April 5, 2018: A couple is suing Walt Disney Parks and Resorts for $15,000, saying a rat bit a man when he grabbed it off his wife’s wheelchair. Galen Haldeman, then 59, and his wife, Carol, who rode in a wheelchair, exited Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin in Tomorrowland when a large rat ran into the merchandise store near the ride, according to a lawsuit filed March 19 in Orange County Circuit Court. “Disney violated its duty to keep its park clean and safe by allowing conditions to get to the point where rats were inhabiting the park and were even bold enough to come out openly, among people,” read the lawsuit. Disney officials had no immediate comment.
