jedimaster1227 Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 (edited) Updated Story: http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/july/273151/?cmpid=twitter A 30-year-old man died Saturday after falling off a ride at an Orlando amusement park. A spokesman with Orange County Fire Rescue said Justin Honeycutt was an employee at Magical Midway on International Drive. He was working on the Star Flyers ride while the ride was closed for repairs. He was about 90 feet in the air when he fell about six feet. Rescue crews found Honeycutt unconscious, suspended in the air by a safety harness. Firefighters had to use their own harnesses and cables to climb up, and then slowly lower the man down. Investigators are not yet sure why the worker fell. Magical Midway is now closed while an investigation is under way. Star Flyers is billed as "America's only carousel on steroids." Previous versions of the story http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/july/273151/?cmpid=twitter An man is dead after falling off a ride at an Orlando amusement park. A spokesman with Orange County Fire Rescue told News 13 the man was an employee at Magical Midway on International Drive. He was working on the Star Flyers ride in a harness when he fell about six feet. Pictures sent in to News 13 show crews trying to help the person. We are not posting the pictures because they are of a graphic nature. The ride is billed as "America's only carousel on steroids." Magical Midway now appears to be closed. Visitors tell News 13 that they were asked to leave the park. http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/july/273151/Magical-Midway-in-Orlando-closed-after-ride-accident A accident on a ride has closed an Orlando amusement park. Rescue crews are helping a person found dangling off the Star Flyers ride at Magical Midway on International Drive. The person's condition is not known at this time, but pictures sent in to News 13 show crews trying to help the person down. They were visibly injured. We are not posting the pictures because they are of a graphic nature. The ride is billed as "America's only carousel on steroids." Magical Midway now appears to be closed. Visitors tell News 13 that they were asked to leave the park. Edited July 3, 2011 by jedimaster1227 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueerRudie Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 And I can hear the sounds of StarFlyers all over the country grinding to a halt- I hope the best for the person's safety, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigalyte Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 I smell sabotage by Mondial lol j/k That's crazy I hope the person will be ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letsriderides Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 (edited) Oh dam! That's horrible! edit** he's dead...how sad Edited July 2, 2011 by letsriderides Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster1227 Posted July 2, 2011 Author Share Posted July 2, 2011 The original post has been updated to include more information on this tragic accident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatle11 Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 He was working on the Star Flyers ride in a harness when he fell about six feet. It may have had more to do with the harness than the ride itself. Either way, it's really too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster1227 Posted July 3, 2011 Author Share Posted July 3, 2011 The original post has been updated once again to reflect the latest details in this sad story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster1227 Posted July 3, 2011 Author Share Posted July 3, 2011 http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/july/273151/?cmpid=twitter An Orlando amusement park is back open after one of its workers died while working on a ride Saturday. A spokesman with Orange County Fire Rescue said Justin Honeycutt, 30, was an employee at Magical Midway on International Drive. He was working on the Star Flyers ride while the ride was closed for repairs. He was about 90 feet in the air when he fell about six feet. Rescue crews found Honeycutt unconscious, suspended in the air by a safety harness. Firefighters had to use their own harnesses and cables to climb up, and then slowly lower the man down. "It is under investigation," said Mark Smothers, spokesman for Orange County Fire Rescue, "we will turn it over to [FL Dept. of Agriculture], and the sheriff's office will treat it as a death investigation." Investigators are not yet sure why the worker fell. Magical Midway reopened Sunday. Star Flyers will remain closed while it is inspected by the FL Bureau of Fair Rides Inspection. Star Flyers is billed as "America's only carousel on steroids." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCW_Nut Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Found another news story. Turns out he's a local independent wrestler. Florida Independent Wrestler Justin "Ryze" Honeycutt Dead At Age 30Posted by: Kenny Williams of WrestlingNewsSource.com on Jul 03 2011 Florida independent wrestler Justin Honeycutt, who performed under the name "Ryze," has died at the age of 30 following an accident at an amusement park that he worked at. Honeycutt was working on the "Star Flyers" ride (which is billed as "America's only carousel on steroids") at the Magical Midway amusement park yesterday, which is located on International Drive in Orlando. The ride was closed for repairs, and Honeycutt was approximately 90 feet in the air when he suddenly fell six feet down. Authorities and rescue crews found Honeycutt unconscious and suspended in the air by a safety harness. Firefighters were forced to use their own harnesses and cables to climb the ride and slowly get Honeycutt down. An investigation is currently underway into how the accident occurred. The park will remain closed while the investigation is ongoing. Honeycutt wrestled for the ASW independent promotion. On behalf of everyone here at WrestlingNewsSource.com, we would like to offer out condolences to the family and friend of Justin Honeycutt during this tragic time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarmor Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Pictures of a graphic nature?? I wonder how graphic could it have been since he fell what seems like a short 6 ft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odene497 Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Yeah, it seems bizarre that he died, aren't those harnesses supposed to buffer the stopping force? Perhaps there's a good chance he hit his head on something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asimowalk Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Well, they said his leg got caught on a beam on his fall down and he had some head trauma when they got up to him. The harness did it's job, it was just his unfortunate position during the fall I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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