Universal Orlando The resort planned to reopen the ride of its stardust racer for more than two weeks in the Epic Universe, a 32 -year -old man died of blunt force injuries after going on a high -speed roller coaster.
To help visitors to decide, the signs will be updated to reinforce the existing warnings and eligibility requirements as to whether they should go to a double-launch coaster, which reaches a speed of 62 miles per hour (100 km per hour), the President of the Universal Orlando Resort and the Chief Operating Officer Karen Irvin called the workers in a memorandum. The ride will open again on Saturday.
Kevin Rodriguez Zawala’s family publicly urged Universal that until all the investigations were over, not to reopen the ride and he had a better understanding of how he died. The medical examiner for the Orlando region gave a decision in the form of several blunt effect injuries to the cause of death and said that the method of death was an accident. The full autopsy report has not been made public.
Zawala had a spinal disability and used a wheelchair, but his family lawyers said that his disability did not cause his death on 17 September.
Irwin said the ride in the latest theme park of Universal had a comprehensive operation and technical review, confirming that the ride systems had worked properly and universal workers followed proper procedures. He said that the manufacturer of the ride system and an independent roller coaster engineering expert also tested on the site, which supported Universal’s findings, he said.
Separately, a woman sued the Universal Orlando Resort last week, claiming that she was injured on the ride, which she claimed that she violently nodded and slammed her head in her seat headrest. Zawal’s family lawyers said this week that other people have reached them with similar stories about the ride which were officially opened with the introduction of the new theme park in May.