Some rides at the Ohio State Fair re-opened on Friday afternoon and took on awaiting riders after a nearly two-day break.
Gov. John Kasich ordered all rides at the state fair to be shut down after a catastrophic ride malfunction Wednesday evening killed one and injured seven others.
The state fair reopened three rides considered to be low-impact: Kiddieland, SkyGlider and Giant Slide.
Dylan Bryant said he saw the ride malfunction on Snapchat, but he's still riding rides because these malfunctions are rare.
"I'm here to ride all of the rides, the ones that are open of course. It's kind of scary, the fact that, you know, somebody died," Bryant said. "But honestly if they were still all open I would ride them all still."
Fourteen-year-old fair-goer Kaleb Johnson said he's happy some rides are open again too, but he's proceeding with caution.
"I'm gonna get on this ride because I just want something, I mean all the other rides are closed and my mom won't let me ride them either," Johnson said. "She says it's kind of disrespectful for the people who were in the accident on the Fire Ball. It makes sense."
The state is investigating the death of one man, 18-year-old Tyler Jarrell, and injuries of seven others after the Fire Ball ride came apart and threw passengers to the ground.
A tweet from the Ohio State Fair says "Inspectors making good progress."
Inspectors making good progress. Kiddieland, SkyGlider and Giant Slide to open early afternoon.
— Ohio State Fair (@OhioStateFair) July 28, 2017
