A guest arrested last year at the Magic Kingdom after security allegedly found CBD oil in her bag is seeking $18 million in a recently-filed lawsuit. According to Fox 35 Orlando, a lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Hester Burkhalter, the great-grandmother arrested in the April 2019 incident, by civil rights attorney Ben Crump. … Read more
A previously dismissed lawsuit claiming an infringement of copyright on Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise has been reopened by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, a move which could potentially lead to trouble for Disney. According to Bloomberg Law, Producer Tova Laiter sent a screenplay to Disney back in 2000, which Disney declined to … Read more
Following last week’s incident where a computer error caused hundreds of dollars to be billed at once from Walt Disney World Annual Passholders, a pair of Passholders recently filed a lawsuit seeking class action status against the resort. Now, Walt Disney World is quietly responding by emailing all Passholders affected and inviting them to reach … Read more
Following last week’s incident where a computer error caused hundreds of dollars to be billed at once from Walt Disney World Annual Passholders, a pair of passholders have filed a lawsuit seeking class action status against the resort. The Orlando Sentinel‘s Gabrielle Russon reported on the lawsuit from Miami-Dade County residents Sarah Heinman and Liza … Read more
A Florida mother has lost a court battle against Disney following a dispute over the updated allowances given to autistic guests through the Walt Disney World Disability Access Service. Ms. Donna Lorman, who is the President of the Autism Society of Greater Orlando, has lost the legal claim she was seeking, following Disney’s refusal to … Read more
Club Penguin was a massively popular, kid-friendly MMO online game that officially launched in 2005. It was a social game where kids could create their own avatar, socialize, and decorate their virtual homes. The game seemed antiquated by today’s standards, yet the dedicated fanbase kept the game alive for many years. The game was purchased by Disney in … Read more
If you’ve ever seen people elbowing their way to the front of a crowd for the Festival of Fantasy Parade at the Magic Kingdom, you know how intense guests can be when it comes to scoring a good spot. In 2015, a guest from New York was arrested for allegedly attacking a Cast Member after … Read more
A pair of lawsuits have been filed against Disney, with guests claiming that they were injured in collisions riding the Magic Kingdom’s Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover, according to the Orlando Sentinel‘s Gabrielle Russon. According to Russon, Stacy Burdick, of Pasco County, Florida and Eric Cintron, of Broward County, Florida, filed separate suits last week in … Read more
The intensity of the various attractions featured across Walt Disney World can vary from person-to-person, depending on their prior exposure to attractions, any existing medical conditions, or even what you had to eat or drink that day. You should always pay attention to any warning signs or inquire with Guest Relations regarding any rides you … Read more
Despite Walt Disney World remaining open right up until mid-March, very few COVID-19 cases remotely relating back to the parks have been reported, and all with spurious variables, like trips to other theme parks and traveling through congested airports. Now, a 16-year-old guest who visited Walt Disney World during spring break claims that she was … Read more
After months of legal battles, Disney has won a civil federal lawsuit against DisGear, an online store that once featured t-shirt designs with popular, trademarked images of Disney icons such as Cinderella Castle, characters from popular Disney movies like Frozen, and Star Wars characters. Click Orlando reported that Disney Enterprises and LucasFilm filed a lawsuit back in … Read more
A lawsuit has been filed against Walt Disney World Resort seeking damages of $30,000 in relation to an alleged injury that happened on Space Mountain in the Magic Kingdom. The Tennessee plaintiff is seeking damages after she claims the Space Mountain cast member slammed a gate on her. The incident happened February 26th, 2018 and … Read more
A former Walt Disney World cast member is claiming in a lawsuit that she was sexually harassed by her supervisor, and was retaliated against after reporting it to upper management. According to WKMG‘s Erin Dobrzyn, the woman, whose name was not disclosed in the report, revealed in her lawsuit filed February 10th that she worked … Read more
A judge has ruled that Bill Nye may proceed with his lawsuit against The Walt Disney Company, which seeks punitive damages reaching $28 million, according to AV Club. Nye’s complaint comes from the agreement he had with Disney-ABC Domestic Television, known as Buena Vista Television when the agreement was reached, when they produced his show, … Read more
Four guests that were staying at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort claim they consumed lettuce containing live bugs. The lawsuit claims that the guests consumed the live bugs while dining at the resort’s Club Level lounge. Photos in the 90-page lawsuit show what seems to be live bugs lurking on pieces of lettuce. Cynthia Walker, Jeoffrey … Read more
A guest has filed a lawsuit over an incident that took place when a Walt Disney World monorail stalled while having the windows open, claiming that her daughter was injured due to shattering glass. WESH‘s Greg Fox reported that the mother of Lilly Riley filed the suit in Orange County, seeking over $15,000 in damages. … Read more