[MouseGoddess]

Oh, and about manning all the areas. Back in the day, EVERYBODY who worked at a Disney park would step up if they saw something wrong. I've seen maintenance people stop people from getting in lines with lit cigarettes. I've seen Chip (or Dale!?) walk up to a teen age girl in a line and point at her soft drink cup and then at the trash bin! She got the message. But everybody watched, and worked to keep the park clean, safe and enjoyable. Why can't they do that now?

[MARKDEER]

that is not right we were in disney in feb. and it was an enjoyable time..


dixie landings 7/98 ,fort wilderness 4/01, port orleans 04/04,02/08

[Boss Mouse]

Originally Posted by MouseGoddess

Oh, and about manning all the areas. Back in the day, EVERYBODY who worked at a Disney park would step up if they saw something wrong. I've seen maintenance people stop people from getting in lines with lit cigarettes. I've seen Chip (or Dale!?) walk up to a teen age girl in a line and point at her soft drink cup and then at the trash bin! She got the message. But everybody watched, and worked to keep the park clean, safe and enjoyable. Why can't they do that now?

What is so bad about the now? This incident? From a year ago? No body bats 1000.

[mickeysgirlz]

UPDATE!!!! It's gone to trial . . .

Helen Eckinger | Sentinel Staff Writer
April 9, 2008

A mother and daughter testified Tuesday that they saw an Alabama woman pummel a Lake County mother last May as she stood in line for the Mad Tea Party ride at Walt Disney World.

Victoria Mauger, 12, of Jacksonville told jurors that Victoria Walker, on trial in Orange Circuit Court, pushed her way to the front of the line and argued with Aimee Krause of Clermont. A Disney worker separated the two. But a few minutes later, as Victoria sat in a teacup with Krause's daughter Amber, she saw Walker approach Krause again.

"All of a sudden I see Ms. Walker come and kick Ms. Aimee in the back of the leg and try to get her on the floor," Victoria testified. "She hit her on the head with her purse, and when she realized it wasn't working, I guess, she grabbed her by the hair and started using her fists."

Walker, 51, is on trial on charges of battery and aggravated battery. If convicted, she faces up to 16years in prison.

Victoria's mother, Michelle Mauger, also testified about seeing the end of the May27 attack. Because of a heart condition, she hadn't joined Krause and the children on the ride, and as she waited for the group at the ride's exit she heard Krause screaming her name. She ran into the ride.

"I saw [Walker] with her hand on my friend's head pulling her hair back and hitting her on the top of the head," Mauger said.

After that day, Mauger testified, her friend changed dramatically. Krause, 35, began to stutter and developed a twitch. She had trouble remembering details, and her focus would drift during conversations. She also had trouble with simple tasks that before hadn't posed a problem.

"She calls me for her son's first-grade homework," Mauger testified. "She calls me at home in Jacksonville to help her because she can't figure it out."

Earlier in the day, Krause returned to the witness stand after beginning her testimony Monday. During his questioning, defense attorney David Allen implied that Krause hoped to make financial gains from the attack.

Allen noted that she wrote about planning to seek damages from Walker in a statement to the Sheriff's Office, said in a sworn statement that she was considering taking legal action against Walt Disney World, and hired a private attorney shortly after the incident.

In response, Krause said she understood damages to be compensation for her medical expenses, and that she had hired an attorney because she was unsure of her rights after being injured. She said she has no current plans to sue Disney.

Two of Krause's physicians, neurologist Jeffrey Friedlander and neuropsychologist Alexander Gimon, testified that Krause has suffered permanent brain damage.

Friedlander said he diagnosed her with a herniated disk in her spinal cord that is consistent with Krause's description of having her head snapped backward, while Gimon has diagnosed her with a long list of psychological disorders, including post-traumatic stress syndrome, severe depression, anxiety and the beginnings of agoraphobia.

Allen questioned the veracity of the diagnoses, nothing that there is little physical evidence to support their assertion that Krause's brain damage is the result of a concussion.

