July 24, 2017
A family whose daughters were injured when they fell from a Ferris wheel at a Tennessee county fair has filed lawsuits against the ride’s owners and manufacturer. News outlets report the Reynolds family and Lorena Cowhy, another woman who was …
May 8, 2017
Tennessee could soon tighten amusement park safety regulations after people were injured on rides in two incidents last year. The Tennessee House passed a bill Thursday with heightened safety requirements. The Senate approved it Wednesday, so it heads to Gov. …
September 8, 2016
Eight people were taken to hospitals after a ride shut down at the Delta Fair in Memphis on Saturday. Riders were enjoying the Moonraker, which spins around an axis and tilts up and down on an angle, when the ride’s …
August 24, 2016
In some parts of the U.S., the thrill rides that hurl kids upside down, whirl them around or send them shooting down slides are checked out by state inspectors before customers climb on. But in other places, they are not …
August 15, 2016
Worn out rivet fasteners on a Ferris wheel are being blamed for an overturned gondola at an eastern Tennessee fair that sent three girls plummeting more than 30 feet to the ground. The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development …
August 11, 2016
One of three girls who fell from a Ferris wheel at a county fair in Tennessee suffered a traumatic brain injury and remained in critical condition Tuesday, a doctor said. Dr. Bracken Burns, director of trauma services for Johnson City …
January 31, 2016
An Alabama family says an escaped snake at Disney’s Animal Kingdom dropped from a tree and bit a boy, which led to the death of the boy’s grandmother. The family’s attorney, Matt Morgan, said Jan. 28 that the family plans …
July 29, 2015
Authorities say at least 12 people were injured when a swing ride at an amusement park in Bowling Green, Kentucky, tipped over. The Daily News reports emergency officials were dispatched to Beech Bend Amusement Park around 6 p.m. on July …