Customers at Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando During the first three months of 2024, passengers at their theme parks experienced foot accidents, shortness of breath, and loss of consciousness, according to a condition report released on Thursday.
Eight injury at Disney and two at Universal were listed in the document’s list from January through March.
In January, a 63-year-old customer injured her leg while leaving the journey car for the Kilimanjaro Safaris at Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park, and a 70-year-old host fell and injured her foot while loading into Epcot’s Starship Earth appeal.
At Magic Kingdom, a 32-year-old woman lost awareness while aboard Space Mountain , and a 46-year-old had brain pain and discomfort after riding Tron Lightcycle / Run wheel ride. Both were reported in January.
Four other Disney World incidents involved pre-existing problems, according to the document. A 73-year-old men lost awareness after riding Spaceship Earth in January. A 68-year-old girl felt shortness of breath after riding Slinky Dog Dash , a roller coaster at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in February. A 44-year-old women had a seizure after experiencing Frozen Always After , a liquid ride at Epcot, in March.
And at Blizzard Beach water garden, a 29-year-old tourist lost consciousness after Summit Plummet , a near-vertical fall system slip, in February.
At Universal, “an altered state of consciousness ” was reported from a 56-year-old man after experiencing Doctor Doom’s Fearfall , a cut journey at Islands of Adventure, and from a 38-year-old men after Transformers: The Ride — 3D , a motion-simulation appeal at Universal Studios. Both occurred in March.
In the first third of 2024, SeaWorld Orlando, Legoland Florida, and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay did not report any injury.
Under an agreement with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, which oversees drive laws, Florida’s big theme parks self-report host wounds on rides that require at least 24 hours of admission. Following the initial condition assessments, the office is not informed.
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