Overview
- Domenico Barbieri, 48, of Ontario, Canada, was arrested on a first-degree misdemeanor battery charge after a confrontation in Pandora that began around 7:10 p.m. on March 20, about ten minutes after the park closed at 7.
- Deputies say three of Barbieri’s relatives first crossed entrance chains and were escorted out, and the group later tried the Lightning Lane, Disney’s express entry line, where he allegedly shoulder-checked the employee who blocked his path.
- The arrest report says the Cast Member kept stepping in front of him as he advanced and that he made contact a second time before stopping near a crowd and security was called.
- Investigators wrote that Barbieri largely confirmed the sequence and said he walked into the employee as he tried to pass despite instructions to leave.
- Court filings show he pleaded not guilty, the specific ride was not identified in the report beyond a response location in Pandora, and a pre-trial conference is set for May 22 in Orange County.