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[Dadoftwoprincesses]

Ok so some people in the park seriously need to be beaten! If you are a grown adult who will repeatedly elbow a four year old in the head to move up in line you are a worthless human being. Here is what happened and how disney needs to rework pirates of the Caribbean, this ride as you know is more like a cattle call then a line which is the first problem, but as we came along dd8, dd4 are moving along with me in line. As we turn the corner my dd4 says "ouch that lady hit me" I said it was probably an accident. Next thing I know she elbows her again in the eye! Now my dd4 had blood on her nose and as I scoop her up this lady swings her elbow again and I catch it, and say excuse me watch what you are doing...she won't even acknowledge me but forces her way up farther in line. I am sitting here in the hotel at 1 am taking care of her now and thinking I should have called the police on this woman, I did report it to guest relations, and she knew I was mad because I said loud enough for her to hear but not acknowledge that if she broke my four year olds nose I would break hers. As a man I would never hit a woman but seriously some people really need a reality check. Sorry for the long vent, but not how you want to end your day at Disney.

 

[pixidustmom]

Yikes that's terrible. I am sorry your little princess was hurt. Some people are so rude and they just have their own agenda and that's it. It's a ride and no reason why they can't wait in line like the rest of us. I hope she is ok.
On another note. I also wish the parents of children would watch them more as sometimes they tend to bump into you all the time, swing on the ropes or bars and it gets a bit of annoying to have this happen over and over and the parents don't remind them to be careful.

 

[Tonyslady]

oh my gosh I totally feel you on this! we were at Magic kingdom on sunday night and waiting in line with my 8 and 5 yo's and a group of 3 grown adults cut the line right in front of my kids stepping on my 8yo's foot hard enough to leave a bruise. i tried to tell them the line started about 15 people behind us but they ignored us and continued on the ride. when my 5yo asked why they got in front of us I said in a loud voice that some peoples parents just didn't raise them up to be nice but that they were never allowed to behave that way.

 

[kathie859]

Ok so some people in the park seriously need to be beaten! If you are a grown adult who will repeatedly elbow a four year old in the head to move up in line you are a worthless human being. Here is what happened and how disney needs to rework pirates of the Caribbean, this ride as you know is more like a cattle call then a line which is the first problem, but as we came along dd8, dd4 are moving along with me in line. As we turn the corner my dd4 says "ouch that lady hit me" I said it was probably an accident. Next thing I know she elbows her again in the eye! Now my dd4 had blood on her nose and as I scoop her up this lady swings her elbow again and I catch it, and say excuse me watch what you are doing...she won't even acknowledge me but forces her way up farther in line. I am sitting here in the hotel at 1 am taking care of her now and thinking I should have called the police on this woman, I did report it to guest relations, and she knew I was mad because I said loud enough for her to hear but not acknowledge that if she broke my four year olds nose I would break hers. As a man I would never hit a woman but seriously some people really need a reality check. Sorry for the long vent, but not how you want to end your day at Disney.

Oh good grief!! OP, I would have been so mad if I saw this happen to ANY child. How did you ever restrain yourself? I think I would have removed myself from the line and found the nearest cast member and reported the incident then and there. You're right--it was a lousy way to end a day

 

[momamy]

OT i had a bad experience on that line. Was taking my 2 year old on and the group in front of us were talking about how santa was not real and how they were giggling about the people who still believe.

Anyone who gets that close to someone elses child should be pulled out of line Sorry ya had to go thru that.

 

[3Gsandme]

I'd have been super mad about that and I hope your little one is okay. In tight spaces like that, dh and I tend to keep our little two between us to offer more protection. I'll even turn their little faces towards me to avoid getting a stranger's elbow or butt in their face.

 

[brittsmum1998]

My sister is there now and keeps remarking how rude the people are and that there is a lot of line cutting.

We were there over Presidents week and didn't experience any of that. I'm wondering if there are a lot of tour groups there now.

 

[ajwolfe]

I'm so sorry that happened to her!!! I would have been livid! I also agree with this poster, it drives me batty when kids are climbing on the ropes or bars and constantly bumping in to you. We usually keep our kids in between us, so they don't bother anyone and we can see what they are doing. I can't count how many times I've had what seems like a kid trying to climb up my rump. lol

 

[MSSANDRA]

We saw the worst case of public child abuse I have ever seen at WDW. The child was about two or three and the man was holding her by one arm and hitting her really hard right outside of a store in AK. People were just stopping and looking and one man confronted the man hitting the child. I had just turned around to look for a CM when one can running . He escorted the man and child off the sidewalk and some women followed them. No clue what happened but it really upset my family. WDW can be stressful and that's when many parents snap. We deal with foster care and the biggest influx of new cases happens right around Christmas...so sad.

 

[bumbershoot]

I can't help but wonder if there was something else going on with this adult. From experience (and my mom's experience when I was at elbow-height), it hurts to have your elbow connect with bone. To do it repeatedly would really hurt a person with a normal nervous system.

 

[janatmovies]

I'm glad you reported it to guest relations. Not that they can find the woman but that line is a big problem. Every time I ride people are pushing me from behind. I'm always conscious of people and look out to let people through who have been separated from families. But I have never seen anyone be considerate on that line.

 

[disneycrazi]

Happened to us before and my ex college lineman football player husband just got so close behind the person he was breathing on them, the elbow came back again and was met with a solid wall of man! She turned around and was like oh snap, my husband just glared. She kept her hands down the rest of the wait.

