Little girl gets accidentally leveled by CM during parade

JIMINYCR

JIMINYCR

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Susan Savia said:
Accidents do happen. The apology was sufficient.
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Yup... BUT.... We all know how this is going to turn out....

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flynnibus

flynnibus

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Victor Kelly said:
I want the time date stamp from the recording. It will prove when the video was shot. I have a lot of trouble believing any type of news media. They open their mouths before they have all the facts. I will bet money Disney responded immediately to the accident, especially one involving a cast member
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What is a timestamp going to tell you? The timeline is basically

Incident happens... cast member continues his performance in the parade after asking if she is ok (according to family)
family goes home the same day...
family tries unsuccessfully to contact disney over the matter
family posts video to youtube on May 21st
News story runs on May 23rd
Disney spokes person claims no knowledge of incident, but Disney reaches out and gets in touch with family

We don't know the time between when they got home, and when they posted the video, but we do know according to the family it was at least a couple of days (due to knowledge that the girl had a black eye for a few days). We don't know if they posted the video before or after trying to contact Disney... but given the context, it would appear they posted the video afterwards.

The only thing that really matters is how long it took between when the guest tried to contact Disney, and when Disney responded. It appears in this case, they were only successful in getting Disney to respond AFTER the stories broke. That's the only sad thing about the matter.

I can't find the original video anymore on youtube.. so I suppose they took it down. I think this is the mother here.. http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAQ0u7w-LcWFvnwQCaABxMA/feed


Assuming they took the video down, one would infer they got a satisfactory response from Disney.
 
Violet

Violet

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Just coming back to this thread and the stupid fight about the throwaway comment I made about the Stitch ride. If I misunderstood anyone's intent regarding how their kids didn't get scared on things because they projected positive viewpoints and their kids were tough or something like that, my apologies.

In return, there is also this amazing thing called apologizing when you think that someone has misinterpreted your words. Like, wow, I'm so sorry you thought that about what I said, I can see that you're upset, I didn't mean it that way. Imagine that! Maybe the world would be a kinder place if we treated each other with compassion instead of getting all on our high horses all of the time.

And thanks for the pile on from additional people, that was lovely.

Read back through my posts, you'll see I always concede points when I was wrong. I have a very gentle posting style. It takes a lot for me to snap back at someone's nasty posts, but I'm not stupid either and I know when I am being put down.
 
Violet

Violet

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Violet said: ↑
It wasn't a little scare. Do you have kids?​
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Here is her response:

I do, but they are 37 and 39 now, but, they were young once. Maybe they picked up my viewpoint that I have yet to find anything scary at WDW. Even though I can get into "suspension of dis-belief" there is just so far that I can take it before it becomes just a show. Back in the day when they were young 6 & 8 nothing seemed to phase my girls at all. Went to everything, never heard a sound or mention of fear.
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So it was something she did as a mother, "my viewpoint that I have yet to find anything scary at WDW" that made her kids allegedly not be scared of anything, 30 years ago. So I guess I did something wrong that Stitch scared the carp out of my kid instead of the fact that the ride IS scary. Maybe I didn't project a positive-enough viewpoint.

Again, all could have been avoided with a simple apology, sorry you interpreted my comment like that, no big deal.
 
216bruce

216bruce

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I think some parents believe that just because they are at Disney that nothing bad can happen there and when it does, like this ACCIDENT, that they were wronged. In actuality, the laws of nature and reality still exist there. Tens of thousands of people in a relatively small area, excitement, over-stimulation, getting caught up in the moment all lead up to...reality happens. No one's fault. Learn from it and move on. She's probably OK, the cast member will probably be spoken to and the family will survive. Move on.
Had this happened anywhere else it wouldn't have been a big deal. Like I said...folks expect Disney to be outside the laws of nature and reality. Kudos to them for being so good at what they do that folks feel that way, but guests need to still realize that s%$t happens (everywhere).
 
