Renaissance Festival
Citation
Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, et al. v. Rocky Mountain Festivals, Inc., Civil Action No. 02-M-1306 (CBS)
Issues
The Colorado Renaissance Festival, located on a hillside in Larkspur, Colorado, is open to the public during weekends in the summer. The Festival depicts Renaissance themes, clothing, arts and crafts. Despite complaints over the years, most of the booths where crafts are sold are inaccessible to people who use wheelchairs, the terrain of the Festival and the parking area are completely inaccessible in places, and service counters are unreachable. The Festival site is an "existing facility" under the ADA, but much can be done to improve access for Festival-goers who use wheelchairs. In addition, some structures have been built at the site after the enactment date of the ADA that are not accessible to patrons who use wheelchairs. Click here to download the Complaint. Click here to download the press release.
Status
Plaintiffs filed their complaint on July 10, 2002. The parties reached a settlement in June 2004. If you would like a copy of the settlement, please contact CCDC.
