Girl Critical After Riding Disney's 'Tower Of Terror' Ride

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Girl Critical After Riding Disney's 'Tower Of Terror' Ride 13 minutes ago
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A 16-year-old girl is in critical condition after riding the "Twilight Zone Tower Of Terror" ride at Disney-MGM Studios at Walt Disney World, according to Local 6 News.




Officials said a girl from Britain exited the ride Tuesday at about 9:50 a.m. and complained that she was not feeling well, Local 6 News reported.

She sat down with her mother in the theme park but her condition reportedly continued to worsen.

Disney medics came out and treated her and she was transported to Celebration Hospital where she was unresponsive, Local 6 News learned.

Orange County Sheriff's Office will be investigating, Local 6 News reported.

In June, a 4-year-old boy died after passing out while aboard Walt Disney World's "Mission: Space" attraction -- an Epcot ride that has caused previous concerns because of its intensity.

On the ride, guests are seated aboard a "freight elevator" that glides through mysterious hotel passageways.

As the journey progresses, the elevator enters a pitch-black shaft and launches guests skyward unexpectedly.

The vehicle then plunges 13 stories.

The elevator abruptly rises once more, with an unpredictable series of shorter drops and climbs. At one point, the doors of the elevator open to reveal the Disney-MGM Studios.

Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.

 

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Girl In Surgery After Riding Disney-MGM Attraction 28 minutes ago



A teenager from the United Kingdom had to be transported to a hospital Tuesday after riding an attraction at Disney-MGM Studios.



The girl said she wasn't feeling well after riding Tower of Terror, WESH 2 News reported.

Officials said the unidentified victim complained of a headache, and rescue crews were called.

The girl was transported to the hospital, and officials said her condition worsened. She is undergoing surgery at this time.

Disney officials have closed the attraction.

Stay with WESH 2 News and WESH.com for further details.

 

[Shinji]

Didn't the report also say smothing like ...

A medical examiner's report said Land who was in poor health from diabetes and several ministrokes and her death "was not unexpected."

How bad off could she have been for such a tame ride to be fatal? Regardless of her poor health condition, this is sad news.

 

[PrincessShea]

That is really sad. It was probably an aneurysm or something like that, which the ride coincidentally triggered. I hope this ends well.

 

[raidermatt]

From a Reuters report:

Sheriff's spokesman Jim Solomons said Deacon went into cardiac arrest and was resuscitated by rescue workers. He said he did not know the nature of the ailment, which required the attention of a neurosurgeon.

"The ride has been closed awaiting more information," Disney World, a unit of the Walt Disney Co said in a statement. "The Orange County Sheriff's Office concluded an initial investigation and found no indication of a ride malfunction."

 

[jodistar]

I hope this ends well.

Me too!

 

[DebbieB]

Didn't the report also say smothing like ...

A medical examiner's report said Land who was in poor health from diabetes and several ministrokes and her death "was not unexpected."

How bad off could she have been for such a tame ride to be fatal? Regardless of her poor health condition, this is sad news.

That was the 78 year old woman who collapsed on Pirates of the Carribean, not the 16 year old from today. I was confused when I first read it too.

 

[Feralpeg]

Local news has reported that the girl was feeling bad before they entered the park. She has since had brain surgery and is in critical condition.

 

[ohanafamily]

OMG, how terrible. PD...


I wonder why someone in that poor of health would ride TOT anyway???

BTW, any more news on the 4YO on M:S???

 

[ckckc2000]

Sounds like she had a pre-existing condition that TOT aggrevated -and a lot of times these things-like brain aneurysm-don't show up until times like this(I see kids come into our PICU with the same thing) Sending prayers that they caught this before it ruptured! And she most likely didn't have a heart attack-sounds like a respiratory arrest (kids hearts are usually too healthy for that) So sad for this girl

 

[stemikger]

Very sad,

Sending her and her family prayers.

 

[AmyAllan&Eve]

Maybe it's a blessing that she was at WDW, because medical attention is so readily available there. I pray for her as well.

 

[CarnotaurDad]

Our prayers go out to her and her family. My mother had to go to Celebration Hospital last summer and it is a fantastic facility. She will get the attention she needs!

