Legal Opinion
Baughman v. Walt Disney World Company
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 18, 2012No. 10-55792PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KOZINSKI, Chief Judge:
Segways at Disneyland? Could happen.
Facts
Tina Baughman suffers from limb girdle muscular dystrophy, which makes it difficult for her to walk or stand from a seated position. Baughman nevertheless hoped to fulfill her daughter’s eighth-birthday wish: a visit to the happiest place on earth. She contacted Disneyland to explain her physical limitations and request permission to use a Segway, a two-wheeled mobility device operated while standing. See Appendix 1. Disney’s policy is to allow wheelchairs and motorized scooters; “two-wheeled vehicles or devices,” like…
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