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Man dies from blunt impact injuries after riding coaster at new Florida
amusement park Epic Universe
By Associated Press
Updated:
5:58 PM EDT, Thu September 18, 2025
Source: AP
A man who was unresponsive after riding a roller coaster at Universal
Orlando Resort’s died from blunt impact injuries, a medical examiner
said Thursday.
Joshua Stephany, the medical examiner for the Orlando area, ruled the
death an accident after performing an autopsy. The statement from
Stephany did not mention any details about the injuries, including
where on the body they were found.
The man in his 30s was found unresponsive after riding the coaster at
on Wednesday, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in Orlando said. He
was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Dennis Speigel, CEO and founder of consulting firm International Theme
Park Services, called the autopsy’s conclusion “pretty shocking,”
and he said it raised more questions than it answered.
“Was it the head or the chest? Was he banging around? Was he in his
seat properly?” Speigel said. “Was it an accident caused by the
ride or him doing something?”
The medical examiner’s office didn’t respond to an email seeking
further details on the injuries.
The roller coaster involved was Stardust Racers, Universal officials
said in a statement. It’s described on the resort’s website as “a
breathtaking, dual-launch coaster reaching incredible speeds up to 62
mph (100 kph).”
“We are devastated by this tragic event and extend our sincerest
sympathies to the guest’s loved ones,” a Universal Orlando Resorts
spokesperson said in a statement. “We are fully cooperating with
Orange County and the ongoing investigation. The attraction remains
closed.”
After the autopsy was released, Universal said it couldn’t comment
beyond its earlier statement because of the ongoing investigation.
Universal opened the park in May. It has five themed sections and a
500-room hotel.
It’s the first major, traditional theme park to open in Florida since
1999, when Universal Islands of Adventure debuted, though Universal
opened a themed Orlando water park, Volcano Bay, in 2017.
The addition of Epic Universe brought the total number of parks at the
Florida resort to four, including Universal Studios.
Florida’s largest theme parks are exempt from state safety
inspections, unlike smaller venues and fairs. Instead, the largest
theme parks like Walt Disney World and Universal conduct their own
inspections and have their own protocols, but they must report to the
state any injury or death.
In the second quarter of this year, there were a dozen reports from
Disney World, Universal and SeaWorld Orlando. They ranged from a
78-year-old woman becoming unresponsive on a child-friendly carousel at
SeaWorld to an 87-year-old woman with a preexisting condition losing
consciousness after going on the Dinosaur ride at Disney’s Animal
Kingdom.
Since Epic Universe opened in May, there have been three reports made.
In May, a 63-year-old man with a preexisting condition experienced
dizziness and “an altered state of consciousness” and a 47-year-old
woman with a preexisting condition had a “visual disturbance” and
numbness after going on the Stardust Racers coaster, on separate days.
A 32-year-old man experienced chest pains after going on the Hiccup’s
Wing Gliders ride, according to the Florida Department of Agriculture &
Consumer Services.
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