Accidents Involving Injury at Mission: Space
Official 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 Mission: Space? Report it to Theme Park Insider.
(If you are looking for general information about Mission: Space, please visit Theme Park Insider's reader reviews for Mission: Space.)
Verified Incidents
(Even though these incidents have been verified, individual reports might contain the opinion of the persons submitting them.)
7/10/2006 - Submitted by KittyKax on 7/11/2006
A 35 year-old woman was getting off "Mission-Space" when she lost consciousness, at about 8:30 PM. She told the rescue workers she had a tingling in her arms and hands and was taken by helicopter to Orlando Regional Medical Center, in stable condition.4/11/2006 - Submitted by robert on 4/12/2006
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A 49-year-old German woman became ill after riding Mission: Space on April 11, 2006. She was taken to Celebration Hospital, where she died the next day.6/13/2005 - Submitted by HAPIMS on 6/14/2005
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Daudi Bamuwamye, 4, of Sellersville, Pa., died at Celebration Hospital on Monday, June 13, 2005, after passing out while riding Mission: Space that afternoon. The boy did meet the 44-inch minimum height requirement for the ride. An autopsy was planned to determine the cause of death. According to the Associated Press, six people over age 55 were taken to hospitals for treatment of chest pain and nausea after riding Mission: Space during an eight-month period in 2003-04. None were found to have any serious problem.
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The child's death was finally determined to be caused by a pre-existing heart condition that the parents were not aware of. [For more information about this incident, visit http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/15/disney.death/] -- Submitted by kiyuchan on 12/18/2005
Unverified Reports
9/8/2003 - Submitted by Name Withheld on 9/30/2003I loved the "Mission: Space" ride, myself. They have lots and lots of warnings before you get on the ride...more than usual. I was in Walt Disney World for one week, and went on this ride about 6 times. Out of those six, two times the ride was temporarily shut down. Once when someone threw up on the ride, and it had to be cleaned up. The second time a stretcher was brought in because a man passed out or had a heart attack, I'm not exactly sure which. I just wanted to point out that if 2 out of 6 times is the usual average for incidents on this ride, it won't last long. It definitely is the most intense ride I have ever been on. The G-force pulls the skin on your face back...lots of fun, but the barrage of warnings before the ride are there for a reason! This one is just waiting for a law suit, in my opinion.
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I went on it right when it opened to the entire public (first week, maybe even day)and the second time that my family went on this, we had to wait because somebody puked all over the place. This ride is not for the faint of heart, but it does warn you verbally seven times (I counted) and gives you barf bags. Disney might get sued, but it isn't thier fault. -- Submitted by coasterdude on 7/2/2004
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