Over the years, Disney has faced several lawsuits.
Cinderella Castle
We’ve seen lawsuits filed for policy changes, for injuries from theme park visits, and even lawsuits filed by former Cast Members. One of the most frequent ones we’ve seen is people suing Disney World for water park injuries, and now we can add another lawsuit to that list.
Click Orlando reports that Disney World has been targeted in a lawsuit after a man was hurt going down a waterslide at Blizzard Beach Water Park. The lawsuit states that Eugene Strickland visited Blizzard Beach back in 2021 and rode the Downhill Double Dipper.
Downhill Double Dipper
The waterslide has riders racing on side-by-side slides to the finish line. It has a height requirement of 48 inches, but the lawsuit claims that its weight restriction is 300 lbs, and that Strickland exceeded that weight limit at the time of his visit.
Blizzard Beach
“While sliding down… (Strickland) became momentarily airborne as a result of the ride’s ‘exhilarating speeds’ and design, resulting in Disney’s inner tube becoming forcibly, suddenly and unexpectedly dislodged from underneath (Strickland’s) body,” the lawsuit reads.
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The lawsuit alleges that Strickland suffered “permanent catastrophic injuries” due to slamming into the hard plastic of the slide. Strickland is accusing the company of negligence and failing to maintain safe premises, and the lawsuit is asking for over $50,000 in damages.
Blizzard Beach
In the past few years, we’ve seen several waterslide-related lawsuits in Disney World, including two that involved the Humunga Kowabunga attraction at Typhoon Lagoon. In one of those cases, a woman ended up with a brain injury.
Humunga Kowabunga
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My tube was separated from me on the same ride many years ago. My husband was quicker than the lifeguard in rescuing me and by the time the first aider had arrived the pain in my back sort of clicked back into place. I just went for a shower and an ice cream whilst the rest of my family carried on enjoying the day.
I am sorry to see anyone get hurt for any reason. That being said, people need to take responsibility and pay attention to the rules posted, use the equipment properly and obey weight restrictions. All of these things are put in place so we can enjoy attractions safely. If you’re not sure about something, you should ask a park attendant, or not go on at all.
He knew the recommended weight restrictions and, as a consenting adult, chose to ride it anyway. Sorry, no lawsuit here. When are people going to quit blaming others for their choices.
How would a cast member know he was exceeding the weight limit? Are they supposed to guess, or ask people they think are too fat? Seems to me that would make a lot of people angry and offended.