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Posted on 10/6/25 at 9:28 am to RobbBobb
Unfortunately shouldn’t the park employees have seen a dude in a wheelchair and denied him? The lawyers will say they should have stopped him
Posted on 10/6/25 at 9:34 am to TigerBlood17
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He lost consciousness and hit his head on the metal in front of him. Nothing hit him and the ride functioned normally.
Considering the number of videos I've seen of able-bodied people briefly losing consciousness on rides, it seems this would happen more often. I'm wondering if because of his spinal cord injury the restraints didn't fit him right.
Posted on 10/6/25 at 9:53 am to jcaz
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Unfortunately shouldn’t the park employees have seen a dude in a wheelchair and denied him? The lawyers will say they should have stopped him
Same lawyers would have taken the case if they stopped him from riding
Posted on 10/6/25 at 11:57 am to Tigerbait357
I'll be there this Friday, and plan on riding it a few times... should be fun
Posted on 10/7/25 at 10:00 pm to TheArrogantCorndog
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Coaster death reignites debate over Florida’s regulation of theme parks
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A man is dead after riding one of Orlando’s newest and fastest roller coasters, and now his family is asking: How many safeguards stand between thrill and tragedy at Florida’s theme parks?
Florida allows Universal Orlando and other major attractions to operate rides with minimal state oversight. It’s a system the family’s attorneys and some industry critics say leaves too much for the companies to police themselves and puts others at risk.
Universal Orlando reopened the Stardust Racers roller coaster Saturday, less than three weeks after 32-year-old Kevin Rodriguez Zavala was found unresponsive on it and died. That decision, apparently made by park management itself, overrode the family’s wishes that it remain closed until all investigations are completed.
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Posted on 10/7/25 at 10:03 pm to travelgamer
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Universal Orlando reopened the Stardust Racers roller coaster Saturday, less than three weeks after 32-year-old Kevin Rodriguez Zavala was found unresponsive on it and died. That decision, apparently made by park management itself, overrode the family’s wishes that it remain closed until all investigations are completed.
This is the wheelchair bound fella with structural deficiencies?
Why does the family feel they have a say in when or if the ride opens?
Wasn't it found there was nothing actually wrong with the ride itself?
Posted on 10/7/25 at 11:19 pm to TigerBlood17
Ok so if you have ever had an injury? I had a a laminectomy a few years ago that wasn’t actually related to a spinal injury but is still a spinal surgery so am I allowed to ride roller coasters now?
My doctor said I had no permanent restrictions so is universal more knowledgeable about my condition than him or if I get injured are they just gonna say I’m a dumbass and I shouldn’t have gotten on the damn thing to begin with?
My doctor said I had no permanent restrictions so is universal more knowledgeable about my condition than him or if I get injured are they just gonna say I’m a dumbass and I shouldn’t have gotten on the damn thing to begin with?
Posted on 10/7/25 at 11:45 pm to SallysHuman
I have a feeling that this stuff will only get worse. We live in a world where everyone has autism or some other disorder that requires accommodations at school and probably even in the work world. People are triggered by words, signs, colors, etc. As more and more of these people, who may or may not have real issues, go about their business, which tends to involve a love for Disney, there will be accidents and lawsuits. Hell, that other park in Orlando had a kid die because employees didn’t have the guts to tell him he was too fat to ride.
In a world of acceptance, too much can be a bad thing.
In a world of acceptance, too much can be a bad thing.
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