Medical Examiner Says 70‑Year‑Old Woman Died of Ruptured Aneurysm After Universal Orlando 'Revenge of the Mummy' Ride
Seventy‑year‑old Ma de la Luz Mejia Rosas became unresponsive while riding Universal Orlando’s Revenge of the Mummy on Nov. 25, 2025, and died Dec. 9; the Orange County Medical Examiner ruled the cause a ruptured aneurysm without trauma. Her family has retained civil‑rights attorney Ben Crump to investigate, and state records show 21 medical or injury incidents on that coaster since 2004 (ranging from nausea to a vertebra fracture), while FDACS’ latest quarter logged six health‑related incidents at Walt Disney World and none at SeaWorld, Busch Gardens or Legoland; another guest, 32‑year‑old Kevin Rodriguez Zavala, died after becoming unresponsive on Universal’s Stardust Racers in Sept. 2025, his family alleges prior warnings were ignored.
📌 Key Facts
- On Nov. 25, 2025, 70-year-old Ma de la Luz Mejia Rosas became unresponsive while riding the Revenge of the Mummy roller coaster at Universal Orlando and later died at a hospital on Dec. 9, 2025.
- The Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office determined Rosas’s cause of death was a ruptured aneurysm and found no trauma.
- The family has retained civil-rights attorney Ben Crump, who says he will investigate what happened before, during and after the ride.
- Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) data show 21 reported medical or injury incidents on Revenge of the Mummy since the coaster opened in 2004, ranging from nausea to a fractured vertebra.
- FDACS’ latest quarterly report placed the Rosas incident in context, showing six health-related incidents at Walt Disney World in the same period and none reported at SeaWorld, Busch Gardens or Legoland.
- Separately, in Sept. 2025, 32-year-old Kevin Rodriguez Zavala died after becoming unresponsive on the Stardust Racers coaster at Universal’s Epic Universe; his family alleges Universal ignored prior warning signs about that ride.
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- The victim has been identified as 70‑year‑old Ma de la Luz Mejia Rosas.
- The Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office determined she died of a ruptured aneurysm without trauma after becoming unresponsive on the ride Nov. 25 and dying Dec. 9.
- Civil‑rights attorney Ben Crump says he has been retained by Rosas’ family and will investigate what happened before, during and after the ride.
- FDACS incident data show 21 reported medical or injury incidents on Revenge of the Mummy since 2004, ranging from nausea to a vertebra fracture.
- FDACS’ latest quarterly report notes six health‑related incidents at Walt Disney World and none at SeaWorld, Busch Gardens or Legoland in the same period, providing comparative context.
- Confirms the incident date as Nov. 25, 2025 and that the woman became unresponsive while on the ride and later died at a hospital.
- Notes that since the coaster opened in 2004, 21 incidents have been reported on Revenge of the Mummy, ranging from nausea to a vertebrae fracture.
- Details that in the same Q4 2025 period, FDACS logged six health-related incidents at Walt Disney World and none at SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, or Legoland.
- Reiterates that another guest, 32‑year‑old Kevin Rodriguez Zavala, died in Sept. 2025 after becoming unresponsive on the Stardust Racers coaster at Universal’s Epic Universe, and that his family alleges Universal ignored prior warning signs about that ride.