Little girl gets accidentally leveled by CM during parade

AngryEyes

AngryEyes

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Violet said:
Well, I can tell you we had one vacation that truly was ruined by Stitch's Great Escape. Maybe ruined is a strong word, but no more rides for us. Now, I think they should stick "Scary" in the title for Stitch, like how they did on that old Snow White ride. Of course, I guess as parents, we should have been carrying a grid from the Unofficial Guide with us listing the Fright Potential for every ride.
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When my younger son was, I don't know 3, 4(?), we got stuck on Haunted Mansion either at DL or MK right next to one of those skulls or whatever that pops up from behind a tombstone and screams. He was on that side of the doombuggy and it happened over...and over...and over. It wasn't pretty. He cried. We laughed, hugged him, and eventually started moving.

By the end of the ride, it was forgotten. Well, obviously not completely forgotten. It's a great memory and he loves that story.

Kids are a lot more resilient than parents these days are willing to believe.

On topic, my older son coincidentally happened to bloody the nose of a little girl on the dance floor at the Biergarten...the little girl whose family was sharing the table with us.

I just told them he's got mad moves, yo. No, the kids were just dancing and it happened. Luckily, they were cool about it. I expected the most awkward meal ever.
 
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Admiral01

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englanddg said:
That's just silly. The CM was just dancing, and thought he'd do something that would wow the guests. Had it not ended up in a black eye, I'm sure he would be lauded for his performance.

There is no reason to try and control fun. And, sometimes fun means mistakes. Could he have been more aware of the kid? Sure. Was he targeting the kid? I think the video shows he was not. He was into the show, and dragging the kid into the show.

He shouldn't have done it, it was a bad idea, and it's not the kids fault or the Mom's fault...it's not news...it was an accident.
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I completely agree with you. This is how you make it all entertaining. All I was saying is that I am surprised that Disney still does things like this. It is good to see that they do.
 
unkadug

unkadug

Follower of "Saget"The Cult
GoofGoof said:
Not trying to make light of a kid getting hurt, but if she had a "magic band" on maybe the secret NextGen police that will be tracking us all in the parks would have been able to stop this from happening. If not at least the dancing cast member would have known the girls first name without having to ask;). And you guys say nothing good will come from the magic bands.
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As he checks his Google Glass with a twitch of his head....
 
Violet

Violet

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AngryEyes said:
When my younger son was, I don't know 3, 4(?), we got stuck on Haunted Mansion either at DL or MK right next to one of those skulls or whatever that pops up from behind a tombstone and screams. He was on that side of the doombuggy and it happened over...and over...and over. It wasn't pretty. He cried. We laughed, hugged him, and eventually started moving.

By the end of the ride, it was forgotten. Well, obviously not completely forgotten. It's a great memory and he loves that story.

Kids are a lot more resilient than parents these days are willing to believe.

On topic, my older son coincidentally happened to bloody the nose of a little girl on the dance floor at the Biergarten...the little girl whose family was sharing the table with us.

I just told them he's got mad moves, yo. No, the kids were just dancing and it happened. Luckily, they were cool about it. I expected the most awkward meal ever.
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Wow, you are such a great parent. Please teach me some of your great parenting skills, because clearly I am lacking. Thank you so much for sharing your great wisdom. Have a magical day! :)
 
Cosmic Commando

Cosmic Commando

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The Empress Lilly said:
Exactly, you are encouraged to participate, kids are invited to dance. The idea of WDW is that parents videotape their kids having fun meeting characters, dancing at dance parties, or flying at Dumbo. It's whole point of it all.

You're not a bad parent for standing two feet away from your kid at Disney, videotaping her having fun. :confused:

It's perhaps not a good idea at a dance party to swing your arms for a little pirouette, as that dancer did. But mainly, this is all just a wee little accident. They happen. Kids trip when they run, they get hit by a ball when playing sports. It's all got nothing to do with bad parenting - that is an annoying self-pat on the back other parents like to give themselves, making themselves feel better at the expense of others by turning their misfortune into a moral shortcoming.
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Don't you know you're supposed to carry your kid like the football in the Heisman Trophy? At all times?

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ARE YOU HAVING FUN YET DOWN THERE, PRINCESS???
 
