Guest Arrested After Alleged Assault, Felony Damage and 911 Misuse at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Overview

• An arrest report says a refund dispute at Animal Kingdom’s Guest Relations on March 16 escalated when a guest identified as Crystal allegedly punched supervisor Charles in the chest.
• Deputies documented a deep gouge to the Guest Relations counter with repairs estimated at $1,200.60, crossing Florida’s $1,000 threshold for felony criminal mischief.
• An off-duty Orange County Sheriff’s deputy detained the suspect, who then called 911 to request different deputies; responding units found no new emergency and cited misuse of the 911 system.
• The suspect was arrested and taken to the Orange County Booking and Release Center on three charges: battery, felony criminal mischief and misuse of 911.
• The victim intends to pursue the case, reporting points to a likely Disney trespass ban, and no court dates or further legal developments were reported as of March 19.