{"id":169681,"date":"2026-02-26T05:24:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T05:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/169681\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T05:24:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T05:24:21","slug":"universal-sued-over-epic-universes-harry-potter-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/169681\/","title":{"rendered":"Universal Sued Over Epic Universe&#8217;s &#8216;Harry Potter&#8217; Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/2026\/02\/24\/brothers-sue-universal-after-alleged-injuries-on-harry-potter-ride-at-epic-universe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The Orlando Sentinel,<\/a> two men are suing Universal Orlando over alleged injuries they sustained when riding Harry Potter and the Ministry of Magic in Universal\u2019s Epic Universe.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-uo-universal-orlando-epic-universe-the-wizarding-world-of-harry-potter-harry-potter-and-the-battle-at-the-ministry9-scaled.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-777185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-uo-universal-orlando-epic-universe-the-wizarding-world-of-harry-potter-harry-potter-and-the-bat.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"527\"  \/><\/a>Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit alleges that a malfunction of the ride caused both men to sustain injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The men, Derrick Burrough and Erick Burrough, who are brothers, filed the lawsuit that seeks $50,000 in damages from Universal. The two lawsuits claim they suffered injuries resulting in the \u201closs of ability to lead and enjoy a normal life\u201d when they rode Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry in Epic Universe with their family on Christmas Day last year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-uo-universal-orlando-epic-universe-the-wizarding-world-of-harry-potter-harry-potter-and-the-battle-at-the-ministry6-scaled.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-777204\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1772083459_765_2025-uo-universal-orlando-epic-universe-the-wizarding-world-of-harry-potter-harry-potter-and-the-bat.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"527\"  \/><\/a>Queue for Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit claims that a ride malfunction occurred while they were seated on the ride, causing the ride vehicle to come to an abrupt stop, causing the brothers to be \u201cthrusted erratically\u201d in their seats. The lawsuit claims that this caused both men to sustain \u201csignificant\u201d injuries to their necks and backs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-uo-universal-orlando-epic-universe-the-wizarding-world-of-harry-potter-harry-potter-and-the-battle-at-the-ministry5-3-scaled.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-777262\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765988829_440_2025-uo-universal-orlando-epic-universe-the-wizarding-world-of-harry-potter-harry-potter-and-the-bat.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\"  \/><\/a>Seats on Battle of the Ministry<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit claims that Universal was negligent in maintaining the ride by failing to fix \u201ca dangerous condition about which the defendant either knew or should have known.\u201d The lawsuits alleged that the men suffered \u201cdisability, physical impairment, disfigurement, mental anguish and inconvenience; expense of hospitalization, medical and nursing care and treatment; and past lost wages, loss of earning power and diminished earning capacity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allears.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025-uo-universal-orlando-epic-universe-the-wizarding-world-of-harry-potter-harry-potter-and-the-battle-at-the-ministry-entrance-2-scaled.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-777177\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1772083461_720_2025-uo-universal-orlando-epic-universe-the-wizarding-world-of-harry-potter-harry-potter-and-the-bat.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"527\"  \/><\/a>Battle at the Ministry<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe most important job of a theme park is to keep its guests safe. Instead, Universal allegedly operated a ride that had been plagued by repeated malfunctions, glitches, and hard stops since it opened,\u201d attorney John Morgan said in the release. \u201cOur clients continue to seek treatment for their injuries, which are impacting their everyday lives. They have filed these lawsuits to hold Universal accountable for a safety incident we allege was entirely preventable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to AllEars for further coverage of these ongoing cases.<\/p>\n<p> Post a Comment        <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"According to The Orlando Sentinel, two men are suing Universal Orlando over alleged injuries they sustained when riding&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":169682,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[139,141,140],"class_list":["post-169681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169681"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169681\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/169682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=169681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=169681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}