CNN logo Navigation Infoseek/Big Yellow Pathfinder/Warner Bros Main banner CNN- Your Local Link rule JUDGE DISMISSES WOMAN'S DISNEYLAND SUIT Disney lawsuit August 22, 1997 Web posted at: 10:44 p.m. EDT (0244 GMT) LOS ANGELES, (Reuter) -- A judge on Friday dismissed asuit brought against Disneyland by a woman who said she wasrobbed at the theme park and her grandchildren were traumatized by seeing Disney characters remove their costumes. The lawsuit was brought by Billie Jean Matay, 57, who wasone of the first group of Mouseketeers, young Disneyentertainers dressed in costumes that included Mickey Mouse ears, to perform at Disneyland when it opened 40 years ago. Orange County Superior Court Judge Richard Luesenbrink said,"There is nothing to suggest this incident could have beenavoided." The dismissal came after Matay's lawyer had rested his case. Matay, who broke down on the witness stand when shetestified, blamed poor security at the park's parking lot for her being robbed of $165 at gunpoint in August 1995 when she went there with her three grandsons, aged between 5 and 10. She said that after the incident, security guards detainedher family and her grandsons were shocked and traumatized when they saw Disney characters they believed were real take off their costumes in a back stage area. Copyright 1997 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. rule Related site: Note: Page will open in a new browser window * Welcome to Disneyland External sites are not endorsed by CNN Interactive. _________________________________________________________________ Infoseek search ____________________ ____ ____ _________________________________________________________________ rule Message Boards Sound off on our message boards You said it... [INLINE] CNN- Your Local Link rule To the top © 1997 Cable News Network, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Terms under which this service is provided to you.