Disney Faces Class Action Over Facial Recognition Use at California Theme Parks The Walt Disney Company is facing a $5 million class action lawsuit alleging Disneyland and Disney California Adventure failed to properly disclose the use of facial recognition technology at park entrances and collected sensitive biometric data from visitors, including children, without consent. The lawsuit, filed May 15 in federal court in New York, was brought by Riverside County resident Summer Christine Duffield after a May 10 visit to the Anaheim theme parks with her minor children. According to the complaint, Disney’s entrance screening system collects facial scans to convert them into biometric identifiers without adequately informing guests how the technology operates or how their information is stored and used. Court filings claim the parks’ current opt-out process places the burden on visitors to locate separate non-biometric entry lanes rather than requiring affirmative written consent before collecting facial data. The complaint argues that families and minors visiting the parks may not realize biometric information is being collected through the entrance screening process. Disney rolled out the entrance screening technology at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure in April as part of updated security procedures. The system captures visitor photographs at entry points and compares them against ticket or annual pass images associated with guest accounts to verify identity. Separate entrance lanes are available for guests who do not want to participate in the screening process. The company has stated publicly that biometric information collected through the entrance screening system is deleted within 30 days, except when retention is required for legal or fraud prevention purposes. The lawsuit challenges whether those disclosures fully explain how entrance scans interact with ticketing, annual pass photographs, and guest account systems across Disney’s parks and services. At the center of the lawsuit are consent and