Child Sues Disney Cruise Line Over Upper-Bunk Fall

A minor passenger identified as C.S. is suing Disney Cruise Line through her parents after allegedly falling from an upper bunk in a Disney Wonder stateroom during an Alaska cruise and fracturing both wrists. The complaint, filed May 18, 2026, in the Circuit Court for Brevard County, Florida, says the July 30, 2024 accident occurred after the child rolled through an opening next to a guardrail in cabin 2508.

The family is seeking more than $50,000 for medical care, pain and suffering, alleged permanent disability and future losses; no court has determined Disney Cruise Line liable.

Claims center on the upper-berth guardrail

The complaint says C.S. went to sleep between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. and fell at about 1 a.m. after rolling in her sleep. The family alleges the bunk’s guardrail did not run the full length of the mattress, leaving a gap through which the child fell to the stateroom floor.

The fractures included an injury to the growth plate in her right wrist, according to the lawsuit. The family alleges that injury could create complications as she grows.

Aronfeld Trial Lawyers, representing the family, brings three negligence counts against Disney Cruise Line. The complaint alleges Disney failed to provide reasonably safe accommodations, failed to warn passengers about the bunk-bed condition and is vicariously liable for employees or contractors involved in the bed’s design, installation, approval or inspection.

The lawsuit also alleges the risk was not obvious to a sleeping child and that Disney had actual or constructive knowledge of the guardrail gap. The family claims the line failed to correct the alleged hazard before the accident.

Disney has not issued a case-specific response

Disney Cruise Line had not publicly responded to the lawsuit, and Cruise Hive said its request to the line for comment did not receive a response before publication.

In a general safety letter to guests posted on its website, Disney Cruise Line says “nothing is more important than the well-being of our guests and crew members.” The same statement cites crew training, safety drills and equipment inspections among the line’s safety practices, but it does not address the Disney Wonder bunk-bed allegations.

The cabin at the center of the claim

Cabin 2508 was identified as a Deluxe Oceanview Stateroom configured with a standard bed, sofa bed and pull-down upper berth. The Category 9 room type is typically a 214-square-foot cabin that sleeps three to four guests; some rooms include an upper pull-down bed for a fourth passenger.

Disney Wonder is operating normally and homeporting in Vancouver for Alaska cruises. The complaint asks for a jury trial.