Couple helps secure rider after seatbelt fails on Worlds of Fun’s Mamba roller coaster

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Worlds of Fun has responded for the first time to reports of a safety harness failure on the Mamba ...
Florida Today

One month since a man died after riding coaster at Epic Universe, everything to know

A 32-year-old man died from "multiple blunt force injuries" after riding the Stardust Racers coaster at Universal's Epic Universe. The family of the deceased has retained attorney Ben Crump to seek ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Here’s the ‘jaw-dropping ride’ coming to Lagoon next year

Farmington • The glimmer off Julie Freed’s silver jacket did not compare to the flare in her voice as she announced Lagoon Amusement Park’s next big ride: The Nutcracker, a colossal swing arching 105 ...
WLWT

Moeller student 'critically injured' in accident, according to school officials

An Archbishop Moeller High School student is in critical condition after an accident, according to the school.In a post on its Facebook page, the school says a sophomore was critically injured in an ...
Orlando Sentinel

Coaster death reignites debate over Florida’s regulation of theme parks

A man is dead after riding one of Orlando’s newest and fastest roller coasters, and now his family is asking: How many safeguards stand between thrill and tragedy at Florida’s theme parks? Florida ...
Local 12 WKRC Cincinnati

Amusement park reopens ride less than month after man died riding it

ORLANDO (WKRC/WESH/CNN Newsource) - Universal Orlando was set to reopen its Stardust Racers roller coaster at Epic Universe on Saturday, weeks after a guest died following the ride. Kevin Rodriguez ...
Fox Business

Attorneys say roller coaster had pattern of safety failures prior to rider's death: 'Not an isolated incident'

Attorneys representing the family of a 32-year-old man who died after riding on Epic Universe's Stardust Racers roller coaster in Orlando, Florida, claim the incident was not "isolated," and several ...
Chicago Tribune

Three killed in separate Lake County accidents

Three people, two of them pedestrians, died over the weekend in separate motor vehicle accidents across the region, the Lake County Coroner’s Office reported. A pregnant pedestrian was struck and ...
9NEWS

Jury awards more than $200 million to family of girl who died on Glenwood Springs theme park ride

DENVER — A Colorado jury has awarded more than $200 million to the family of a 6-year-old girl who died after falling from a ride at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park in Glenwood Springs, according to ...
USA Today

Are theme park rides safe? What you should know about accidents

A guest died from "multiple blunt impact injuries" after being found unresponsive on the Stardust Racers roller coaster at Universal's Epic Universe. Rides undergo daily, weekly, and monthly ...
WESH

Multiple blunt impact injuries deemed cause of death for man unresponsive on Epic Universe ride

BREAKING NEWS AND THAT BIG STORY TONIGHT AT FIVE. THE MAN WHO DIED AFTER RIDING THE STARDUST RACERS ROLLER COASTER AT EPIC UNIVERSE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED, AND HIS CAUSE OF DEATH IS NOW PUBLIC. SO THE ...