Icon Park Announces Permanent Closure Of FreeFall Ride Following Tyre Sampson’s Fatal Fall

Back in March, tragedy struck at Orlando’s Icon Park after 14-year-old Tyre Sampson suffered a fatal fall from the amusement park’s FreeFall ride. Months later, the theme park has announced that the ride will be taken down, per the request of Tyre’s family. Slingshot CEO Ritchie Armstrong revealed the news in an official statement on ICON Park’s website. We are devastated by Tyre’s death. We have listened to the wishes of Tyre’s family and the community, and have made the decision to take down the FreeFall.” Armstrong also revealed that the company plans to create a scholarship in Tyre’s name…. Read Full Article