Eleven Roller Coasters Closed After Deadly Six Flags Georgia Fall
Eleven roller coasters were taken out of service after Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, 42, fell to his death from the Goliath coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia on Monday, October 12, 2026.[1]
The shutdowns include eight other Six Flags rides, Sea World Orlando's Mako and La Ronde's Goliath in Montreal, bringing the total to 11 coasters out of service.[1] Park officials said Six Flags Over Georgia will reopen Friday, October 16, 2026, but the Goliath coaster will remain closed during police and state regulatory investigations.[1]
A mother said her son encountered a Goliath seat whose restraint would not stay locked about an hour before the fatal ride, and staff dispatched the train with the seat empty and its harness raised.[1]
Nine of the closed coasters share manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard and use a similar clamshell lap restraint that, like Goliath in Georgia, lacks a backup seat belt.[1]
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- On Monday, October 12, 2026, Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, 42, fell to his death from the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia after being ejected from his seat.
- By Thursday, October 15, 2026, a total of 11 roller coasters had been taken out of service, including eight other Six Flags rides, Sea World Orlando's Mako, and La Ronde's Goliath in Montreal.
- Nine of the shuttered coasters share a manufacturer, Bolliger & Mabillard, and a similar clamshell lap restraint system to Goliath in Georgia, which lacks backup seat belts.
- A mother reported that about an hour before the fatal incident her son encountered a Goliath seat whose restraint would not stay locked, prompting him to move before the train was dispatched with that seat empty and its harness raised.
- Six Flags Over Georgia is scheduled to reopen Friday, October 16, 2026, but the Goliath coaster will remain closed during ongoing police and state regulatory investigations.
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