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  2. Family of Missouri teen who fell to death on FreeFall ride in ...

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    The act calls for increased amusement ride safety to protect park visitors. ... the ride was the world’s tallest free-standing drop tower at 430 feet. ... a 14-year-old who died after a fall ...

  3. Freefall (ride) - Wikipedia

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    On May 22, 1984, an accident occurred on The Edge, a first generation Freefall ride at Marriott's Great America (now Six Flags Great America) in Gurnee, Illinois.A supporting cable snapped, and the mechanism's anti-rollback devices failed to stop the car from plummeting nearly 60 feet to the bottom of the tower.

  4. Orlando Freefall ride to be torn down after teen’s fatal fall

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    Orlando Slingshot, which operates the 400-foot Freefall ride, announced on Thursday that the ride would be shut down for good in wake of the deadly incident. “We are devastated by Tyre’s death.

  5. 14-year-old boy dies after falling from 'free fall' ride at ...

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    A 14-year-old boy died Thursday night after falling from a ride that takes passengers 430 feet in the air at an Orlando amusement park, authorities said. ... to a 911 call at the Orlando Free Fall ...

  6. List of incidents at independent amusement parks - Wikipedia

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    On June 13, 2003, a man was seriously injured in a 30-foot (9.1 m) fall from the Scenic Skyway chairlift ride at Knoebels Amusement Park. The man was a member of a group home for mentally disabled people and was riding alone. He was airlifted to a local hospital and recovered. The ride had opened two weeks before the accident.

  7. Mother: Son's death on Florida ride could've been prevented - AOL

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    While most free-fall rides have a shoulder harness and a seatbelt, the Orlando Free Fall ride had only an over-the-shoulder harness. Mother: Son's death on Florida ride could've been prevented

  8. Icon Park - Wikipedia

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    Icon Park, originally named I-Drive 360 until 2018, is an entertainment complex in Orlando, Florida, that has been operating since 2015.The complex is on 20 acres (8 ha) and has about 9 feature attractions, including a 400-foot (120 m) observation wheel, a slingshot ride, a Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum, and a Sea Life aquarium (not to be confused with SeaWorld Orlando).

  9. Jury awards $310 million to parents of teen killed in fall ...

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    The parents of a 14-year-old Missouri boy who fell to his death from an Orlando amusement park ride in 2022 have won a $310 million verdict against the attraction’s Austrian builder.