{"id":415927,"date":"2026-10-01T18:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T18:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/415927\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T18:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T18:08:08","slug":"universal-sued-after-child-loses-consciousness-suffers-injuries-on-stardust-racers-at-epic-universe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/415927\/","title":{"rendered":"Universal Sued After Child Loses Consciousness, Suffers Injuries on Stardust Racers at Epic Universe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Universal Orlando Resort and Mack Rides, the company responsible for designing and creating Stardust Racers at Epic Universe, are facing a new lawsuit after a child was injured after riding the attraction in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Stardust Racers Lawsuit <a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/uor_eu_stardust_racers_lawsuit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1710\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/uor_eu_stardust_racers_lawsuit.jpg\" alt=\"Universal Orlando Florida faces new lawsuit after child was injured on Stardust Racers in Epic Universe \" class=\"wp-image-1500846\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a complaint submitted on August 17, 2026, the plaintiff, Jennifer Lundy, claimed that her minor son, who is referred to as \u201cL.L.\u201d in the documents, lost consciousness as a result of forces generated on Stardust Racers on October 13, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The child had no head, neck, or upper body restraint or support while he was unconscious. As a result of this, L.L. sustained injuries to his head and face, along with orthopedic and spinal injuries. After getting off the thrill ride, L.L. needed medical assistance. Lundy claimed that the ride caused severe and permanent injuries. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plaintiff wants medical care and treatment expenses to be paid for. She is seeking more than $50,000 in damages.<\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" data-caption=\"Above is a photo of L.L. on Stardust Racers on October 13, 2025\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/uor_eu_stardust_racers_lawsuit-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1092\" height=\"776\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/uor_eu_stardust_racers_lawsuit-2.jpg\" alt=\"Universal Orlando Florida faces new lawsuit after child was injured on Stardust Racers in Epic Universe \" class=\"wp-image-1500847\"\/><\/a>Above is a photo of L.L. on Stardust Racers on October 13, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lundy also claimed that Universal owed it to her family, as well as other guests, to operate and control Stardust Racers in a reasonably safe condition, as well as to notify guests when a ride isn\u2019t safe. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On September 18, 2026, the case moved to federal court. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This isn\u2019t the first time Universal <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/2025\/12\/five-more-stardust-racers-lawsuits-filed-against-universal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">has faced lawsuits regarding Stardust Racers<\/a>. Previous lawsuits stated that the affected individuals suffered injuries after riding the attraction. They also alleged negligence in the ride\u2019s design, operation, maintenance, and control.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most tragic situation regarding Stardust Racers involves <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/2025\/09\/guest-dies-after-riding-epic-universe-roller-coaster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Kevin Rodriguez Zavala<\/a>. Zavala, 32, was found unconscious after riding Stardust Racers at Epic Universe on September 17, 2025. He passed away from \u201cmultiple blunt impact injuries,\u201d said the medical examiner. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/2025\/12\/details-revealed-in-final-report-on-stardust-racers-death-at-epic-universe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">final report<\/a>\u00a0of Zavala\u2019s case stated that no criminal acts occurred in his death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What are your thoughts on this lawsuit? Let us know on social media. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more Universal Studios news from around the world, follow Universal Parks News Today on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UniNewsToday\" target=\"_blank\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Twitter<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UniversalParksNewsToday\" target=\"_blank\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Facebook<\/a>, and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uninewstoday\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Instagram<\/a>. For Disney Parks news, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/category\/parks-resorts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">WDWNT<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Universal Orlando Resort and Mack Rides, the company responsible for designing and creating Stardust Racers at Epic Universe,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":415928,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[2405,6113,4137,139,141,140,16289,9456,2749],"class_list":["post-415927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-attractions","tag-epic-universe","tag-lawsuits","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-rides","tag-stardust-racers","tag-universal-orlando-resort"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415927","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=415927"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415927\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/415928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=415927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=415927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=415927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}