Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Universal Orlando • Worker injured on Dueling Dragons roller coaster • ISLANDS OF ADVENTURE

ORLANDO – According to the Orlando Sentinel, a Universal Orlando employee was injured this morning while working at the Dueling Dragons roller coaster at the resort's Islands of Adventure theme park.

The employee has been taken to the hospital, Universal spokesman Tom Schroder said, though he declined to provide further details. "It's too soon to share more information," Schroder said. "We're doing everything we can to support our team member and his family."

The accident occurred sometime after 7 a.m. before Islands of Adventure opened to the public. Schroder said Dueling Dragons has been closed "as we work to understand what happened."

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