Tourist sues theme park for $486,000 after claiming he felt his hip 'pop' as he rode a giant inflatable water slide
- Victorian man is suing The Big Wedgie water slide on the Gold Coast after injury
- He says operators failed to ensure safety, protect from injury, provide instruction
- The popular attraction is the world's 'tallest, stand-alone inflatable water slide'
The 'world's tallest and most extreme stand-alone inflatable water slide' is being sued for negligence by a Victorian tourist who claims to have suffered a hip injury on the Gold Coast tourist attraction.
Adam Boldiston, 43, is seeking $486,000 in damages from The Big Wedgie at Southport District Court, for the incident which allegedly took place on December 28, 2017.
He says the operators failed to ensure safety, protect him from injury and to provide proper instructions.
The The Big Wedgie (pictured) is promoted as the 'world's tallest and most extreme stand-alone inflatable water slide'
But a Victorian tourist claims he suffered a hip injury on the Gold Coast tourist attraction and is now suing the amusement park for negligence
Mr Boldiston alleges he heard his hip 'pop' when he collided with the inflatable wall at the end of the slide, after he splayed his legs apart to try and slow himself down.
He says he was following the directions of amusement park staff but failed to stop.
'In order to slow yourself down once you reach the flat bit and come out of the lane, splay your arms and legs,' Mr Boldiston claims staff told him.
But due to staff 'allowing an excessive flow of water' Mr Boldiston was unable to slow down which caused him to make contact with the back wall of the slide.
Mr Boldiston, who is employed at RAVC, claims he was forced to take 19 days off from his job and has since changed roles to a lower paying position.
He says he switched jobs to reduce his travel time which had become too painful on his hip.
'Mr Boldiston is facing a lifetime of impairment in all aspects of his life and deserves to be compensated fully for his loss,' Mr Boldiston's solicitor Tim Cooper told The Courier Mail.
In total, Mr Boldiston is claiming $60,000 in general damages, $5409 in loss of income, $33,167 in out of pocket medical expenses, $15,972 in past care and assistance, $52,000 in future care, $205,000 for future diminished earning capacity, $23,000 in lost future superannuation and $92,000 for future surgery and medical expenses.
'Action needs to be taken in relation to the haphazard manner in which these types of rides are constructed and operated,' Cooper said.
'Proceedings like this initiate change, or at least assist to prevent incidents like this occurring again in the future.'
The Big Wedgie, which is opened over the Summer school holidays at Fisherman's Lawn in Broadwater Parklands, was contacted by Daily Mail Australia for comment.
A court date for the hearing is yet to be set.
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