I was in at MK on Sat April 2nd riding pirates at about 11:30 pm. Our boat was unloading when what looked to be about a 3 year old fell off of the front of the boat into the water. I saw the whole thing sitting in the 3rd row back. When the boat stopped to unload, the child was sitting in the front row on the left hand side next to his dad.The dad turned to gather his bags and the child stepped up on the edge and went right in.The dad jumped in and and pulled the child out.The child was soaked and crying with a black mark on his head. Pretty scary but was able to use as a lesson for my 5 year old twins who were riding with me as to why we hold hands getting on and off of every ride. Hope they don't try to sue. I'm sure the whole thing was on camera though.
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Small child falls in water on Pirates
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forevermickey
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WOW!!!!! He straddled the front of the boat into the water??? Do you think he wanted to go in the water or do you think he thought he was just getting out of the boat? At 3 I didn't take my eyes off my daughter at WDW especially while on water rides, but she is also a very careful child who would not of moved a muscle without me.
foreverbelle
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OMG as a mom of a 2 year old I can't even imagine how scary that must have been! I am glad everything turned out to be ok in the end.
sweetpee_1993
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Oh wow! Scary stuff. It only takes a second taking your eyes/hands off your kids for stuff like that to happen.
Reminds me of my first trip back as an adult with my DH in 1999. We were there without our kids who were just little guys at the time. We were on PotC with a family sitting in front of us. There was a little boy (maybe 5 or so) sitting on the left side of the boat, his slightly older sister sitting next to him (she seemed to be maybe 6 or so), the dad, and then the mom on the right side of the boat. We had listened to this family thru the whole line leading up to getting on the boat. The kids were both sorta cranky & tired, the little girl kept saying she didn't feel good, the mom was grumpy with the dad giving him all sorts of lip all the way along fussing at his every effort to interact with the kids, and the dad was just sorta meandering doing his best but you could tell he didn't really know what to do with his cranky kids. Neither of the parents were thinking when they let their little boy sit on the outside of the boat without an adult right next to him. So here we are on PotC with these little kids in front of us. Hubby whispered to me when we all sat down to watch the little boy by the edge. Both of us thought he was too little to be on the outside and he seemed mighty fascinated with that water just over the side of the boat. We start moving along...the little girl is really whining about her belly and crying a little. Down the drop and she's really carrying on now. Then she got quiet. I thought she was now interested in the scenery. Nope. That was the quiet right before she blew chunks into the bottom of the boat. The girl started wailing in between heaves. Mom is trying to reach over Dad to help her while she's shouting orders to the dad to pick up the backpack. Dad is just sitting there obviously shocked by his spewing child and not knowing what the heck to do with that. Meanwhile, that little boy decided he wanted nothing to do with his sister or the mess she was making. He hops up onto his seat, put a foot on the edge, and was on his way out of the boat when I reached forward and caught him. I pulled him back to us and sat him down. Mom & Dad looked back and thanked me. Then I reached over the seat and spent the rest of the ride trying to help the little girl be still and get the situation under control. What a mess. I felt bad for the family. Definitely a case of parents not thinking and not being in a position to keep a handle on their kid. If I hadn't caught that little boy he'd have hopped right on into the water. I guess he thought anything beat being yacked on. :lol: Scared me pretty good. We definitely watch other kids around us. I've seen some really clueless parents. Then sometimes totally unexpected things can happen in an instant. All it takes is turning your attention away for a second.
