On October 15, 1996, a 28-year-old man from Casselberry, Florida fell 10 to 12 feet from the ride's platform while trying to step into the vehicle.Initial reports did not indicate a cause of the failure, but the adjacent Universal's Islands of Adventure park was unaffected. However, two rides managed to remain in operation during the outage: Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts and The Simpsons Ride. Park employees were able to evacuate riders from most attractions, but the Orlando Fire Department was called in to assist with some evacuations from the Men in Black: Alien Attack and Transformers attractions. On September 30, 2016, at around 10:00 am local time, a "catastrophic" failure knocked out power to the entire Universal Studios Florida theme park.Main article: Universal Studios Florida Parkwide incidents Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure In October 2011, officials suspended the dueling aspect of the ride permanently. As a result of this and the aforementioned incident in which a rider lost sight in one eye, Universal officials announced that the two roller coasters would no longer operate simultaneously, pending an investigation into both incidents. On August 10, 2011, a rider was struck by an object while riding the attraction, injuring his face and leg.Dragon Challenge remained shut for less than 24 hours after the incident with Universal concluding that the ride was safe. Prior to the incident, the guest had only one good eye, therefore the incident resulted in the guest completely losing his sight. On July 31, 2011, a tourist was injured when an unidentified object hit him in the eye while riding Dragon Challenge.The victim suffered multiple head injuries and was taken to nearby Orlando Regional Medical Center and then later died. On July 1, 2009, an employee was walking underneath the coaster in a restricted area when he was hit by a train during a test run.1.3.10 Woody Woodpecker's Nuthouse Coaster.1.1.3 Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure.slipping and falling), that is not a direct result of an action on anybody's part. Act of God or a generic accident (e.g.Negligence on the part of the park, either by ride operator or maintenance.The result of a guest's known, or unknown, health issues.This can be refusal to follow specific ride safety instructions, or deliberate intent to violate park rules.
Caused by negligence on the part of the guest.While these incidents were required to be reported to regulatory authorities due to where they occurred, they usually fall into one of the following categories: The term incidents refers to major accidents, injuries, or deaths that occur at a Universal park. This list is not intended to be a comprehensive list of every such event, but only those that have a significant impact on the parks or park operations, or are otherwise significantly newsworthy. This is a summary of notable incidents that have taken place at various Universal-owned theme parks, amusement parks, or water parks.