Incidents at European amusement parks

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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.

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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:[ citation needed ]

Alton Towers, Staffordshire, England

Congo River Rapids

Oblivion

Sky Ride

Runaway Mine Train

The Smiler

Battersea Park Funfair, Wandsworth, London, England

Big Dipper

Pleasure Beach Resort, Lancashire, England

Avalanche

Big Dipper

Big One

Derby Racer

Grand National

Space Invader 2

The ride closed at Blackpool in 2008, but continues to operate as Astro Storm in Burnham-on-Sea's Brean Leisure Park.

Bridlington Bayside Fun Park, Bridlington, England

Jungle River Log Flume

In July 2017, the ride was replaced by a ferris wheel due to the accident. The Jungle River Log Flume has continued to operate as Loki's Log Flume at Pleasureland Southport since 2012

Botton's Amusement Park, Skegness, England

Surf Rider

Pleasure Beach Amusement Parks was fined £8000 due to breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act and were also made to pay £8000 of costs. [35] Surf Rider was removed and now travels around the London area as 'Ali Baba'. [36]

Brighton Palace Pier, Brighton, East Sussex, England

Air Race

Camelot Theme Park, Lancashire, England

Excalibur 2

The ride was removed, and later operated at Pleasureland Southport as OMG between 2013 and 2015.

The Gauntlet

Chessington World of Adventures, London, England

Tomb Blaster

Scorpion Express

Coney Beach Pleasure Park, Porthcawl, Wales

Water Chute

Water Chute was SBNO until 2000, where it was removed and scrapped.

Drayton Manor Resort, Staffordshire, England

Maelstrom

Splash Canyon

As a result of this accident, Merlin Parks closed three of their rapids rides - Congo River Rapids, Rumba Rapids and Vikings' River Splash, of Alton Towers, Thorpe Park and Legoland Windsor respectively - whilst Splash Canyon underwent investigation. This was due to Conga River and Rumba Rapids both being manufactured by Intamin, as well as its similarities to Viking River Splash.

According to Drayton Manor's director, George Bryan, park staff responded immediately and rescued the girl from the water. The girl was airlifted to Birmingham Children's Hospital, but was proclaimed dead from her drowning soon after arrival. The park was temporarily closed after the incident, and the ride remained closed until summer 2021. [50] The ride reopened in 2021 after increasing its height restriction from 1.2 m (47 in) to 1.3 m (51 in) and barring those under the age of 14 from riding without a responsible person above the age of 16. The same updated restrictions were applied to adjacent water ride Stormforce 10.[ citation needed ] The ride was rebranded as River Rapids in 2021 and was refurbished to add 9 seats rather than the 6 which existed at the time of the accident.

Energylandia Lesser, Zator, Poland

Hyperion

Europa Park, Rust, Germany

Arthur in the Kingdom of Minimoys

Euro-Mir

Pirates of Batavia

Poseidon

Flamingo Land, North Yorkshire, England

Dino Roller

Hero

Funland, Hayling Island, England

Klondike Gold Mine

Gardaland, Northern Italy

Mr. Ping's Noodle Surprise

Gröna Lund, Stockholm, Sweden

Jetline

The ride was permanently closed following the accident.

Gray's Amusement Park, Ingoldmells, England

Gulliver's Land, Milton Keynes, England

Runaway Train

Gulliver's World, Warrington, England

Antelope

Crazy Train

Ferris Wheel

Guillena Zoo, near Seville, Spain

Flying Swinger

Holiday Park, Haßloch, Germany

Spinning Barrels

Landmark Forest Adventure Park, Carrbridge, Scotland

Runaway Timber Train

The coaster now operates as Rhaegal at Le Fleury, France.

Lightwater Valley, North Yorkshire, England

Black Pearl

This ride was removed in 2021 as part of a shift to aim the park at younger audiences. It is currently unknown where the ride is as of 2024.

The Twister

After the 2019 accident, the ride was shut down for the rest of the season and was later sold, and currently travels with Emerson Edwards.

The Ultimate

The Ultimate was SBNO between 2019 and 2023, before it was demolished.

