Parks Shutting Down Rides After Accident
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Six Flags, which operates amusement parks across the United States, has shut down rides similar to the one on which a girl's feet were severed in Kentucky.
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An amusement park worker killed on a ride was among the riders imploring the operator to get the ride going instead of at her post monitoring an emergency shut-off switch, police said Monday, citing witnesses.
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By DAN MCKAY Journal Staff Writer  State inspectors have discovered electrical hazards and serious safety problems at the RV campground near Balloon Fiesta Park.   They launched the investigation last year after a city worker died at the park -- perhaps of asphyxiation.
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Penn Station has been evacuated and Long Island Rail Road, Amtrak and NJ Transit train service has been suspended from the station amid reports of two fires and power outages.
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A high speed Tilt Train derailed in south-east Queensland for unknown reasons overnight, injuring 128. There were no fatalities and the two train drivers, originally thought to have been critically injured
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A company specialising in stag and hen weekends suspends trips amid safety fears.
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By The Macon Telegraph, Ga.  Jun. 20--ATVs (all-terrain vehicles) and other off-road vehicles can be a lot of fun. And large areas of America's national forests have been set aside for their use.
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A ride that took theme park visitors "Back to the Future" is about to be relegated to the past.
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In rare circumstances, the gyroscope-controlled scooters can reverse course and toss their riders. Resulting safety concerns cause the manufacturer to pull back all shipped units for a software upgrade.
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The horses that pull tourists on leisurely carriage rides through Central Park are working without enough water, shade or oversight from authorities, a city report says.
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This city's Carnival season got off to a rough start when thunderstorms and chilly temperatures canceled or postponed most of Friday's parades.
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Hurricanes Charley and Frances dealt Florida a one-two punch that ravaged citrus groves and ground the state's most important industry to a halt by keeping tourists away from its sandy beaches and fantasy-filled theme parks.
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The amusement park company may be looking to sell itself.
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Segway Inc. is recalling about 23,500 scooters because the wheels can reverse direction and cause the rider to fall.
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A carnival ride accident that threw a man to his death last month was caused by a chain reaction that started when the safety bar holding the man and his companion in place failed, causing their weight to shift and snapping two bolts, the state said in a report released Friday.
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Segway Inc. is recalling all 23,500 of the self-balancing scooters it has shipped to date because of a software glitch that can make its wheels unexpectedly reverse direction, causing riders to fall off.
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An accident involving a gyrating ride at an amusement park north of New York City left a young woman dead Friday night, police said.