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[Vengeance]

Boy, 12, dies after Disney roller coaster ride

MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- A 12-year-old boy was pronounced dead after he rode a roller coaster at Disney-MGM Studios in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

The boy was unresponsive when he was found in his seat at the end of the Rock 'N' Roller Coaster ride, said Terry McElroy of the Florida Department of Agriculture, which regulates the industry.

The boy, who was riding the coaster with his father, was given CPR and taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

A Disney representative was with the family Thursday afternoon and Disney officials were offering the boy's family "deepest sympathies."

The incident happened at 11:30 a.m.

Disney shut down the ride and a state inspector arrived to observe the Disney investigation. The Orange County Sheriff's Office is conducting an investigation as well.

Disney boasts of the ride on its Web site, "Zoom from 0 to 60 mph with the force of a supersonic F-14, take in high-speed loops and turns synchronized to a specially recorded Aerosmith soundtrack and zip through Tinseltown in the biggest, loudest limo you've ever seen."

It adds: "The 3,400-foot-long track is more than a half mile of sudden accelerations, dips, loops and twists and turns."

Children shorter than 4 feet are not permitted on the ride, according to the Web site.

One month ago, another child died on the Disney ride "Mission Space" at the Epcot Center.

[elmono311]

Wow, one death at Rock N Roller Coaster in how many years and with how many people going on it (one of Disney's more popular attractions)? Still a pretty danged good track record (no pun intended)

[disnut8]

An autopsy is scheduled to be performed today.

[disnut8]

The autopsy said the boy had a congenital heart disease.  The news reports say that his father served in the Iraq war - why would that matter?  But anyway, reports say that roller coaster rides will increase your heart rate and bring on conditions such as the one that unfortunately killed this boy.

I guess we all should stay off roller coasters and put all these theme parks out of business.  Then we can sit around at home and watch the grass grow.

[Vengeance]

I think it was a sad way to find out he had the disorder, but most likely they would have found out in an equally tragic way.

As for the dad in the Iraq war? It's a better story. Media finds ways to hurt people right in the heart and that's one of those ways to do it. It's not nice, but it's how it works. Personally, I don't like it.

But if I were a professional in the business already and I found that out...I'd try and be the first one to tell the public just for the collective 'awwww'.

[disnut8]

Well, practical RichN comes out with the fact that the heart disorder had to come from the mother because the father couldn't have been in the military with a heart problem.

If I could, I'd still be riding Rock N Roller Coaster.