{"id":467036,"date":"2026-10-15T18:41:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T18:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/467036\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T18:41:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T18:41:34","slug":"six-flags-texas-remains-open-after-death-at-georgia-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/467036\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Flags Texas remains open after death at Georgia park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Tormenta_Rendering_1.jpg\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"674\" title=\"Tormenta Rampaging Run at Six Flags Over Texas is set to break six world records in 2026.\" alt=\"Tormenta Rampaging Run at Six Flags Over Texas is set to break six world records in 2026.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        Tormenta Rampaging Run at Six Flags Over Texas is set to break six world records in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>                Hand-out<\/p>\n<p>            Six Flags Over Texas<\/p>\n<p>Following the death of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/10\/12\/us\/roller-coaster-georgia-six-flags-rider-death.html?unlocked_article_code=1.IVE.EeTL.4SD5lfetmyis&amp;smid=url-share\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">42-year-old Atlanta man at Six Flags Over Georgia<\/a>, the Arlington-based company has announced the closure of nine similar coasters across six of their parks \u2014 but not at Six Flags Over Texas.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday afternoon, Georgia officials announced a rider died in an accident at the amusement park and a number of people were injured.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses told WFAA\u2019s sister station in Atlanta, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfaa.com\/article\/news\/nation-world\/six-flags-over-georgia-man-falls-roller-coaster-goliath\/507-ca70914c-2cce-40f7-addb-91e244345c66\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WXIA<\/a>, a man had been ejected from a car on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sixflags.com\/overgeorgia\/attractions\/goliath\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Goliath<\/a>, a roller coaster that reaches up to 200 feet with a maximum speed of 70 mph.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday morning, the Cobb County Police Department identified the man as 42-year-old Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem from Atlanta. Additional details regarding cause of death and injuries have not been released.<\/p>\n<p>Six Flags confirmed to Star-Telegram news partner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfaa.com\/article\/news\/local\/six-flags-georgia-death-impact-over-texas-rides\/287-164554cc-f68b-4487-beb3-a640ae2a5b82\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WFAA<\/a> that all rides at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/aclk?sa=L&amp;ai=DChsSEwjgjMm2r7eXAxV9dEcBHcLFDRQYACICCAEQABoCcXU&amp;ae=2&amp;co=1&amp;ase=2&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwrbfWBhAeEiwAc2e6PkiSQrQfzWt0RN9LZZPv3hOXpBPfHImZVXsCBoxfPzJKZcgW-aH4JxoCAZEQAvD_BwE&amp;cid=CAASWuRoPnTMYJWbLjgJh7-VWxgGAojm5fs6P0DgXnOzqNjvIiFmWpG6JNmVW1gag8xBHVtxhXzUSo3Lvp2Uo_EBpEr6PecVW3fqCFeg_2OzIdBhQn1tAX3EYiZGkg&amp;cce=2&amp;category=acrcp_v1_71&amp;sig=AOD64_1yWtGNqhTXvmUM9PFTRpiLh8ScSA&amp;q&amp;nis=4&amp;adurl&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiWt762r7eXAxX5KFkFHcpoAOwQ0Qx6BAgPEAE\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Six Flags Over Texas<\/a> in Arlington remain open.<\/p>\n<p>Where did Six Flags coasters close?<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times reported that shortly after the incident, Six Flags Over Georgia shut down the Goliath roller coaster. Six Flags has not yet officially identified which coaster the incident happened on.<\/p>\n<p>Police told WXIA that preliminary investigation indicates Kariem was \u201cejected from the ride\u201d and hit other passengers before falling beneath the coaster.<\/p>\n<p>The Goliath coaster has also been shut down at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California.<\/p>\n<p>According to the New York Times, Six Flags has also shut down:<\/p>\n<p>Raging Bull at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, IllinoisNitro at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New JerseyLeviathan and Behemoth at Canada\u2019s Wonderland in Vaughan, OntarioFury 325 and Thunder Striker at Carowinds in Charlotte, North CarolinaOrion and Diamondback at Kings Island in Kings Island, Ohio<\/p>\n<p>All rides at Six Flags Over Texas are operating as normal.<\/p>\n<p>Has anyone ever died at Six Flags over Texas?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfaa.com\/article\/news\/local\/tarrant-county\/arlington-police-report-details-womans-death-after-fall-from-texas-giant\/287-306017725\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">In 2013<\/a>, 52-year-old Rosy Esparza from Dallas died at Six Flags Over Texas after being ejected 75 feet from The Texas Giant, a 14-story-high coaster.<\/p>\n<p>Six Flags over Texas closed the ride after the incident but then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/news\/business\/article4115574.html\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reopened it two months after<\/a> with redesigned restraint-bar pads and new seat belts. The ride reopened because Six Flags found no mechanical error was involved.<\/p>\n<p>In 1999, Valeria Cartwright, 28, from West Helena, Arkansas, apparently drowned when a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/park-ride-kills-woman\/\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Roaring Rapids raft overturned<\/a> at Six Flags Over Texas.<\/p>\n<p>WFAA said that Kariem\u2019s death is at least the seventh for Six Flags Over Georgia, including a 2006 accident when a man died from a heart attack while riding the Goliath.<\/p>\n<p>        Related Stories from  Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/profile\/285141852\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792089694_302_ELLA_GONZALES.jpeg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Ella Gonzales\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/profile\/285141852\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ella Gonzales<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n<p>            Ella Gonzales is a service journalism reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. She is part of a team of local journalists who answer reader questions and write about life in North Texas. Ella mainly writes about local restaurants and where to find good deals around town.\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tormenta Rampaging Run at Six Flags Over Texas is set to break six world records in 2026. 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