Man says he was hit in the eye from fireworks debris at Magic Kingdom

A North Carolina man said he got in the eye with “smoldering” fireworks debris from Magic Kingdom’s nighttime show, according to a new lawsuit.

Fabricio Javier Sanchez Lopez is suing Disney for the incident he said happened Nov. 24, 2023.

He “was attending the ‘Happily Ever After’ fireworks show when he was struck in the eye by smoldering fireworks debris falling from the sky, causing significant injuries,” according to his lawsuit filed on Halloween in Orange Circuit Court.

Sanchez Lopez accused Disney of not accounting for the wind and the weather to keep guests safe during the nighttime show.

“These fireworks shows involved significant quantities of explosives and pyrotechnics, which constitute ultra-hazardous and/or inherently dangerous activities,” his lawsuit said.

Disney did not respond to a request for comment.

Sanchez Lopez’s attorney did not respond to questions about the nature of his injuries or where exactly he had been watching the fireworks in the Magic Kingdom when he got hurt.

Disney faced a similar lawsuit last year.

Nicole Ulfie sued after her 7-year-old daughter was hit in the eye by a fireworks ember while standing near Cinderella Castle in March 2023 — a few months before Sanchez Lopez said he was hurt.

Ulfie’s lawsuit is still pending in Orange Circuit Court.

A Judge denied Disney’s motion to dismiss the complaint earlier in March, saying in the ruling that “the issue of whether fireworks is ultra-hazardous is a fact-intensive question that is inappropriate for resolution on a motion to dismiss.”

The Magic Kingdom is the world’s No. 1 theme park in the world with nearly 18 million visitors in 2024.

Several incidents at Central Florida’s theme parks have made national headlines this year, from a man with disabilities dying after riding Stardust Racers at Epic Universe to a woman who passed out after she got hit in the face with a duck riding SeaWorld Orlando’s Mako coaster.