Posts tagged Theme Park Injury

• Disney Replaces Crashed Monorail

  Ed Normand | November 06, 2009 12:40 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  Recently, Disney announced that a “new” monorail train, named Teal, is now up and running at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The monorail at Disney received heightened media...

• Order is Filed on Emergency Hearing in Disney Monorail Crash

  Ed Normand | August 22, 2009 12:16 PM | 2 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  An emergency court hearing was held on July 14, 2009 in the crash that killed Disney monorail operator Austin Wuennenberg. Although no lawsuit has been filed by the Wuennenberg family, court...

• Another Worker Dies At Disney

  Ed Normand | August 21, 2009 12:32 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  With the third employee death at Disney World in the past seven weeks, serious questions are being raised about the safety regulations in place at the Theme Parks in Florida. Attorney Ed Normand of...

• Unreported Theme Park Injuries

  Ed Normand | August 21, 2009 12:04 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  We have been blogging a lot about the lack of reporting at the Federal, State and Local level of the injuries that happen at the big theme parks. It turns out that the local fair or a Greyhound bus...

• Theme Park Oversight Redux

  Ed Normand | July 14, 2009 4:48 PM | 3 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Wow did I get a lot of slack for suggesting that, god forbid, the NTSB was justified in investigating the Disney Monorail crash. My point, however, is not to imply that Disney runs an...

• Disney Monorail Crash and Theme Park Oversight

  Ed Normand | July 13, 2009 12:22 PM | 11 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  In a recent tragic theme park injury a 21 year old Disney employee was killed while operating a Monorail that collided with another Monorail in the Magic Kingdom in Orlando. After the crash the NTSB...

• Hidden Dangers of Theme Park Rides

  Ed Normand | March 29, 2009 2:01 PM | 10 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  While standing in line at at theme park in anticipation of enjoying a ride you have seen advertised on Television you read a warning. It tells you not to ride if you are pregnant or had a back or...

• Should Businesses Have A Get Out Of Jail Free Card For Child Injuries?

  Ed Normand | March 19, 2009 2:36 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  For many years businesses have required parents to sign forms before a child can participate in an activity. Usually the form-called a pre-injury release--is filled with legalese and the parents...

• Theme Park Injuries Where the Ride Worked As Intended

  Ed Normand | March 12, 2009 1:02 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Lately we have been seeing inquiries from folks injured on theme park rides where the ride was operating as intended. Case in point, a visitor from the United Kingdom who sustained injuries...