Overview

• Twenty-three visitors were hurt when the high-speed pendulum attraction ‘360 Degrees’ fractured at its apex on the night of July 30.
• Local hospitals declared a yellow emergency to treat the injured and continue caring for three patients in critical condition, with no fatalities reported.
• The Saudi Ministry of Interior and General Entertainment Authority have shuttered Green Mountain Park and launched an investigation into the collapse.
• Preliminary findings suggest a structural failure possibly linked to inadequate maintenance, raising safety concerns in the kingdom’s expanding entertainment sector.
• The government has mandated immediate safety inspections of all mechanical attractions across Saudi Arabia to prevent similar incidents.