Celestial Park - General Discussion Thread

[BigRed98]

When the park closes, do all the shops in Celestial park stay open for at least an hour?

I want to go to Moonship Chocolates & Celestial Sweets before I leave the park.

 

[Alicia]

When the park closes, do all the shops in Celestial park stay open for at least an hour?

I want to go to Moonship Chocolates & Celestial Sweets before I leave the park.

Yes. Moonship Chocolates, and the main gift shop, usually stay open until all guests are done making their purchases, probably about an hour or more depending on the day.

 

[Jerroddragon]

Some passed away, after riding stardust racers

 

[GAcoaster]

This made my heart sink to wake up to—

Breaking news: Guest dies, found unresponsive after riding Epic Universe coaster, Universal says

A guest at Epic Universe has died following a ride on Stardust Racers late Wednesday, leading to an investigation by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

wesh.com

 

[Parkscope Joe]

heartbreaking. Sending my thoughts to everyone involved and impacted.

 

[GAcoaster]

Just an update— the person was a male in his 30’s:

 

[OrlandoGuy]

Terrible news. Sending positive vibes not just to the victim’s family, but anyone in the station/on the ride vehicle when this happened (that can definitely be traumatic to see).

Get your bloodwork done at least once a year, folks.

 

[Floridaguy34]

this is very heartbreaking also from what i hear i won’t expect this to reopen until early next week

 

[Jerroddragon]

So from Universal Stand point can they do anything more to try to prevent more people from riding this and try to avoid this?

I know Universal and the coaster makers did nothing wrong, more asking if there is even a way to try to prevent this.

 

[TheGentTrent]

So from Universal Stand point can they do anything more to try to prevent more people from riding this and try to avoid this?

I know Universal and the coaster makers did nothing wrong, more asking if there is even a way to try to prevent this.

Other than more warning signs, not really…

 

[Parkscope Joe]

So from Universal Stand point can they do anything more to try to prevent more people from riding this and try to avoid this?

I know Universal and the coaster makers did nothing wrong, more asking if there is even a way to try to prevent this.

We also don't know what happened yet. Until then we can't even determine if there's a fix.

 

[AustinT]

Sad, horrible news. However, one has to wonder if they will be looking at this one even more carefully than usual. Wasn't there a lot done to try to tame one section of the ride before it opened? I recall people saying the forces in one area were too strong. I fear this could be a lawsuit waiting to happen.

 

[Jake S]

However, one has to wonder if they will be looking at this one even more carefully than usual. Wasn't there a lot done to try to tame one section of the ride before it opened? I recall people saying the forces in one area were too strong. I fear this could be a lawsuit waiting to happen.

Just going to tap the sign here:

We also don't know what happened yet. Until then we can't even determine if there's a fix.

Let's ease up on the speculation.

 

[OrlandoGuy]

Just going to tap the sign here:

Let's ease up on the speculation.

And even then, one incident in ~6 months of continuous operation is such a statistical anomaly.

Not trying to brush off what happened, but 1 out of the sheer number of total riders up to this point doesn’t point to any issues with the ride.