The tragedies began on August 20th at Lake Compounce in Connecticut when 16-year-old Matthew Henne was fatally injured by the Tornado ride ... end to a week of amusement park disasters.

even the most avid thrill-seekers might start to question how safe rides are when an accident happens. Several amusement park and state fair accidents have made headlines just this summer ...

More than 290 million people visited theme parks in the U.S. in 2010, enjoying 1.7 billion rides. For all the ... we take a look at some of the worst accidents to take place at Six Flags over ...