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Safety Concerns Keep 4 Kansas Water Park Rides Shut Down

Four rides at a Kansas water park where a 10-year-old boy was decapitated remain closed two months after auditors found that the rides did not comply with state requirements for amusement park rides. Permits for the four rides at the …

Water Park Firm Co-owner Arrested Over Kansas Boy’s Death

A water park company’s co-owner was expected to appear in court after his arrest in Texas in connection with a Kansas criminal case arising from a 10-year-old boy’s death on what was promoted as the world’s largest waterslide. Records show …

Alabama Among 6 States That Don’t Regulate Amusement Park Rides

Alabama remains one of six states with no inspections of amusement parks after the death of a 10-year-old boy who was killed in a water slide accident in Kansas. Safety advocates have questioned whether state and federal oversight were sufficient, …

Safety a Concern as Water Park Popularity Grows

The waters are shallow and lifeguards are seemingly everywhere at the proliferating number of waterparks around the U.S. But the death over the weekend of a Kansas state lawmaker’s 10-year-old son on a waterslide billed as the world’s largest is …