Injured Goofy Sues Disney For $300,000 (http://www.wftv.com/newsofthestrange/2748347/detail.html) - WFTV Florida, 1/7/04

QuikQuote: The reason: Ford claims he couldn't see a thing out of the suit while on stage. Because of that, a curtain came down on top of him at the end of a performance. His lawsuit also claims there were "no markers whatsoever on the stage" and that there was "negligence" on the part of a stagehand.
Ford claims he has been hounded by problems ever since, experiencing "disabling injuries to his back and neck," "mental anguish" and "loss of enjoyment of life." He's seeking $300,000.

Are stage curtains heavy?

They usually are. Our community theater had pretty heavy curtains, and they were probably less than 1/3 the height of the ones on the cruise ship, let alone probably less than 1/10 the width. The fabric is usually very thick and heavy. They can pack a wallop if they hit you fast enough. If the curtain line wasn't taped, it would be hard to know where to stand in order to be behind the curtain. Of course, if you rehearse in a theater enough, you'll know where you are just by looking around, but from the story it seems that he wasn't there very long.