Universal Orlando Stardust Racers roller coaster is reopening after man’s death

Universal Orlando Resort is preparing to reopen Coester Rolls Rolder Coaster on Saturday, about two weeks after the death of a 32 -year -old man after his experience during the ride.

Kevin Rodriguez Zavala died in a hospital on September 17 after he was exposed to multiple injuries to the severe ride of the contestants in Stardest in the global park of the universe, according to the authorities. Lawyer Bin Kromb, who represents the Zavala family, called on the plan to reopen the plan to be “a serious risk to public safety.”

“Our comprehensive technical and operational review has confirmed that the passenger systems operate properly throughout the climbing process, the duration of the ride, and when the ride vehicle returns to the station, and our team members follow the procedures all the time,” Karen Erwin, president of Universal Orlando, said in a letter to international staff on Friday.

“Our wide review was conducted closely with local officials, and Florida noticed the test and review the results,” Irwin added in the letter, obtained from Fox.

Lawyers say the rotating ship has a pattern of safety failures before Ryder’s death: “Not an isolated incident.”

She said in the letter: “Safety, as always, is our maximum priority. To further help guests determine whether they can or cannot ride attractive, we update operational measures and attraction signals to enhance current warnings of riding and material requirements in Stardust Races and other horse riding.” “This means that we are ready to reopen the contestants at Universal Epic Universe on Saturday afternoon, October 4.”

CROMP issued a statement on the same day, announcing that “Stardust’s contestants are evidence of the active investigation of death.”

“Reopening the journey before our experts can examine each component of the lack of evidence for evidence, and serious risks to public safety, and make profit on people’s lives. It was reported that Universal told the employees that the trip was working as intended.

“By rushing to reopen this journey as if nothing happened, Universal shows a great ignorance of Kevin’s life, our family’s pain, and the safety of every contestant heading to that ship. We felt terrifying that Universal will re -operate it very quickly,” added Zavala’s parents, Carlos Rodrison Ortz and Haya Zavala.

During a press conference earlier this week, Chromap said that Zavala’s friend, who was on a trip with him and also witnessed to the hospital, was “he was thrown forward due to restraint cases,” adding that many bicycles have made similar accounts directly about the same trip.

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Kevin Rodriguez Zapala, 32, died after he became unwilling on the Universal Epic Universe on September 17, 2025. (GOFUNDME)

CROMP claimed that safety systems on a trip, which first appeared on May 25, was “insufficient” and noticed that the history of the ride provides “a timetable that warns of danger.”

In a lawsuit related to a separate accident on April 30, lawyers said another contestant reported that her head was shaken violently and that she was criticized in the seats while she was on the rotating ship.

Stardust contestants can exceed 60 miles per hour and climb to more than 130 feet, according to the attraction.

Lawyer Benjamin Chromb shows a photo of the epic universe to the contestants in Stardest during a press conference with the Kevin Zavala family in the center of Orlando, Florida, on Wednesday, September 24, 2025. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images/Getty Images)

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“As a world family in Orlando, we continue to extend our deepest sympathy and condolences with the family of Mr. Rodriguez Zapala and their loved ones for their loss,” Irwins said in the letter.

Alexandra Koch in Fox contributed to this report.