A Pocketful of Pixie Dust

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Are you thinking what I’m thinking? What on earth is a 47 year old woman doing on the slide in the Honey I Shrunk the Kids playground? I always thought that playground was just for kids…

This is just one of the injuries in a report released by the Florida Bureau of Fair Rides Inspection. The major theme parks in Florida are exempt from state inspection regulation but report serious ride incidents to the Bureau who release the reports quarterly. A serious incident is usually one that requires an overnight stay.

According to the Orlando Sentinel some of the incidents reported include:

*At SeaWorld Orlando, a woman, 34, broke her right ankle stepping off the Jazzy Jellies ride on May 1.

*At SeaWorld’s new water park, Aquatica, a woman, 63, inhaled water on Roa’s Rapids on May 21.

*At Universal Studios a man, 45, had chest pain and nausea on Revenge of the Mummy on May 24.

*At Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, a man, 65, had chest pain on Splash Mountain on April 27; a girl, 6, had a seizure on Snow White’s Scary Adventures on May 8; and a woman, 57, injured her right knee on The Haunted Mansion on June 19.

*At Disney’s Hollywood Studios, a man, 32, had neck and head pain on Tower of Terror on April 5; a man, 54, felt ill and had a possible heart attack on The Great Movie Ride on May 19; a woman, 47, broke an ankle on a Honey I Shrunk the Kids playground slide on May 26; and a woman, 25, had a seizure on Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster on June 5.

*At Disney’s Animal Kingdom, there were three reports from Expedition Everest: a man, 72, had stomach pain on March 29; a man, 57, felt hot and dizzy on May 17; and a man, 78, had trouble breathing and blurred vision on June 16.

In all 14 incidents were reported for the months from April through to June - which given the number of parks and the number of guests seems surprisingly low to me.

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