After shutting down the Candymonium attraction earlier this month, Hersheypark has issued an operational update regarding the roller coaster that closed following the fatal ejection of a passenger from a similar ride at Six Flags Over Georgia.Fatal Ejection From Goliath at Six Flags Over GeorgiaCredit: Six Flags Over GeorgiaOn October 12, a 42-year-old Atlanta man named Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem died after falling from his seat on Goliath, a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia. Police, public souvenir photos, and eyewitness accounts confirmed that the educator and IT professional was “ejected” from his seat, collided with other passengers and ride infrastructure, and fell near a building used for the park’s annual Halloween event, Fright Fest. He was visiting the park with his family that day.Passengers, some of whom had blood on them, reportedly screamed to alert operators as the Goliath train pulled back into the station. Six Flags Over Georgia employees emergency-stopped the roller coaster and evacuated riders on the other train, which was still on the tracks.Credit: Six Flags Over GeorgiaGoliath remains closed pending an investigation by authorities, as do other Six Flags, Kings Island, Canada’s Wonderland, and Carowinds roller coasters featuring the same clamshell-style restraints manufactured by the Swiss company Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M). Several non-Six Flags Entertainment-owned theme parks also closed their B&M roller coasters featuring similar restraints, including Mako at SeaWorld Orlando and Candymonium at Hersheypark in Pennsylvania.Back-up retractable seatbelt restraints have been added to some clamshell-style B&M coasters, including Diamondback at King’s Island in Ohio, Fury 325 at Carowinds in North Carolina, and Candymonium at Hersheypark. Goliath did not have a seatbelt in addition to the clamshell restraint.Hersheypark Issues Update Following Closure of CandymoniumCredit: HersheyparkLast week, Hersheypark announced that Candymonium would reopen, along with the park (which is currently operating on weekends only), on Friday, October 16. The Hershey, Pennsylvania, theme park shared the following statement with ABC27, confirming that the ride inspection team had confirmed that Candymonium was safe for riders:“Candymonium plans to operate when Hersheypark opens to the public on Friday, October 16. Our thoughts remain with the guest’s family and everyone affected by Monday’s incident at Six Flags Over Georgia. Before making this decision, we had Candymonium thoroughly inspected. Our ride inspection team, which includes state-certified ride inspectors, and an independent external ride safety inspector each confirmed that the ride is operating as intended and that Candymonium remains safe to operate. We have also been in contact with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, which oversees Amusement Park operations in the Commonwealth regarding our decision to operate the attraction. We also consulted with the ride’s manufacturer. Based on the information presently available, the manufacturer has not identified an engineering basis to recommend shutting down similarly designed coasters solely because of the incident in Georgia. Candymonium was custom-built to its own specifications, with multiple redundant safety systems, including a seatbelt at every seat in addition to the lap restraint. Safety is the foundation of everything we do, and we take that responsibility seriously.”Do you agree with the decision to reopen Candymonium at Hersheypark? Share your thoughts with Inside the Magic in the comments! The post Hersheypark Issues Operational Update After Closing on October 10 appeared first on Inside the Magic.