Six Flags has permanently banned YouTuber Allen Ferrell from its parks after he violated a safety rule by eating McDonald's chicken nuggets on an attraction.
Ferrell, who has 1.8 million subscribers on YouTube and nearly 4 million followers on TikTok, is known for posting videos of his energetic food hacks and social experiments.
In a clip shared earlier this month, he stuffed a 10-piece box of chicken nuggets into his pants before entering the Millennium Force roller coaster at the Six Flags-owned Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio. He then filmed himself eating the nuggets as he descended from its maximum height of 310 feet. Ferrell even had his riding companion holding a sauce that went flying due to the force of the roller coaster.
A Cedar Point representative responded to the viral clip, which has nearly 700,000 views on YouTube. “Our ride safety policy strictly prohibits all loose items on rides, including food, which can become a choking hazard,” Tony Clark said in a statement Thursday to Entertainment Weekly.
“Safety is a partnership between our guests and the park, and guests must follow all written and verbal instructions to ride safely. 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.”
Clark added: “Safety is the cornerstone of our business and we have zero tolerance for inappropriate and unsafe behavior.”
According to the amusement park's safety guidelines on its website, “items should be safely stored in cargo pockets, a fanny pack, a container on the ride platform, or left in a locker” when guests go on rides. When traveling specifically on Millennium Force, “loose items that cannot be stored in fanny packs or cargo pockets are not permitted online and must be stored in a locker or with a person other than the passenger.”
Ferrell addressed the incident Thursday on his Instagram Story and shared a screenshot of the Entertainment Weekly article. However, he has yet to release any additional response regarding his ban from all Six Flags parks.
the independent has contacted Ferrell and Six Flags for comment.
In the comments of the video on Instagram, many people pointed out the dangers of eating at an amusement park attraction.
“Bro you could have drowned,” one wrote, while another added: “Pretty stupid to take a risk like this.”
“Yeah, don't ever do this again,” a third commented. “I got BBQ sauce all over my clothes, hair, and eyes because of some silly dare like this earlier.”
Owned by Six Flags, Cedar Point is a 364-acre amusement park located on the shores of Lake Erie. The space has 18 roller coasters, an 18-acre water park, a beach and multiple hotel complexes.
