Disney World Hit Sued, Overweight Rider Claims Injuries From Waterslide

Walt Disney World’s acquired a splashy lawsuit on its arms — actually — after a person who was over the trip’s weight restrict says he was launched into agony … and now he’s gunning for some critical money.

According to authorized docs obtained by TMZ, Eugene Strickland — who weighed 334 lbs. when he hit the Downhill Double Dipper at Disney’s Blizzard Beach in July 2021 (regardless of its 300-lb particular person weight restrict) — says the trip despatched him flying and allegedly left him with everlasting accidents.

Strickland claims the design of the internal tube brought on it to slip out underneath him, which allegedly resulted in him being launched into the air earlier than he got here crashing down the exhausting plastic. Nearly 4 years later, he says he’s nonetheless struggling. He’s speaking catastrophic accidents, ache, scarring, and an alleged lack of the flexibility to get pleasure from life.

It’s not clear if Eugene knew he was over the restrict earlier than leaping on the slide — however he’s now coming after Disney for greater than $50K, claiming they didn’t maintain the place secure.

The court docket docs declare Disney ought to’ve both fastened the hazard, or at the very least warned of us about it.