Liseberg, Gothenburg, Sweden

Flumeride

Lisebergbanan

Oceana Waterpark

Rainbow

Loudoun Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland

Rat

Rat closed with Loudon Castle in 2009, and now operates as Käpt'n Jack's Wilde Maus at Eifelpark, Germany.

Luna Park, St Brieuc, France

M&D's, Motherwell, Scotland

Tsunami

The ride was permanently closed following the incident and was removed in February 2017, eight months later. [103]

White Water Log Flume

Mirabilandia, Ravenna, Italy

Katun

Naudières, Sautron, France

Roller Coaster

Nigloland, Dolancourt, France

Bat Coaster

The attraction was closed down and removed from the park afterwards. It now operates as a travelling coaster in the UAE. [110]

Oakwood Theme Park, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Drenched (Hydro)

Witnesses said the boy had got into difficulties and Hayley tried to help him, before both tumbled over the edge. [111] During the Coroner's inquest, the jury returned a narrative verdict stating that the victim died due to not being properly restrained. [112] In February 2008, Oakwood was charged by the Health and Safety Executive for park staff not ensuring that guests were properly and safely restrained. [113] On 22 May 2008, magistrates in Haverfordwest magistrates court rejected Oakwood Leisure Limited's request for an adjournment and directed that the hearing should proceed on the assumption of a not guilty plea. The magistrates declined jurisdiction and adjourned the case which was committed for crown court trial in Swansea Crown Court on 7 July 2008. [114] The magistrates' court was limited to fining the company £20,000, the crown court can impose an unlimited fine. [115] On 8 July 2008, Oakwood pleaded guilty under the Health and Safety Act 1974 for failing to conduct its business such to ensure that its guests were not exposed to risks. [116] In December 2008 the company was fined £250,000 plus £80,000 in costs. [117]

Treetops

Parc Astérix, Plaily, France

La Descente du Styx

The ride was renamed Romus et Rapidus in 2008.

Parc Saint-Paul, Saint Paul, France

Formule 1

Looping

The ride was removed the same year and now operates in the travelling circuit with Troisne.

Parko Paliatso, Ayia Napa, Republic of Cyprus

Star Flyer

Parque de Atracciones de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Tren de la Mina

Paultons Park, Hampshire, England

Velociraptor

Phantasialand, Bruhl, Germany

2001 Fire

Black Mamba

Taron

Winja's Fear & Force

Planet Fun, Carrickfergus Castle, Northern Ireland

Star Flyer

PortAventura World, Catalonia, Spain

PortAventura Park

Tomahawk

  • On 18 May 2009, a 55-year-old park employee died after being run over by a roller coaster train as he was performing maintenance. [140]

Silver River Flume

  • On 14 September 2018, a 19-year-old man was injured after falling while waiting in line to ride the log flume. He suffered a traumatic cranioencephalic injury and fractured his arms and legs. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment and later recovered. [141]

Pleasureland, Southport. Merseyside, England

Sky Ride

The ride closed in 2006.

Prater, Vienna, Austria

Extasy

Olympia Looping

Volare

Rotunda Amusement Park, Kent, England

Mini-Dragon

The coaster did not reopen after the accident, and Rotunda Amusement Park (later known as Funland Park, Folkestone) closed in 2003.

Terra Mítica, Benidorm, Spain

Inferno

Thorpe Park, Surrey, England

Loggers Leap

Other incidents

Rumba Rapids

X: No Way Out (now The Walking Dead: The Ride)

Zodiac

Tibidabo Amusement Park, Barcelona, Spain

El Pèndulo

The ride was scrapped in 2015.

Tivoli Friheden, Aarhus, Denmark

Cobra

Cobra was scrapped and is due to be replaced by Vinfald for the 2024 season.

Tramore Amusement Park, Tramore, Ireland

Ghost Train

The Ejection Seat

It was dismantled and removed within the month. It is unknown where the ride is as of 2024. [168]

Walibi Belgium Wavre, Belgium

Psyke Underground

Walibi Holland Biddinghuizen, Netherlands

Condor

El Rio Grande

Red Bull Kart Fight Exhibition Track

The ride did not reopen after the accident and was subsequently scrapped.

Wheelgate Park, Nottinghamshire, England

Astroslide

Mirror Maze

Wild- und Freizeitpark Klotten, Germany

Klotti-Achterbahn

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