A North Texas man says after decades of going on rides at Six Flags Over Texas, he was told on his last visit to get off a ride because of his disability. Now he wants the park to reconsider its policy.
Brent Gray doesn't have any hands. He lost them in a farm accident when he was 13 years old. Gray said he's been going on rides at Six Flags Over Texas for 35 years without issue, until his last trip.
"That's when they told me the rule, when they stopped the ride," Gray explained.
He was on the ride called Pandemonium.
"Made be get off and I didn't argue. I just got off," he said.
That was toward the end of last year, but he still thinks about it today.
"Well, it was a whole lot of embarrassment," Gray recalled.
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He said he asked to speak to a manager.
"That's when they told me the rules," Gray said. "It says you have to have two hands and a foot, or two feet and one hand. That's just the way it is."
But Gray said that wasn't the way it was for the decades he'd been going on those rides.
"And all of a sudden now I can't?" he asked.
Gray said he didn't want to sue, he just wanted to be able to take his granddaughter to Six Flags this summer.
"They'd let my family in as long as I don't ride," Gray laughed. "My wife says, well what fun is that?"
Six Flags released a statement to NBC 5, saying in part, "Guest safety is our highest priority and individuals with certain disabilities are prohibited from riding certain rides and attractions. Our accessibility policy includes ride manufacturers' guidelines and the requirements of the federal American Disabilities Act."
