Florida man says he suffered "catastrophic injuries" from Disney ride

A Florida antheral is suing Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, alleging helium sustained "permanent catastrophic injuries" aft riding a h2o parkland descent successful Walt Disney World Resort successful 2021.

Eugene Strickland is seeking $50,000 successful damages against the taxable parkland elephantine successful a suit filed May 29 successful Orange County, Florida. Those damages stem from carnal and intelligence injuries Strickland claims helium suffered portion riding connected the Downhill Double Dipper (DDD) astatine Disney's Blizzard Beach h2o parkland connected July 31, 2021. 

Strickland, who weighed 334 pounds astatine the clip of the incidental — 34 pounds supra the h2o ride's allowable value bounds — alleges successful the suit that helium was dislodged from his Disney interior tube, arsenic a effect of the ride's "exhilarating speeds," a notation to the ride's statement connected the Disney World website.

"Disappear into a achromatic spread and plummet 50 feet downhill astatine exhilarating speeds," a statement of the high-speed h2o thrust connected the park website reads. "Hurtle done darkness, past look conscionable successful clip for the large splashdown."

After becoming separated from his interior tube, Strickland landed forcefully connected the slide's integrative surface, causing him to prolong "serious bodily injury," specified arsenic "disability, scarring, disfigurement," the suit states. Other alleged injuries see "mental anguish" and the "loss of capableness for the enjoyment of life." 

Strickland claims the taxable parkland is astatine responsibility for his injures, stating successful his suit that Disney had a "duty to pass him of unsafe conditions astatine the DDD high-speed h2o descent premises."

Disney did not instantly respond to CBS MoneyWatch's petition for comment.

Strickland is seeking ineligible damages and a proceedings by jury.

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