Two separate amusement ride malfunctions in Spain and Brazil left multiple people injured and triggered official investigations. In Seville, a slingshot ride cable snapped midair, while in Guaiba, a ...

Perhaps there's a reason why carnival rides get a bad rap. There's almost always a constant flow of bad news coming out of ...

A viral video captures the moment the ride launches a two-person capsule roughly 300 ft into the air using a bungee cable.

The amusement park industry has successfully lobbied against federal oversight for decades, and the CPSC doesn’t regulate rides at permanent parks like the one in Kansas. It oversees only traveling ...

RALEIGH, NC (AP) — North Carolina lawmakers want the state Department of Labor to study zip line safety following a fatal accident at a YMCA camp in the mountains last month. The General Assembly gave ...

But when accidents or malfunctions do happen, it’s also rare for state inspectors to punish the roller coaster operator. This newspaper analyzed the state’s investigation reports showing 10 accidents ...

A sharp cracking noise was audible just prior to the collapse, succeeded by a resounding thud as the circular gondola, which still contained passengers, plummeted to the ground. A pendulum-style giant ...

The amusement park industry has successfully lobbied against federal oversight for decades, and the CPSC doesn't regulate rides at permanent parks like the one in Kansas. It oversees only traveling ...