Overview
- A seating dispute at Steakhouse 71 escalated into an alleged physical confrontation that police say included thrown cups, a ripped name tag and a shove against two Disney managers.
- Orange County deputies documented the disturbance and, according to public records, arrested Leslie Helen Varley, 57, who was booked on May 20 and charged with two counts of battery, robbery by sudden snatching, and criminal mischief under $200.
- Varley told officers she acted after overhearing staff discuss her disabled daughter and admitted taking a manager’s nametag to identify the employee for a complaint, according to the police report.
- Neither cast member required medical treatment or showed visible injuries and both invoked Marsy’s Law to secure victim privacy and notification of court proceedings.
- Walt Disney World issued Varley a trespass warning barring her from all Central Florida resort property, and returning could lead to a separate trespassing arrest while criminal proceedings continue.