Tourist Injured Entering Universal's Revenge Of Mummy Ride

[NemoRocks78]

Tourist Injured Entering Universal's Revenge Of Mummy Ride
POSTED: 4:20 pm EDT September 22, 2004
UPDATED: 5:41 pm EDT September 22, 2004

A tourist at Universal Studios Orlando was injured Wednesday while attempting to board the Revenge of the Mummy ride, according to Local 6 News.

Local 6 News reported that a tourist fell about four feet while attempting to enter the front seat of a stationary car.

The guest was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Condition in fair condition.

Park officials said they are investigating the incident.

Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.

 

[Legacy]

Huh? Did the guest fall into the car, or onto the track, or did they not say?

 

[MrNonacho]

How on earth did someone manage to do that? There's a plastic guard attached to the station gate that prevents anyone from going anywhere but onto the vehicle.

 

[Atta83]

i gotta see the details here...im confused on how they fell, unless they tripped on something.

 

[xfkirsten]

Confused... head... asplode...

There must be more to it, really, otherwise this is one reeeeaaally stupid person. :lol:

 

[mandib]

I'm trying to think of how it could possible happen. Who knows people like to look at things and not look at where they're walking.

 

[Lexxweb]

http://www.lexxweb.com/article5.asp


I take it the person was in a wheelchair and the attendents didnt even help the person out of the wheelchair and SPLAT!

Well u guess the rest....

 

[MrNonacho]

How tragic!

Are the workers at ROTM even allowed to physically assist the transfer of guests in wheelchairs?

 

[LouDisney]

I have rode this and I am confused to as how they managed to fall like that?
Well I hope they are ok.

 

[xfkirsten]

I, too, am still very confused as to how this happened. They fell in front of the car? What were they doing that far up??

 

[ISTCrew20]

I just heard on the news that this person died soon after the fall. They said he hit his head hard when he fell. I'll get a link to the story.

 

[ISTCrew20]

http://www.local6.com/news/3752688/detail.html


There is the full story.

 

[LouDisney]

Thanks for the link.
Poor guy. I still am trying to figure out what he was doing to fall like that.

 

[EmeraldDolphin]

I read the link, and it's sooo very sad... I'm not seeing where it mentions he was in a wheelchair though... non the less... it was a tragedy... my heart goes out to his family.

 

[BeachClubVillas]

That's so sad. I still don't understand how he managed to get in front of the ride car without any of the employees noticing him though. I remember there being a LOT of employees at the boarding area. In fact, I specifically remember one standing at the top of the car to make sure people didn't go any further than the first row. What a tragedy.

 

[CommunicoreBabe]

I read the man that passed on was waiting for a liver transplant b/c he contracted Hepatitis C.
http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/apnews/stories/092304/D8595OAG1.shtml
I would think your body would be kinda fragile if you were waiting on a new liver, I think I would skip the rollercosters on my vacation if it was me just to be safe, and I love rollercoasters.