bad news from pop century

[MickeyTigg]

Wow...Okay, my family is going to be staying at Pop Century Resort on May 26th...Were the rooms nice, how was the resort in general...do I need to cancel my reservations...I was told that Pop Century was a SAFE & Nice place to stay...was I told wrong?

Any Information is wanted!

Thanks,
Kasey
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Please explain to me how some parent not paying attention to their toddler or worse yet not being in the pool with the toddler has anything to do with the safety of the resort?

Just because some parent was an idiot and their kid drowned does not mean that any particular resort is not safe or nice.

 

[unkadug]

Wow...Okay, my family is going to be staying at Pop Century Resort on May 26th...Were the rooms nice, how was the resort in general...do I need to cancel my reservations...I was told that Pop Century was a SAFE & Nice place to stay...was I told wrong?

Any Information is wanted!

Thanks,
Kasey​

I would definitely cancel my reservation.

Any resort that lets these kind of un-substantiated rumours get out on the internet is no place for me!

 

[Monty]

I hope I am this successful with my kids when they are this old. My dd is just 18 mo, and she's still wandering away. Sometimes it takes all our energy just to keep up!:hammer:

It took consistent rules that he understood the consequences of disobeying. I instilled a love of reading by reading to him every night starting the day he came home from the hospital [great 'bonding' time when he didn't understand]. When he started correcting me in the Seuss stories, I had him start reading them to me instead. Once he didn't need correcting, he started reading "chapter" books on his own [his first complete book on his own was the first Harry Potter book!]. If he's doing something wrong or inappropriate, I count to three. If I reach three and he hasn't stopped, he loses his before bed reading time that night. After losing it once, it was years before he "pushed the envelope" again, this time after I got to three and told him he'd lost that night's reading time he kept doing whatever it was and I counted to three again - He was really shocked when he lost the next night's time! Since then, I've never made it to three :animwink:

I've only ever hit him once in his life. He was just into toddler stage and was playing with an electrical cord that was plugged in! I yelled first, but he didn't let go. I swatted his hand away from the cord and then we spent the next couple of hours consoling each other. I'm not sure which of us was more upset.

Being consistent in rules is the most important thing. He knows the rules and knows I don't waffle on the punishment. As a result, he's a really polite, kind-hearted kid and his teachers love having him in class.

As you can probably tell, I'm a very proud dad! :lol:

WannabeBelle: Thank you, but it's not that hard to pay constant attention to the most important person in my life. DS10 is all there is...

 

[MansionFan415]

I still see nothing on CNN, or ANY news site for that matter about updates concerning this incident or the one at Typhoon. I mean, if there was a death, then more than likely something would come out. I know it wouldn't be up to view for LONG, but there would be something.

 

[daguru]

Has anyone heard confirmation about this yet? I am not sure this situation was as big as originally stated...mainly, because none of the local news organizations (like Orlando Sentinel or local6) have said anything. They are usually pretty good at jumping on/at Disney about anything like this.......:veryconfu

 

[wannabeBelle]

WannabeBelle: Thank you, but it's not that hard to pay constant attention to the most important person in my life. DS10 is all there is...

That is so beautiful!!!! Belle

 

[wdwishes2005]

I completely I agree. I used to work as the Separations Officer at the Navy Boot Camp and Great Lakes, IL. You have NO CONCEPT of how many people cannot swim until you have to process BOATLOADS of them out of the NAVY (which they volunteered to join) because they can't swim even after lessons.

:lol: ... Any of them ever hear of the army? Or did they even realize that the navy involved large bodies of water?

 

[CRO-Magnum]

As a parent and former lifeguard...

I hope the parents of this child get charged with child neglect/abuse.

...I can understand your sentiment. Having one of my children drown is my single greatest fear. The scary thing is once you have children you realize how little you can protect them; they always seem to find a way. Of course that is not a rationalization for letting them act as they wish. It's just possible that one second the kid is walking around the pool deck and the next...and some parents don't want to be the ones to look foolish by "over-reacting". Regardless be with your child at all times if they can't swim, and even when they can have an eagle's eye on them because ANYONE can get into trouble.

For the lifeguards it's tough too. My now 4 year old could swim like a fish at 3. She loves to swim underwater and look up. At Blizzard Beach she looks hilarious going down the zip line. However in the ski patrol area by the floating ice floes a lifeguard jumped in thinking she was drowning. My wife, also a former lifeguard, and I were right there but didn't react, knowing she can swim, until the lifeguard jumped. The lifeguard accused us of being lackadaisical desipte our explanation. She called a manager to whom we enjoyed letting our daughter provide a demonstration of her swimming prowess. With the understanding it's a tough call and the lifeguard is always better to assume the worst, she apologized and let us on our way.

I almost drowned when I was 7, having started swiming at 2 and swimming in a league at 4. All it takes is one panicky swimmer or a larger person to knock you around so you lose your bearings.

