disco2000 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Lawsuit specifically calls out the lack of a seat belt like other similar drop rides. https://www.yahoo.com/news/family-missouri-boy-fell-off-160639036.html 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 I'm wondering how Gerstlauer is involved in this since they didn't manufacture the ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoomPlague Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 59 minutes ago, Oldiesmann said: I'm wondering how Gerstlauer is involved in this since they didn't manufacture the ride. Apparently Gerstlauer created the actual restraints If it does turn out that someone at the park adjusted the seats to allow larger riders, then whoever did that and whoever employed them is fully at fault rather than the manufacturer. As someone previously pointed out, the belts on KI's Drop Tower are more of a sizing mechanism. It sounds like the Orlando Freefall has sensors for that same purpose and, from the manufacturer perspective, doesn't need belts. And belts aren't going to stop an operator determined to let more people ride. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco2000 Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 The ride is being taken down. https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/10/06/orlando-freefall-coming-down-after-14-year-old-boy-fell-to-his-death/ https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2022/10/06/orlando-free-fall-to-be-taken-down-after-tyre-sampson-death 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amapan Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 The article didn’t exactly state WHO was responsible for the ride’s removal. Since the lawsuit hasn’t come to a conclusion, my guess is that Gerstlauer demanded it be dismantled. This tragedy makes my blood boil. This family lost a son, THEIR CHILD, because of an egregious chain of errors and monumentally poor decision making that prioritized their pockets over human safety. I hope that when the lawsuit is resolved (lol) the owners and managers of Slingshot Group are held accountable. At the very least they should be bankrupted and banned from the industry. Manslaughter or negligible homicide convictions on top of that would be ideal. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion13 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 State department fines Orlando FreeFall attraction company $250K after death of Tyre Sampson https://www.wlrn.org/news/2022-11-23/state-department-fines-orlando-freefall-attraction-company-250k-after-death-of-tyre-sampson 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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