Lawsuit says (Florida) theme park should put warning signs in Spanish
Should a theme park post warning signs about a ride’s potential dangers in a language other than English? A lawsuit brought by a Guatemalan family against Universal Orlando Resort says yes.
The family’s 38-year-old father, Calderon Arana, suffered a fatal heart attack after going on the “Skull Island: Reign of Kong” ride. Jose Calderon Arana, who had prior heart problems, didn’t speak English and his family said in a wrongful death lawsuit filed this month that Universal was negligent by not displaying warning signs in Spanish.
Skull Island using animatronics and 3D screens, recreates a truck expedition through the carnivorous-creature-filled island inspired by recent iterations of the King Kong movies.
A sign at the entrance of the ride says in English:
“Warning! This ride is an expedition through the rough terrain of King Kong’s natural habitat. The movement of the truck is dynamic with sudden accelerations, dramatic tilting and jarring actions.” It warns that people with heart conditions or abnormal blood pressure, back or neck conditions, and expectant mothers shouldn’t go on the ride. Besides the English text, each of the situations has an accompanying drawing.
Dennis Speigel, an Ohio-based theme park consultant, said the industry is generally responsive to the diversity of its visitors.
Typically the more intense the ride is, the more warning signs a ride has, he said.https://www.bostonherald.com/2018/12/29/lawsuit-says-theme-park-should-put-warning-signs-in-spanish/
“Unfortunately, as litigious as our society is, when something happens in a park, whether you stub a toe or have a heart attack, people want to sue you.”
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