New information have emerged concerning the settlement between Disneyland and a Magic Key holder who submitted a class-action suit in 2021.

The suit, filed by Jenale Nielsen of Santa Clara County, claimed that the theme park deceived and deceived Magic Key holders who purchased the most expensive yearly passes into believing they would get unrestricted access to the amusement park just to be not able to secure bookings for particular days.

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Terms of settlement exposed that a $9.5 million settlement fund will be developed to pay those who acquired the Dream Key, a ceased Magic Key pass type that was the focus of the lawsuit.

The Dream Key has considering that been replaced with the Inspire Key, the resort's most pricey pass that provides the fewest blockout dates.

Disney fans who bought the terminated pass will receive an approximate payout of $67.41 without having to complete any claim submission kind. Qualified receivers will be alerted at a later date concerning the payment, according to the settlement terms.

About 103,435 former Dream Key pass holders will get a payment, and possibly another payment, if funds enable.

" Further, after the preliminary distribution of payments, if the amount remaining in the Settlement Fund (after any unredeemed checks end, and after the amounts of notification, administration, Class Counsel's costs, and a service award of the class representative) is higher than $10.00 per Settlement Class Member, each Settlement Class Member will get a second pro rata payment," the settlement said.

Disneyland introduced the Magic Key program in August 2021 after retiring the popular yearly passport program during a yearlong shutdown of Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The keys offer park visitors access to the parks on select dates, depending on availability and pass type, in addition to choose discounts on food, merchandise and Genie+, the park's paid line-skipping service that changed the Fast Pass program.

The movement for court approval of the class-action settlement was initially expected to be due on Aug. 31 however was pushed back to Sept. 7.

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