The Walt Disney Company agreed to pay $9.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused the entertainment giant of “deceptive business practices” in regard to its Disneyland annual pass program, according to a court filing Thursday.
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The federal lawsuit filed in California alleged that some of Disneyland's “Magic Key” annual pass-holders were unable to make park reservations on certain days in 2021, despite being promised “no blockout dates” for entry at the Anaheim, California parks.
An investigation from the Orange County Register has found that Disneyland has faced 140 personal injury lawsuits since 2007. Approximately one-third of these lawsuits were for slips, trips, and falls. The vast majority were dismissed or settled outside of court for undisclosed sums of money.
The Walt Disney Company Reports Third Quarter and Nine Months Earnings for Fiscal 2023. BURBANK, Calif. —The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) today reported earnings for its third quarter and nine months ended July 1, 2023. Revenues for the quarter and nine months grew 4% and 8%, respectively.
In October 2010, Disney World was sued for $15,106 by the boy's mother. Disney settled out of court in 2012 with her. On December 26, 2010, a 69-year-old Massachusetts man died after stepping in front of a moving Disney transportation bus in the parking lot of Disney's Port Orleans Resort.
Starting on January 9, 2024, you can visit any theme park without a reservation as long as you have a date-based ticket. A date-based ticket is the standard ticket option and means you've purchased park passes for a specific time frame (whether it's tickets alone or part of a vacation package).
Disney parks let you show some skin, but not too much skin, at its parks. You must wear shoes and shirts at all times. You should avoid clothes with excessive ripping as these may violate parks' modesty rules.
Disney's characters are copyrighted. You can't use a drawing of Mickey Mouse and sell it on a mug, unless you have authorized consent to distribute the image. Disney has a reputation for being ruthless about protecting its intellectual property (example stories of folks getting sued here and here).