Disney and Universal report injuries and loss of consciousness on rides
Visitors at Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando experienced leg injuries, shortness of breath and loss of consciousness on rides at their theme parks in the first three months of 2024, a state report revealed Thursday.
The document listed eight guest injuries at Disney and two at Universal.
In January, a 63-yearold visitor injured her leg while leaving the ride vehicle for the Kilimanjaro Safaris at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and a 70-yearold guest fell and injured her leg while loading into Epcot’s Spaceship Earth.
At the Magic Kingdom, a 32-year-old woman lost consciousness while aboard Space Mountain, and a 46-year-old had head pain and nausea after riding Tron Lightcycle/ Run roller coaster. Both were reported in January.
Four other Disney World incidents involved preexisting conditions, according to the report. A 73-yearold man lost consciousness after riding Spaceship Earth in January. A 68-year-old woman felt shortness of breath after riding Slinky Dog Dash, a roller coaster at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in February. A 44-year-old woman had a seizure after experiencing Frozen Ever After, a water ride at Epcot, in March.
And at Blizzard Beach water park, a 29-year-old guest lost consciousness after Summit Plummet, a near-vertical drop body slide, in February.
At Universal, “an altered state of consciousness” was reported from a 56-year-old man after experiencing Doctor Doom’s Fearfall, a drop ride at Islands of Adventure, and from a 38-yearold man after Transformers: The Ride — 3D, a motion-simulation attraction at Universal Studios. Both occurred in March.
SeaWorld Orlando, Legoland Florida and Busch Gardens Tampa
Bay did not report any injuries in the first quarter of 2024.