A woman claims a Disney park ride gave her a 'wedgie', leaving her seriously injured

A woman has sued Walt Disney World theme park in Orlando, Florida, saying that she suffered an 'injurious wedgie' while she was riding the Typhoon Lagoon at the park,according to multiple reports in the US media. The woman has reportedly said that she received the injury four years ago.

The lawsuit was filed last week in Orange County, Florida. Emma McGuinness, along with her husband Edward McGuinness, sued Disney World and is seeking USD 50,000 in damages. Emma (33) allegedly suffered injuries during the couple's visit to thewater park in October 2019.

She got injured on Humunga Kowabunga, a slide that's about 214 feet above a pool.

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"The impact of The Slide and [Emma's] impact into the standing water at the bottom of The Slide caused Ms. McGuinness' clothing to be painfully forced between her legs and for water to be violently forced inside her," says the complaint as reported by People magazine.

“She experienced immediate and severe pain internally and, as she stood up, blood began rushing from between her legs.”

“She was transported to a local hospital by ambulance for medical care and treatment, and eventually transported to another hospital for the repair of her gynecologic injuries by a specialist," says the complaint further.

The lawyer who filed the lawsuit on Emma's behalf has claimed that though Disney knew about the risks associated with a waterslide, the risks were not disclosed to visitors to the park and also not to McGuinness.

“The slide was unsafe and unreasonably dangerous to Ms. McGuinness and other patrons because it failed to meet the expectations of a reasonable consumer, including Ms. McGuinness.” says the lawsuit.

There was no comment from Disney immediately.

The Typhoon Lagoon water park, a Disney property, first opened in 1989. The company opened another water park, Blizzard Beach in 1995.