About a dozen thrill-seekers at the Orlando theme park reported symptoms including dizziness, chest pain and loss of consciousness over a three-month period, according to Florida state documents.
Between April and June, there were 11 cases at Disney World and Universal, four of which were at the water parks. The Orlando Sentinel reported..
Florida theme parks are required to self-report any visitor injuries that require hospitalization for at least 24 hours on a quarterly basis to the state, which the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services makes available to the public.
Eight injuries have been reported in the past three months, the Sentinel reported.
Most of the recent injuries have occurred on attractions featuring high-speed roller coasters, dark rides, rapids and motion simulators.
Disney reported one incident in April, when a 60-year-old man reported chest pains after riding Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin. According to Disney’s website, the Magic Kingdom ride is a “dark, slow-moving” ride suitable for all ages.
The theme park reported two additional incidents in May.
According to Disney’s website, the 76-year-old man felt ill after riding the Tron Lightcycle/Run, a high-speed rollercoaster ride with “sharp curves, drops and sudden stops” in the dark.
The 39-year-old woman complained of feeling disoriented while descending Space Mountain, another high-speed dark coaster at the Magic Kingdom.
And in June, a 42-year-old woman complained of back pain after exiting Epcot’s “Frozen Ever After,” a slow-motion boat ride through the dark based on the hit animated film, and a 69-year-old man reported experiencing dizziness on “Minnie & Mickey’s Runaway Railroad,” a train ride through the dark that’s suitable for all ages.
At Disney’s water park Typhoon Lagoon, a 25-year-old woman lost consciousness after hitting her head while riding the Humunga-Cowabunga ride, which includes a “near-vertical, five-story drop in the dark,” according to Disney.
Numerous injuries have also been reported at Universal Orlando, where three visitors were injured at the Volcano Bay water park in June.
According to Universal’s website, a 70-year-old man reported chest pains while riding the thrilling whitewater rafting ride “Te Awa the Fearless River,” while a 23-year-old woman lost consciousness while riding “Hona Ika Moana,” another water rafting ride.
An 8-year-old boy injured his leg at a children’s playground at Universal Studios.
At Universal’s Islands of Adventure theme park, a 78-year-old man in June became dizzy and lost consciousness after riding “Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey,” a roller coaster equipped with motion-simulating screens.
And in April, a 64-year-old woman reported feeling dizzy on another Harry Potter ride, the Hogwarts Express, a train equipped with screens that simulate movement.