Violet

Violet

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Goofyernmost said:
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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Wow, another great parent on these boards. So much great parenting advice here! Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom. Yes, I must have messaged the viewpoint that I found the ride scary. That's what I did wrong. I mean, nothing phased your girls thirty years go, so clearly it is something I did wrong and not just a scary ride that scares little kids all of the time. Thanks again for sharing. You really sound like you know what you were doing and I'm sure your daughters are now well-adjusted adults because of your attitude towards rides and knowledge of historical Disney cinematography.

Have a magical day! Pixie dust to you! :)
 
unkadug

unkadug

Follower of "Saget"The Cult
Violet said:
Wow, another great parent on these boards. So much great parenting advice here! Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom. Yes, I must have messaged the viewpoint that I found the ride scary. That's what I did wrong. I mean, nothing phased your girls thirty years go, so clearly it is something I did wrong and not just a scary ride that scares little kids all of the time. Thanks again for sharing. You really sound like you know what you were doing and I'm sure your daughters are now well-adjusted adults because of your attitude towards rides and knowledge of historical Disney cinematography.

Have a magical day! Pixie dust to you! :)
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Chill...neither post was a personal attack nor a judgement of your parenting skills.

This is a discussion forum and they were simply relaying their experiences.
 
Goofyernmost

Goofyernmost

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Violet said:
Wow, another great parent on these boards. So much great parenting advice here! Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom. Yes, I must have messaged the viewpoint that I found the ride scary. That's what I did wrong. I mean, nothing phased your girls thirty years go, so clearly it is something I did wrong and not just a scary ride that scares little kids all of the time. Thanks again for sharing. You really sound like you know what you were doing and I'm sure your daughters are now well-adjusted adults because of your attitude towards rides and knowledge of historical Disney cinematography.

Have a magical day! Pixie dust to you! :)
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I'm really not sure how you took what I wrote as saying that you did anything wrong. You are the one that kind of sarcastically implied that I didn't know what I was talking about by asking "Do you have children"! The message being that I probably don't have the experience to give advice. I didn't give any advice, I expressed my opinion. We can do that on message boards. And you have a magical day too!
unkadug said:
Chill...neither post was a personal attack nor a judgement of your parenting skills.

This is a discussion forum and they were simply relaying their experiences.
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Violet

Violet

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unkadug said:
Chill...neither post was a personal attack nor a judgement of your parenting skills.

This is a discussion forum and they were simply relaying their experiences.
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Oh really. Go back and read their comments. Maybe they weren't directly criticizing my parenting skills, but they were saying how THEY handled things and read between the lines. I'm not stupid. And yeah, it is just a message board, who cares, but there is no reason to be so jerky on the internet, even to complete strangers.

And then ask yourself, honestly, if there was a kinder way for them to write what they were trying to express. And how about just something like simple, like Oh that stinks that your kid got so scared. I only said it originally as throw-away story in response to another comment.
 
Violet

Violet

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Goofyernmost said:
I'm really not sure how you took what I wrote as saying that you did anything wrong. You are the one that kind of sarcastically implied that I didn't know what I was talking about by asking "Do you have children"! The message being that I probably don't have the experience to give advice. I didn't give any advice, I expressed my opinion. We can do that on message boards. And you have a magical day too!
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I was honestly wondering if you had children because it didn't sound like you did. And hey, I am just expressing my opinion too..You seem to think that you are a great parent because of something YOU did that your kids didn't ever get scared at WDW, thirty years ago. It was just good luck..stop kidding yourself.

But hey, this is all just my opinion! Don't take it personally! Just a message board!
 
RTeker

RTeker

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well yea sure the jump/spin move is a bad thing for a crowd BUT its the kids fault too for moving because the performers now how much distance they should have and the kid simply got too close
 
sbkline

sbkline

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HDS said:
Sure Disney won't respond, they are lawyering up. It real sad, sucks it happen but if it were my son, brush him off and party on. It was an accident.
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That's how I see it, too. Regarding Disney not responding to her emails, I'm wondering why there should be any emails to reply to? The kid got a little too close, she got bonked in the head and now she's fine. Move on and forget about it. What's there to email about? Tell the kid to watch what she's doing next time and not get so close in the future and enjoy the rest of her vacation.
 

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