A 21-year-old man suffered a broken pelvis and two broken wrists after falling 40 feet (12m) from a portable roller coaster he was assembling. Source
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AirMaxx360, Kingston upon Hull, Humberside, England, UK
A 21-year-old woman was ejected approximately 32 feet (10m) from her seat on the AirMaxx360 spinning ride at Hull Fair. She was hospitalized suffering a broken jaw, broken ribs, neck and abdomen wounds, after landing on a neighboring Sizzler ride. Source
Read More...Extreme, Brixton, London, England, UK
A 12-year-old boy broke both legs after falling from the high speed Remix thrill ride at Benson’s funfair in Brockwell Park. Source
Read More...Twister, Lightwater Valley, Ripon, North Yorkshire, England, UK
A six-year-boy was airlifted to hospital with non-life threatening injuries after falling 30 feet (9m) from the Twister roller coaster. Source (w/video)
Read More...Air Race, Brighton Pier, England, UK
A teenage boy was taken to hospital after the foot-rest platform on the spinning ride broke off and hit his legs. Source
Read More...Splash Canyon, Drayton Manor, Staffordshire, England, UK
An 11-year-old girl fell out of a boat on the river rapids ride and suffered serious injuries. She was air-lifted to hospital, where she passed away shortly after arrival. Source
Read More...Alton Towers reveals Wicker Man wooden coaster
Alton, Staffordshire, England, UK
Alton Towers reveals Wicker Man, a GCI wooden coaster set to open in spring 2018. Wicker Man, which will be the UK’s first wooden coaster in more than 20 years, has a height of 57.6 feet (17.5m) and a track length of 2,028 feet (618m). It is themed to a mystical group called the Beornen, and will feature fire effects. Click the headline for more information
Read More...Tagada, Poulton Gala Funfair, Blackpool, England, UK
A 12-year-old boy fractured his skull after being hurled into the gate of a Tagada fairground ride. Source
Read More...Splash Canyon, Drayton Manor, Staffordshire, England, UK
An 11-year-old girl stood up and fell from the river rapids ride during a school fiend trip. The pupil was rescued from the water and air lifted to hospital, but pronounced dead a short time later. Source
Read More...Blackpool Pleasure Beach name new coaster
Blackpool, England, UK
Blackpool Pleasure Beach announced the name and unveiled the logo for their new-for-2018 Mack Rides double LSM launch coaster. Called Icon, the logo features a sword as the “I”, a Japanese Kanji character that means “speed” and has the tagline “Dare To Ride”.
Until now the £16.25 million ($20.8 million) project was simply called “Construction 2018”. The coaster will go over and around 15 of the park’s other rides, including The Big One. When it opens next spring, riders will experience the same acceleration as that felt by a Formula 1 driver, and will reach speeds of up to 80 mph (129 km/h). Click the headline for more information