Orlando, Florida
AP
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Universal Orlando Resort plans to reopen its Stardust Racers ride at Epic Universe greater than two weeks after a 32-year-old man died of blunt drive accidents after occurring the high-speed curler coaster.
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Signs can be up to date to reinforce present warnings and eligibility necessities to assist guests resolve if they need to go on the dual-launch coaster, which reaches quickens to 62 mph, Karen Irwin, president and chief working officer at Universal Orlando Resort, stated Friday in a memo to employees. The ride will reopen on Saturday.
The household of Kevin Rodriguez Zavala publicly had urged Universal not to reopen the ride till all investigations have been completed and so they had a greater understanding of how he died.
The medical expert for the Orlando space dominated the reason for death as a number of blunt impression accidents and stated the way of death was an accident. The full post-mortem report hasn’t been made public.
Zavala had a spinal incapacity from beginning and used a wheelchair, however his household’s attorneys stated his incapacity didn’t trigger his death on September 17.
Irwin stated the ride at Universal’s latest theme park had undergone an in depth operational and technical evaluation that confirmed the ride programs had functioned correctly and Universal employees had adopted correct procedures.
The ride system’s producer and an impartial curler coaster engineering knowledgeable additionally performed on-site testing which supported Universal’s findings, she stated.
Separately, a lady sued Universal Orlando Resort final week, claiming she was injured on the ride which she claimed shook her violently and slammed her head into her seat’s headrest.
The attorneys for Zavala’s household stated this week that others have reached out to them with related tales in regards to the ride, which formally opened in May with the debut of the brand new theme park.