A tragic incident unfolded Wednesday evening at Universal Studios’ Epic Universe theme park in Orlando when a 32-year-old man died shortly after riding the park’s most thrilling attraction, the ...

Multiple people have contacted the family of a man who died from blunt impact injuries after riding a roller coaster at Universal’s Epic Universe and reported similar incidents, the family’s attorney ...

Kevin Rodriguez Zavala, 32, was found unresponsive after riding Stardust Racers on Wednesday, Sept. 17 Amy McCarthy is an Editor at PEOPLE. Her work has appeared at Eater, Vox, Texas Monthly, Salon, ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — A man who was unresponsive after riding a roller coaster at Universal Orlando Resort’s newest park died from blunt impact injuries, a medical examiner said Thursday. Joshua Stephany, ...

The family of the man who died after riding a Universal roller coaster doesn’t want the ride to reopen until they know exactly what happened to him and how future incidents will be prevented. “I don’t ...

Is Stardust Racers open or closed at Epic Universe? The ride is closed, per the Universal app. The ride has been closed since Sept. 17, 2025. Attorney Ben Crump, the family of Kevin Rodriguez Zavala ...

Attorneys for the family of a man who died last week after riding a roller coaster at Universal Orlando Resort’s newest theme park said Monday that they believe he smacked his head on a restraint ...

Universal Epic Universe will reopen Stardust Racers following the death of a guest at the park. An internal email obtained by EW indicates "ride systems functioned properly" during operation. Kevin ...

Universal Orlando Resort's president and COO Karen Irwin wrote that Stardust Racers ride systems "functioned as intended" through the duration of the ride.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Universal Orlando Resort plans to reopen its Stardust Racers ride at Epic Universe more than two weeks after a 32-year-old man died of blunt force injuries after going on the high ...