BOO to Six Flags...How dare they

[NYDisneyKid]

I read this and it TICKS ME OFF bigtime.

http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2014/1...d10|htmlws-main-nb|dl34|sec1_lnk3&pLid=555008

 

[TheRustyScupper]

I read this and it TICKS ME OFF bigtime . . .

1) Let's not go overboard.
2) We do not know the whole story, just from the guests and the PRESS.
. . . were the chairs blocking anything?
. . . if empty, might other people shove them into a blocking position?
3) On the face, it sounds bad, but not necessarily so.
4) There are ALWAYS two sides.

 

[cakebaker]

1) Let's not go overboard.
2) We do not know the whole story, just from the guests and the PRESS.
. . . were the chairs blocking anything?
. . . if empty, might other people shove them into a blocking position?
3) On the face, it sounds bad, but not necessarily so.
4) There are ALWAYS two sides.

Six Flags has confirmed the details of their experience:

“Sharon Parker, a spokesperson for the park, sent this statement:
We apologize to the girls and their families. Unfortunately, there was a miscommunication of our safety policy and the matter has been corrected. Our goal is to provide a day of safe fun for all of our guests and we invite both families to return to the park as our special VIP guests.”

Unfortunately, they can't undo the girls experience, but their parents can make the girls feel good knowing that they've probably prevented others from having that experience.

 

[surferdave]

Six Flags has confirmed the details of their experience:

“Sharon Parker, a spokesperson for the park, sent this statement:
We apologize to the girls and their families. Unfortunately, there was a miscommunication of our safety policy and the matter has been corrected. Our goal is to provide a day of safe fun for all of our guests and we invite both families to return to the park as our special VIP guests.”

Unfortunately, they can't undo the girls experience, but their parents can make the girls feel good knowing that they've probably prevented others from having that experience.

Well, if that's it they didn't confirm any details; they just admitted a miscommunication, apologized publicly and offered some restitution. It's pretty much a no win situation for them or any other park to try to defend themselves in the face of these types of accusations, best to cut their loses and move on regardless of what happened.

 

[cakebaker]

Well, if that's it they didn't confirm any details; they just admitted a miscommunication, apologized publicly and offered some restitution. It's pretty much a no win situation for them or any other park to try to defend themselves in the face of these types of accusations, best to cut their loses and move on regardless of what happened.

Agreed, but they admitted fault for whatever their reasons may be. You admit fault, you're guilty of what happened. This is as close to a mea culpa you'll ever get from an amusement park or any other business for that matter.

At this point, there's no reason to question the parents account of what happened.

 

[MarciaBrady]

Give the park a break. The park HAS to apologize or the families might sue them or something. I don't quite even get what the complaint was anyways-if the kids were small enough to hold, then why couldn't the parents carry them to the wheelchairs after the show?? Kinda silly. You SIT to watch a show anyway, so it's not like it's depriving the kids of a so-called "normal" experience.

Why does the park always get blamed in these sort of situations? Just like last year's thing at this same park (although that was a lot more serious).

SFoT offered VIP passes for a future visit for the familes, even. I don't get it...

 

[kamik86]

I don't get why the wheelchairs couldn't be left outside. I mean even if the parents weren't able to carry the kid to them (thinking like a 5 year old that is small enough to sit on my lap but heavy to carry) then Mom sits and has kid on her lap and Dad brings the chair outside. After the show Dad brings the chair in kid goes back in chair and everyone is happy. Even if it was only mom and kid maybe the cast members could bring the chair in and out.

 

[MakiraMarlena]

I don't get why the wheelchairs couldn't be left outside. I mean even if the parents weren't able to carry the kid to them (thinking like a 5 year old that is small enough to sit on my lap but heavy to carry) then Mom sits and has kid on her lap and Dad brings the chair outside. After the show Dad brings the chair in kid goes back in chair and everyone is happy. Even if it was only mom and kid maybe the cast members could bring the chair in and out.

it was two kids. Both in wheelchairs. These two families did not want to have to make major logistical arrangements against a departing crowd to get the kiddies back into their wheelchairs after the show, just pop them in and go. they kind of have a point, but now they want to file a lawsuit or something?

I don't think the park did anything incredibly horrible but there's no reason why the chairs should not remain if they were not blocking traffic. and anyone stating that two five year olds have to be sitting away from their parents in a theater is asking for trouble.

 

[cakebaker]

Give the park a break. The park HAS to apologize or the families might sue them or something. I don't quite even get what the complaint was anyways-if the kids were small enough to hold, then why couldn't the parents carry them to the wheelchairs after the show?? Kinda silly. You SIT to watch a show anyway, so it's not like it's depriving the kids of a so-called "normal" experience.

Why does the park always get blamed in these sort of situations? Just like last year's thing at this same park (although that was a lot more serious).

SFoT offered VIP passes for a future visit for the familes, even. I don't get it...

I suspect until you live with their situation, you can completely understand it and I don't think we need to. They shouldn't have had to move them, the park was wrong. The park has apologized, offered compensation that isn't insane and that's that.

My daughter was in a wheelchair at DL and while our situation was temporary, it gave me a small glimpse into what people who use them all the time must deal with. We had a run in with a CM that had her in tears. DL apologized, made amends and we went on, but she still remembers that awful feeling of being humiliated in front of people. It was a good thing for in the end, makes us all much more compassionate and understanding of this kind of thing. If you haven't lived it, you can't really understand it.

Should the families choose to sue, I'll say they're wrong to do that. I doubt it would get far and I don't see this as worthy of that. But they shouldn't have had to deal with what they dealt with.

 

[POOHsie]

I don't get why the wheelchairs couldn't be left outside. I mean even if the parents weren't able to carry the kid to them (thinking like a 5 year old that is small enough to sit on my lap but heavy to carry) then Mom sits and has kid on her lap and Dad brings the chair outside. After the show Dad brings the chair in kid goes back in chair and everyone is happy. Even if it was only mom and kid maybe the cast members could bring the chair in and out.

Sometimes it's only mom and the disabled child alone. Sometimes it's a disabled adult alone or with a healthy but young child. The park has to cover many realistic family groups. Many, many disabled need to be near their mobility equipment. If there's a designated few rows for handicap seating, that's the place to park your equipment. Lots of disabled kids and adults will temporarily sit in a seat. I use a scooter full-time, and sometimes sit in a regular seat. IMO, a regular seat feels better. However, if my scooter was taken away, I couldn't walk the length needed to go get it if I was alone or with a small child.