disney death on expedition everest
I just heard on the news that a man died yesterday after riding on Expedition Everest at Disney’s Animal Kingdom park. This is without a doubt, one of our favorite rides at any theme park. Even my son, who is normally scared of larger coasters, goes on Expedition Everest. It’s not a wild ride, but it’s unique in that it goes backwards inside of the fake mountain at one point, with the track shifting behind you so that you go forward in another direction. At the end, you go down an 80 foot hill.
The name, Jeffery Reed, was 44 and I’m assuming in good health, as visitors with high blood pressure, heart, back and neck problems are asked not to ride. When the ride ended, he was no longer conscious, but he was alert during the photograph portion of the ride, which is done just before the 80 foot drop.
Disney officials verified that the ride is working properly, but it will remain closed. This is the most recent death at Disney since a small child died after riding Mission: Space at Epcot.
[…] I just heard that someone died after riding my most favorite roller coaster at Disney World! It kind of throws you for a loop to hear that someone died on a ride on a ride you’ve enjoyed with your husband and your kids. Heck, my girls have gone on it alone - it’s not wild at all. There are no huge drops, riders don’t go upside down, and the whole thing is very smooth. I think an autopsy will show that the deceased had to have some kind of medical issue that led to his untimely death, and that Disney isn’t at fault here. […]
I thought I was going to die on Mission Space. Really.
[…] It’s been confirmed that the man who died this week on Expedition Everest at Animal Kingdom (part of Walt Disney World) had a heart condition. An autopsy showed that Jeffery Reeb had an enlarged and weakened heart. Since visitors with high blood pressure, heart, back and neck problems are asked not to ride, I don’t think Disney will be getting sued over this one. […]