Couple Saves Girl on Roller Coaster After She ‘Lets Out This Blood-Curdling Scream’ When Her Seat Belt Allegedly Fails

A Missouri couple recalled recently helping hold down a girl behind them on a roller coaster after her seat belt allegedly ...

‘Blood-curdling scream’: Couple helps hold girl on roller coaster after seat belt allegedly fails

A couple says they had to help secure a fellow roller coaster rider after the girl started screaming about her seat belt not working.
Fox Business

Universal Orlando's Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit coaster catches fire as park phases out iconic ride

A Universal Orlando Resort roller coaster caught fire Friday morning. Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit is in the process of being demolished to make room for a new attraction at the theme park. The small ...
News 6 WKMG

‘Muppets’ roller coaster to open summer 2026 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Read full article: New homes announced for Monsters Inc. and Muppets at Disney’s Hollywood Studios This combo of images provided by Julien's Auctions shows, from left, Dark Crystal skekGra the Heretic ...
Miami Herald

18-year-old climbs 100 feet up Busch Gardens coaster and gets stuck, VA cops say

An 18-year-old climbed 100 feet onto the Tempesto roller coaster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, authorities say. Facebook screengrab from Thrilltography An 18-year-old was rescued after Virginia ...
MLive

Universal put ‘profits over people’ by reopening roller coaster where man died, family says

The family of a man who died after riding a roller coaster at Universal has condemned the theme park’s decision to reopen the ride. Kevin Rodriguez Zavala, 32, “died accidentally” from blunt force ...
Yahoo

Epic roller coaster reopens after rider’s death in mid-September

ORLANDO, Fla. — Epic Universe visitors loomed at the theme park Saturday afternoon in anticipation of the Stardust Racers roller coaster reopening. It would be the first day the thrill ride has been ...
Orlando Sentinel

Epic roller coaster reopens after rider’s death in mid-September

Epic Universe visitors loomed at the theme park Saturday afternoon in anticipation of the Stardust Racers roller coaster reopening, which finally came early in the evening. It was the first day the ...
WESH

Epic Universe to reopen Stardust Racers roller coaster less than 3 weeks after guest's death

COASTAL COMMUNITIES, WITH A WET WEEKEND COMING. BUT WE START AT EPIC UNIVERSE, WHERE THE FAMILY OF KEVIN RODRIGUEZ ZAVALA SAYS. UNIVERSAL REOPENING THE RIDE RELATED TO THEIR SON’S DEATH DISREGARDS HIS ...
Entertainment Weekly

Universal Epic Universe sets Stardust Racers reopening date weeks after roller coaster death

Universal Epic Universe will reopen Stardust Racers following the death of a guest at the park. An internal email obtained by EW indicates "ride systems functioned properly" during operation. Kevin ...
Fox Business

Attorneys say roller coaster had pattern of safety failures prior to rider's death: 'Not an isolated incident'

Attorneys representing the family of a 32-year-old man who died after riding on Epic Universe's Stardust Racers roller coaster in Orlando, Florida, claim the incident was not "isolated," and several ...
New York Post

Roller coaster rider’s family accuses Universal Orlando of missing ‘multiple warning signs’ before his death

The family of the man who died riding a roller coaster at Epic Universe has heard from “multiple” other riders injured on the popular attraction — accusing Universal Orlando of missing “multiple ...