Eight injuries reported at Disney World during third quarter

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Jason Garcia, News — By Jason Garcia on November 5, 2009 at 10:17 am

Walt Disney World reported eight guest injuries during the third quarter of the year, according to updated state filings, most of which occurred following rides on various thrill attractions.
But for the second quarter in a row, none of the state’s other major theme parks — Universal Orlando, SeaWorld Orlando, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay and Wet ‘n Wild — reported a single notable injury.
The combined, April-through-September timeframe included some of the busiest travel periods of the year, including Easter, spring break and the entire summer. Universal alone had approximately 5.2 million visitors during the six-month period.
State regulators rely on the big theme parks to voluntarily report significant injuries. The injuries are typically defined as any requiring an immediate hospital stay of at least 24 hours.
The injuries Disney reported in the quarter included: a 31-year-old woman who had a seizure after getting off of Rock ‘n Roller Coaster and a 50-year-old woman who experienced chest pains and shortness of breath after riding the same coaster; a 54-year-old man who had a seizure after riding Star Tours; a 40-year-old man who fell and broke his right wrist while getting off of Test Track; a 52-year-old woman who complained of dizziness and memory loss after riding Mission: Space; a 66-year-old man who felt ill after riding Expedition Everest; a 74-year-old woman who lost her balance on the unloading belt of Peter Pan’s Flight, fell, hit her head and broke a wrist; and a 57-year-old woman who passed out after riding and exiting Splash Mountain and fractured her skull after collapsing on a concrete floor