Timekeeper

Timekeeper

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216bruce said:
...Had this happened anywhere else it wouldn't have been a big deal. Like I said...folks expect Disney to be outside the laws of nature and reality. Kudos to them for being so good at what they do that folks feel that way, but guests need to still realize that s%$t happens (everywhere).
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Don't we hold Disney to a higher standard? And doesn't Disney hold itself to a higher standard? (Or, at least, didn't they used to?)

If someone falls out of a roller coaster car at a carnival, or heck, Six Flags or Busch Gardens, and plummeted to their demise, we probably wouldn't be as surprised as we would if news broke that someone fell out of a Disney roller coaster car. And wasn't this the philosophy/standard/expectation that drove Walt's vision to begin with?
 
flynnibus

flynnibus

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Violet said:
Imagine that! Maybe the world would be a kinder place if we treated each other with compassion instead of getting all on our high horses all of the time.

And thanks for the pile on from additional people, that was lovely.

Read back through my posts, you'll see I always concede points when I was wrong. I have a very gentle posting style. It takes a lot for me to snap back at someone's nasty posts, but I'm not stupid either and I know when I am being put down.
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The passive aggressive closings really didn't do you any favors... especially when doing it on like 6 posts in a row. The idea is to be subtle... not blatant.

And if this was an apology... yikes. You still go and slam those you are apologizing to.
 
Goofyernmost

Goofyernmost

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Violet said:
Violet said: ↑
It wasn't a little scare. Do you have kids?​
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Here is her response:



So it was something she did as a mother, "my viewpoint that I have yet to find anything scary at WDW" that made her kids allegedly not be scared of anything, 30 years ago. So I guess I did something wrong that Stitch scared the carp out of my kid instead of the fact that the ride IS scary. Maybe I didn't project a positive-enough viewpoint.

Again, all could have been avoided with a simple apology, sorry you interpreted my comment like that, no big deal.
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First off...she is a he! Second, if you want to take what I said as an indication of YOUR parenting ability or even mine for that matter, you are digging pretty deep. All I said was for some reason they didn't seem to be afraid of anything. I didn't teach them that. It was a natural thing to them. And I said, Maybe they picked up on my viewpoint that nothing in Disney is scary. Now if you can dissect that enough to get out of it that I thought your parenting abilities were not as good as mine, well you have a more vivid imagination then I do. So, to be gracious, like yourself, I will apologize if you misinterpreted what I said, because it REALLY is no big deal.
 
TyrantBoss

TyrantBoss

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Violet said:
Deleted because people are experts on everything.
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No, you deleted your comment because it was ridiculous. It is another example of adults who think just because they have kids that everything should be tailored to, and revolve around, them.

Disney is for the entire family, but there are some rides that are more suited for adults and older kids who aren't afraid at the slightest drop of a pin. Stitch's Great Escape is FAR from scary. If you really want scary try the original ride "Alien Encounter". That was truly frightening and exciting. The crowds, especially the adults and older kids, LOVED it. But because of the cry baby sect (and you know who you are) they had to retool the ride so it was a dumb little farce starring Stitch.

And now you complain that THIS version is too scary?!? This is why Disney is all rainbows, butterflies, fairies, princesses and sunshine, and why...if you don't have kids....it loses a little something.

Walt Disney designed the park to be a place where kids AND adults can have a good time. Unfortunately it is fast becoming a park where, if you are an adult with no children...your options are becoming more and more limited...and you should just hang out at World Showcase.
 
puntagordabob

puntagordabob

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Sorry this happened to the little girl... glad she is ok.... still it was an accident and kids do far worse to themselves.....hopefully the parents will not blow this out of proportion any more than it already has...
 
MOXOMUMD

MOXOMUMD

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drumbum67 said:
Stitch is a vegetarian. He would never want your daughter's fish.
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LOL! It took me reading this twice to get your joke. Yeah, I just woke up (yawning still), thanks for starting my day off with a laugh. All I can say is spellcheck. Carp, hahaha.


Just adding my two cents, the guide maps DO have the attractions listed with symbols that are frightening for children so...

Everybody have a great day.
 

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