Gird your groins: Amusement park injury reports

Gird your groins: Amusement park injury reports

Think long and hard before strapping yourself into anything with “Dragon” in the title

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Edited by JPat Brown

When MuckRock user Anais Vaillant requested the most recent amusement park ride inspections in Florida, they were informed that no such reports exist - most major parks  are exempt from federal safety oversight.  

What they did have, was the injury reports that are voluntarily submitted by these exempted facilities - and they were more than happy to provide them:  

Plenty to digest here, but one takeaway is immediately apparent - think long and hard before strapping yourself into anything with “Dragon” in the title. Your groin will thank you.   

Read the full report embedded below, or on the request page.


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