Five tragic deaths in one week exposed the dark side of amusement parks. What went wrong, and why were so many lives lost in places meant for fun?

Actually, despite efforts to keep various scandals and accidents quiet, amusement parks all over the ... some of the most deadly examples of theme park mismanagement in history.

Riders on the Do-Dodonpa roller coaster at the Fuji-Q Highland amusement ... the park notified the prefectural police. But the park did not report the accidents to the prefectural government ...

FUJIYOSHIDA, Yamanashi Prefecture—After causing a string of injuries and being forced to suspend operations for two and a half years, a popular looping roller coaster at an amusement park near ...