Theme parks are meant to be places of joy where wonderful memories are made. They should be places of fun, not tragedy. Unfortunately, last week at Universal Orlando’s newest theme park, Epic Universe, the worst happened when a guest died following injuries sustained on Stardust Racers, one of the park’s roller coasters. Today, we have new information that provides some answers about the circumstances, but unfortunately, it still leaves us with many questions.
A letter written to all Universal Orlando Resort Team Members by President & COO of Universal Orlando Resort, Karen Irwin has been obtained by Orlando’s WESH. In the letter, Irwin thanks Team Members for their hard work in this difficult time, and it also reveals the results of the initial inspection of Stardust Racers – the roller coaster where the incident took place. It would seem to rule out any sort of mechanical failure or human error as the cause of the death. The letter reads in part,
