The state’s Amusement Device Unit will alert the operator not to bring the ride to the fair in September. The Tennessee State Fair in Nashville was also set to host a Fire Ball ride operated by another company, North American Midway Entertainment. The safety and the security of our guests are of the utmost importance as we strive to offer the best family friendly entertainment for all. We will not be using Amusements of America to be our carnival midway provider this year. Fire Ball is an amusement park ride that was at Torontos Canadian National Exhibition.The music in this video is Royalty Free music from Youtubes Audio Lib. An 18-year-man was killed and seven others were injured when a 4-seat gondola broke off the arm of a Fireball swinging pendulum ride at the Ohio State Fair. We will be announcing on or before August 10 even greater security and safety measures we are putting into place for the fair along with the carnival midway provider that we are under current negotiations with. Communications Director Valerie Morris sent this statement Thursday night:ĭelta Fair & Music Festival Organizers are very saddened by the recent tragedy at the Ohio State Fair and our thoughts and prayers are with all those that are affected. The Delta Fair in Memphis will not use Amusements of America this year. We plan to continue to work with Amusements of America to provide the safest amusements rides possible. They have a strong safety and inspection program. Amusements of America is a carnival that has been in business since 1939 and has been our carnival since 2008. It is manufactured by Larson International a well-known park ride creator and acted as an improvement on their previous thrill rides, such as the super loop and the ring of fire. The Wilson County Fair, Lebanon, TN is very saddened about the accident at the Ohio State Fair. The fire ball ride is an exciting and daring thrill ride that has evolved from several other rides. ![]() Randall Clemons, President of Wilson County Promotions, defends the record of the carnival operator: Wilson County runs the largest fair in the state, set to open August 18. He expects extra inspections to make sure all rides are in working order. Benny Birdsong, co-chair of the Giles County Fair tells News 2 it will be the “safest fair in America” because of the added scrutiny. The Giles County Fair is set to open August 10. The Wilson County Fair and the Giles County Fair will go on as scheduled with Amusements of America operating their midway rides. The company provides carnival rides at 2 Tennessee fairs. ![]() We are keeping those impacted by this tragic situation in our prayers and fully cooperating with those investigating this accident. The ride was inspected by our staff as well as independent inspectors prior to opening at the Ohio State Fair. ![]() Our family owned company is committed to working with state and local experts in trying to determine the cause of this tragic incident. ![]() They call the Fire Ball a “thrill ride.”Īmusements of America sent this statement Thursday through a PR firm: In the whole rotation process, only to hear the screams of passengers, which is a very strong sense of excitement.The Fire Ball ride that failed in Columbus is operated by Amusements of America, a New Jersey based carnival operator, described as the largest traveling amusement park in the world. The cabins will rotate in the 360 degrees circular track during the fire ball ride’s running time. The fire ball ride(a type of large outdoor playground equipment), is a kind of air spinning equipment. The cabins sometimes fall to the bottom, and sometimes drive the sky, which give the passengers with endless fun, and make them reluctant to leave. So that passengers feel both senses of weight loss and brain dizzy. Passengers in the cabins driven by mechanical power along the circular orbit to do circular motion, and in the circular movement the cabins will rotation because the eccentric loadings. There are believed to be about four of these rides in locations around New Jersey and, like the one at. The fire ball ride is a novel, exciting, thrilling playground equipment. The Wild Claw or Fire Ball is a popular ride that swings and spins up to 40 feet in the air.
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