Glitch
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Post by Glitch on Aug 15, 2024 23:11:43 GMT -5
Honestly, this sounds like Disney is doing this in panic because they usually are successful in convincing people to just settle.
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Post by HMARK Center on Aug 17, 2024 7:59:20 GMT -5
Ok, so when it comes to Disney theme parks these days I'm about the last person in the world who'll defend them...and no, I'm not about to defend them, here, either. However, it is a tad bit more complicated than it reads on the surface.
So, at Disney World there's this area called Disney Springs - in the old days it was the Lake Buena Vista Shopping Village, then Disney Village, then Downtown Disney (added Pleasure Island and a big "West Side" area), but what it amounts to is a big shopping/dining area where Disney owns the property, but the vast majority of the stores/restaurants/etc. are not operated by Disney, who instead operates like a landlord to these tenants.
The restaurants in question is a big Irish pub called Raglan Road; I've eaten there a couple of times, but clearly something screwed up horrifically here. Disney doesn't operate their kitchen or much of anything like that, but the lawsuit includes Disney because, well, obviously this happened on Disney-owned property, but in large part because Disney's website included information about Raglan Road's menu, with the accusation being that Disney's website was not accurate or fully informative about the allergy risks that exist at this restaurant.
Now, here's the thing: if Disney's website includes a preview of Raglan's menu, but also includes text to the effect of "Disney does not operate this restaurant, and thus cannot fully guarantee allergen safety, please consult with the staff of this restaurant for needed information", I'd figure that'd just about cover them with regards to any potential litigation, barring any laws I'm not aware of that would demand they do otherwise.
But part of the lawsuit (section 3, I believe) centers on Disney's website not carrying enough relevant information; it's saying that by promoting Raglan Road on its website, even including some of its menu, Disney may be held at least partly liable for what happened here. From a legal standpoint, I can see that being kind of complicated to argue over - again, it's not a restaurant Disney operates, and while lawsuits like this will often include the landlord of a tenant shop/restaurant, Disney may well be able to argue away a lot of culpability.
Yet now we get to the weirdest part: Disney's arguing that by signing up for a free trial of Disney+...you waive the right to sue Disney over basically anything that appears, or in this case fails to appear, on any of their digital services, including resort websites for tenant restaurants?
I wish I had a takeaway from that but, yeah...best I can offer is it's not quite as cut and dry as "death at Disney restaurant, Disney uses Disney+ to avoid litigation", but there's no getting around that the idea of a free trial of a streaming service now protects you from any legal fallout that might occur on any other online service your entire massive conglomerate company offers is something I haven't been able to wrap my head around yet.
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schma
El Dandy
Who are you to doubt me?
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Post by schma on Aug 17, 2024 8:22:44 GMT -5
That's a Simpsons subplot I'm pretty sure. Did South Park have a story about not reading the terms and conditions? "South Park did it!"
They've become what they mocked all those years ago.
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Aug 20, 2024 7:27:48 GMT -5
Disney have now changed their stance and withdrawn the claim that the man cannot sue. linkTook them a while but they finally did the right thing.
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Cranjis McBasketball
Crow T. Robot
Knew what the hell that thing was supposed to be
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Aug 20, 2024 10:17:33 GMT -5
Disney have now changed their stance and withdrawn the claim that the man cannot sue. linkTook them a while but they finally did the right thing. At least they took a giant PR hit before doing the bare minimum.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Aug 28, 2024 22:49:49 GMT -5
Stay classy, Disney.
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Kalmia
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Post by Kalmia on Aug 29, 2024 3:48:48 GMT -5
"Look how funny and relatable we are! We allowed our Deadpool park actor to joke about it! Don't you love us again?"
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