Woman Dies After Riding Disney's 'Mission: SPACE'

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Disney officials shut downthe "Mission: Space" ride at Epcot Center in Orlando late Wednesday after a49-year-old woman died, one day after riding the space-themed ride.

She is the second person to die within the past year after riding the $100million space ride.

The woman, whose identity wasn't released, rode "Mission: Space" Tuesdayafternoon, became ill afterward and was taken to Celebration Hospital.

"First and foremost, our concern is for the guest's family. We offer them ourdeepest sympathies and assistance during this difficult time," Walt DisneyWorld representative Kim Prunty said in an e-mailed statement.

Signs at the ride warn: "For safety, you should be in good health and freefrom high blood pressure, heart, back or neck problems, motion sickness, orother conditions that could be aggravated by this adventure."