PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. -- Dollywood is temporarily closing its drop tower attraction after a boy fell to his death from a similar type of ride by the same manufacturer at a park in Orlando, a spokesman ...

A maintenance technician for the FreeFall ride at an amusement park in Florida claims in a new lawsuit that safety issues were ignored before a Missouri teen fell from the ride and died. Austin ...

On Thursday, a Florida jury determined that Funtime Handels, a foreign company behind the FreeFall drop tower ride, should pay $310 million in damages to the family of the teen who fell to his death.

BOARD AND NO ONE ELSE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. TODAY MARKS THREE YEARS SINCE A YOUNG MAN FELL TO HIS DEATH FROM A THRILL RIDE ON INTERNATIONAL DRIVE. MUCH HAS CHANGED SINCE TYREE SAMPSON’S DEATH. HIS ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A 147-foot "drop tower" ride proposed for Oaks Amusement Park in Southeast Portland has sparked concerns from nearby residents who say it would mar scenic views and potentially harm ...

ORLANDO - The Missouri family of a 14-year-old boy who fell to his death from the 430-foot tall Orlando FreeFall ride in March 2022 will receive $310 million by the attraction's manufacturer, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland hearings officer has denied an appeal to block Oaks Amusement Park from adding a 135.5-foot drop tower ride, despite concerns from nearby residents that it would mar scenic ...

Oaks Amusement Park has proposed a 147-foot “drop tower” ride on its midway, part of a massive renovation project slated to begin this year, according to the Southeast Portland park. Documents that ...

The family was lowered back to the ground after around 20 minutes, according to a local media outlet Becca Longmire is a digital news writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

A new lawsuit filed in Florida alleges the supervisor and owner of the ride continued to operate the ride despite knowing the safety issues that existed Family Photo; Phelan M. Ebenhack via AP A ...

The family was lowered back to the ground after around 20 minutes, according to a local media outlet Three siblings were left stranded at the top of a 328-foot drop tower ride at a theme park in ...