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Orlando's theme parks report 12 injuries to state
7 of 12 injuries at Disney parks
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Posted: 10/24/2011
ORLANDO, Fla. - A state report shows there were 12 guest injuries at Orlando's big theme parks and water parks during the third quarter of 2011.
The report filed quarterly with the state of Florida includes seven injuries at Walt Disney World, three at Universal Orlando and one each at SeaWorld Orlando and Wet `n Wild.
A man from Puerto Rico was struck by something while riding the Dragon Challenge roller coaster at Universal's Islands of Adventure. The man's lawyer told reporters that Carlos Montalvo suffered a lacerated eye and had to have his eyeball removed.
Disney reported that a 61-year-old woman fell and broke her leg on the Haunted Mansion's moving loading platform.
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