For instance, in 2019, a water park guest broke his neck and was paralyzed at the end of a slide - an injury disclosed as “numbness” by Universal on the park injury report.įor the first time, the state theme park injury report came with a disclaimer Friday. The report, however, isn’t always accurate and sometimes can be misleading. No injuries were reported at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay or Legoland Florida.Īt Universal, three guests reported injuries, which included a 77-year-old who had hip pain and a 66-year-old who felt motion sickness after they both rode Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey at Universal Islands of Adventure.Ī teenager’s falling death last month at an International Drive attraction in Orlando isn’t listed since the quarterly injury report only applies to Florida’s big theme parks, not the smaller attractions which are inspected by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Fair Ride Inspection division.ĭisney, Universal and SeaWorld are required to self-disclose the most serious ride injuries among their guests every quarter as a deal they made to avoid state inspections. Nearly two dozen incidents were disclosed by Disney World, Universal, SeaWorld Orlando and its water park, Aquatica Orlando. The new state theme park injury report shows all the incidents from January through March - a busy time at Florida’s big theme parks that covers New Year’s Day through the start of Spring Break. SeaWorld did not immediately respond for comment Friday morning. Under state reporting requirements, the boy would have been hospitalized for at least 24 hours in order for SeaWorld to disclose the incident. 7, which places the injury during the park’s pass previews before the ride’s Feb.

The state report doesn’t say how severe the boy’s injuries were and provides few details other than his injury occurred Feb. The 12-year-old boy hurt his left leg on Ice Breaker, which the park calls a family-friendly thrill ride. A child was injured on SeaWorld’s new roller coaster before the ride officially opened to the public in February, according to a new state quarterly injury report released Friday.

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