TBO.com - TBO is Tampa Bay Online

Busch Gardens Safest Theme Park in 2008

ADVERTISEMENT

By TED JACKOVICS | The Tampa Tribune

Published: January 23, 2009

TAMPA - Guests at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay avoided significant injuries in 2008, reports filed with the Florida Bureau of Fair Rides Inspection show.

Florida's major parks reported 42 injuries: 30 at Walt Disney World, six at Universal Studios, four at Wet' n Wild and two at Sea World in reports filed this month.

The major parks conduct their own safety programs, but are required to file quarterly reports of injuries with state officials.

Disney World in Lake Buena Vista reported seven injuries between October and December, ranging from a fractured leg for a 61-year-old man who fell while attempting to get on the Splash Mountain ride to a 41-year-old woman who reported numbness in her leg on the Tower of Terror.

During the fourth quarter, a 68-year-old man at Universal Studios Orlando reported chest pain on The Simpsons Ride.

A 53-year-old man reported a head injury at Wet 'N Wild's The Storm.

Reporter Ted Jackovics can be reached at (813) 259-7817.

Share this:

Loading Comments...

Email Print

ADVERTISEMENT