Before testimony began Tuesday, one of the eight jurors told Judge Jose Rodriguez that she overheard a news report about the case on a Lynx bus Tuesday morning. Rodriguez did not dismiss the juror but did arrange for a deputy sheriff to shuttle the jury to and from the court's parking facilities.

The trial resumes today.

[I AM]

I hope they convict the witch with a b!!!!

[leslieh]

She was convicted yesterday of the lesser battery charge. Her sentencing is on April 23rd and she faces up to a year in prison.

[Hunny]

A year in Prison? Wow must be nice to be able to attack someone, beat the crap out of them in a public place in front of children and get off with a year. Whats going to happen is, she will get a year, minus time served and be on probation the rest of the time. So she got away with it. Hopefully Disney can do something about banning(?) this woman from ever returning. I know its a long shot but hey, its a step in the right direction to let other idiots know they have to pay for their actions! And as far as the CM not stepping in to separate them, I'm sure they were told not to get involved do to injury to them or the guest. I can see it now... CM breaks up fight, gets sued....
You KNOW it will happen. I hope the woman that got attacked isn't faking these injuries and makes a full recovery. It's a darn shame!

[Screever]

Gracious, gracious. And I thought I knew 'agressive parents' in the character greet lines. Man, I learned 5 years ago that if someone wants to step in front of me, I'll let em. Isn't worth anything else.

I feel I should warn my family about this when we go in Nov/Dec. My pops can be real gung ho about stuff (as am I at Disney, within reason; getting seats early for fireworks etc) so I might need to just, make him aware that Disney is not protected from insanity.

I'm so easily intimidated that if a woman was being that agressive in line, I probably would have LEFT the line altogether, and reported her to a CM/security.

Interesting in the latter article, the CM said he didn't see anything. I find that somewhat hard to believe. Sure, kids are always screaming at Disney but these are different screams. I hope he wasn't covering his butt.

Though if he did see it and didn't intervene himself, I can see why. In training they told us if we saw anyone suspicious (in my case, paying with fake currency) we need to remember their identity and report it to manager/security.

Sad news. And yeah, what 626 said: 'Line rage' my butt. Its called patience. Everyone in this world could afford more of that.

[Dana]

Originally Posted by Hunny

A year in Prison? Wow must be nice to be able to attack someone, beat the crap out of them in a public place in front of children and get off with a year. Whats going to happen is, she will get a year, minus time served and be on probation the rest of the time. So she got away with it. Hopefully Disney can do something about banning(?) this woman from ever returning. I know its a long shot but hey, its a step in the right direction to let other idiots know they have to pay for their actions! And as far as the CM not stepping in to separate them, I'm sure they were told not to get involved do to injury to them or the guest. I can see it now... CM breaks up fight, gets sued....
You KNOW it will happen. I hope the woman that got attacked isn't faking these injuries and makes a full recovery. It's a darn shame!

I agree with you...she will probally get timed served and probation. She deserves to spend some time in jail however to think about her actions.

I don't know if I would have gotten in the middle or not...I think in this case perhaps cause this lady was just beating the crap out of this woman and the other woman just taking the beating..i may have pulled the other lady off her.. If it were a mutal fight, I would let them go at it..no thank you for getting in the middle of two POed people fighting.

[Goodegirl2007]

Thanks for the update. I was wondering about it the other day.

[Pooh Fan]

Thanks for the update. It is sad that people can be so horrible--especially in front of children. I hope she at least learns her lesson!

[Hunny]

Can you imagine what would happen if we had to stand in line for Free Dining?
My god the Army,Navy,Air Force AND the Marine would have to be called in!!

[I AM]

Thanks for the update.

[Grumpy_Medic]

probably something similar you all heard, here is a link to the article.

http://www.magicalmountain.net/WDWNe...sID=1867&page=

[Screever]

Not to sound callous in any way, but I think the lesser sentence is more fitting the crime, yknow..? The whole thing is unfortunate but...