Posted on 08/12/2010 10:01:35 AM PDT by traumer
A mother-of-two is suing Walt Disney claiming an employee dressed as Donald Duck groped her as she tried to get an autograph.
April Magolon, 27, states in the lawsuit that the employee touched one of her breasts and continued to 'molest her' as she held her child.
She is seeking $50,000 in damages (£32,000) for the incident, which took place in 2008 at the Epcot Center in Florida. Claims: April Magolon, 27, is suing Walt Disney for $50,000 after she says she was groped by an employee wearing a Donald Duck costume
Ms Magolon, of Upper Darby, Delaware, claims she is still traumatised two years after the alleged incident and suffered 'severe physical injury', and a 'shock to her entire nervous system'.
This has resulted in 'muscle contraction headaches', 'acute anxiety', 'nausea', 'cold sweats', 'insomnia', 'nightmares', 'flashbacks', 'digestive problems' and other conditions that are 'permanent in nature', according to the writ. Traumatised: Miss Magolon has said she is still suffering several problems including insomnia, flashbacks and digestive problems two years after the alleged incident
She has also been forced to spend 'large sums of money for a ruined vacation' with her children and fiancé, according to The Smoking Gun website.
And she states that the person dressed as the character made gestures 'indicating he had done something wrong' afterwards.
Legal documents cite a 2004 case when Disney cast member Michael Chartrand was accused of inappropriately touching a 13-year-old girl and her mother while dressed as Tigger. Twenty four similar complaints were also raised.
A jury dismissed the charges against Mr Chartrand after his lawyer put on a Tigger suit in court to show how hard it is to see and how little workers can feel with their hands while wearing the over-sized mittens.
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a 2004 case when Disney cast member Michael Chartrand was accused of inappropriately touching a 13-year-old girl and her mother while dressed as Tigger....
Disney caused this woman to become permanently stupid? And litigious?
Let’s guess whether there was a contemporaneous complaint filed with the police.
Did they "goose" her? I guess that is an automatic "fowl"? Disney is for the "birds"! Bada bing... I got a million of 'em...
I liked the ‘Tigger defense’ where the guy showed how little you can see or feel wearing the costume.
If the Donald Duck gloves cannot feel a tit, you must acquit!
This woman is a real quack job
That’s what they get for having Donald Duck run around for 50 years without any pants on!
Man, did she ever get ducked.
Nice to hear that John Edwards has found himself a new gig.
>> If the Donald Duck gloves cannot feel a tit, you must acquit!
ROFL!
Post of the morning. Maybe the whole day.
Having spent my share of time in Disney style costumes I can assure you that:
1. You can’t see out of them. I would look down on occasion and find children standing in front of me that were a complete surprise. I had to look for shadows.
a. The eyeholes are vestigial at best.
b. The sweat pouring down your forehead and into your eyes tends to blur vision.
C. If you are wearing glasses, they fog up at the 15 minute mark and stay that way. Assuming you are in an area that is air conditioned. Outside, you can probably see for maybe 4 minutes and then the torrent starts.
2. The big costume hands make it impossible to feel anything other than foam and sweat.
If he or she did bump her, and I am betting that it was a girl in that costume, they didn’t know it.
Donald must've been Goofy to grope that.
She won't get much. (He's dead, Jim.)
You really should include the part about that case being dismissed.
Looks like she got a rise out of his bill.
I’d hit it.
With a giant desensitizing foam hand.
He’s not dead. He’s just frozen.
Just wondering why I never get groped by any of the “princess” characters...
“This has resulted in ‘muscle contraction headaches’, ‘acute anxiety’, ‘nausea’, ‘cold sweats’, ‘insomnia’, ‘nightmares’, ‘flashbacks’, ‘digestive problems’ and other conditions that are ‘permanent in nature’”
From being groped.
If I were on the jury, that would be all I’d need to hear to reach a verdict.
Good luck suing Walt Disney. Been dead for years...
And as someone else pointed out, it was probably a woman in the suit.
OOOh, I just remembered being sexually abused by Minnie Mouse several times at Disneyland fourty years ago....
It must be the reason I have become a physically and mentally challenged loser who can’t sleep or hold a job.
Where is my fifty grand? In fact, it should be more... Who is going to pay for my sucky life and bad decisions?
Sounds like this woman is a gold-digger of the lowest caliber. I hope the judge throws it out on account of her stupidity.
Good grief. I bet you can barely see in those big unwieldy costumes ... much less feel anything.
So he accidentally grazed your boob. So what? He’s in a costume that’s three times his size where it’s probably 110 degrees, with no peripheral vision, and no tactile perception from his limbs. It was probably an accident. Lighten up.
My wife gets groped at home all the time. Other than the kids, she has no lasting effects.
SnakeDoc
“Disney style costumes”
... so you’re a furry?
If you have ever had post-op constipation from pain killers, this is about how you feel walking to the bathroom after your 4th day of not having a bowel movement.
Maybe if someone grabs her other boob, it will reset her back to normal.
‘severe physical injury’, and a ‘shock to her entire nervous system’. ???
Really, assuming the person in the suit actually did this, you suffered severe injury and nevous system issues from someone copping a feel?????
That’s a ludicrous claim on its face.
If she was groped, then punish the guy, but seriously.. being touched in an unwanted manner while fully clothed in a public place traumatized you for life???? Seriously???
People often try to sue Disney after incidents at their parks, often stupid stuff, figuring Disney’s deep pockets will mean big settlements, but actually Disney usually fiercely fights back and generally wins.
I’d take a quack at it.
Look what it did to *me*.
But if you cop a feel, you might have to appeal.
GOOSED by a Duck? Sorry could not help my self. LOL
You should help yourself.....
“This has resulted in ‘muscle contraction headaches’, ‘acute anxiety’, ‘nausea’, ‘cold sweats’, ‘insomnia’, ‘nightmares’, ‘flashbacks’, ‘digestive problems’ and other conditions that are ‘permanent in nature’, according to the writ. Traumatised: Miss Magolon has said she is still suffering several problems including insomnia, flashbacks and digestive problems two years after the alleged incident”
Must have been one hell of a grope.
That’s because she is so dumb she thinks Donald Duck is a boy......she’s a fool......Give it some thought, look at the size of Donald Duck and think for a minute..........
She sounds like she’s daffy.
If you can't see or feel where your hands are, it's incredibly hard to avoid brushing up against breast meat or tail feathers, unless you fold your hands in front of your body, and that doesn't look as friendly. If this woman is too delicate to go out in public, then she should stay home, but she shouldn't file a predatory lawsuit that just makes the parks even more expensive for fans of the Mouse.
KLBJ in Austin was talking about this yesterday and some guy called in and said the same thing. He is very short for a guy, and had a job as a Disney character. Most are women and you can't see what you are touching.
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