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Woman airlifted to ORMC after riding Mission: Space
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LSUxStitch
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I hope ____ is fine, but I am wondering if something like this would have happend on any other ride than M:S, would it have an article written on.
hammysammy59
New Member
I will be so ed if Mission: Space gets taken down because some broad can't walk without crashing into video games. M:S is mind-blowing for those of us that are actually fit to handle it.
DisneyWorld30th
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Woman falls, hits head after Mission: Space
A 35-year-old woman fell and lost consciousness after getting off Mission: Space at Epcot on Monday night, authorities said.
The woman, who was described only as a "local," was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center about 8:30 p.m. by the hospital's helicopter in "serious, improving condition" authorities said.
By 11:30 p.m., Disney World officials said the woman was being "treated and released."
The woman had been getting off Epcot's 3-year-old spaceflight-simulator ride and talking to bystanders when she "fell from a standing position," hit her head and was briefly unconscious, said Deputy Chief Bo Jones of the Reedy Creek Fire Department. It's unclear why she fell, Jones said.
When rescue crews arrived, she had regained consciousness but was not completely alert and had tingling in her arms and hands, Jones said.
An ORMC helicopter landed on a pad behind The Land Pavilion at Epcot. Jones said rescue workers reported that she was becoming more alert and regaining sensation in her arms and hands as she was being flown to the hospital.
In the past three years, two people died and 12 others were hospitalized after riding Mission: Space. In May, a tamer version of the ride was introduced. Authorities did not know which version the woman rode Monday.
The new version eliminates the centrifuge element of the attraction, lessening the G-forces on the body. But it still pitches riders forward and backward, shakes, and combines audio and video virtual-reality effects.
Disney spokeswoman Jacquee Polak said Mission: Space remained open because there was no indication it had malfunctioned or needed a closer review.
Hiltrud Blumel, a 49-year-old German woman, died of a stroke after riding Mission: Space on April 11.
Daudi Bamuwamye, 4, died after going on the ride June 13, 2005. An autopsy found he had a rare heart disease.
In the 12 months after Daudi died, paramedics were called to Mission: Space to treat 194 people, according to Reedy Creek Fire Department records. The most common complaints were dizziness, nausea and vomiting. Yet 25 people passed out, 26 suffered difficulty breathing, and 16 reported chest pains or irregular heartbeats.
In the past 18 months, seven people have died at Disney World attractions, mostly because of cardiovascular problems. The most recent was a 12-year-old Kentucky boy, Michael Russell, who died after riding the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster at Disney-MGM Studios. A preliminary autopsy showed he had heart defects, but the official cause of death has not been released.
Woman falls, hits head after Mission: Space
A 35-year-old woman fell and lost consciousness after getting off Mission: Space at Epcot on Monday night, authorities said.
The woman, who was described only as a "local," was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center about 8:30 p.m. by the hospital's helicopter in "serious, improving condition" authorities said.
By 11:30 p.m., Disney World officials said the woman was being "treated and released."
The woman had been getting off Epcot's 3-year-old spaceflight-simulator ride and talking to bystanders when she "fell from a standing position," hit her head and was briefly unconscious, said Deputy Chief Bo Jones of the Reedy Creek Fire Department. It's unclear why she fell, Jones said.
When rescue crews arrived, she had regained consciousness but was not completely alert and had tingling in her arms and hands, Jones said.
An ORMC helicopter landed on a pad behind The Land Pavilion at Epcot. Jones said rescue workers reported that she was becoming more alert and regaining sensation in her arms and hands as she was being flown to the hospital.
In the past three years, two people died and 12 others were hospitalized after riding Mission: Space. In May, a tamer version of the ride was introduced. Authorities did not know which version the woman rode Monday.
The new version eliminates the centrifuge element of the attraction, lessening the G-forces on the body. But it still pitches riders forward and backward, shakes, and combines audio and video virtual-reality effects.
Disney spokeswoman Jacquee Polak said Mission: Space remained open because there was no indication it had malfunctioned or needed a closer review.
