There are a ton of lists regarding amusement parks and the rides that are built to thrill. We recently stumbled across rideaccidents.com, a site that attempts to document reported accidents and deaths at amusement parks. The site has a lot of information but nothing is sourced; which is a real pain in the ass when you are looking for the gruesome details of an amusement park death. Once we dug around in the CSPSC reports (see below) we felt much better about our chances of cheating death because their report concluded that since 1987, there has been an average of only 4.4 fatalities per year in the US.
- The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) acts as a clearinghouse for information on safety issues related to portable amusement rides, inflatable devices, and go-karts. Amusement rides operated at permanent amusement parks and water parks have been exempt from federal safety oversight since 1981. The latest report from the CPSC was completed in 2005 and can be found here. We would advise staying away from any inflatable rides, because those seem to have the most accidents. Yes, this means 5 year old birthday parties!
- Rideaccidents.com details all ride fatalities from 1972-1997 and you can find that here (no source)
Why all the information? We just thought it was interesting, that’s all.
Happy thrill hunting in 2008!
Tags: amusement parks, fun, thrill seeking
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