Disney & Universal Theme Park Incidents

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Link to the Dataset - Universal & Disney World Incident Data (2002-2022)


Tutorials for the "Raw Data" Page Features:

Example 1: Comparing Companies

Click the Company table heading to see it displayed that Disney World has had 322 more incidents than Universal (502 vs. 180). Then click on any cell in the "date" column to see specific incidents under each company, such as the date 03/22/2002 to where you can see one of those Universal incidents: a 13yo M injured their right foot on E.T Adventure.

Example 2: Comparing Incident Causes

Click the Description table heading to see it displayed that pre-existing conditions and motion sickness account for 26.9% of all incidents. Then click on any cell in the "date" column to see specific incident details (including causes) in sentence format, such as the date 12/07/2022 to see one such case: a 47yo M with a pre-existing condition lost consciousness on Mission: Space.


Glossary:

Pre-existing condition
A health problem a guest already had before riding, like a heart condition, epilepsy, or high blood pressure, and so on.

Motion sickness
Nausea, vomiting, or queasiness caused by a mismatch between what the eyes see and what the inner ear senses.

G-force
The force of acceleration a rider experiences, measured in multiples of normal gravity (1G).

Syncope
The medical term for fainting, or a temporary loss of consciousness caused by a brief drop in blood flow to the brain.

Cardiac event
An umbrella term for heart-related incidents including chest pain, heart attack, and cardiac arrest.