Austin Campbell-Alexander said in the state whistleblower lawsuit that the Orlando Free Fall ride at Icon Park had sensors that were modified to accommodate people whose height or weight were ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — The SlingsShot ride at ICON Park reopened Thursday after being closed for more than a year. The ride suspended operations after 14-year-old Tyre Sampson died in an accident at ...

According to the lawsuit, Alexander discovered several safety concerns with the FreeFall ride, which was located at ICON Park, starting in mid-January 2022.

After the boy's death, the Tyre Sampson Act passed unanimously in Florida. The act calls for increased amusement ride safety to protect park visitors.

Icon Park, which rented the ride’s space to Orlando Slingshot, the ride’s owner and operator, had already settled with Sampson’s family for an undisclosed amount.

Tyre died on March 24 2022 after falling 70 feet from Icon Park’s Orlando Free Fall ride. The trial lasted only a day as Funtime never appeared in court to defend itself.

The Orlando Free Fall drop tower in ICON Park in Orlando is pictured on Monday, March 28, 2022. Tyre Sampson, 14, was killed when he fell from the ride.

After dozens of riders at an Oregon amusement park were left hanging upside down, two lawsuits were brought against the theme park and the ride manufacturer.

The family of Tyre Sampson, a 14-year-old who fell from a ride at an Orlando amusement park, was awarded $310 million in a trial against the manufacturers of the ride.

The theme park and ride’s owner settled with the family for an undisclosed amount. However, Funtime Handels was ordered by a jury Thursday to pay $310 million in damages to the family of the teen.

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.