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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida (WESH) — A couple is now suing Disney World after they say a water slide caused a painful wedgie and severe injury.
The lawsuit filed in Orange County on Wednesday is focused on Typhoon Lagoon and the 214-foot water slide there called Humunga Kowabunga.
According to Disney, people plummet down a near-vertical five-story drop. Riders go without a raft or a tube.
The complaint said riders can reach speeds approaching 40 miles per hour and before they go down the slide they are told to “cross their legs at the ankles.”
The lawsuit said in this woman’s case, when she went down the slide, near the end “her body lifted up, she [became] airborne, and she was slammed downward against The Slide – which increased the likelihood of her legs becoming uncrossed.”
The document said that and “her impact into the standing water at the bottom” caused a “painful wedgie” and immediate bleeding.
The lawsuit said an ambulance took the wife to a hospital, and she was eventually taken to another hospital for a specialist. It continued on to say she “suffered severe and permanent bodily injury” to her private area and “damage to her internal organs.”
Now, she and her husband are suing Disney for more than $50,000. They are accusing the company of negligence and say Disney failed to provide her and other riders with proper protective clothing and failed to warn them of inherent dangers.
The lawsuit said had Disney warned her about the risk, she would not have gone down the slide.
WESH 2 has reached out to Disney regarding the incident and is waiting to hear back.
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BollweevilKnievel1 on September 30th, 2023 at 03:18 UTC »
The complaint says“The impact of The Slide and her impact into the standing water at the bottom of The Slide caused Ms. McGuinness’ clothing to be painfully forced between her legs and for water to be violently forced inside her. She experienced immediate and severe pain internally and, as she stood up, blood began rushing from between her legs."
terrytapeworm on September 29th, 2023 at 22:44 UTC »
I hate that the title says "painful wedgie." It caused immediate bleeding, and permanent injury, as well as damage to her internal organs for pete sakes! Like, imagine calling a power washer splitting you from back to front a "painful little mishap with a bidet." It's like that.
I feel like it's the same kind of smear job McDonalds did to that poor old woman who was horrifically burned by superheated coffee that should never be that hot. McDonalds successfully spun it as "greedy old woman sues because her coffee was a widdle too warm." Like no, she almost died and required skin grafts, AND she was only suing for medical costs. Pretty sure she ended up dying from complications from those burns too.
It's just disrespectful to minimize it as a wedgie. This was a horrific injury!
joojie on September 29th, 2023 at 20:15 UTC »
You know, some lawsuits are frivolous, for sure...but this is for $50,000. If I had my cooch and ass split open from an atomic wedgie, I feel that's not an unreasonable amount. Especially since as an American she probably has continuing medical costs.
Disney probably has signs with warnings though, which likely will release them from liability.
Poor woman 😔