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Post by hobie16 » Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:28 pm

Grope Claim Against Donald Duck
Woman charges Disney character got handsy during Epcot visit

AUGUST 10--While visiting Epcot Center in Florida, a Pennsylvania woman alleges that a Disney employee dressed as Donald Duck grabbed her breast and molested her after she sought an autograph.

After the alleged groping, Donald Duck made gestures--apparently with his snowy white hands—“indicating he had done something wrong,” according to a lawsuit filed last month by April Magolon. The Upper Darby woman, 27, was visiting Epcot with her children and fiancé in May 2008 when the incident reportedly occurred.

Magolon, pictured at right, is suing Disney for negligence, battery, and infliction of emotional distress, and is seeking in excess of $50,000 in damages. The entertainment giant has petitioned to have the lawsuit, which was filed in Pennsylvania’s Court of Common Pleas, transferred to federal court in Philadelphia.

According to Magolon’s complaint, she has suffered “severe physical injury, emotional anguish and distress including, but not limited to post-traumatic stress disorder” as a result of the run-in with Donald Duck. She also contends that the incident was “one of a long line of continuing, long standing, similar prior incidents” involving the groping of patrons by costumed Disney employees.


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Post by DisneyMom » Tue Aug 10, 2010 10:13 pm

Yeahhhhhhh,right! :mad:


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Post by Ms. Matterhorn » Tue Aug 10, 2010 11:32 pm

That is just so stupid.


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Post by darph nader » Tue Aug 10, 2010 11:46 pm

I've got $.83 and a cold one,Disney wins. :cool:

Ok,1/2 a cold one. :rolleyes:


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Post by Disneyguy85 » Wed Aug 11, 2010 12:12 am

This sounds fishy.

I admit that I may not know all the details, but this story reminds me of that jerk teen who messed with Tigger in Hollywood Studios.



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Post by mapo » Wed Aug 11, 2010 12:13 am

darph nader wrote:I've got $.83 and a cold one,Disney wins. :cool:

Ok,1/2 a cold one. :rolleyes:
Darph-ie.....Darph-ie....half a cold one???? really????awwwwww

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Post by darph nader » Wed Aug 11, 2010 12:16 am

mapo wrote:Darph-ie.....Darph-ie....half a cold one???? really????awwwwww

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Down to $.83 now. :(


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Post by Lasolimu » Wed Aug 11, 2010 12:59 am

mapo wrote:Darph-ie.....Darph-ie....half a cold one???? really????awwwwww

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darph nader wrote:Down to $.83 now. :(
I have to admit that I was surprised that a whole half a cold one was on the table to begin with. :p:


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Post by darph nader » Wed Aug 11, 2010 2:17 am

Lasolimu wrote:I have to admit that I was surprised that a whole half a cold one was on the table to begin with. :p:
It was a full one when I started,I swear.
Quick question. CMs get in trouble for groping guests. Will a SG get in trouble for puttin the moves on,say,Alice? :rolleyes:


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Re: Here We Go Again

Post by Freak » Wed Aug 11, 2010 3:52 am

I think the guest is just mad they went to Epcot instead of say...a good Disney park. :p:

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