Posts tagged theme park injury

• Disney Cited for Safety Violations

  Mike Damaso | September 20, 2011 2:34 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  Too often, safety violations at amusement parks are never discovered, never reported and, as a consequence, never corrected. Even if someone brings a lawsuit against the company that harmed him or...

• Jury Rules Disney Not Negligent in Tower of Terror Case

  Ed Normand | May 04, 2010 11:45 AM | 6 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  On Monday after a three week trial an Orange County Jury of 3 men and 3 woman deliberated for about 3 hours and Answered NO to the following question submitted to them: Was there a dangerous...

• Orlando, Florida Theme Park Injury Reports

  Ed Normand | November 07, 2009 4:55 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  For the second consecutive quarter, Disney World was the only major theme park in Florida to report any guest injuries. None of the other major theme parks - including Universal Studios, Sea...

• Disney Replaces Crashed Monorail

  Ed Normand | November 06, 2009 12:40 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  Recently, Disney announced that a “new” monorail train, named Teal, is now up and running at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The monorail at Disney received heightened media...

• Order is Filed on Emergency Hearing in Disney Monorail Crash

  Ed Normand | August 22, 2009 12:16 PM | 2 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  An emergency court hearing was held on July 14, 2009 in the crash that killed Disney monorail operator Austin Wuennenberg. Although no lawsuit has been filed by the Wuennenberg family, court...

• Another Worker Dies At Disney

  Ed Normand | August 21, 2009 12:32 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  With the third employee death at Disney World in the past seven weeks, serious questions are being raised about the safety regulations in place at the Theme Parks in Florida. Attorney Ed Normand of...

• Unreported Theme Park Injuries

  Ed Normand | August 21, 2009 12:04 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  We have been blogging a lot about the lack of reporting at the Federal, State and Local level of the injuries that happen at the big theme parks. It turns out that the local fair or a Greyhound bus...

• Theme Park Oversight Redux

  Ed Normand | July 14, 2009 4:48 PM | 3 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Wow did I get a lot of slack for suggesting that, god forbid, the NTSB was justified in investigating the Disney Monorail crash. My point, however, is not to imply that Disney runs an...

• Disney Monorail Crash and Theme Park Oversight

  Ed Normand | July 13, 2009 12:22 PM | 11 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  In a recent tragic theme park injury a 21 year old Disney employee was killed while operating a Monorail that collided with another Monorail in the Magic Kingdom in Orlando. After the crash the NTSB...

• Hidden Dangers of Theme Park Rides

  Ed Normand | March 29, 2009 2:01 PM | 10 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  While standing in line at at theme park in anticipation of enjoying a ride you have seen advertised on Television you read a warning. It tells you not to ride if you are pregnant or had a back or...