Reminds me of my first trip back as an adult with my DH in 1999. We were there without our kids who were just little guys at the time. We were on PotC with a family sitting in front of us. There was a little boy (maybe 5 or so) sitting on the left side of the boat, his slightly older sister sitting next to him (she seemed to be maybe 6 or so), the dad, and then the mom on the right side of the boat. We had listened to this family thru the whole line leading up to getting on the boat. The kids were both sorta cranky & tired, the little girl kept saying she didn't feel good, the mom was grumpy with the dad giving him all sorts of lip all the way along fussing at his every effort to interact with the kids, and the dad was just sorta meandering doing his best but you could tell he didn't really know what to do with his cranky kids. Neither of the parents were thinking when they let their little boy sit on the outside of the boat without an adult right next to him. So here we are on PotC with these little kids in front of us. Hubby whispered to me when we all sat down to watch the little boy by the edge. Both of us thought he was too little to be on the outside and he seemed mighty fascinated with that water just over the side of the boat. We start moving along...the little girl is really whining about her belly and crying a little. Down the drop and she's really carrying on now. Then she got quiet. I thought she was now interested in the scenery. Nope. That was the quiet right before she blew chunks into the bottom of the boat. The girl started wailing in between heaves. Mom is trying to reach over Dad to help her while she's shouting orders to the dad to pick up the backpack. Dad is just sitting there obviously shocked by his spewing child and not knowing what the heck to do with that. Meanwhile, that little boy decided he wanted nothing to do with his sister or the mess she was making. He hops up onto his seat, put a foot on the edge, and was on his way out of the boat when I reached forward and caught him. I pulled him back to us and sat him down. Mom & Dad looked back and thanked me. Then I reached over the seat and spent the rest of the ride trying to help the little girl be still and get the situation under control. What a mess. I felt bad for the family. Definitely a case of parents not thinking and not being in a position to keep a handle on their kid. If I hadn't caught that little boy he'd have hopped right on into the water. I guess he thought anything beat being yacked on. :lol: Scared me pretty good. We definitely watch other kids around us. I've seen some really clueless parents. Then sometimes totally unexpected things can happen in an instant. All it takes is turning your attention away for a second.
R W B
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That water isn't that deep, even for a 3 yr old huh? I know with kids it doesnt have to be deep for the worst to happen but i'm just asking in general.
Wow Sweetpee, IDK what I would of done with the little girl hurling like that. I'm only 23 and have no kids of my own but I have lived with my older sis and her husbend since before her 5 yr DS was born, now she has a 3 yr DD too so being around them for years I tend to catch myself watching other parents and sometimes I just get a big
face at what some parents let there kids do by themselves.
Wow Sweetpee, IDK what I would of done with the little girl hurling like that. I'm only 23 and have no kids of my own but I have lived with my older sis and her husbend since before her 5 yr DS was born, now she has a 3 yr DD too so being around them for years I tend to catch myself watching other parents and sometimes I just get a big
face at what some parents let there kids do by themselves.
Silver Figment
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A little lack of judgement from the parent, grab bags with one hand while keeping one on your child. 
Glad he seems to be ok though.
Glad he seems to be ok though.
PHSCoach
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I was on SW several years ago and we were coming into the unload area. A man was letting is 3 year old daughter stand on the side of the boat as the boat went over the rollers. The girl slipped and fell into the water. She was now wedged in between the boat and the wall. It took us several minutes to free the girl and get her on the deck. Most accidents in WDW are the fault of parents who do not take care of their children.
mickeysshoes
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Wow
Pioneer Hall
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Or put the kid in the bag and multitask :lookaroun
mickeysshoes
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I never had undertood why anyone walkes around with more than 1 bag and maybe a camera bag. You can have your bags sent to your room or at very least sent to the front of the park so you dont have to carry them. Its even more important not to have lots off stuff to keep track of when your kids little and need your help on and off rides. Parents need to think things out more.
WDW 3
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That's it!!:ROFLOL:
bmarkelon
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Yikes that's scary. These stories are probably going to make me even more paranoid and cautious on our trips with the kiddos. I have such well-behaved little ones and they totally understand how important it is to stay close to mommy and daddy and always wait for our help. But at the same time this never puts me at total ease and we are always on them and their safety! Before every trip we have a talk about this though, I think it's important that you're trying to teach them these concepts and can definitely be done starting around 2-3.
Sounds like some of these kids really should be on those child leashes.
Sounds like some of these kids really should be on those child leashes.
powlessfamily4
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I agree! I understand a back sack or something like that to hold essentials (diapers, Sippy cup, first aid etc) but sometimes I see people with huge backpacks and 1 small child. They do have lockers in the park if all of that stuff is needed. It would probably ease a lot of the stress off the parents who are lugging it around. People need to relax more.
minniemickeyfan
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I've always noticed that the front row on the boat is not all the way over to the loading dock like the other rows. A gap like this would be even greater for this child that's 3 to get across than an adult.