 

[PintoColvig]

Yesterday a 3 year old boy had drowned in pops pool. When a complete stranger pulled him out(because the parrents where no where in sight) he was limp. They did revive him and I have not heard anything else. Also a little update.....the audio loop for hm is not working along with test track thatsa all I have noticed so far if u have anything u want me to check email me @ jennmedical@tmail.com I'm off to ride ee for the first time I'm next in line

I think we should consider this drowning story a dead one. The kid survived or we'd have heard about it already. Thank goodness.

Now that we've settled that question, I want to know where the outrage is over the audio loop not working at HM and Test Track! And why haven't we heard a report on Dizneyworld4430's first EE ride?!!! Come on, people, these are serious life and death issues! :hammer:

 

[Master Yoda]

I can actually recall one instance that a parent was really paying attention to their child. This was at the Poly back in late August and there was this young girl, maybe 4 or 5, that was learning to swim. Like my own child she did not want anyone to help her. The life guards asked questioned dad about her kept an eye on her and when she went under dad went straight in shoes and all.

"War there are still a few good parents out there"

 

[Craig & Lisa]

but at the same time, isnt the purpose of going on a disney vacation RELAXING? it's not really fair to expect a mom or pop to keep constant watch on their kids when it's their down time also.
i think that glancing up and making sure your kids okay every now and then is okay, so long as you dont lose track of your time.

and if you do, thats why the lifeguards are there.

Lifeguards are there to make sure no one gets into trouble NOT babysit, even though both of my sons are on a swim team age 9 and 12 I still keep an eye on them, with so many people in a pool at any givin time they cannot see everything going on, so if a parent starts to give a lifeguard flack and I saw what was going on I will stand up for the lifeguard. I know how it is to keep an eye on them because I'm a coach for my sons swim team, and at any givin time I have to keep my eye on at least 15 kids at a time, they are anywhere from 7 to 10 years old and not the best swimmers, but still there is always going to be a small problem, and I stay on top of it. And yes a vacation is for relaxing too.

 

[GothMickey]

This thread was about some 3 year old boy almost drowning in a pool in Disney. When and why did it become a thread about how competent some parents are? Sure, some people should not reproduce because they lack the mentality to raise a child. But there are a lot of loving and caring parents out there who do watch out for their children. Let's try to keep to the topic at hand, the boy in the pool...

Since no media outlet jumped on this story to make Disney look like a killing grounds, then I assume the boy survived, thank goodness...

 

[Raven66]

When my DD was about 4, we were at a little lake with my mom. There was this group of people. I only saw one child, but all the adults were drinking beer. I have nothing against drinking(except when no one is watching the child). My DD was sitting on the edge of the water and their little girl came in as well. She was holding on to a blow up boat. My mom and I look over and that girl went under. It all happened pretty quick, but my mom and I looked at each other and not one adult out of like 10 even moved. MY MOM jumped up and scooped that little girl up. I haven't seen my mom move like that since I was little.:lol: (Don't tell her I said that :lookaroun ) Even still none of the adults got up. I think there are SOME parents out there that figure if there are a lot of other people around even if you don't know them, they will save a kid. They aren't going to let him/her drown.


My daughter is the most important person in my life (yeah yeah so is the hubby) But I never let her out of my sight. Sometimes, people tell me I'm over protective. Being a parent is a 24/7 job. No one else can do it for you.

 

[PintoColvig]

This thread was about some 3 year old boy almost drowning in a pool in Disney.

Actually, it is about that AND the audio loops not working at HM and TT and a first ride on EE.

 

[GothMickey]

Ohh yes.. that too..

Is the audio working fine now? LoL...

 

[kathyjacks]

:brick:

but at the same time, isnt the purpose of going on a disney vacation RELAXING? it's not really fair to expect a mom or pop to keep constant watch on their kids when it's their down time also.
i think that glancing up and making sure your kids okay every now and then is okay, so long as you dont lose track of your time.

and if you do, thats why the lifeguards are there.

are you kidding me? If this is your view then leave your kids at a sitters and come to disney alone. if you have kids you don't have down time unless you have a sitter!btw disney even has reputable sitters.

 

[peter11435]

but at the same time, isnt the purpose of going on a disney vacation RELAXING? it's not really fair to expect a mom or pop to keep constant watch on their kids when it's their down time also.
i think that glancing up and making sure your kids okay every now and then is okay, so long as you dont lose track of your time.

and if you do, thats why the lifeguards are there.

Wow.

 

[hardcard]

And I was criticized for adding a 1/4 inch to my daughters height to make 40 inches?

Take some responsibility and watch your dang kids. I have 3 kids, and we went to the pool multiple times last week.. my wife and I got IN the pool with them and were never more than 5 feet from them the entire time...

Relax my butt, you'll have time to relax when they are 15 years old.. I'd rather work to watch my children in the pool then have to RELAX at their funeral a few days later.

 

[Justa' BigKid]

you'll have time to relax when they are 15 years old..

Relax when they are 15 years old???? I don't think so.:animwink:

 

[tigsmom]

Relax when they are 15 years old???? I don't think so.:animwink:

You have a teen too? :lol: