KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) -- A Nebraska woman says a jump meant to thrill visitors at a haunted house in Kansas City, Missouri, left her with two broken ankles. Now she’s suing the attraction, claiming it was dangerously unsafe.
Leslie Blake filed the lawsuit last week in Jackson County Circuit Court against Full Moon Productions, which owns and operates the haunted house "The Beast." Blake visited the haunted house in October 2021.
She claims she followed staff instructions to perform the "Beast Jump” — a stunt that has visitors to leap from a second-story window onto an inflatable air pad — but landed hard and broke both of her ankles.
The lawsuit alleges that the pad was under-inflated, poorly positioned, and lacked proper supervision and warnings. Blake claims Full Moon Productions knew or should have known the attraction was dangerous, citing previous lawsuits involving injuries tied to the same jump.
Full Moon Productions promotes itself as an industry leader that “adds new scenes and behind-the-scenes technology” each year to give visitors an “incredible sensory experience.”
According to the lawsuit, the company also claims to use “the latest technology to monitor every scene and every visitor,” promising that with fire marshals, extra police officers, and security guards on site, “you can be assured of a safe experience.”
When purchasing tickets online, Full Moon Productions makes you fill out a waiver before you enter their attractions.
Blake’s lawsuit accuses the company of negligence, recklessness and failing to maintain safe conditions for visitors. It seeks more than $75,000 in damages, plus court costs and interest.