The park said that a mobile pool cracked and diving platforms attached to it from which acrobats jump collapsed during a show on Monday afternoon, German news agency dpa reported. Water from the pool flowed into a water ride attraction called Atlantica SuperSplash.
Europa Park's 'Retorno Dos Piratas,' which is Portuguese for 'Return of the Pirates,' had a severe accident yesterday when a Guest captured on video the moment a stage in the water where performers dive from high up in the sky collapsed, injuring performers and a couple of Guests who were watching the show live.
During Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, Six Flags New Orleans was completely flooded. Since then, the park has stood abandoned, save for visits from urban explorers and alligators. There have been attempts to revitalize the land, but the future of the park is still in limbo.
Several people were injured in the accident on Monday at Europa-Park in Rust. The park said a mobile pool cracked and diving platforms attached to it from which acrobats jump collapsed during a show on Monday afternoon. Water from the pool flowed into a water ride attraction called Atlantica SuperSplash.
Largest Amusement Parks Research SummaryThe busiest amusement park in the world is Magic Kingdom, with $17 billion and nearly 12,691,000 visitors in 2021. As of 2022, the global amusement park industry has a market size of $54.9 billion.
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