By now, we are all acquainted with the story of the British tourist losing his fingertips on Pirates of the Caribbean about two weeks ago. Now, there has been word released of other injuries sustained at Walt Disney World and other parks. One of those injuries at Disney includes a 12-year-old boy suffering the same fate as the British tourist.
The Orlando Sentinel reported on a number of injuries that were sustained at major central Florida theme parks from April through June.
One of those injuries turned out to be a 12-year-old boy lacerating four of is fingertips on the popular Disney ride, Pirates of the Caribbean.
More information regarding his nationality and the severity of his injuries is not known and has not been made public. Some reports have the boy lacerating his fingertips and other reports state that he lost the fingertips. A Disney rep would not comment further on the matter.
The only thing truly known is that it happened about three months before the British guest suffered his injury at Disney World.
In the second quarter report from Walt Disney World, the young boy’s injuries was just one of about a dozen significant injuries in the second quarter of 2014.
Five of Disney’s incidents, including the one involving the 12-year-old boy, were at the Magic Kingdom. Disney also reported that an 8-year-old girl briefly lost consciousness on Magic Carpets of Aladdin; a 64-year-old woman fell and fractured her fibula while exiting a vehicle at Tomorrowland Indy Speedway; a 68-year-old man fell exiting the Astro Orbiter and developed a blood clot in his leg; and a 72-year-old woman with a pre-existing condition briefly lost consciousness and fell after leaving Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.
Three Disney injuries stemmed from Epcot’s Mission: SPACE. Disney reported a 70-year-old woman complained of chest pain; a 58-year-old man with a pre-existing condition felt tightness in his chest and nausea; and a 54-year-old woman complained of motion sickness.
Also at Epcot, a 62-year-old woman fell on the walkway and injured her knee at the Seas with Nemo & Friends and a 51-year-old woman experienced nausea, dizziness and shortness of breath on Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain.
In other Disney areas, a 68-year-old woman with a pre-existing condition felt tightness in her chest on Kilimanjaro Safari at Animal Kingdom, and a 44-year-old man fractured his leg on Mayday Falls at Typhoon Lagoon.
As stated in the past, it’s easy to not be injured on attractions at Walt Disney World or any major theme park. Simply follow the guidelines and rules posted and verbally given to you when getting on an attraction.
While not 100% safe from injury, it will greatly reduce the risk of one happening.
Other injuries sat major central Florida theme parks during the second quarter include:
At Universal, a 43-year-old woman complained of head and neck pain on Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey. A 61-year-old man felt weak after E.T. Adventure. A 15-year-old boy had “lowered level consciousness” on Revenge of the Mummy and an 18-year-old man experienced chest pain on the ride.
It was the fourth straight quarter in which Disney and Universal Orlando were the only parks to report significant injuries. SeaWorld, Wet ‘n Wild, Busch Garden and Legoland reported no injuries.
The voluntary reports are part of an agreement the theme parks have struck with the state, which has exempted them from public ride-safety regulation. The parks are required to report injuries that occur on a ride and result in an immediate hospital stay of more than 24 hours.
