Incidents at Premier Parks Properties

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This is a summary of notable incidents that have taken place at amusement parks, water parks, or theme parks operated by Premier Parks, LLC. 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 operations, or are otherwise significantly newsworthy.

Contents

The term incidents refers to major accidents, injuries, or deaths that occur at a 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:

Elitch Gardens

Mind Eraser

The Rainbow

Sidewinder

Magic Springs and Crystal Falls

Gauntlet

Old No. 2 Logging Co. Log Flume

Twist and Shout

X-Coaster

Rapids Water Park

Big Surf

Wild Waves Theme Park

Activity Pool

Other incidents involving guests

References

  1. Sue Lindsay (1999-07-12). "A Mind Erased? Lawsuit Claims Ride Caused Head Injury". NewsOK. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  2. Jennifer Hamilton (2002-05-29). "Man died after standing up on ride, authorities say". AP. Archived from the original on February 18, 2005. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
  3. "Roller-coaster operator falls 30 feet to her death at park". Deseret News. 1997-08-03. Archived from the original on June 25, 2015.
  4. "Magic Springs Employee Injured In Roller Coaster Mishap". 2005-08-29. Retrieved 2005-08-29.
  5. "Boy Hit by Stray Bullet on Arkansas Log Flume, Police Say". AP. 2006-09-05. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
  6. "Woman Hospitalized after Fall From Magic Springs Roller Coaster". AP. 2006-07-31. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
  7. "Woman Who Fell From Coaster Seeks $16M". Fox News. 2007-05-24. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
  8. "Magic Springs: Animal to Blame for Weekend Power Outage that Stranded Roller Coaster Riders". KAIT 8. 2007-06-12. Retrieved 2007-06-14.
  9. "Roller Coaster Riders Left Hanging". AP. 2007-06-10. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
  10. Shawnya Meyers (2017-07-25). "Riders Stuck On Magic Springs Roller Coaster For Nearly An Hour". KFSM-TV.
  11. Kevin D. Thompson (2013-04-06). "Boy, 5, nearly drowns in accident at Rapids Water Park, police say - News - The Palm Beach Post - West Palm Beach, FL". The Palm Beach Post.
  12. Jessica Lee (2016-08-22). "Police report: Wild Waves lifeguard didn't believe kids who reported body in pool". The Seattle Times.
  13. Nick Popham (2019-10-05). "Gunman sought after teen critically injured in Wild Waves shooting". KOMO. Retrieved 2019-10-09.