The ADA law needs a major revamp to stop ridiculous suits like this.
If he sued under the ADA, then the lawyer got most all the money.
No phantom experts, no dummy disability charities to be staw plaintiffs, and no ada mills.
I’ve been to Disney World three times, with various ensembles. I have three glow in the dark skulls from the Haunted Mansion.
I just read another article. This wasn’t inside at Disneyworld....it was outside at Disneyland. Here are photos of Jose Martinez and where he and his wife were “stranded.”
There isn't enough money in the world that can make up for the trauma this guy went through.
For your enjoyment.
It’s not this guy’s fault...it’s Disney’s fault. They do have warning signs for rides that disabled shouldn’t go on.
As to It’s a Small World, it’s the least “thrilling” ride at Disney (except for the darn song that repeats and repeats) there are no thrills.
It’s not the disabled guy’s fault the ride broke down and Disney had no contingency plan...it’s Disney’s problem. He was not taking a risk by going on the ride, and would have been fine if it had not malfunctioned. I’m sure he’s on meds for his BP and probably for his panic disorder, just in that situation, his meds weren’t enough.
How many people will have nightmares after reading the title alone?
I’ll bet he’d volunteer for waterboarding rather than go through this again ;-)
This is hilarous! My wife and I went to Disneyworld many years ago, and we literally did a one day whirlwind through, but we actually hit nearly everything even though we didn’t stop walking. Everything from the Teacups to the world pavilion, or whatever they call it.
We DID have to go on the “Small World” thing. Just to say we did it.
It was bad enough going through it, but when I was leaving, I realized I had left my prescription sunglasses in the boat, so...I had to wait, and wait, and wait for it to come around again, checking every boat.
I still have damaged brain tissue from listening to that song play over and over and over and over and over and over and over again...
My wife laughed like hell when she saw the story! She said I could have sued them!
and I thought the words were...
Duff beer for me,
Duff beer for you...
I'll have a duff,
you have one too!
Repeat!!
I used to have a neighbor who was a music producer for WGBH (PBS Boston) who was stuck on that ride with his wife and kids for over an hour. Considering his professional background, he could have sued based on the effect it had on his kids. (And considering his professional background he was not a bad guy. I do remember he used to have a “One nuclear bomb can ruin your whole day” on his Civic and would routinely cut in front of me from the right turn only lane at a particularly intersection during the morning commute. )
It's a world of anger; a world of hate;
It's a world of fortune; a world of fate;
And you won't feel secure,
Till you're dead; that's for sure;
It's a strange, strange world.
In a spinal cord injured person, needing to urinate can become a serious life threatening issue because it causes the blood pressure to skyrocket, called Autonomic Dysreflexia or AD. It’s a lot more serious than the panic attack issue and he might not fully understand the situation himself. Or it’s easier to say panic attack because regular people understand that and might roll their eyes at “I have to pee” as a serious situation.
But I don’t think he should have sued over it, and you have to be careful not to get yourself in that type of situation or have a back up plan.
He didn’t get enough compensation!
My wife and I use that ride as a cooling break when its hot at the park. The loading/unloading is usually quick and you can sometimes let your hand drift thru the water to aid in cooling. Sometimes you get caught and all they do is just advise everyone to keep their hands in the boat.
A lot of the stuff that goes down at Mouseland doesn't really hit the papers. On another board that caters to LE it was detailed that several years ago that a LEO on departmental leave for psychological stress related conditions was on the Splash Mountain log ride with a concealed service weapon. He had a “incident” and drew his weapon. The Anaheim PD were there immediately and a short stand off ensued with guns drawn while families stood a short distance away enjoying the exciting new show Disneyland had unveiled.
No shots were fired and the psychologically “stressed” LEO was hauled off.The incident went down the memory hole.
I have it on reliable authority that real Small World (security holding cells) has Mickey and Donald wall paper.
I guess that is to aid in keeping a festive mood to the occasion while you wait for your chaperone/parent to sign you out or the Anaheim PD to haul you off for processing. LOL
Pretty soon we will see new signs next to the “You have to be THIS tall to ride”, with a thermometer type sign stating you have to score 19+ on the K6+ Scale to ride.
I guess I should have sued too. ;~))
Jose should have been awarded at least $1,000 per minute for having to listen the that “song”.