Overview

• Eugene Strickland filed the negligence suit on May 29 in Orange County, seeking $50,000 for injuries from a July 2021 ride at Blizzard Beach’s Downhill Double Dipper.
• Strickland weighed 334 pounds—34 pounds above the slide’s 300-pound limit—when he says he “became momentarily airborne” and was ejected from his inner tube.
• He claims to have sustained permanent catastrophic injuries, including scarring, disfigurement, disability and ongoing mental anguish.
• The complaint contends Disney knew of the ride’s design flaws and defective inner tubes but failed to warn guests or address the dangerous condition.
• A jury trial is scheduled for May 2027 and Disney has not issued a public response to the allegations.