 

[toddp3]

Orlando Sentinel has an updated article:

Teen critical after Terror ride

They did find some issues with the ride, but it seems questionable as to if they had anything to do with what happened. She underwent surgery from a specialist at Florida Hospital - that usually indicates a pre-existing condition, one that she may not have known about.

 

[peter11435]

Orlando Sentinel has an updated article:

Teen critical after Terror ride

They did find some issues with the ride, but it seems questionable as to if they had anything to do with what happened. She underwent surgery from a specialist at Florida Hospital - that usually indicates a pre-existing condition, one that she may not have known about.

No they did not, I do not know where you read in the article that they found issues with the ride. But they did not, and the article does not say they did.

 

[toddp3]

Ah... I just misread. Journalists like to use misplaced modifiers.

There is a line that reads they replaced bolts, but that had to do with a prior accident. Its just poor writing as it should not have been a separate paragraph if it had to deal with the preceeding one, as the theme is not carried.

My bad, of course its the journalists bad writing really.

 

[peter11435]

Ah... I just misread. Journalists like to use misplaced modifiers.

There is a line that reads they replaced bolts, but that had to do with a prior accident. Its just poor writing as it should not have been a separate paragraph if it had to deal with the preceeding one, as the theme is not carried.

My bad, of course its the journalists bad writing really.

Ah , I see.

 

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Disney World Reopens 'Tower of Terror' By TRAVIS REED, Associated Press Writer
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ORLANDO, Fla. - Disney World on Wednesday reopened a thrill ride that was closed when a 16-year-old British girl almost died of cardiac arrest after riding it.


Disney had invited an official from the state Bureau of Fair Rides and Exhibitions to monitor a Tuesday night inspection of the "Twilight Zone Tower of Terror," which the park doesn't typically do.

Florida's major theme parks are not directly regulated by the state, and instead have their own inspectors.

Leanne Deacon, of Kibworth, England, remained in critical condition Wednesday after suffering cardiac arrest Tuesday minutes after exiting the attraction, which depicts a haunted elevator ride that plunges more than 100 feet.

Deacon's illness came a month after a 4-year-old Pennsylvania boy, Daudi Bamuwamye, died after riding another Disney World attraction, Epcot's "Mission: Space." That ride is so intense that it has motion sickness bags and several riders have been treated for chest pain. An elderly, diabetic woman also died in February after riding the Magic Kingdom's "Pirates of the Caribbean," but the medical examiner said her death "was not unexpected."

Officials didn't release precise details of what happened to Deacon, but police said she felt nauseous and dizzy after leaving the Tower of Terror.

She thought she'd quickly recover, but park workers who noticed her called in an emergency crew anyway. Before she got to the hospital her condition deteriorated so rapidly that her heart stopped beating and she had to be resuscitated, Orange County sheriff's spokesman Jim Solomons said. A witness who called 911 said Deacon was shaking badly.

On the Tower of Terror, decorated as a haunted hotel, riders are placed in an elevator that shoots up 13 stories and then plummets back twice. Disney warns riders that they should be "in good health and free from high blood pressure, heart, back or neck problems, motion sickness, or other conditions that could be aggravated by this adventure." Pregnant women are advised not to ride.

 

[Dznefreek]

People die all the time; at the movies, concerts, sporting events and yes even theme parks. Mention death at WDW and people go nuts. It is no more a story than any other death.

 

[TessiePooh71]

I was at WDW this past weekend (until today) and a lady collapsed in our hotel and had a seizure- they think because she didn't have enough water. Scary about the 16 year old because in a lot of cases, a preexisting condition can lie dormant for years. I also am a firm believer that someone can die of fright. (the literature backs this also) I saw so many parents this weekend dragging reluctant and in some cases, downright petrified,children on rides. Selfish, selfish, selfish! I personally don't believe that anyone under the age of 12 should be allowed on Mission: Space. Also, so many people don't read the signs posted outside of the attraction. Dinosaur! is a good example-many little kids go in smiling and end up being carried out of that ride in hysterics. Common sense seems to be in short supply these days P.S. Rode Mission: Space for the first time on Monday and loved it!