Accidents Involving Injury at Disney's Animal KingdomOfficial U.S. federal and state data on theme park accidents is almost nonexistent. That's why Theme Park Insider users are creating this visitor-maintained database of theme park accidents--to give public at least some information about attraction safety records. Do you know of, or have been part of, an accident involving injury at Disney's Animal Kingdom? Report it to Theme Park Insider. Verified Incidents(Even though these incidents have been verified, individual reports might contain the opinion of the persons submitting them.)
2/10/2008 - Kilimanjaro Safaris - Submitted by robert on 2/11/2008 Four people were hurt when a hose failed, setting an engine one of the safari vehicles ablaze. Three of the injuries were minor, but one girl was taken to the hospital for a reported knee injury after jumping from the truck. The ride was closed for the day for inspection, and reopened the next morning.12/18/2007 - Expedition Everest - Submitted by robert on 12/18/2007 A 44-year old man was unresponsive and unconscious when his ride vehicle pulled up to the unload area. Disney called in the Reedy Creek Emergency services and the man was taken to the Celebration Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.11/24/2007 - Primeval Whirl - Submitted by robert on 11/29/2007 An employee was struck by a moving car on this spinning roller coaster, knocking her off a platform. The employee suffered serious head injuries and was taken to a local hospital.5/29/2007 - Kali River Rapids - Submitted by ioldanach on 5/29/2007 6 people were transported to local hospitals after a sensor failure caused the ride to stop on an incline, and a piece of equipment used to evacuate the riders fell. Unverified Reports12/19/2007 - Expedition Everest - Submitted by 18withM on 5/17/2008A 44 year old man died after suffering an apparent heart attack on Walt Disney World's Expedition Everest. He was already suffing with a certain heart problem before he rode Everest.8/4/2002 - Kali River Rapids - Submitted by Name Withheld on 5/15/2005 I was riding Kali River Rapids with my family. There were two other boys (probably 12 or 13) riding in the same raft. Once we got to the bottom of the first drop, the older boy unbuckled his seatbelt and stood up. I told him to sit down, but being a normal boy, he didn't. He then decided to do the disco. We then got to a small drop, and he slammed backwards and hit his head up against his seat. We jerked forward, and his head hit the round bar in the center. His lip was bleeding and he suffered from a short-term concusion.
If you have additional information that can confirm, clarify or refute any of these reports, please e-mail the editor! (Please don't forget to include the attraction's name in your message.)
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