 

[Dadoftwoprincesses]

Thanks everyone, we got the swelling down and besides for a puffy cheek she is ok! I learned that at cattle call rides, she is going up on the shoulders lol. A majority of the people are awesome, but there are always those few. Heck we have all bumped someone in the park, but we apologize and move on. There are some great people in the park, in fact one sweet teenager asked for our girls autographs, bet her family are disers. And for those who want to know the guest relations girl offered us something but as she did I explained that we didnt want or need compensation, we wanted are complaint addressed and to note that. Disney has tons of people who complain to get something for nothing, I only want our voice heard, will it matter probably not, but maybe it will help a child in the future.

 

[uccats97]

That is just terrible. I'm sorry you've had to deal with this but glad to hear she's feeling better.

Last summer, while watching Indiana Jones at DHS, I had a physical encounter with another woman. I had my toes (with gym shoes on) up on the bleacher seat in front of me, in between people, on the part where you sit and not touching anyone at all. Out of nowhere, the woman who my toes were near grabbed my foot, squeezed as hard as she could, and threw my foot down off the seat. I was shocked! I hadn't even touched her nor had she ever asked me to remove my foot. Not even a disapproving look in my direction, nothing. I would have gladly moved it had I known it was a problem. Some people have serious issues!

 

[flutterby3744]

Wow!!! That's terrible, your poor DD!!! I would never DREAM of doing that to a strange child. Heck, I wouldn't elbow my OWN child. Sometimes people are really unbelievable.

 

[disneywalkers]

That is just terrible. I'm sorry you've had to deal with this but glad to hear she's feeling better. Last summer, while watching Indiana Jones at DHS, I had a physical encounter with another woman. I had my toes (with gym shoes on) up on the bleacher seat in front of me, in between people, on the part where you sit and not touching anyone at all. Out of nowhere, the woman who my toes were near grabbed my foot, squeezed as hard as she could, and threw my foot down off the seat. I was shocked! I hadn't even touched her nor had she ever asked me to remove my foot. Not even a disapproving look in my direction, nothing. I would have gladly moved it had I known it was a problem. Some people have serious issues!

Wow just wow. Makes you want to press assault charges. What a maniac.

 

[LockShockBarrel]

I don't get it.

First..how on earth does someone elbow someone in the face to move forward? Was this person on the other side of the cattle gate or was your child facing backwards in line?

Secondly, while I do agree that this woman shouldn't have touched or pushed your kid in any way, why didn't you move her away from this woman after she said she had gotten hit? You could have confronted her about it there without letting it get as far as it did. Had you intervened even passively at that point there would have been no need to "grab her elbow".

If this injury was that bad, why wouldn't you have contacted security immediately? As soon as you got to the point in line where there was ANY CM, you could have said "The woman in line right there hit my child in the face. I want to speak to security right now." Going to guest relations after the fact with a complaint about some random woman in the park is likely not going to get your very far.

 

[Disney Khaleesi]

I don't get it.
If this injury was that bad, why wouldn't you have contacted security immediately? As soon as you got to the point in line where there was ANY CM, you could have said "The woman in line right there hit my child in the face. I want to speak to security right now." Going to guest relations after the fact with a complaint about some random woman in the park is likely not going to get your very far.

That's what I'm curious about as well. I'm very sorry that happened to you and your daughter, however why would you have not contacted security, especially if the injury was that bad? Or have stepped out of line to address it better? I'm not always very mindful of children myself and have accidentally knocked into a little tyke on several occasions. I always try to watch myself if I accidentally hit a child, but sometimes I forget and end up running into them again. However that woman was certainly very rude. She had been reminded quite a few times at that point and was not mindful of your daughter.

 

[mrsp1030]

Sorry this happened to you. I agree people can be rude. We've had our fair share especially during parades and last year someone physically pushed our stroller over (almost tipping it) while our 8 month old was asleep in it. He was trying to squeeze himself in to watch MSE parade when everyone else had been there for 45 min waiting. Needless to say, my husband and several others made sure he was removed via a CM.

 

[Dadoftwoprincesses]

I don't get it. First..how on earth does someone elbow someone in the face to move forward? Was this person on the other side of the cattle gate or was your child facing backwards in line? Secondly, while I do agree that this woman shouldn't have touched or pushed your kid in any way, why didn't you move her away from this woman after she said she had gotten hit? You could have confronted her about it there without letting it get as far as it did. Had you intervened even passively at that point there would have been no need to "grab her elbow". If this injury was that bad, why wouldn't you have contacted security immediately? As soon as you got to the point in line where there was ANY CM, you could have said "The woman in line right there hit my child in the face. I want to speak to security right now." Going to guest relations after the fact with a complaint about some random woman in the park is likely not going to get your very far.

First we were turning the corner and my daughter was next to the wall, but must have left a four inch gap between her self and the wall. This woman tried to squeeze in there and it's easy to elbow a waist level four year old from behind. As she said it I assumed it was an accident, I saw the second one at which time I was scooping up my child as she swung again and I caught her arm. This was a matter of 20 seconds! Not sure how much faster you expect people to react. She got a bloody nose and a bruise and we did notify the next cast member in line who instructed us to see guest relations! I probably should have asked for security but at the time didn't think about anything but getting out of there and there was no turning around with te cattle call. My complaint at guest relations was less with the woman who is just a jerk, but with the disney protocol of training staff to push people forward, people standing in an organized line goes just as fast, as there are only so many seats on each run, no need to push people forward but to make the line look shorter. All that does is promote people trying to push past tenge line to the front. And her nose was not broke, just a few blood drips and a bruise, she is a trooper and never complains.