A family is suing Disney over a former cast member allegedly recording an upskirt video of a 14-year-old girl at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. In 2023, WDWNT reported on the arrest of Jorge Diaz Vega, who worked at Dok-Ondar’s Den of Antiquities in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Vega admitted to secretly filming women at the park … Read more
Following many months of controversy, a class action lawsuit has been filed against the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts and Inspire Health Alliance in the state of California over changes that were made to the Disability Access Service (DAS) at the Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort. DAS Class Action Lawsuit The class action suit … Read more
Walt Disney World has filed 13 lawsuits against Orange County Property Appraiser Amy Mercado, claiming their 2024 property taxes were too high. Walt Disney World Property Tax Lawsuits In addition to Mercado, Disney named Orange County Tax Collector Scott Randolph and Executive Director Jim Zingale of the Florida Department of Revenue as defendants in the … Read more
A lawsuit alleges that Disneyland Cast Members laughed at a disabled woman struggling to get out of a Jungle Cruise boat, just before she suffered a fall that ultimately led to her death, Orange County Register reports. Joanne Aguilar, a 66-year-old Ventura County woman, fell while getting out of a Jungle Cruise boat at Disneyland. … Read more
The lawsuit against Walt Disney World filed by two Annual Passholders over the Park Pass reservation system could be dismissed because the plaintiffs wish to remain anonymous. The lawsuit, filed in October in U.S. District Court’s Orlando division, was brought on by two anonymous passholders known only in the filing as “M.P.” of Orange County … Read more
Universal Orlando Resort has settled a wrongful death lawsuit regarding the suicide of a 27-year-old man who fell from Universal’s Aventura Hotel in 2019, Orlando Sentinel reports. On August 12, 2019 at about 12:30 a.m., Matthew Bahna fell to his death after climbing an eight-foot wall at Bar 17 Bistro on the 17th floor of … Read more
According to Florida Politics, Disney filed ten lawsuits against Property Appraiser Amy Mercado last week over the property taxes of various Walt Disney World resort hotels in Orange County, Florida. This is not the first lawsuit of this nature Disney has filed. Disney claims the taxes are “excessive”, and wants to have the taxes they … Read more
Disney has agreed to settle a lawsuit and pay a guest $100,000 after she claims she was bitten by bedbugs during her stay at Disneyland Hotel in 2018. Ivy Eldridge visited Disneyland Resort and stayed at Disneyland Hotel in April 2018. The lawsuit states she was bitten numerous times by bedbugs and she “endured many … Read more
Superdry has filed a lawsuit against Disney, Florida Politics reports, claiming Disney wants to kick them out of their Disney Springs location early. Disney reportedly gave Superdry notice in October that they were terminating the store’s lease early due to a lack of sales during the COVID-19 pandemic. An October 28 letter from Disney reads, … Read more
A former housekeeping Cast Member is suing Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, alleging he was unjustly fired and discriminated against, Katie Rice of the Orlando Sentinel reports. Stevel Smith, 52, has type two diabetes and worked at Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club Resorts. He alleges in the lawsuit, filed in Orlando federal court on January … Read more
A woman is suing Disney Parks & Resorts after allegedly being electrocuted in her hotel room at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa in September 2018. Courtney Randall says that on September 9, 2018, her family noticed that the electrical outlets in their room were protruding from the wall and did not work. They notified … Read more
An entertainment designer has filed a lawsuit against Disney, claiming that Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance uses technology he designed and pitched to Disney in 2014. Louis Alfieri previously worked with Universal Creative and is now the chief creative officer of entertainment design company Raven Sun Creative. According to the lawsuit he filed in … Read more
A lawsuit claiming Disneyland Cast Members were not earning a living wage has been granted class-action status by the Orange County Superior Court. The lawsuit was filed in 2019 on behalf of five Cast Members alleging the Walt Disney Company violated Measure L. Measure L was approved by voters in 2018 and requires Anaheim resort … Read more
Behind the scenes of Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon at Universal Studios Florida, an ongoing fight between the ride manufacturer DyMoRides and Universal has been happening for years over millions of dollars and now Universal has been sued in Orange Circuit Court. In the lawsuit, Universal allegedly wanted to make changes late in … Read more
Multiple passengers from Utah and Arizona are suing Disney Cruise Line, claiming they caught COVID-19 while onboard the Disney Fantasy in March 2020, before cruises were paused. The passengers filed four lawsuits seeking unspecified damages on March 2, 2021, in federal court’s Orlando division. According to the lawsuits, Disney did not allow the passengers to … Read more