New Lawsuit Claims Blizzard Beach Attraction Caused "Sustained Enduring Injuries"
The lawsuit cites the park's Downhill Double Dipper as the culprit.
A man is suing the Walt Disney World resort for an injury sustained at one of the park’s water parks.
What’s Happening:
- People is reporting on the most recent guest suing Walt Disney World for an injury sustained on property.
- Eugene Strickland is seeking more that $50,000 in damages from The Walt Disney Company after experiencing “sustained enduring injuries" after a trip to Blizzard Beach.
- Strickland states that after a ride on the park’s Downhill Double Dipper in July of 2021, he “became momentarily airborne", suffering the aforementioned injuries.
- The complaint mentions that at the time of riding, Strickland weighed approximately 34 lbs. over the stated weight limit of the ride.
- (To be clear, nowhere in the complaint does it mention if Strickland was aware of this limit before riding.)
- Within the lawsuit, the argument states that Walt Disney World was negligent, not adhering to clear safety guidelines.
- The case is currently scheduled for a jury trial in May of 2027.
More Information:
- Upon further inspection, we haven’t been able to find a proper list of attractions within Disney Parks with a stated weight limit. The only anecdote we could find was a planDisney article from 2022 stating that the Chairlift at Blizzard Beach has a weight limit of 375 lbs.
- More recent weight limit questions directed at planDisney haven’t mentioned the Chairlift again, nor any other restrictions across property.
- Oddly enough, this isn’t the first water-park based lawsuit against Walt Disney World as of late.
- In late April, a New York woman sued Disney for $2 million after an injury she sustained at Typhoon Lagoon.
- She was “pummeled" by the “mammoth wave" in the park’s Surf Pool and states she received permanent scarring on her legs from cuts she received from the pool’s concrete floor.
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