December 18, 200718 yr http://www.sun-sentinel.com/orl-bk-disneya...la_tab01_layout A 44-year-old man has died after riding the Expedition Everest roller coaster at Disney's Animal Kingdom today. Jeffrey Reed, of Navarre, was unconscious and unresponsive when his ride vehicle pulled into the unload area, around 11:25 this morning. Another park guests who is a registered nurse and a Disney employee began cardiopulmonary resuscitation until Reedy Creek Emergency Services paramedics arrived and took over, said Assistant Fire Chief Bo Jones. The man had no pulse when paramedics arrived, Jones said. There was no apparent trauma and "no obvious signs of any cause," Jones said. The paramedics transported him to Celebration Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Walt Disney World officials said the ride was inspected this morning and was operating properly, but is currently closed while Disney officials reconfirm the ride's status. The Florida Bureau of Fair Rides Inspection and the Orange County Sheriff's Office were notified. A Disney spokeswoman said the company has offered the man's family "our deepest sympathies" and offered assistance. The death is the first associated with the roller coaster Expedition Everest, which opened in early 2006. That ride includes tight twists and turns and some backwards travel but is not a particularly fast or steep roller coaster and has no loops. The death is the third death associated with a Disney attraction this year and the first since March, when a man died after collapsing at the Downhill Double Dipper at Blizzard Beach. I can almost guarantee this was due to pre existing health conditions.
December 18, 200718 yr The rides in Disney are nowhere near as bad as some of the ones in Santa's Enchanted Forrest. I'm surprised nobody has been killed there so far. That ride with the chairs that go around really fast and flip you forward and backwards made me wanna throw up waaay more than mission space did in Epcot, and some of them just look like they're gonna fall apart any second. But yeah, dude probably had some prior health issues.
December 19, 200718 yr The rides in Disney are nowhere near as bad as some of the ones in Santa's Enchanted Forrest. I'm surprised nobody has been killed there so far. That ride with the chairs that go around really fast and flip you forward and backwards made me wanna throw up waaay more than mission space did in Epcot, and some of them just look like they're gonna fall apart any second. But yeah, dude probably had some prior health issues. I havent been to Santa's since I was 14 but I know the ride you speak of. I will never ever ride that thing ever again at any fair/amusment park EVER.
December 20, 200718 yr The rides in Disney are nowhere near as bad as some of the ones in Santa's Enchanted Forrest. I'm surprised nobody has been killed there so far. That ride with the chairs that go around really fast and flip you forward and backwards made me wanna throw up waaay more than mission space did in Epcot, and some of them just look like they're gonna fall apart any second. But yeah, dude probably had some prior health issues. I havent been to Santa's since I was 14 but I know the ride you speak of. I will never ever ride that thing ever again at any fair/amusment park EVER. Power went out on my first ever ferris wheel ride at Santa's. Stuck there for over an hour. Traumatic stuff.
December 20, 200718 yr Reports are the guy did have a pre-existing heart condition. Celebration Hospital......what a name.
December 21, 200718 yr Reports are the guy did have a pre-existing heart condition. Celebration Hospital......what a name. It's actually "Celebration Health". There was a column in yesterday's Sentinel, a pundit said you're no more likely to die at Disney than at any other huge gathering place. In fact, you're more likely to die on I-4 than at Disney.
December 21, 200718 yr I waited over an hour in line for a Roller Coaster in New Hampshire. I get in the front seat. Just as the ride is about to start, I look over my shoulder and see a piece of the track fall off. Thankfully, they noticed before starting. I never got to ride that coaster.
December 22, 200718 yr It's so sad when something tragic like this happens anywhere, much less an amusement park. It goes to show we have more 'preexisting health conditions' than we know of. I'm sure the last thing this guy thought of was, "Gee, I wonder if I'm gonna die on this ride?" My thoughts and prayers go out to the family.
December 22, 200718 yr It's so sad when something tragic like this happens anywhere, much less an amusement park. Can you imagine getting off of a ride and seeing a dead person? That's gotta be super traumatizing, especially if you're a little kid.
December 22, 200718 yr This is like the 4th or 5th death at Disney in less than a month. Not so magical.
December 22, 200718 yr Author This is like the 4th or 5th death at Disney in less than a month. Not so magical. less than a month?
December 22, 200718 yr This is like the 4th or 5th death at Disney in less than a month. Not so magical. That's crazy if it's true.
December 22, 200718 yr This is like the 4th or 5th death at Disney in less than a month. Not so magical. less than a month? Something like that. -Worker died at Animal Kingdom -Man died at Magic Kingdom -Man died on Disney bus -Man died on Expedition Everest So it's 4.
December 22, 200718 yr -Worker died at Animal Kingdom Falls, hits head .. could happen anywhere IMO. -Man died at Magic Kingdom Falls, slips, lost balance, another "could happen anywhere" -Man died on Disney bus Heart attack, anywhere.. -Man died on Expedition Everest Perhaps EE played a small role in his death, but he still could have had it occur anywhere None of those deaths would cause me to not go to Disney because its "not so magical" .. freak accidents at best that could occur anywhere.
December 22, 200718 yr -Worker died at Animal Kingdom Falls, hits head .. could happen anywhere IMO. -Man died at Magic Kingdom Falls, slips, lost balance, another "could happen anywhere" -Man died on Disney bus Heart attack, anywhere.. -Man died on Expedition Everest Perhaps EE played a small role in his death, but he still could have had it occur anywhere None of those deaths would cause me to not go to Disney because its "not so magical" .. freak accidents at best that could occur anywhere. Same here. Just sharing.
December 22, 200718 yr For a place that large and for the large amount of human traffic flowing through there, it is statistically probable that some people are going to die inexplicably. OR SO THEY WOULD HAVE YOU BELIEVE!
December 22, 200718 yr For a place that large and for the large amount of human traffic flowing through there, it is statistically probable that some people are going to die inexplicably. OR SO THEY WOULD HAVE YOU BELIEVE! Mickey kills.
December 22, 200718 yr -Worker died at Animal Kingdom Falls, hits head .. could happen anywhere IMO. -Man died at Magic Kingdom Falls, slips, lost balance, another "could happen anywhere" -Man died on Disney bus Heart attack, anywhere.. -Man died on Expedition Everest Perhaps EE played a small role in his death, but he still could have had it occur anywhere None of those deaths would cause me to not go to Disney because its "not so magical" .. freak accidents at best that could occur anywhere. Actually freak accidents at worst. More than likely "acts of God".
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