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:
The ride closed at Blackpool in 2008, but continues to operate as Astro Storm in Burnham-on-Sea's Brean Leisure Park.
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
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. [34] Surf Rider was removed and now travels around the London area as 'Ali Baba'. [35]
The ride was removed, and later operated at Pleasureland Southport as OMG between 2013 and 2015.
The ride was removed as a result of the accident and continues to operate in Luna Park, Sunny Beach, Bulgaria.
In 2022, a small fire occurred on one of the trains of the ride. It caused minor damage and the full closure of Scorpion express. The ride is yet to open, despite two reopening dates being announced.
Water Chute was SBNO until 2000, where it was removed and scrapped.
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. [45] 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.
The ride now travels in the USA.
Her family sued Gulliver's World and the family's legal representatives believe that she suffered whiplash and the G-Forces of the ride were significant enough to be able to force a passengers head back and forth. [61] Gulliver's World dispute this, and state that they cannot find a link between her injuries and the rollercoaster. As of 2024, Emma - now 25 years old - remains in a wheelchair but has made significant progress in her recovery. She works as a paralegal, specialising in major trauma and serious injury. [62]
The Crazy Train was relocated to Pleasureland Southport in 2021.
The coaster now operates as Rhaegal at Le Fleury, France.
This ride is closed, but remains SBNO at the park.
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 was SBNO between 2019 and 2023, before it was demolished.
Rat closed with Loudon Castle in 2009, and now operates as Käpt'n Jack's Wilde Maus at Eifelpark, Germany.
The attraction was closed down and removed from the park afterwards. It now operates as a travelling coaster in the UAE. [104]
The ride was renamed Romus et Rapidus in 2008.
The ride was removed the same year and now operates in the travelling circuit with Troisne.
The ride closed in 2006.
The coaster did not reopen after the accident, and Rotunda Amusement Park (later known as Funland Park, Folkestone) closed in 2003.
The ride was scrapped in 2015.
Cobra was scrapped and is due to be replaced by Vinfald for the 2024 season.
It was dismantled and removed within the month. It is unknown where the ride is as of 2024. [162]
The ride did not reopen after the accident and was subsequently scrapped.
Intamin Amusement Rides is a design and manufacturing company in Schaan, Liechtenstein, best-known for designing and constructing thrill rides and roller coasters at dozens of international theme parks, amusement parks and other establishments. The Intamin brand name is a syllabic abbreviation for " international amusement installations". The company has corporate offices across the world, including three in Europe, three in Asia, and two in the United States.
Rita, formerly known as Rita: Queen of Speed, is a launched roller coaster located in the Dark Forest section of Alton Towers amusement park in Staffordshire Moorlands, England. Designed by Intamin, the Accelerator Coaster model opened to the public on 1 April 2005. It features an acceleration from 0 to 98.3 km/h (61.1 mph) in 2.5 seconds. The ride is loosely-themed to a drag racing concept, which partly changed when the section of the park transformed from "Ug Land" into the "Dark Forest" in 2010, when the ride TH13TEEN was added into that section. It is now themed as an abandoned drag racer that is used as the escape cart to escape the Dark Forest.
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Xcelerator is a steel launched roller coaster located at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California, United States. Manufactured by Intamin and designed by Werner Stengel, it opened in 2002 as the company's first hydraulically-launched coaster and cost $13 million to construct. Following the early demise of Windjammer Surf Racers, a dueling roller coaster that briefly operated from 1997 to 2000, Xcelerator was soon announced as its replacement. It launches to a maximum speed of 82 mph (132 km/h) in 2.3 seconds and reaches a height of 205 feet (62 m).
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