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April 4, 2022

Orlando FreeFall tragedy: Ride safety expert says 'something's got to change' with amusement park oversight

An amusement park ride safety expert is calling for federal oversight of amusement park rides in the wake of the tragic Orlando FreeFall incident, where a 14-year-old fell off of the and died.

April 3, 2022

Florida FreeFall tragedy: Woman accused of posing as dead teen's cousin

The cousin of 14-year-old Tyre Sampson, who died after falling off of a ride at an Orlando, Florida theme park says that the teenager was denied entrance to two of the other rides because of his weight.

April 2, 2022

Florida FreeFall tragedy: State agency hires forensic engineer to investigate teen's amusement park death

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has hired a forensic engineer to investigate the Orlando FreeFall ride at ICON Park after a 14-year-old died after falling off of the ride on March 24.

April 1, 2022

Disney employee encourages 'silent majority' who support Florida law to 'stand up'

A Disney employee running for Congress in Florida said the 'silent majority' of Disney employees support Florida's Parental Rights in Education law.

March 31, 2022

Florida FreeFall teen death: Father of teenager says he learned about his son dying from social media video

The father of the 14-year-old who died after falling off of an amusement park in Orlando, Florida on March 24 said that he learned about his son's death through a social media video of the incident.

March 31, 2022

Florida FreeFall tragedy: Amusement park ride at center of teen's deadly fall was built in December

The Orlando, Florida amusement park ride where a 14-year-old fell off and died on March 24 is less than a year old and was built in late-December.

March 31, 2022

Florida FreeFall teen death: Ride safety expert harness 'was not on correctly'

An amusement park ride safety expert says the teenager who passed away after falling off of the Orlando FreeFall did not have his harness in the correct position, which opened the door for the tragic incident to happen.

March 30, 2022

Florida FreeFall teen death: Group calling on amusement park to take down ride, says 'someone is negligent'

A Florida group is calling on ICON Park to take down the ride where a 14-year-old fell off and died on March 24.

March 29, 2022

Florida FreeFall teen death: seat harness still locked after horrifying accident at Orlando park

The seat harness of an Orlando theme park ride was in the locked position after a 14-year-old teen fell out, plunging to his death, according to a staffer.

March 29, 2022

Florida FreeFall teen death: Operator error to blame, ride safety expert says

An operations manual released for the Orlando amusement park ride a teenager fell to his death from shows the boy exceeded the attraction's weight limits.