Disney adults spend $400,000 suing park over booze ban

California couple says their retirement plans have been delayed five years after losing lawsuit against Disneyland (early)following a ban from the park’s exclusive Club 33.

From 2012 to 2017, Scott and Diana Anderson paid the club’s $31,500 annual dues — though the fees were just a drop in the bucket for Disney fanatics. The Andersons, both in their 60s, estimate they spend about $125,000 a year visiting the Happiest Place on Earth, Los Angeles Times reported.

Club 33 is an exclusive dining venue that is furnished with props from Disney movies, original animation elements and art nouveau design elements. The Andersons were on a waiting list for more than a decade before being admitted to Club 33.

The magic came to an abrupt halt on September 3, 2017, when Scott Anderson was allegedly found by security agents showing signs of being intoxicated. Guards told jurors that in addition to slurring his words and struggling to stand, “Anderson’s breath smelled quite heavily of alcohol.”

The permanent ban followed an earlier suspension for Diana Anderson after she allegedly used foul language at Club 33.

The Andersons demanded that Disney reimburse them $10,500 for the four months in 2017 that they paid but were unable to use. They also asked for an additional $231,000, according to the Los Angeles Times. The couple lost their case but plan to appeal – even in the face of mounting legal bills.

“I’m going to sell a kidney,” Diana Anderson told the press. “I don’t care.”

The Anderson family’s attorney, Sean Macias, did not dispute that Scott Anderson had been drinking that night, but argued that most of his symptoms were actually triggered by a concurrent vestibular migraine. During the civil trial, Macias criticized the park for not doing the breathalyzer test.

“They did not establish that Mr. Anderson was intoxicated,” Macias told jurors. “He doesn’t want to be known as a drunk.”

Disney’s lawyer, Jonathan E. Phillips, told jurors that the Andersons were simply trying to avoid the consequences of Scott violating the club’s rules against public intoxication.

“(Scott) cost his wife of 40 years her lifelong dream of having access to Club 33,” he said.

The legal battle cost more than just Diana’s dreams — Scott told the Los Angeles Times that the lawsuit set the couple back $400,000.

“My wife and I are both convinced that this is an absolute mistake and we will fight this to the death,” he told the press. “There’s no way we’re going to let this go.”