Multiple Guests Transported To Hospital After 'Ride Pause' at SeaWorld Orlando
Yesterday, multiple guests were transported to the hospital after being on a ride when it was paused for about seven minutes. Find out what we know.
SeaWorld Orlando
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SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. is a leading theme park and entertainment company providing experiences that matter, and inspiring guests to protect animals and the wild wonders of our world.
The Company also rescues and rehabilitates marine and terrestrial animals that are ill, injured, orphaned or abandoned, with the goal of returning them to the wild. The SeaWorld rescue team has helped more than 42,000 animals in need over the last 55 years.
Incident at SeaWorld Orlando
WESH 2 News reported that six people were transported to the hospital on Friday, March 6, 2026, after a ride pause on an attraction at SeaWorld Orlando. Orange Country Fire Rescue shared that the six people impacted had non-life-threatening injuries.
Six people were transported to the hospital after experiencing about a seven minute ride pause on an attraction at SeaWorld Orlando.
No details have been shared regarding the extent or types of injuries that occurred other than that the guests felt "unwell."
SeaWorld Orlando's Statement
At this time, no details have been shared about what attraction was involved or what caused the approximately seven minute ride pause. SeaWorld Orlando provided this statement to WESH 2 News:
"Friday afternoon, a ride experienced a brief operational pause lasting approximately seven minutes. During that time, six guests reported not feeling well and emergency services were contacted. Those individuals were transported to a local hospital for evaluation out of an abundance of caution. The ride resumed normal operations shortly afterward. The safety of our guests, ambassadors, and animals is our top priority."
-SeaWorld Orlando per WESH 2 News
SeaWorld shared that the attraction resumed shortly after the incident and that the guests were transported to the hospital out of an abundance of caution.
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Source: WESH 2 News
