park

Big Dipper

Bridlington Bayside Fun Park

Jungle River Log Flume

Botton's Amusement Park

Surf Rider

Brighton Pier

Main article: Brighton Pier

Turbo Coaster

Camelot

Main article: Camelot Theme Park

The Gauntlet

Excalibur II

Chessington World of Adventures

Tomb Blaster

Main article: Tomb Blaster

Creaky Cafe

Coney Beach Funfair, Porthcawl

On 1 April 1994, a 9-year-old boy was killed after being flung off the 58-year-old "Water Chute" ride when a steel hoop collapsed in wet and windy conditions and fell onto the open-topped carriage in which he was travelling.[23]

Disneyland Paris

Main article: Disneyland Paris
Further information: Incidents at Disneyland Paris

Fantasy Island

Main article: Fantasy Island UK

Flamingo Land

Main article: Flamingo Land Resort

Magnum Force

Mumbo Jumbo

Hero

Gray's Amusement Park

Gulliver's Land

Main article: Gulliver's Land

Gulliver's World

Main article: Gulliver's World

Ferris Wheel

Guillena Zoo

Flying Swinger

Holiday Park

Main article: Holiday Park, Germany

Expedition GeForce

Legoland Billund

Main article: Legoland Billund

The Xtreme Racer

Lightwater Valley

Main article: Lightwater Valley

Treetop Twister

Liseberg

Main article: Liseberg

Lisebergbanan

Main article: Lisebergbanan

Flumeride

Rainbow

Rainbow collapsed

Hangover

Kållerado

Little Frogs

Loudoun Castle

Rat

The park voluntarily closed the ride even after it passed inspection.[49]

Luna Park (St Brieuc)

Mirabilandia

Main article: Mirabilandia (Italy)

Katun

Naudières

Roller Coaster

Nigloland

Bat Coaster

Oakwood

Main article: Oakwood Theme Park

Drenched (Hydro)

Phantasialand

Main article: Phantasialand

Gebirgsbahn & Grand Canyon Achterbahn

Black Mamba

Pleasure Beach Blackpool

Pepsi Max Big One

Main article: Pepsi Max Big One

Space Invader

The Big Dipper

Grand National

Parc Astérix

Main article: Parc Astérix

PortAventura

Main article: PortAventura

Tomahawk

Pleasureland Southport

Sky Ride

PowerPark

Main article: PowerPark

Prater

Main article: Prater

Extasy

Volare

Rotunda Amusement Park

Mini-Dragon

Terra Mitica

Main article: Terra Mítica

Inferno

Thorpe Park

Main article: Thorpe Park Resort

Rumba Rapids

Main article: Rumba Rapids

X

Zodiac

Rush

Main article: Rush (Thorpe Park)

Saw, The Ride

Guest altercations

Tivoli Friheden

Main article: Tivoli Friheden

Cobra

Tramore Amusement Park

Slingshot

Ghost Train

Wonderland Pleasure Park

Astroslide

See also

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