Disney continued after Parkgoer suffered "severe and permanent" injuries on the journey
The complainant and her husband ask $ 50,000 in damages.
Disney parks are a place where we are going to experience magic, whether with our children or not. Between themed foods , the character meet and salute, and the soft temperatures in Orlando and Anaheim, Disney World and Disneyland are beloved holiday destinations. But all those who go to Disney do not make a perfect getaway, because a parkgoer has recently learned of the hard after having undergone "severe and permanent" injuries during a trip to Disney World. Read the rest to find out why a couple has filed a legal action requiring $ 50,000 in damages.
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A woman was injured after going down a Disney slide at high speed.
Emma and Edward McGuinness continued Walt Disney Parks and Resorts due to an incident that took place on October 14, 2019, while the family celebrated Emma's 30th anniversary, according to a copy of the trial obtained by Law and crime . AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
Emma was injured after going down the slide in the water of Humunga Kowabunga - a "speed slide" located at the Lagoon Water Park Typhoon in Disney World - which measures almost five floors and has a drop of 214 feet, indicates the trial.
Going down the slide, cyclists do not use rafts or tube and can reach a speed of almost 40 miles per hour. Basically, there is a water swimming pool intended to "stop" cyclists quickly when they leave the slide.
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She suffered a "wedgie" naked ", alleys the trial.
The trial indicates that the water swimming pool is what led Emma to injure herself and suffer from a zero "wedgie". " While going down the slide in a swimsuit in one room, Emma would have "slammed downwards against the slide" and became aerial. As a result, when she reached the pool at the bottom, her clothes were "painfully forced between her legs" while the water was "violently forced in her".
"She felt immediate and severe pain internally and, while she got up, the blood began to rush between her legs," said the trial. "She was transported to a local hospital by ambulance for medical care and treatments and finally transported to another hospital for the repair of her gynecological injuries by a specialist."
The costume adds that Emma "has undergone serious and permanent bodily injuries", including internal laceration and damage to its internal organs. In addition, the combination quotes "pain and suffering, scars, mental anxiety, loss of capacity for enjoyment of life, hospitalization expenses and medical care and loss of income; all injuries are permanent or continuous in nature. "
The Edward of the Prosecution's Party is alleged that he also "underwent a loss of the guard, the comfort, the consortium, the support and the services of his wife".
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The complainants continue Disney for negligence.
The trial notes that the riders are invited to cross their ankles when they are on the slide, but they are "not to tell them why their ankles must be crossed, the importance of doing so, or the risks of injuries if the ankles do not don't get stuck. " While Emma descended the slide in the right position, the prosecution alleges that when she struck the side of the slide, she "increased the probability that her legs will not break or be deposited otherwise in the injury".
The prosecution continues to call Disney "neglect" for having omitted to inform Emma of the "specific risks" associated with the drop in the slide. He also claims that cyclists should receive protective clothes, and women should specifically be informed of increased dangers because of their "particular anatomy" and the type of swimsuit they generally wear, which makes them more sensitive to this type of injury that men.
The McGuinness family requests $ 50,000 in damages. Better life Contacted Disney to comment and update history when we receive an answer.
An expert says that these events and injuries are rare.
Speak with The Washington Post ,, Thomas J. Griffiths , expert in aquatic security and drowning prevention and owner of the aquatic security research group, said that injuries can occur at any time " dive at a high rate speed in water. ""
However, he declared to the point of sale that although he was an expert witness for cases where injuries similar to those of Emma were suffered, these situations are not very common. In fact, dangerous and deadly accidents on well -designed water slides are "rare".
"The slides, even speed slides, tend to be extremely safe," said Griffiths. These attractions generally have assistants or rescuers at the top and bottom. "Rarely, you hear about someone injured ... on the slides."
At the same time, accidents occur. "It is a high -speed slide," added Griffiths. "It is inevitable that certain accidents can occur."
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