UPDATE: Criminal Case Dismissed by State Attorney On December 6, 2024, we were notified that the criminal case against Michael James Geary has been dropped, by means of a Nolle Prosequi filing by Florida State Attorney Andrew Asher Bain. A Nolle Prosequi means that the plaintiff, in this case the State of Florida, has decided … Read more
A man was arrested after he fought another driver for a parking space at Disney Springs and hit her multiple times, according to newly released public documents. Man Assaults Woman Over Disney Springs Parking Spot Anthony Natale, a 52-year-old from Brick, New Jersey, has been charged with burglary of a conveyance with a battery, meaning … Read more
Proving there are no age limits on Walt Disney World guests behaving badly, an elderly man and his wife in their late 70s are facing criminal charges after a hair-pulling, kicking fight to claim the best spot for the Magic Kingdom’s Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade, according to newly released records this week. Bruce Klaff, … Read more
A man tried to take his child to the Magic Kingdom for free. Instead it cost him a trip to jail. Baica Crisan, a 37-year-old Romanian citizen who lives in Virginia, was arrested in the bizarre situation that unfolded Aug. 19, according to a newly released Orange County Sheriff’s Office report. Crisan is charged with … Read more
A man roaming the Magic Kingdom parking lot for about 10 minutes tried to gain entry into more than a dozen vehicles this summer. He was confronted later by law enforcement who discovered the man had a loaded gun with him, according to a newly released Orange County Sheriff’s Office arrest report. The man, Jordan Brown, 28, … Read more
A 13-year-old Orlando girl reported being spit on inside the Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance queue in the latest dust-up between guests at Walt Disney World. The situation unfolded July 31 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, according to an Orange County Sheriff’s report released this month. Alanna, 13, and her father, Julio, 53, were behind … Read more
A man fought his girlfriend and grabbed a stroller, knocking their infant daughter to the ground at Hollywood Studios last month, authorities said. Fortunately, the baby, who was evaluated by Reedy Creek first responders, was not injured by the fall, according to an Orange County Sheriff’s arrest report. The child’s father, Matthew Johnston, 40, of Port St. Lucie, … Read more
TikTok user Natalie Curling shared a video of several Sheriff’s Department officers escorting a young guest out of Magic Kingdom yesterday evening. Curling wrote, “A magical day at Disney world arresting a child.” In the video, the young man is handcuffed, with his arms straight out behind him, and an officer is leading him down … Read more
Someone claiming to be a social influencer sat down on another guest’s feet to get the best spot for the Magic Kingdom cavalcade. The “influencer” who boasted she had 20,000 followers on Instagram plopped down in front of another woman and intentionally sat on the woman’s feet, according to an Orange County Sheriff’s Office report … Read more
A number of local news outlets including the Mainichi Shimbun and NHK are reporting that thirty guests aboard Universal Studios Japan’s headliner coaster Hollywood Dream: The Ride were evacuated from the top of the 141-foot high lift hill for the second time in four months. The incident occurred around 1:10pm local time as the Backdrop … Read more
The theme park injury report has been updated to include the fourth quarter of 2021, which covered October through December. Typically, amusement parks and fairs are subject to inspection from Florida. However, “Permanent facilities that employ at least 1,000 full-time employees and that maintain full-time, in-house safety inspectors” are exempt from state inspection. To remain … Read more
UPDATE 9:15p.m.: Disney has confirmed that an incident occurred at the Golden Horseshoe but the guest was unarmed. The situation has been resolved. According to MiceChat.com, an armed incident has occurred at Disneyland Resort. Security was reportedly swarming The Golden Horseshoe restaurant when a cast member who fled the scene explained that a guest brought … Read more
A patient was evacuated by helicopter from the Disney Magic cruise ship sailing in Wales, according to NorthWalesLive‘s Owen Evans. The coastguard helicopter crew, based out of Caernarfon, were called to the ship sailing in the Irish Sea early Wednesday morning. Witnesses said that a crew member was winched onto the ship and remained there … Read more
A new state report is out, revealing the most serious injuries and health issues at Florida’s biggest theme parks. The Florida Department of Agriculture has released its latest report that describes the theme park visitors’ incidents from April through June 2021. In the new report, Disney confirmed a 58-year-old man with a pre-existing condition passed … Read more
Following an incident yesterday in which a service vehicle struck the monorail beams, both the Resort and Express Monorails have returned to service at Walt Disney World today. Repairs were quickly undertaken yesterday after a Badger service vehicle with cargo sticking out the top struck the Express Monorail beam, damaging electrical equipment and even the … Read more
According to reports on Twitter, the new Mario Kart: Koopa’s Challenge attraction at Universal Studios Japan suffered a minor accident today in which two ride vehicles, known as Karts, rear-ended each other at the load/unload area of the attraction. The incident occurred around 6:56pm today according to Twitter user Yuniba Daily, in which two karts … Read more