Read · October 24, 2026

Six Flags will add seat belts to its Goliath coaster and similar rides after a rider's fatal fall

From the LeftNBC News: Six Flags to add seat belts to roller coaster after Georgia man falls to his death
NBC reports the seat-belt plan from the Six Flags press release, quotes CEO John Reilly, lists the rides closed since the Oct. 12 death and notes a separate lawsuit over another coaster
Grade: B (82/100). Leaves out key context.
CenterCNBC: Six Flags to install seat belts on roller coaster after rider's death
CNBC runs the AP report: Reilly's statement, the nine closed Bolliger & Mabillard coasters with clamshell restraints, the open investigation and other parks' closures
Grade: B (82/100). Uses an unnamed source or unsourced number.
From the RightNew York Post: Six Flags making change to 'Goliath' coaster after dad fell to his death from 200-foot ride
The Post quotes Reilly's announcement at length, describes the ride and the clamshell lap bars, and recounts witness and police accounts of the Oct. 12 fall
Grade: C (70/100). Uses loaded words and uses an unnamed source or unsourced number.

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