A judge finalized a case involving a Magic Key annual passholder who claimed in a $9.5 million class action lawsuit that Disneyland misled and deceived its most loyal fans by artificially limiting capacity and restricting reservations, according to court documents.
U.S. District Court Judge David Carter issued a final judgment and order on Monday, March 4 in a case filed by Disneyland Magic Key annual passholder Jenale Nielsen of Santa Clara County, according to court documents.
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Disney agreed in September to settle a federal lawsuit alleging that annual passholders who purchased the $1,399 Dream Key in 2021 were unable to make theme park reservations at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure despite the promise of “no blockout dates.”
“We are satisfied that this matter has been resolved,” Disneyland officials said at the time of the settlement.
As a result of the class action suit, each of the 103,431 Dream Key annual passholders will get about $67.
A settlement administrator for the Magic Key class action case will provide notice to passholders and pay out the cash awards.
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The $67 — which works out to about 5% of the total cost of the Dream Key — will be sent by email or snail mail.
Dream Key passholders will be automatically enrolled in the disbursement fund and do not need to submit a claim to get paid.
If you were a Dream Keyholder, expect to receive an email from the third-party settlement administrator with instructions on how to get paid electronically.
The email will come to the address you have on file with your Disneyland annual pass account. A check will be sent by snail mail if the email bounces back or you don’t have an email on file.
The settlement administrator plans to set up a website where passholders can update their snail mail or email…
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