A Guatemalan family is suing Universal Orlando Resort following the death of the family's 38-year-old father, calling the park negligent for not providing ride warning signs in Spanish.

In 2016, Jose Calderon Arana had a fatal heart attack after going on "Skull Island: Reign of Kong." He had previous heart problems and didn't speak English, according to the wrongful death lawsuit the family filed this month.

Skull Island had been open about half a year at the time of Calderon Arana’s death in 2016. Using animatronics and 3D screens, the ride recreates a truck expedition inspired by recent iterations of the King Kong movies.

Calderon Arana, who ran a farming operation owned by his family, didn’t feel well after going on the Skull Island ride — his wife thought he had an upset stomach, according to the lawsuit.

He took a break on a bench while his wife and son went another ride. He had collapsed by the time they came back and was taken to a hospital where he later died, said the lawsuit, which also claims there was a delay in rendering aid to Calderon Arana after he collapsed.

A sign at the entrance of the ride says in English, "Warning! This ride is an expedition through the rough terrain of King Kong’s natural habitat. The movement of the truck is dynamic with sudden accelerations, dramatic tilting and jarring actions." It warns that people with heart conditions or abnormal blood pressure, back or neck conditions, and expectant mothers shouldn’t go on the ride. Besides the English text, each of the situations has an accompanying drawing.

The family’s personal injury attorney, Lou Pendas, said it’s not unreasonable to have ride warning signs in English, Spanish and French so visitors can make informed decisions about whether they should go on the ride.

Regarding precedent, Pendas told USA TODAY that the argument isn't whether there have been other cases where juries have ruled or concluded whether it's reasonable to include disclosures in multiple languages, but about what is reasonable and what is prudent.

Although it’s difficult to gauge what percentage of visitors to central Florida’s theme parks don’t speak English, local tourism figures show that 6.1 million of metro Orlando’s 72 million visitors in 2017 came from outside the United States.

"This isn’t a crazy request or expectation. It’s actually quite basic in this day and age," Pendas said . "You are asking for international travelers. This is a mecca for tourism. This is a very basic thing that should be thought of for the safety of patrons."

Universal spokesman Tom Schroder said in an email that the theme park resort doesn’t comment on pending litigation. The official blog of Universal Orlando Resort has Spanish and Portuguese translations.

Many theme park cases end in "quiet settlements," according to a Bloomberg report from 2016. Jury verdicts in such cases have reached as high as $2 million.

According to an International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions report released in August, the attendance-based estimated injury total ticked down in 2017 from 2016, with 1,171 injuries compared to 1,197. The injury rate held steady at 3.98 per million, versus 3.87 the previous year. The estimated injury total based on ridership was also down in 2017, 1,035 compared to 1,253 injuries, and the injury rate dipped 17 percent from last year to 0.62 injuries per million patron rides.

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Contributing: Associated Press