[certifiablysicknocap]

Why the fuck is the dude still recording and not even panicking as if he didn't just witness this? Kinda weird...

[spamwich]

Mother of 14-year-old who died after falling off ride in Orlando reaches settlement in wrongful death suit

March 16, 2023, 10:17 AM EDT

The mother of 14-year-old Missouri boy who died after slipping off a free-fall ride at a Florida amusement park last year has reached a settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit with the park and the ride’s operator, her attorney announced Wednesday.

TS's mother ND visited the amusement park for the first time since her son's death on Wednesday to see the towering ride be dismantled.

“Came down today, it’s my first time in Florida. I hate I had to come down under these circumstances. It’s a bittersweet moment. The ride’s coming down, I’m thankful for that, but my son’s not coming back,” she said to reporters.

Orlando Slightshot announced that the Free Fall ride would be taken down last year and the dismantling process started this week.

Her attorney MH said during the news conference that a settlement was reached between D, Icon Park and the Orlando Eagle Drop Slingshot, which owns the Free Fall ride.

He said despite settling with the park and ride operator the case, the case continues against the ride's manufacturer.

"The case is not over. This death trap was made by FunTime, who resides out of Austria, who is not under the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission jurisdiction, is not under the jurisdiction of the U.S., except for in this court case," H said, referring to Funtime Handels GMBH, the Austrian company that designed and manufactured the ride, and was also named in the wrongful death suit.

[exdeath]

Originally Posted by certifiablysicknocap ↗

Why the fuck is the dude still recording and not even panicking as if he didn't just witness this? Kinda weird...

What are you really going to do about it? It already happened.

[Chalupa510]

Lol @ the dude screaming get us out yet his legs are swinging like a little girl. Can’t take anyone seriously swinging their legs like that

[ironmike]

Originally Posted by spamwich ↗

Mother of 14-year-old who died after falling off ride in Orlando reaches settlement in wrongful death suit

March 16, 2023, 10:17 AM EDT

The mother of 14-year-old Missouri boy who died after slipping off a free-fall ride at a Florida amusement park last year has reached a settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit with the park and the ride’s operator, her attorney announced Wednesday.

TS's mother ND visited the amusement park for the first time since her son's death on Wednesday to see the towering ride be dismantled.

“Came down today, it’s my first time in Florida. I hate I had to come down under these circumstances. It’s a bittersweet moment. The ride’s coming down, I’m thankful for that, but my son’s not coming back,” she said to reporters.

Orlando Slightshot announced that the Free Fall ride would be taken down last year and the dismantling process started this week.

Her attorney MH said during the news conference that a settlement was reached between D, Icon Park and the Orlando Eagle Drop Slingshot, which owns the Free Fall ride.

He said despite settling with the park and ride operator the case, the case continues against the ride's manufacturer.

"The case is not over. This death trap was made by FunTime, who resides out of Austria, who is not under the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission jurisdiction, is not under the jurisdiction of the U.S., except for in this court case," H said, referring to Funtime Handels GMBH, the Austrian company that designed and manufactured the ride, and was also named in the wrongful death suit.

Saw this article. Per the writer, there is a safety feature, a light that is suppose to show green if the bar clicks in properly. Unknown if it lit but the rider wasn't really secured or just negligence by the operator. I'm guessing the park couldn't prove proper procedure so they had no choice but to settle. Not sure they have a case against the ride manufacturer. Hundreds of thousands of people have ridden this ride without a problem and there is a valid doubt about the rider being too big for the seat (back to operator negligence).

[Spiffyfable]

No Lube Required

[Sgt.Reaper]

And this, kids, is why you DON'T strap yourself into dangerous devices created by people making a profit from them. Or things created by humans. . . . . same crap.

[Bige27]

Let the Bodies hit the floor!!!!

[Ozzman]

So, somebody fucked up and modified the harness/restraints. The seat was not supposed to have large enough gap for somebody to slip through.

[Ozzman]

The video is pretty boring honestly, the fall looks like bad special effect and the employees have zero idea what to do.