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Accidents Involving Injury at Earthquake - The Big One

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 Earthquake - The Big One? Report it to Theme Park Insider.

(If you are looking for general information about Earthquake - The Big One, please visit Theme Park Insider's reader reviews for Earthquake - The Big One.)

Unverified Reports

6/11/2002 - Submitted by bishdansby on 10/3/2003
Ruptured three discs in lower back of 31 year old woman. Ride seemed to end, then lunge suddenly down and forward.

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    • No Date Reported - Submitted by Name Withheld on 8/4/2002
    In late March or early April of this year there was a fire that closed the ride and sent one person to the hospital for smoke inhalation. Don't know the exact date but it was the day after we had been to the park and rode the ride. Saw it on Orlando area news.

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    • Follow-up:
    The person that was taken to the hospital was an employee and she was not injured. The fire was small and in a non-guest area. -- Submitted by Quaker on 10/26/2003


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