Disney Faces Lawsuit After Guest Injured by Firework Debris at Magic Kingdom
Last month, a lawsuit was filed against Disney stating that Disney "did not operate in a safe manner." Read on for the details.
Happily Ever After
Happily Ever After is the firework show at Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort. The show features fireworks, lights, lasers, and projections.
The Magic Kingdom firework show has a run time of 18 minutes.
Be sure to check the Entertainment Scheduled, as Happily Ever After does not run on party nights (example Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party or Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party).
Fabricio Javier Sanchez Lopez vs. Disney
Fabricio Javier Sanchez Lopez filed a suit against Disney last month, stated that Disney failed to operate Happily Ever After in a "reasonably safe manner" and created a created a "foreseeable dangerous condition" for Guests.
Lopez visited Magic Kingdom on November 24, 2023. He claims that Disney did not account for the wind to keep Guests safe during Happily Ever After.
Lopez was hit in the eye by a "smoldering fireworks debris falling from the sky." The complaint shares that he has permanent scarring and suffered serious bodily injury. He is suing for damages of more than $50,000.
At this time, it has not been shared where Fabricio Javier Sanchez Lopez was standing while watching the show on the night when the incident occurred.
Previous Firework Incident at Magic Kingdom
It was a windy night on March 12, 2022. Disney's Enchantment was the nighttime firework show at Magic Kingdom. The show included projection mapping as well as fireworks. It is thought that the strong wind conditions caused debris from the fireworks to shift.
As a result, Under the Sea - Journey of the Little Mermaid caught fire. You can read more about this incident HERE.
What do you think of the lawsuit? Let us know in the comments below.
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Another Greedy money seeking person that sees Disney as his cash cow.
Disney has done fireworks for a very long time and ONLY now that everyone seems to be suing Disney or Universal for things they shouldn't have done in the 1st place like a wheel chair bound person who's family suing Universal for his death when he shouldn'thave been on that ride in the 1st place, people suing Disney for things any normal person would know things can happen.
Disney should make everyone going on a ride sign a waver of responsibility making lines so long a person will get on 2 rides a visit.
I don't really care as I live near Disney and can go back as often as I like.
I agree 1000 % people coming to ANY park are looking for a mother load with lawsuits
THESE SORRY EXCUSES OF INDIVIDUALS ARE DESTROYING THE PARKS LAWSUIT AFTER LAWSUIT AND ITS GETTING OUT OF CONTROL
AND TEUE FANS OF THE PARKS SEE THIS BOGUS CRAP FOR WHAT IT US MONEY HUNGRY THIEVES THAT DO NOT BELONG HERE AT ALL AND SHOULD NEVER WIN BOGUS LAWSUITS THAT DUE TO THEIR INCOMPETENCE SHOULD NEVER BE ALLOWED INTO THE PARKS EVER LETTING A HANDICAPPED WHEELCHAIR BOUND GROWN ASS MAN ON A RIDE IS ON YOU THE FAMILY MEMBER AND ONLY ONE LATINO IT HIS BY FIREWORKS DEBRIS WHEN HUNDREDS ARE IN THE SAME VIEWING AREA COME ON JUST HOW STUPID DO YOU THINK DISNEY OR THE OTHER PARKS ARE!! DO NO COME TOTHE PARKS WE DON’T WANT YOUR KIND HERE GO GET A JOB OR STAND ON A STREET CORNER IN ANOTHER STATE
FIREWORKS HAVE BEEN A PART OF DISNEY SINCE THE VERY BEGINNING AND NOW A LATINO FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY COMES UP WITH A LAWSUIT COME ON!!! Go back where you came from you are not wanted here looking for ways to make a BUCK when millions have experienced the DISNEY FIREWORKS ALL OVER THE WORLD and no lawsuits until now especially when there were hundreds of other people watching the show as well as this Latino and only one lawsuit????? Sounds BOGUS DOESN’T IT