{"id":250789,"date":"2026-04-29T08:10:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T08:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/250789\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T08:10:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T08:10:24","slug":"disney-sued-over-bed-bug-infestation-at-orlando-hotel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/250789\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney sued over bed bug infestation at Orlando hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A Disney World<\/a> guest is suing the park\u2019s operator over claims of a bed bug<\/a> infestation at one of the company\u2019s hotels, according to reports.\u200b<\/p>\n

David Besse has accused Walt Disney Parks and Resorts of negligence, after an incident that allegedly unfolded at Disney\u2019s All-Star Sports Resort. \u200b<\/p>\n

Besse claims that he was \u201cbitten numerous times by cimicidae (\u2018bed bugs\u2019)\u201d during his visit on May 15, 2022, according to a lawsuit<\/a> obtained by The Independent. \u200b<\/p>\n

The hotel guest is seeking damages in excess of $50,000 after allegedly suffering \u201cscarring, bodily injury, pain and suffering, disability,\u201d and \u201cmental anguish\u201d as a result of the park operator\u2019s alleged negligence. <\/p>\n

\"AA hotel guest has sued Walt Disney Parks and Resorts over an alleged bedbug infestation at one of their hotels (Google Street View)<\/p>\n

Besse says that the incident left him with medical expenses, as well as a \u201closs of earnings, loss of the ability to earn money, financial loss and property damage.\u201d\u200b<\/p>\n

The complainant has further accused the hotel\u2019s<\/a> operator of failing to train maintenance and housekeeping staff to carry out frequent room inspections. He also claims that insecticidal<\/a> dust was not used in hallways and that an active mattress liner was not used, nor were \u201cmattress encasements\u201d to protect against fluids and stains. <\/p>\n

\u200bThe lawsuit, which was filed in March in Florida\u2019s Orange County Circuit Court, requests a trial by jury. \u200b<\/p>\n

The Independent has contacted Disney Experiences for comment. <\/p>\n

Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort is themed around basketball, football, tennis and other iconic sports. Located near Disney\u2019s Animal Kingdom<\/a> theme park, the hotel is more affordably priced than the glamorous All-Star Music and All-Star Movies Resorts.\u200b<\/p>\n

As the hotel is in the southern part of Walt Disney World Resort, the site is in Osceola County. Much of the rest of the complex lies in Orange County.<\/p>\n

\"BedBed bugs hide in the crevices of beds and drink the blood of warm-blooded animals, including humans (stock) (AFP\/Getty)<\/p>\n

Bedbugs<\/a> are wingless insects about the size of an apple seed and are known to hide in the crevices of beds, headboards, bedframes and other furnishings. <\/p>\n

\u200bAccording to the Mayo Clinic<\/a>, bedbug bites are similar to bites inflicted by other insects. Often, they are arranged in a rough line or cluster and are located on the face, neck, arms and hands. \u200b<\/p>\n

The insects<\/a> feed on the blood of warm-blooded animals, including humans, with some people being allergic to their bites. However, bedbugs are not known to spread diseases. \u200b<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":250790,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[16783,139,141,140],"class_list":["post-250789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-horizontal","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=250789"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250789\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/250790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=250789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=250789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=250789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}