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Visitors to Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando theme parks reported chest pains, dizziness, seizures and other maladies on attractions between July and September, a state document revealed this week.
A total of 11 incidents were recorded at Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure. No ride was mentioned more than once in the quarter, and the rides ranged in intensity between dark, slow-moving attractions and a spinning indoor roller coaster.
Affected visitors in the report were between the ages of 5 and 79.
The state’s major theme parks self-report about guests who are injured on rides that prompt at least 24 hours of hospitalization under an agreement with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, which oversees ride regulations. The state shares the results with the public on a quarterly basis.
In July, a 68-year-old male with a pre-existing condition felt chest pain after riding the Seas with Nemo and Friends at Epcot. At Universal Studios, a 68-year-old man reported dizziness after being on Trollercoaster and another man, age 70, experienced nausea after riding the Revenge of the Mummy roller coaster.
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