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Orlando SlingShot reopens at ICON Park over year after death of Tyre Sampson on nearby thrill ride
Read full article: Orlando SlingShot reopens at ICON Park over year after death of Tyre Sampson on nearby thrill rideA thrill ride in Orlando's tourist district reopens more than a year after a 14-year-old boy fell to his death on a nearby attraction.
Private ride inspector says 14-year-old who fell from Orlando drop tower too big to ride
Read full article: Private ride inspector says 14-year-old who fell from Orlando drop tower too big to rideJust hours after 14-year-old Tyre Sampson fell from the Orlando FreeFall to his death late Thursday, state inspectors from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services were at Orlando’s ICON Park honing in their investigation on the ride shoulder restraint bar, meant to keep a rider from falling out.
ICON Park tells Orlando FreeFall operator to suspend all ride operations
Read full article: ICON Park tells Orlando FreeFall operator to suspend all ride operationsThe owners of ICON Park are demanding the company behind some of its thrill rides to suspend all ride operations in the wake of the death of a teen last week.
Did teen’s big size factor in Orlando thrill ride death?
Read full article: Did teen’s big size factor in Orlando thrill ride death?A rising middle school football player in Missouri, only 14 but already 6 feet, 5 inches tall and well over 300 pounds, Tyre Sampson fell to his death from a towering Florida amusement ride.