A nonprofit organization is pushing for the closure of the Epic Universe rollercoaster Stardust Racers after a guest died on the ride in September 2025.

Kevin Rodriguez Zavala was found unresponsive after riding the coaster on Sept. 17 before being declared dead later that evening at a local hospital. Now, the nonprofit organization Juneteenth Project Coalition is petitioning for the coaster — which only opened in May 2025, alongside the rest of the new Epic Universe theme park — to be shut down.

"It's a death trap. It is a death trap, and I'm a disabled American veteran. I have been in a wheelchair," Tina Wilson, the organization's founder, said. "But for them to reopen the ride, it's just a slap in the face."

Universal Orlando reopened the ride on Saturday, Oct. 4, a little more t

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