Top 10 Saddest Theme Park Events

1Kings Island's Black Sunday (1991)

Kings Island


2Space Mountain cancer patient death at Walt Disney World (2006)

Space Mountain cancer patient death at Walt Disney World (2006)


3The Haunted Castle fire at Six Flags Great Adventure (1984)


4Ghost Train fire at Luna Park Sydney (1979)

Ghost Train fire at Luna Park Sydney (1979)


5America Sings death at Disneyland (1974)

America Sings death at Disneyland (1974)


6El Toro derailment at Six Flags Great Adventure (2021)

El Toro derailment at Six Flags Great Adventure (2021)


7Thunder River Rapids causes 4 deaths at Dreamworld (2016)


8The slow, painful demise of Geauga Lake (2007)


9Apollo's Chariot goose collision at Busch Gardens Williamsburg (1999)

Apollo


10The Smiler train collision (2015)

The Smiler train collision (2015)


11Universal Studios Hollywood backlot tour fire (2008)

Universal Studios Hollywood backlot tour fire (2008)


12Burning of Dreamland at Coney Island (1911)


13Six Flags New Orleans destroyed by Hurricane Katrina (2005)


14Mindbender derailment at Galaxyland (1986)

Mindbender derailment at Galaxyland (1986)


15Lane Graves brutally killed by a alligator on the Grand Floridian Resort Grounds (2016)


16Monorail crash in Disney World (2009)


17Disney officially confirms Splash Mountain will become Tiana's Bayou Adventure (2022)


18The Voyage unconscious rider incident at Holiday World (2021)

The Voyage unconscious rider incident at Holiday World (2021)


19The "euthanization" of Topsy the elephant at Luna Park, Coney Island (1903)


20Carousel Candy shop and kiddie bumper car ride Scamper destroyed by fire at Lagoon Amusement Park (2021)


21DisneyQuest closed and replaced by NBA Experience (2017)


2212 year old falls off Log Chute at Nickelodeon Universe (1998)


23California's Great America announced closure (2022)

California


2414 year old dies on FreeFall (2022)


25Animals die at Animal Kingdom (1998)


26Top Thrill Dragster's retirement (2022)


27Power Rangers Time Force Time Blaster 4D ride discontinued (2001)


28Power Rangers Lost Galaxy Intergalactic Encounter Bounce discontinued (1999)


29Power Ranger In Space Rocket Tour ride discontinued (1998)