Theme parks are supposed to be locations of pleasure the place great reminiscences are made. They need to be locations of enjoyable, not tragedy. Sadly, final week at Common Orlando’s latest theme park, Epic Universe, the worst occurred when a visitor died following accidents sustained on Stardust Racers, one of many park’s curler coasters. At the moment, now we have new data that gives some solutions in regards to the circumstances, however sadly, it nonetheless leaves us with many questions.
A letter written to all Common Orlando Resort Group Members by President & COO of Common Orlando Resort, Karen Irwin has been obtained by Orlando’s WESH. Within the letter, Irwin thanks Group Members for his or her onerous work on this troublesome time, and it additionally reveals the outcomes of the preliminary inspection of Stardust Racers – the curler coaster the place the incident befell. It will appear to rule out any type of mechanical failure or human error as the reason for the dying. The letter reads partially,
Our inside findings thus far verify that the experience methods functioned as meant, tools was intact on the experience’s begin, all through the period of the experience and upon the experience automobile’s return to the station, and our Group Members adopted procedures.
Final Wednesday, Kevin Rodriguez Zavala was discovered unresponsive following a experience on Stardust Racers, usually reviewed as among the finest rides at Epic Universe. He was pronounced lifeless on the hospital a while later. The medical expert has dominated the dying an accident, citing “a number of blunt influence accidents” as the reason for dying.
Whereas the investigation remains to be ongoing, and there will definitely be extra evaluations of the attraction itself by outdoors events, it at the very least seems that Stardust Racers was working correctly. Epic Universe has solely been open for a number of months, so the experience actually wasn’t sufficiently old to anticipate one thing to have damaged down. We’ve actually seen instances of older coasters having structural failures or mechanical difficulties resulting in harm. We have additionally sadly seen points when amusement rides aren’t operated inside specs.
The Florida Division of Agriculture and Shopper Companies has since advised WESH that its “present findings align” with what’s mentioned in Irwin’s letter, although it emphasises that the investigation is ongoing.
Stardust Racers has remained closed because the incident, and the preliminary discovering that the attraction was functioning correctly doesn’t imply we should always anticipate that to alter anytime quickly. It’s nonetheless removed from clear precisely what occurred right here, and we can’t see the experience reopened till there are assurances that friends are protected.
If there had been some type of malfunction, whereas that will have been unhealthy for a number of causes, at the very least then there can be an evidence as to what resulted in any person sustaining accidents on the coaster that resulted in dying. Because it stands, whereas that particular trigger has seemingly been eradicated, it doesn’t transfer the investigation any nearer to an precise reply.