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January 2, 2017 By Justin Ziegler, Lawyer Leave a Comment

Epcot Injury and Accident Claim Compensation

Epcot injury and accident claim payoutsIf Epcot’s carelessness caused your injury, you may be entitled to compensation.  In 2013, Epcot was the 5th most visited theme park in the world.  It had 11.229 million guests.

Accidents are bound to happen.  Epcot’s negligence will cause some of those accidents.  It is the law of numbers.

Epcot is located at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.  This article focuses on guest injuries at Epcot.  It does not concentrate on Walt Disney World accident claims.

What Types of Injuries Can Someone Have at Epcot?

I imagine that the most common injuries at Epcot are the same types that occur at other business establishments.  These include herniated discs, neck pain, back pain, a fractured femur, ankle injuries.  They also include the injuries below.

Wrist Injuries at Disney’s Epcot
Scarring on the forearm near the wrist after surgery from a car accident
Scarring after a wrist surgery from a non-Epcot related car crash, which resulted in our $200,000 settlement.

Date: 8/15/09
Ride: Test Track
Age of Guest/Gender: 40
Claimed Injury/Apparent Injury: Fell while exiting vehicle and broke wrist

Date: 7/17/09
Ride: Peter Pan’s Flight
Age of Guest/Gender: 74/F
Claimed Injury/Apparent Injury: Lost balance on unload belt. Fell and hit head and fractured wrist.

Leg fractures at Epcot

Date: 12/10/14
Ride:  Soarin
Age/Gender:  74/F
Claimed Injury/Apparent Injury: Tripped over a guest’s bag; fractured leg.

Date: 12/31/10
Ride: Seas with Nemo & Friends
Age of Guest/Gender: 76/F
Claimed Injury/Apparent Injury: Guest fell while on moving walkway.  Injured left leg.

Shoulder Injuries at Epcot
Accidents Causing Shoulder Injury at Epcot
Accidents Causing Shoulder Injury at Epcot

Date: 3/13/10
Ride: Seas with Nemo & Friends
Age of Guest/Gender: 72/F
Claimed Injury/Apparent Injury: Fell exiting vehicle; hit head and fractured left shoulder

Find out more about shoulder injury claims in Florida.

Back Pain
Back Injury Claim from a Florida Accident
Actor.

Date: 10/11/07

Ride: Seas with Nemo & Friends
Age of Guest/Gender: 81/F
Claimed Injury/Apparent Injury: Fell boarding vehicle; back pain.

Hip and Pelvis Injuries
Hip fracture
Hip fracture. Not from a Disney accident.

Date: 12/18/06

Ride: Test Track
Age of Guest/Gender: 67/F
Claimed Injury/Apparent Injury: Fell getting out of vehicle and fractured pelvis.

Facial Fractures

Date: 8/17/14
Ride: Seas with Nemo & Friends
Age/Gender: 63/M
Claimed Injury/Apparent Injury: Fell and Struck face while assisting member from vehicle; facial fractures.

Non-accident related injuries

Epcot guests may have other injuries or sicknesses.  I am not going to talk about injuries which most likely were not caused by Epcot.  These include feeling ill, hypertension, seizures and other issues.  Sometimes a guest just happens to be at Epcot when they get ill.

Unique Issues to Epcot Accidents

Epcot Restaurants
Epcot Restaurant Injury, Accident Cases Claims Compensation in Florida
Did an Epcot restaurant’s carelessness cause your injury?

Most of the restaurants and shops at Epcot serve and/or sell of alcoholic drinks.  This includes beer, wine and more.  Epcot has the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival each year.  Walt Disney World still is hesitant to sell alcohol.

You may claim that Epcot’s carelessness caused your injury.  The claims adjuster may ask you if you drank alcohol before the incident.

In Florida, if the injured person’s normal faculties were impaired or the victim had a blood or breath alcohol level of 0.08 percent or higher intoxicated, and as a result he or she is more than 50% negligent for causing an accident, he or she cannot legally recover damages.  Fla. Stat. 768.36.

So if you are drunk and you were the substantial cause of your accident, don’t expect any money.  Find out more about Florida restaurant injury claims.

How to Notify Epcot of An Injury Claim

If Epcot’s negligence caused your injury, you should notify them immediately.  After you leave the theme park, send correspondence to:

Epcot Center Dr, Orlando, FL 32821
(407) 824-4321

You should ask Disney if they have an email address for Florida Disney claims.

You can may want to mail your notice of the claim to Disney.  I found the Disney Claims address online.  You should confirm that it is correct.  The address that I found is:

Disney Liability Claims
PO Box 10050
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830-0050

Do International Visitors Have a Case if Epcot’s Negligence Caused an Injury?

Do international visitors have a case if they are injured at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida?

Yes. Foreigners have similar rights as United States residents.  However, there are some differences.  Foreigners may have smaller medical bills.  Health benefit subrogation rights may be different.  You can find out about international tourists who are injured in Florida.

In that article, I write about the rights of tourists from countries like Brazil, Canada, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Argentina, Germany, China and France.  I also discuss the subrogation laws of some Canadian Provinces like Quebec, Nova Scotia and Ontario.

Is a Case Against Epcot similar to a case against Walmart, Publix or Walt Disney World?

Yes.  An Epcot injury case is very similar to a case against Walt Disney World.  Both are subject to Florida law.  You will be dealing with similar claims adjusters.

A case against Epcot may be similar against a Florida Walmart and Publix Supermarket.  I say this because I assume that all 3 are self-insured.

I assume that Disney is self-insured because it is worth about $172 Billion dollars.  I’ve never seen a company that is worth more than $50 billion and doesn’t self-insure land that it owns.

Many attorneys believe that it is harder to get money from a company that is self-insured.  They say that it is easier to get money from a good insurance company.

However, each case is judged by the merits.

Past Accidents Involving Epcot

Bus Accidents

On March 2010,WFTV 9 reported that eight people were injured in a collision between a Disney bus and a parked charter bus near the Epcot entrance.  According to the FHP, the Disney bus rear-ended the Mears charter bus.  The front of the Disney bus was wrecked.

The seven passengers on the Disney bus were said to have minor injuries.  Three of them were taken by ambulance to Celebration Hospital.  Four were taken to Dr. Philipps.

Did Epcot’s carelessness cause your injury?  Did someone else’s negligence cause your injury in Florida?

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