A guest at Epic Universe who died after riding the theme park's Stardust Racers roller coaster suffered "multiple blunt impact injuries," according to the Orange County Medical Examiner's Office.

The Orange County Sheriff's Office identified the man as 32-year-old Kevin Rodriguez Zavala. The Medical Examiner ruled Zavala's death as accidental.

What we know:

Zavala became unresponsive Wednesday night, Sept. 17, 2025, after riding Stardust Racers, a dual-launch coaster at the theme park, and was rushed to the hospital, where he later died, both Universal and the Orange County Sheriff's Office told FOX 35 in a statement.

"Universal is cooperating with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office following a tragic event involving a guest at Epic Universe on Wednesday night. The guest became u

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