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Jenale Nielsen claims the park is artificially limiting capacity.

Last week, San Francisco resident Jenale Nielsen filed a lawsuit against Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. Nielsen’s grievance is that Disneyland park in Anaheim, California has been artificially limiting its capacity in regards to holders of its “Magic Key” seasonal passes.

Nielsen purchased the Dream Key passes, the highest-clearance, most expensive Magic Key pass available, but found numerous blackout dates when trying to schedule a trip, in spite of the fact that Disney’s advertising expressly notes that Dream Key holders are not subject to blackout dates. This is also in spite of the fact that while pass holders had blackout dates, single-day tickets for those days were still available.

“Ms. Nielsen reasonably believed and relied upon Disney’s advertisement and promise to mean that, if Disney had capacity at its Anaheim parks, Ms. Nielsen and her fellow Dream Key pass holders would be allowed to make reservations and visit the parks,” the lawsuit reads.

Since the lawsuit was filed in California and Disney Parks is based in Florida, the matter has already been escalated to federal court, though it is not yet a full-on class action as of writing.

“We have been clear about the terms of the Magic Key product and we know that many of our guests are enjoying the experiences these passes provide,” Disney spokesperson Liz Jaeger told the Los Angeles Times. “We will vigorously defend our position as the case proceeds.”