A legal headache for Walt Disney World has quietly gone away. The guest who filed a trip-and-fall lawsuit against the resort last year, claiming injuries from the trolley tracks on Main Street, U.S.A. at Magic Kingdom, has dropped the case, according to court records reviewed by BlogMickey.com.
The Case Against The Trolley Tracks
The lawsuit centered on the embedded rails that run down the middle of Main Street, U.S.A., used daily by the horse-drawn streetcars that have been part of the park’s opening-day charm since 1971. The tracks stretch from the Town Square flagpole up to the Central Plaza in front of Cinderella Castle, sitting flush with the pavement in an area crossed by thousands of guests every hour, particularly during parades and the nightly fireworks exodus. The guest alleged the tracks created a hazard that caused a fall and resulting injuries. Disney faces a steady stream of premises liability suits every year given the tens of millions of guests who pass through its Florida parks, and most resolve quietly through dismissal or settlement.
Court filings do not spell out why the case was dropped, and voluntary dismissals like this one can happen for many reasons, from private settlements to a plaintiff simply choosing not to proceed. Neither side is required to disclose terms when a case ends this way, so the public record simply closes without a resolution on the merits. Details from the docket are available at BlogMickey.com.
Main Street Stays The Same
The practical takeaway for guests is that nothing changes on Main Street, where the trolley tracks and streetcars remain a signature part of the Magic Kingdom experience, just as they have been since the park opened its gates on October 1, 1971. Incidents in the parks do occasionally make headlines, as when a video showed a teenager sliding down the Tiana’s Bayou Adventure drop at Disneyland, but the vast majority of legal disputes end exactly like this one: without a trial and without changes to the parks themselves.
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