A Florida woman filed a $50,000 lawsuit against Walt Disney World Resort following a slip-and-fall incident near a pool at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge – Kidani Village. The plaintiff claims Disney failed to maintain safe conditions at the Deluxe Resort hotel, resulting in serious injuries from her fall on a wet surface.
Lawsuit Filed in Orange County Court
Luisa Hanfling of Broward County, Florida, filed her complaint in December 2025 against Walt Disney Parks and Resorts in the Circuit Court of Orange County, Florida. The lawsuit details an incident occurring on March 9, 2025, when Hanfling fell on “a wet substance, believed to be water, near the edge of the Samawati Springs Pool” at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge – Kidani Village.
Identifying herself as a business invitee at Walt Disney World Resort, Hanfling asserts Disney failed to maintain a “reasonably safe premise” and “knew or should have known about” hazardous conditions near the pool. The plaintiff claims her fall occurred “suddenly and without warning.”
Alleged Injuries and Damages
Hanfling's lawsuit claims the fall caused permanent bodily injury with continuing effects. The complaint seeks $50,000 compensation for alleged damages, including:
- Bodily and terminal injury including a permanent injury to her body as a whole
- Pain and suffering of both a physical and mental nature
- Disability, physical impairment, disfigurement, mental anguish, inconvenience
- Loss of capacity for the enjoyment of life
- Aggravation of an existing condition
- Expense of hospitalization, medical, and nursing care and treatment
- Past lost wages, loss of earning power, diminished earning capacity
- Loss of ability to lead and enjoy a normal life
The lawsuit further states that Hanfling's losses are “permanent or continuing” and that she “will suffer in the future” from the consequences of the incident at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge – Kidani Village.
Walt Disney World Resort has not issued public statements regarding Hanfling's lawsuit.
Second Recent $50,000 Claim
This lawsuit follows another $50,000 claim filed against Walt Disney World Resort earlier this month. Rhonda Smith of Kentucky sued Walt Disney Parks and Resorts after tripping and falling on trolley tracks along Main Street, U.S.A., at Magic Kingdom Park. Smith similarly alleged permanent mental and physical injuries resulting from Walt Disney World Resort's failure to maintain safe conditions at the Central Florida Disney park.
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Get over themselves and quit the sueing stuff, learn how to walk.
So if I trip and fall walking down any sidewalk, does that mean I can sue the store or residence I happen to be in front of when I commit my incoordination? Gee, I tripped on a sidewalk in front of the butcher shop when I was 13 and lost a front permanent tooth in the process. I’m now 78 years old. Can I go after then now???? Sorry, but this sounds like people need to take CARE when they are walking near a cement pool. Did she safely have on her water socks????
I can’t even count how many times I tripped over the trolley tracks on Main Street in Walt Disney World. Last year, I twisted my ankle in the process. Instead of suing the resort, I treated myself to a delicious margarita in Epcot. I’m curious to find out what this woman’s permanent disfigurement was slipping by the pool
These lawsuits are crazy. People are way too sue happy these days!! Whenever you are near a pool you should assume that there is water and that it is slippery. I wonder what her permanent disabilities are. The one who tripped over the trolley tracks- The trolley tracks are visible, you can see them before you trip over them. How can someone claim that this is negligent on Disney’s part. Come on people. Stop being so money hungry. I do hope that these people never go to any Disney park again. They should be banned for life from ANY and Every park!!
Hope it gets thrown out of court and she has to pay Disney’s court costs.
Disney may just settle due to the insignificant amount (her knowing lawyers who set such a winning price will profit),
But first — Florida law will be considered — “In Florida, for slip and fall lawsuits involving a transitory foreign substance (such as a spill or debris) in a business establishment, the injured party must prove that the business had actual or constructive knowledge of the hazardous condition and should have taken action to remedy it in order to hold the business liable. Actual knowledge means the business was directly aware of the specific hazard (e.g., an employee saw it or was notified). Constructive knowledge can be established through circumstantial evidence, such as showing the condition existed long enough that the business should have discovered it through reasonable inspection or that it occurred regularly and was foreseeable. Without proving this knowledge element, the business typically cannot be held liable, as per Florida Statute § 768.0755. This requirement applies specifically to transitory hazards in business settings and does not alter general common-law duties for other types of premises liability.”