Overview
- Circuit Court Judge Michael Deen granted summary judgment for Disney on July 13, 2026, and a final judgment dismissed all claims before the case reached a jury.
- The lawsuit grew from a July 20, 2022 altercation between two families near Mickey’s PhilharMagic that was captured on video and widely circulated online.
- Court records say Cast Members initially separated the groups in the queue, and after the show they radioed security, called 911, formed a human barrier, and waited for Orange County deputies to arrive.
- Plaintiffs argued Disney was negligent because staff had been told about an earlier confrontation, while Disney argued the violence was sudden and unforeseeable and therefore outside any duty to protect guests.
- The ruling ends the nearly four-year civil dispute reported in court filings and signals how Florida courts may limit negligent-security claims for unexpected guest-on-guest violence at theme parks.