October 14, 2024 05:08 AM

Disney Tourist Fingertips [PHOTOS]: Severed, Two Fingertips Of British Tourist, Cut Aboard “Pirates Of The Caribbean” Ride Disney World Florida

Though the exact wording of the safety message was not made available, Finger said guests are initially warned to keep hands and feet inside the ride.

There are also signs posted inside the area where guests board the ride. According to Kansas.com, these signs say, 'For your safety remain seated with hand, arms, feet and legs inside vehicle. Supervise children.'

Disney and other area theme parks report "significant injuries" suffered on their attractions voluntarily, such as the recent incident of the Disney tourist fingertips getting severed. Reports say the voluntary injury reports came with an agreement from the state exempting them from public ride-safety regulation.

According to regulations, an injury can only be deemed significant if a guest has been hurt on a ride or if the injury requires immediate hospital confinement of more than 24 hours, such as the Disney tourist fingertips recent incident injury.

In the latest report from Disney, there have been five reported guest injuries in the last quarter of 2013. Three occurred at the Magic Kingdom where one 75-year-old woman fell and broke her wrist while exiting the Mad Tea Party, a 48-year-old man felt ill after riding Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin and a 35-year-old man with a pre-existing condition felt heart pain before and after riding The Haunted Mansion.

After riding Expedition Everest at Disney's Animal Kingdom, Disney said a 29-year-old woman felt ill and suffered disorientation and slurred speech, while a 68-year-old man broke his toe on the outer wall of Castaway Creek in the Typhoon Lagoon water park.

Disney tourist fingertips accident was the latest injury to have occurred from the Pirates of the Caribbean ride after a 71-year-old woman in late 2012 experienced dizziness, chest pain and mouth numbness and was hospitalized after riding the attraction.

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