Top 10 Most Dangerous Amusement Parks in the World

In today’s modern era when there are a lot entertainment ideas, it is must for us to visit a theme park or an amusement park for a lovely day out. I think visiting a park is the best way to get cheaper entertainment. This will give us a chance to escape from the day-to-day worries, and introduces new means of entertainment. If you’ve some great plans for the weekends, then don’t dare to go to any of the following top 10 most dangerous amusement parks in the world.

10. Waterworld – California, USA

In 1997, the water slide at Waterworld USA turned deadly. It is a common concept that the water slides are a way of entertainment, but at this park, such slides are very dangerous. These are likely to cause injuries. An incident occurred in the history when a gaggle of 33 high school graduates crowded the water slide, and caused the slide to collapse under their weight. This led them die at the spot.

9. Middlemoor Water Park – Somerset, England

The Middlemoor Water Park of England is another dangerous park. It is has the most powerful medieval siege weapons, which were constructed at castle walls with human subjects. This creates a terrifying environment, and you must stay away from such places if you’re a heart patient. Even the adventure lovers shouldn’t go to this park to enjoy all the dangerous rides.

8. Galaxyland Amusement Park – Alberta, Canada

The Mindbender is one of the biggest indoor triple loop roller coasters. It has seen some worst accidents in the history. It was manufactured by experts from Germany. A case of June 14, 1986 proved to be highly dangerous, when the ride car crashed, leading the passengers to injuries. Three of the people on that car were killed by falling to the ground.

7. Overseas Chinese Town East – Shenzhen, China

The Eco-Adventure Journey is a dangerous ride of the Overseas Chinese Town East. It is situated in China. On June 29, 2010, the thrill-seeking riders suffered from an accident. During the ride, a car came loose and lost its power. The riders lost their balance, and fall down from the height of 35 feet.

6. Six Flags Great Adventure – New Jersey, USA

Surprisingly, one of the worst accidents in the history took place at this park. The incident took place on May 11, 1984, when the castle burst into flames. Due to this reason, this park is better to stay away from. The management, however, has taken special measures to ensure complete safety of the riders, but if you visit this park, be careful.

5. Expoland – Osaka, Japan

The Expoland is located in Suita, Osaka, Japan. This is one of the most thriving amusement parks in the world. It was opened at the International Exposition in 1970 (Expo ’70), and had over 40 rides and attractions, as well as 20 food stalls. The park’s Fujin Raijin II roller coaster was derailed, and cars went flying off the tracks. This led several children die in no time. This created a bad impression of the park, and still today it is considered dangerous.

4. Derby Racer Roller Coaster – Massachusetts, USA

This is another park with dangerous and thrilling rides. The park was constructed in 1911, and an incident several years after led this park management suffer from loses. A young man was catapulted from the coaster and killed on impact.

3. Action Park – New Jersey, USA

The Action Park is known to be one of the deadliest parks in the world. It was opened in 1978 and closed in 1996 because of an injury reported. It had some dangerous rides, due to which more than ten people lost their lives.

2. King’s Island – Ohio, USA

The grounds of King’s Island have haunted since the tragic events of June 9, 1991. An event occurred when the riders lost their lives. On a fateful day, death lingered all around the park. First, a man fell into a pond, followed by some more accidents.

1. Battersea Fun Fair – London, UK

One of the worst roller coaster tragedies took place in 1972 at London’s Battersea Park Fun Fair. What happened that an old wooden roller coaster took lives of the innocent riders. The rope that brings the cars to the top of the launch hill snapped. This is why, the park was closed two years later.