Lake Compounce settlement: claim your share of $500,000 by Nov 24

What the Lake Compounce settlement is about

Alexandria Linders sued Festival Fun Parks, LLC, which owns and operates Lake Compounce in Bristol, Connecticut, on April 25, 2025. The case is Linders v. Festival Fun Parks, LLC, No. 3:25-cv-00659-SVN, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, before Judge Sarala V. Nagala. She says the park's website showed a $34.99 single-day ticket screen after screen and only then added a $4.00 "Processing Fee," with no breakdown on the final checkout page. The complaint argues that broke Connecticut's ticket-price disclosure law, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53-289a, which requires sellers to show the total price including service charges.

The company denies breaking any law. It asked the court to dismiss the case and send it to arbitration, lost that motion on March 6, 2026, appealed on April 3, 2026, and then settled. Besides the money, Lake Compounce agreed to either stop charging extra fees on its website ticket sales or show the full price, fees included, before a ticket is selected.

Who qualifies for the Lake Compounce settlement

You're in the class if you bought tickets to Lake Compounce on the park's own website, lakecompounce.com, between Oct 1, 2023 and June 12, 2025. The claim form asks you to swear that you paid a processing fee on that purchase. No state residency limit is listed, so you don't have to live in Connecticut.

• Tickets bought at the gate or from other sellers aren't website purchases, so they fall outside the class definition.
• The lead plaintiff's own purchase was a season pass bought online. The notice says "tickets," so if you only bought a pass, ask the administrator at (877) 327-7930 whether it counts.
• The administrator emails notices to buyers in Lake Compounce's records, so check your inbox and spam folder for a message about the settlement.

How much the Lake Compounce settlement pays

There is one tier: a pro rata share of the $500,000 fund left after the administrator's costs, attorneys' fees and a $5,000 service award for the class representative. Your share is based on the total processing fees you paid, and the final amount depends on how many valid claims come in. It could be higher or lower than the fees you paid.

Class counsel can ask for up to one-third of the fund including costs, which is about $166,666.67. The notice's illustration assumes $280,000 is left to distribute and 20,000 valid claims, which works out to about $14 on average. Our guide to why settlement checks are so small explains the math, and hidden fee settlements shows how similar cases pay. Here is that same pot at other claim counts.

How to file a Lake Compounce settlement claim

Filing is free and takes a few minutes. Start at the official settlement site, LakeCompounceTicketFeeSettlement.com, where you can file online or download a paper claim form to mail in.

1. Find the settlement email from the administrator. It names the case, Linders v. Festival Fun Parks. Claims-listing sites report the online form asks for the unique ID and PIN in that email.
2. Open the settlement site and choose Submit a Claim. The court-filed form asks for your name, mailing address and email.
3. Pick how you want to be paid: PayPal, Venmo, Zelle or a paper check.
4. Sign the statement, under penalty of perjury, that you bought electronic tickets on lakecompounce.com between Oct 1, 2023 and June 12, 2025 and paid a processing fee.
5. Submit by 11:59 p.m. Eastern on Nov 24, 2026 and keep the confirmation. To use paper instead, mail the form to the address printed on it, postmarked by Nov 24, 2026.

Lake Compounce settlement key dates

If you do nothing, you get no payment and give up the right to sue over the website ticket fees this settlement covers. Excluding yourself keeps that right but also means no money; read when opting out makes sense first. The hearing date can move, so check the settlement site closer to the day.

Is the Lake Compounce settlement legit?

Yes. It is a federal class settlement: the court authorized the notice, the case number is 3:25-cv-00659-SVN, and the settlement agreement filed with the court on Aug 18, 2026 names Epiq as the administrator. The official site is lakecompounceticketfeesettlement.com and the toll-free line is (877) 327-7930. Claiming costs nothing.

Be skeptical of any text, email or website that asks for a fee, your card number or a Social Security number. The claim form asks for contact details, a payment choice and a signed statement, nothing more. Our guide to spotting settlement scams lists the red flags.

What happens after you file

The administrator checks your claim against Lake Compounce's ticket records, and the judge decides at the Dec 8, 2026 hearing whether to approve the settlement and the fee request. Payments are due within 60 days after the settlement becomes final, which means after any appeals, and checks go void 180 days after they're issued, so cash yours promptly. Money from uncashed payments is redistributed to claimants who cashed theirs or, if that is impractical, goes to a consumer-protection charity with court approval; none of it returns to the company. For typical waits, see how long settlement checks take.

Where Owed fits. Owed finds the settlements you qualify for, explains them in plain English, opens the official claim form, reminds you before deadlines and tracks each claim to payout. You submit the claim yourself on the official form. Owed Pro is $2 for the first week, then $49 per year — one flat membership. Owed never takes a percentage of any payout. You can see what else you might be owed or browse all open settlements.

This post is general information, not legal advice. Owed is not a law firm or a settlement administrator; the court and the administrator decide who qualifies and how much each claim pays.

Glossary

Pro rata share

A proportional slice of the fund, sized by the processing fees you paid and the number of valid claims, after costs and fees come out.

Processing fee

A fee added on top of the ticket price for buying online. The lawsuit says Lake Compounce's was not clearly disclosed up front.

Class period

Oct 1, 2023 through June 12, 2025, the website purchase dates the settlement covers.

Attestation

A signed statement made under penalty of perjury. Here it takes the place of a receipt.

Opt out

Formally leaving the class to keep the right to sue on your own, which means no settlement payment.

Final approval hearing

The court date where the judge decides whether the settlement is fair, reasonable and adequate and rules on attorneys' fees.

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