Overview

• Universal confirmed the guest became unresponsive after riding Stardust Racers and later died at a hospital.
• The Orange County Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation, with forensic teams and crime scene vans documented at the ride area in helicopter video.
• Universal expressed condolences to the guest’s loved ones and said it is fully cooperating with the inquiry.
• Stardust Racers is closed, and local reporting noted the Universal app showed an “extended closure” earlier Wednesday night.
• Authorities have not released the guest’s identity or a cause of death, and the coaster is described as a dual-launch ride reaching about 62 mph and 133 feet over roughly 5,000 feet of track.