12-year-old Boy Dies at Disney World Options

[SarahxJoy]

Michael Russell, 12, of Fort Campbell, Kentucky, collapsed after riding the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster ride at Disney-MGM theme park in Orlando, Florida, Thursday morning, Sgt. Carlos Torres said. (Watch the details of what happened after the roller coaster stopped -- 2:39)

Russell's father began administering CPR and was later aided by a Disney assistant, but the boy was not responsive. Russell was then transported by ambulance to Celebration Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The Rock 'n' Roller Coaster re-opened Friday morning.

"Walt Disney World engineers and ride system engineers completed a thorough inspection of the attraction overnight and found it to be operating properly," said Disney World spokeswoman Kim Prunty in a statement.

Another park spokesman, Jacob DiPietre, said, "Our thoughts and prayers remain with the Russell family in the wake of their son's passing."

Disney boasts of the ride on its Web site: "Zoom from zero 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."

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My dad brought this up today, and I had no clue about it until then.
Poor kid..

I've also read stories about a forty-nine-year-old woman and a four-year-old dying as well in Disney World all within a year, I believe.