Waddell v. Walt Disney Parks & Resorts, U.S., Inc.
Defendant Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, U.S., Inc. (Disney), would not allow plaintiff Carole Waddell and her dog Bagel to enter Disneyland because Disney employees concluded Bagel was not a service dog. Plaintiff claims Bagel was a service dog and that Disneyland’s refusal to let her into Disneyland with Bagel constituted disability discrimination under the Unruh Civil Rights Act (Unruh Act) (Civ. Code, § 51 et seq.) and the Disabled Persons Act (§ 54 et seq.). The sole issue here is whether plaintiff’s dog was a service dog under these statutes. The court granted summary judgment in favor of Disney. We affirm the judgment. It was undisputed that the dog was not trained as a service dog. Under sections 51 and 54.1, the lack of special training disqualified Bagel as a service dog, and Disney’s refusal to allow Bagel to enter the park did not violate either the Unruh Act or the Disabled Persons Act.
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