Hiltrud Blumel, a 49-year-old German woman, died of a stroke after riding Mission: Space on April 11.
Daudi Bamuwamye, 4, died after going on the ride June 13, 2005. An autopsy found he had a rare heart disease.
In the 12 months after Daudi died, paramedics were called to Mission: Space to treat 194 people, according to Reedy Creek Fire Department records. The most common complaints were dizziness, nausea and vomiting. Yet 25 people passed out, 26 suffered difficulty breathing, and 16 reported chest pains or irregular heartbeats.
In the past 18 months, seven people have died at Disney World attractions, mostly because of cardiovascular problems. The most recent was a 12-year-old Kentucky boy, Michael Russell, who died after riding the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster at Disney-MGM Studios. A preliminary autopsy showed he had heart defects, but the official cause of death has not been released.
DopeysGirl1226
New Member
They seem to leave out the number of people who ride these rides and have no affects....
wannab@dis
Well-Known Member
jumping to conclusions, aren't you?imagineer boy said:Yeah Disney, the calmer M:S centrifuge sure has helped.
How do you know she was on the green version? How do you know she didn't just trip getting out? How do you know the ride was involved in the least? How do you know she wasn't a diabetic and had a low blood sugar episode?
Why doesn't everyone just wait to get some facts before spouting off and looking like a goof.
wannab@dis
Well-Known Member
go awayThelazer said:
CommandoDisney
Member
...sounds like she just fainted. happens all the time, people faint and fall down and hit their head. i hope thats it and she will be allright. its not worth making a big deal out of this or starting another "is m:s safe?" thread.
peter11435
Well-Known Member
Funny thing is that Mission: Space has never killed anyone either.Thelazer said:
With the high heat and spinning of M:S, it could easily contribute someone to getting faint, passing out, and getting a concussion while hitting the ground.
I knew a woman who passed out on the school bus because the AC was out and she got sick. She fell flat down on the floor while exiting the bus and got a concussion in basically the same way. This could have happened anywhere, its just M:S has all the luck. I am sure RCFD airlifted her just incase with all the other problems. ORMC is a good hospital too, my bro-in-law went there after he broke his neck on the beeline (finally they have guardrails). I would think Disney will probably start air lifting and sending people there since it is the trama hospital for the region.
I knew a woman who passed out on the school bus because the AC was out and she got sick. She fell flat down on the floor while exiting the bus and got a concussion in basically the same way. This could have happened anywhere, its just M:S has all the luck. I am sure RCFD airlifted her just incase with all the other problems. ORMC is a good hospital too, my bro-in-law went there after he broke his neck on the beeline (finally they have guardrails). I would think Disney will probably start air lifting and sending people there since it is the trama hospital for the region.
M:SpilotISTC12
Well-Known Member
This isnt good. I wonder what one she was on. I wonder what is going to happen, I mean even though people still read the signs for what they KNOW is wrong with them, but what about the people who DONT know what is wrong. Would they close it down because alot of people dont know about condition they have?
tigsmom
Well-Known Member
wannab@dis said:
She could also have been dehydrated, which has been known to happen in the hot Florida sun when having fun in the parks.
Maybe she had a dizzy spell from the spinning (thats why I can't ride many rides) and the vertigo made her pass out.
Maybe she had a mini stroke...there are just too many possibilities for anyone to jump to conclusions.
Personally, I'd like to know how many medical calls happen daily in Universal or BGT (or any other park for that matter).
A lady fell in the lobby of the hotel I am staying at in Nacadoches Texas. I am sure M:S is the culprit.
Can we quit reporting on this kind of stuff.
Can we quit reporting on this kind of stuff.
Mission Space is not that great...Its a glorified Carnival Ride (the Gravitron)....with a somewhat fuzzy 7 inch display screen, seating that keeps you extra intimate with your unknown foreign neighbor wearing a cutoff Islands of Adventure T-shirt (who by the way is still using his portable fan mister in the ride), and not to mention it has Gary Sinise as the host of the pre-ride video.....Lets get rid of the dang thing.....plenty more things that could fit in well with the building....
