Woman Injured on Harry Potter Theme Park Ride in California Is Awarded $7.25 Million

Woman Injured on Harry Potter Theme Park Ride in California Is Awarded $7.25 Million
The entrance to Universal Studios in Universal City, Calif., on Aug. 23, 2016. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP Photo
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LOS ANGELES—A federal jury has awarded $7.25 million to a 74-year-old Arizona woman for a spine injury she suffered in a fall while exiting the Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey ride at Universal Studios Hollywood.

Pamela Morrison was getting seated at the popular attraction with her grandson in September 2022 when she was asked to exit after her harness failed to secure properly. Morrison slipped and fell when stepping from a moving walkway onto solid ground, according to her lawsuit.