Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

Woman Sues Disney For Being Hit In The Head By A Wild Bird While At Disney World

Woman Sues Disney For Being Hit In The Head By A Wild Bird While At Disney World
Handout/Getty Images

The happiest place on Earth just got a little less happy.


A woman is suing Disney after being attacked by a wild bird while visiting Walt Disney World in Florida.

The lawsuit claims that the victim, Lisa Dixon, received massive brain trauma and several herniated discs in her neck as a result of the attack. Dixon's lawyer compared the bird's strike to being hit with a baseball.

The incident happened in May 2017, at the Walt Disney World Resort.

According to the Associated Press, Dixon is seeking $15,000 in damages, saying that Disney failed to warn visitors about the presence of such birds, among other allegations regarding the attack.

At the time of the attack, Dixon was walking along a dock towards the Polynesian Village Resort, one of the many hotels in Florida's Walt Disney World Resort. She reportedly was on her way to a boat, which would journey down the Seven Seas Lagoon.

Many people commented on the attack on social media, with most saying the woman isn't justified in suing Disney.




This isn't the first time Disney has been in hot water regarding the safety of park visitors regarding local wildlife.

In 2016, two-year-old Lane Graves was attacked and killed by an alligator at Disney World's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa. The alligator reportedly snatched the child from the shore of the Seven Seas Lagoon.

His family refused to file a lawsuit against Disney.




Dixon's lawyer, Thomas Schmitt, told the press Disney presented a "false sense of security" to the visitors of the park regarding the presence of the birds. He claims Disney should have better warned their guests.

He said:

"If there's a company that's well-versed in safety, it should be Disney."

More from Entertainment/tv-and-movies

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Mario Tama/Getty Images

AOC Gives GOP A Blunt Reminder After They Promise Not To Make Cuts To Medicaid

Every election cycle since at least the 1980s, Republicans vow to not cut Social Security and Medicaid benefits. Then once elected, they try to cut Social Security and Medicaid.

For some reason, supporters of the GOP are shocked every time it happens.

Keep ReadingShow less
Donald Trump; Joe Biden
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Bruce Glikas/WireImage

Trump Called Out Using His Own Past Tweet After He Tried To Blame The Economy On Biden

After President Donald Trump declared that former President Joe Biden is to blame for for current stock market performance—saying "this is Biden's stock market, not Trump's" in a rant on Truth Social—people quickly fact-checked him for previously taking credit for the stock market when Biden was in office.

A preliminary estimate shows the U.S. economy contracted by 0.3% in the first quarter of Trump’s second term, a sharp contrast to the 2.4% GDP growth recorded during Joe Biden’s final quarter in office.

Keep ReadingShow less
Katy Perry
Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Katy Perry

Katy Perry Opens Up About Recent 'Unhinged' Hate She's Gotten Online In Viral Post

Katy Perry has had a very busy and shall we say out-of-this world kind of month.

On April 14, alongside CBS Morning's anchor Gayle King, as well as journalist and philanthropist Lauren Sánchez, Perry took part in an eight-minute, all-female space trip via the Jeff Bezos-founded tech company.

Keep ReadingShow less
The golden Oscar statue as seen at The Academy's 96th Oscars .
Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images

Oscar voters skip films, upset fans

Remember to press play… then put it on MUTE?

That’s the loophole that certain Oscar voters revealed after the Academy announced that members must now watch all films nominated in each category.

Keep ReadingShow less
Ilona Maher
Julian Finney/Getty Images

Olympian Ilona Maher Shows Off Bikini With Inspiring Message—And Fans Are Applauding

Even incredibly powerful Olympic rugby star Ilona Maher sometimes worries about her body size and shape, but she continues to advocate for body positivity and self-defined femininity and beauty.

Maher, a U.S. Women's National Rugby Team Olympic Bronze Medalist, was featured on the digital cover of the Sept. 2024 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.

Keep ReadingShow less