Woman Loses Consciousness After Disney Ride
POSTED: Monday, July 10, 2006
UPDATED: 8:41 am EDT July 11,
2006
A woman was transported to a hospital Monday night after she lost consciousness on Walt Disney World's "Mission: Space" ride at Epcot, according to Local 6 News.
SLIDESHOW: What Riders See
The 35-year-old woman was getting off "Mission: Space" when she fell about 8:30 p.m. Monday, Deputy Chief Bo Jones of the Reedy Creek Fire Department told the Orlando Sentinel. She told rescue workers she had tingling in her arms and hands, Jones said. She was taken by helicopter to Orlando Regional Medical Center in stable condition. The woman's name has not been released. A telephone call by The Associated Press to Disney officials was not immediately returned Tuesday morning. "Mission: Space" spins in a centrifuge that subjects riders to twice the normal force of gravity. Hiltrud Bluemel, 49, died April 12, one day after she went on the ride. A preliminary report from the Orange County Medical Examiner's Office showed Bluemel died from bleeding of the brain. She also suffered from severe, long standing high blood pressure, according to the medical examiner's office. A 4-year-old Pennsylvania boy also died last June while riding the attraction. An autopsy determined Daudi Bamuwamye, of Sellersville, Pa., died of an irregular heartbeat linked to a natural causes. Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
SLIDESHOW: What Riders See The 35-year-old woman was getting off "Mission: Space" when she fell about 8:30 p.m. Monday, Deputy Chief Bo Jones of the Reedy Creek Fire Department told the Orlando Sentinel. She told rescue workers she had tingling in her arms and hands, Jones said. She was taken by helicopter to Orlando Regional Medical Center in stable condition. The woman's name has not been released. A telephone call by The Associated Press to Disney officials was not immediately returned Tuesday morning. "Mission: Space" spins in a centrifuge that subjects riders to twice the normal force of gravity. Hiltrud Bluemel, 49, died April 12, one day after she went on the ride. A preliminary report from the Orange County Medical Examiner's Office showed Bluemel died from bleeding of the brain. She also suffered from severe, long standing high blood pressure, according to the medical examiner's office. A 4-year-old Pennsylvania boy also died last June while riding the attraction. An autopsy determined Daudi Bamuwamye, of Sellersville, Pa., died of an irregular heartbeat linked to a natural causes. Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
Previous Stories:
- May 3, 2006: Disney To Offer Tamer Version Of 'Mission: Space' Ride
- April 13, 2006: Woman Who Died After Riding Disney's 'Mission: Space' Identified
- April 13, 2006: Woman Who Died After Riding Disney's 'Mission: Space' Identified
- April 13, 2006: Woman Dies After Riding Epcot's 'Mission: Space'
- July 12, 2005: 4-Year-Old Dies After Riding Disney's Mission: Space
- April 6, 2004: Space Attraction Sparks Attendance Boost At Epcot
- December 16, 2003: Disney Puts 'Motion Sickness' Bags On Mission: Space Ride
- July 2, 2003: Disney's Epcot Hopes for Boost With 'Mission: Space' Attraction
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