12 nightmarish facts that will make you never want to visit another water park

Summer is approaching, meaning that Americans across the country will seek relief at water parks.However, water parks are full of germs, potentially dangerous, and can be just as crowded as amusement parks on their worst days.While water parks always seem like a good idea when the temperatures start rising, they're usually not worth the risk. Damp environments like pools and water slides are the perfect breeding ground for bacteria like E.coli and staphnot to mention the unsavory things floating around in the water itself.If you're somehow not deterred by all the germs, perhaps thinking about the overwhelming amount of people who will have had the same idea as you will stop you.Keep scrolling to learn about the brain-eating amoebas and chlorine-resistant parasites that make water parks the actual worst.The crowds can be overwhelming.TheWorld Waterpark Association released a report estimating that 85 million people visited the 1,300 water parks in the US in 2015 alone.At Disney, water parks likeBlizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon can hit capacity as early as 11 am in July, meaning no one new can get inside until other visitors leave.Injuries ' especially from water slides ' are commonplace.The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reported that 4,200 people had to visit the hospitalin 2015 for injuries sustained at a public water park. These ranged fromscrapes and concussions to broken limbs and spinal injuries.A 2014 report by NJ.com found thatwater slides created more injuries than roller coasters. Of 552 reported amusement ride accidents spanning five years, 122 were from waterslides.In rare cases, water slide accidents have even led to fatalities.In August 2016, the Schwab family was visiting Schlitterbahn water park in Kansas City, Kansas, when their10-year-old son Caleb died riding theVerrckt water slide, which had been dubbed the world's tallest.Police confirmed to TIME that he was decapitated while on the slide. A year and a half after his death, the Kansas City Attorney General's Office confirmed that they would be pressing criminal charges against the company that owns the park and one of its former employees.A bill was introduced to the state's House of Representatives proposing stricter regulations on amusement park rides and safety inspections, but it failed to pass.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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