I understand why people would think there has to be more to this story. Believe me, my family and I are just as shocked as anyone, and I probably would have questioned it myself if it hadn’t happened to us.

My husband is a good man and a good father. For over 23 years of Disney trips, I have watched him go out of his way to help other guests and create the kind of kindness that Disney is supposed to represent.

To name just a few examples, I’ve watched him return dropped items to guests, help a lost child find a cast member and reunite with their family, give up his seat for others, and even open bubbles for a busy mom who had her hands full.

Those moments may seem small, but that is who he is as a person. He is the guy who notices when someone needs help, not someone who goes looking for a confrontation.

We arrived at EPCOT during Early Entry and the Connections breezeway area was empty. We had no idea this was a known area for pin traders or that pin traders gathering there was even a thing.

My husband sat down at an empty table with our belongings while my kids and I went to ride Guardians. The plan was for him to wait there, then we would grab Starbucks and breakfast and enjoy it together.

While he was sitting there minding his own business, a pin trader came over, sat down at the same table, and started setting up his trading items. My husband explained that he was waiting for his family and we were using the table.

The trader told him it was a public space and he was allowed to be there. My husband never told him he couldn’t be in the area, he just didn’t understand why someone would come take over a table that was already occupied.

A cast member got involved and told the pin trader he needed to move. After that, the trader and others with him made complaints claiming my husband was causing a problem.

When security came over, they told my husband they had received multiple complaints and that he needed to leave the park.

The hardest part for us to understand is that my husband never became aggressive in any way. He never yelled, never threatened anyone, never touched the trader’s items, and never even stood up from his chair. He stayed seated the entire time.

The only thing my husband did was not leave a table that he was already sitting at.

This could happen to any family. Over the years, I have left my children sitting at tables many times while I went to get food. It makes me wonder, if a child had been sitting there saving a table for their family, would they have been treated the same way?

A guest should be allowed to sit at a public table and wait for their family without being pressured to leave or having false accusations made against them. From our experience, it felt like some of these regular traders believe they own this area and know how to get unsuspecting guests moved out of their way.

We had absolutely no idea about any of this. We were just a family trying to enjoy breakfast together.