“Having a festival without rides is like having a beer garden without beer. “We were doing damage control all weekend,” said festival chairman Matt Ritenour. Read More FILE- In this Jfile photo, an Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper removes a ground spike in front of the Fire Ball ride at the Ohio State Fair, in Columbus, Ohio. Eighteen-year-old Tyler Jarrell died, and seven others were hurt when the Fire Ball ride broke apart with. All they could come up with were a few inflatable bounce houses and one kiddie ride. In a lawsuit filed Monday, the victims of the State Fair accident say the answer is yes. His decision left organizers of the Tusky Days festival in Tuscarawas scrambling to find another ride company. “When I go 15 miles to Indiana or to West Virginia, Georgia, Florida or Kentucky, my equipment’s fine,” he said. Instead of taking his rides to 26 fairs and festivals around Ohio this summer, he’s canceled all of those and filled his calendar with events in neighboring states. His girlfriend was among seven others injured in the accident. “I can’t gamble like that,” said Val Gorham, who runs Cromer United Amusements from its base in Eaton, Ohio. 18-year-old Tyler Jarrell was killed after being thrown into the air by the Fire Ball at the Ohio State Fair on Wednesday.
A kiddie coaster had to be disassembled and repaired even though it had issues that he didn’t think needed immediate attention.Īmusement operators say they especially can’t afford to have their rides grounded for repairs that they don’t believe are warranted coming after a year when they were shut down because of the pandemic.
This year, five of his 18 carnival rides weren’t allowed to start at the beginning of the season.
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