And Now the Frivolous Lawsuits for Epic emerge.
Sandi Streets who sounds like a character from Sponge Bob…
A woman has filed a lawsuit against Universal City Development Partners Ltd., claiming negligence related to injuries she sustained while riding the Stardust Racers roller coaster at Universal Epic Universe, according to court documents filed Wednesday.
The complaint, which seeks damages exceeding $50,000, stems from an incident on April 30, when Sandi Streets, who was a lawful business invitee, rode the coaster.
According to the complaint, Streets’ “head shook violently and slammed into the seat’s headrest throughout the ride,” causing permanent injuries. She claims Universal failed to maintain the ride in a reasonably safe condition and did not provide adequate warnings about the ride’s dangers.
So said woman is Now filing a suit after riding an attraction on April 30th??
I am sure there are videos of her dotting around her daily life and it will be thrown out.
If you were hurt so badly - One would think you would be taken off the ride on a stretcher?
Universal has already settled
MAKO - This Sandi Streets just filed the suit on Sept. 24 2025
There is no way it is Settled....
I think we need to be very careful about calling something frivilous until the facts are clear.
https://www.wftv.com/news/local/universal-settles-lawsuit-over-alleged-injuries-epic-universe-coaster/JS724Y26IRAD7KJG2BJVGRPPAQ/?outputType=amp
There is not any real info on this "settlement" - I have a feeling Universal lawyers probably showed the video or pictures of her from Facebook or Instagram of how "debilitated" she was - and she dropped the case.
Or just had a PI follow her for One day showing her activity...
Or perhaps Universal settled because they wanted to bury this lawsuit before more media outlets reported it. The Stardust Racers incident has already gotten more national coverage than a typical theme park-related death.
They had a news conference this morning (attorney & family). Supposedly they've 'found' more people who have been injured on Stardust, and now they are trying to blame the constraints.
All very sad really, I feel bad for the family, in so many ways. But this is starting to turn into a circus, and needs to be nipped in the proverbial bud, before it gets out of hand.
Oh, I too was injured on Stardust even though I have never been to Epic.
Therefore Universal Please DM ME and I will give you my Info for my monies....
This make me want to ride it more - Queue the Highway to the danger zone music...
But seriously, has anyone here rode Stardust and was it rough?
I have seen many reviews and folks Loved it.????
Stardust certainly isn't rough, though saying that, I was only able to go on the yellow side the day I went for my preview. Green didn't work all day. I'm hoping the ride will be back operating in November. Plenty of airtime, but that's about it.
I've been on Voltron, which uses the same restraints, and that is way more intense than Stardust.
According to report this morning, the guy lost consciousness on the first drop??, lurched forward, and hit his head on the restraint?? After that, it was the continued slamming the restraint that caused the injuries.
Never at anytime when riding Stardust, Voltron, and even Velocicoaster as it has similar restraints, did it cross my mind that I'd hit my head on the restraint. Obviously with a limp unconscious body, that may happen. I don't know, so I won't speculate.
It’s hard not to raise an eyebrow at the timing of the lawsuit. When someone claims permanent injury from a coaster but waits months to take action, it naturally makes people question how serious the situation really was. Theme parks deal with plenty of questionable claims, especially after big openings, and this one has the same energy. If the ride caused severe trauma, staff usually notice right away and medical teams step in on the spot. Without that, and with plenty of public footage of someone going about life normally, the case tends to lose weight quickly. It feels more like a claim fishing for a payout than a genuine safety failure.
@ Luke
You have to be a bit careful here because some injuries don't always manifest themselves immediately. Some can take some while to show up.
I'm not saying that my initial thoughts don't support your view but I've seen injuries and ailments develop over time following trauma. So it's for the Doctors to determine if this is the case.
Unfortunately we do live in an overly litigious world where nothing surprises us anymore.
This is stupid. This is really stupid. I hate it when people take advantage of a sad situation and mooch of a company that did nothing wrong.