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Ride taken down and claims what happened to her son was no accident. cnn's lay la santiago is following the story for us. she and her attorney spoke out today. what are they saying? >> reporter: alisyn and victor, a month after their son fell off the ride, the parents demanding answers, demanding change, and legal and financial accountability. just moments ago, i want to show you when the father for the very first time visited the site of where his son died last month. you can tell when you watch the video how emotional he is from afar, and i can't help but think of the last conversation i had...

And weighed 340 pounds. according to the ride's own manual the maximum weight limit is 287. free fall ride at the icon mark had only been open for four months billed as the tallest drop tower in the world. you ride to the top and drop fast at 75 miles per hour before a magnetic braking system stops you at the end. 430 feet tall. cell phone video taken the night it happened you could hear ride workers asking each other was he buckled in, was he buckled in? the employee responsible for the kid said he was. the ride's manual specifies quote be careful when seating large guests making sure they fi...

From miami. >> good morning, dana. the cause of the horrifying amusement park tragedy appears now to have been caused when one or more of the ride's workers manually adjusted and loosened the safety harness so the overly large boy could fit into the seat and take the thrill ride. the free fall ride tragedy happened when the boy and his parents were in orlando for a football camp. these results were announced yesterday concluding a worker rigged the seat so the automatic electric sensors did not go off as they should have. >> these misadjustments allowed to improperly satisfying the safety mech...

>> manual for the ride shows sampson exceeded its weight limit yet he was allowed on. meanwhile his family has started a petition to have that ride shut down. florida governor ron desantis signed education rights bill into law yesterday. the governor saying is he not backing down to critics. those critics include the walt disney company vowing to help repeal the legislation they say is anti-lgbtq. this, while disney maintains silence on the alleged genocide of uyghur muslims by the chinese government. and the nfl is making a controversial play during of the off season. commercial roger goodell...

Specifies a weight limit of 287 pounds, and says of "large guests, check that they fit within the contours of the seat and the bracket fits properly." sampson, an eighth grade football standout from missouri reportedly weighed more than 300 pounds. ken martin is a ride safety expert. what do you think is going to change? >> i think we're going to see more emphasis on operator training, and we have have those guys properly trained. >> reporter: slingshot group, which owns and operates the ride, has vowed to cooperate with authorities icon park, where the ride is located, has vowed to do the sam...