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Six Flags has banned YouTuber Allen Ferrell from all of its theme parks for life after he filmed himself eating chicken nuggets on a roller coaster at Cedar Point.
Ferrell shared a video showing him hiding a 10-piece box of nuggets in his trousers before boarding Millennium Force, a 310-foot ride that reaches speeds of 93mph.
During the ride, he pulled out the food and ate it as the roller coaster dropped from its highest point.
Viral footage from the stunt, which has also been shared to Ferrell's TikTok and Instagram accounts, which boast 3.9 million and 131k followers respectively, shows another rider holding out a container of dipping sauce while Ferrell continued eating.
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Ferrell shared the video to his 1.8 million YouTube subscribers earlier this month (19 May).
Cedar Point, the Ohio amusement park owned by Six Flags, has since issued a statement on the matter, saying that the stunt broke strict safety rules around loose items on rides.
"Safety is a cornerstone of our business, and we have zero tolerance for inappropriate and unsafe behaviour," a spokesperson for the park said in a statement obtained by Entertainment Weekly.
The statement continued: "Our ride safety policy strictly prohibits all loose articles on rides, including food, which can become a choking hazard. Safety is a partnership between our guests and the park, and guests must follow all written and verbal instructions for safe riding.
"Guests who violate our Code of Conduct are not welcome in our parks, and this guest has been banned from all Six Flags parks for life."
Cedar Point rules state that loose items must be secured in pockets, stored in lockers, or left with a non-rider. On Millennium Force, any item that cannot fit safely into a pocket or waist pack is banned from the queue entirely.
"Loose articles are not permitted on Millennium Force," Cedar Point spokesperson Tony Clark previously told the outlet. "Cedar Point does not condone the behaviour demonstrated in this video."
Ferrell has since reshared various news articles reporting on his Six Flags ban to his Instagram Stories on Thursday (28 May), including reports from both Entertainment Weekly and Fox 8 News Cleveland.
The social media personality didn't caption either post.
Entertainment Weekly reports that it reached out to Ferrell directly for comment, though he did not provide one at the time.
Tyla has reached out to Allen Ferrell and Six Flags for further comment.
