Character goes crazy after tail pull! Not good for Disney

[maxiesmom]

No class idiots.

 

[princess_ariel_85]

They were scared? My backside were they scared. If it was truly a scary situation then surely their father would have stopped filming and would have tried to intervene? Idiots.

People never cease to amaze me.

 

[UConnFan]

Not that it particularly matters, but would the white rabbit's friend be male or female? I've never met him, but the white rabbit looked pretty short.

 

[ObsessedWithDW]

The dad was so concerned for the safety of his kids... He kept videoing. This is stupid and I hate that stupid people in this world are the ones that get all the publicity. Would these girls have done this to a cop, a teacher, or some other person in authority? NO, they are bullies and want to pick at people they feel are defenseless. Any reaction by the CM in the bunny suit would have been considered wrong and that's why they did it. They know who these people are and need to ban them from all Disney properties.

 

[SheenaXena21]

The dad was so concerned for the safety of his kids... He kept videoing. This is stupid and I hate that stupid people in this world are the ones that get all the publicity. Would these girls have done this to a cop, a teacher, or some other person in authority? NO, they are bullies and want to pick at people they feel are defenseless. Any reaction by the CM in the bunny suit would have been considered wrong and that's why they did it. They know who these people are and need to ban them from all Disney properties.

Excellent point!!!

It's people, like this family, who have to ruin for the rest us who actually want to be at Disney!

 

[fairestoneofall]

i really don't feel sorry for those girls. i have a feeling there is some major embellishment in their story. and the Rabbit didn't look like he was hurting her--he looked like he had his arm around her and was talking to her. and if he threatened to call security, GOOD FOR HIM. seriously. sheesh.

i'd also love to know if the Rabbit was female, which would completely discount the voice heard cursing. i've had a character make a kissing noise and it's very muffled. that voice was very clear to be coming from the Rabbit. that's just my opinion though.

 

[Baliezer]

The Carlos family said they didn't report the incident at the time of their visit to the amusement park for fear they would be kicked out.

shy, retiring family didn't want to make any fuss me thinks the rabbit fell into their trap

This was my thought as well!

Looks like the evil plan is working.

 

[Lorilais_mommie]

i'd also love to know if the Rabbit was female, which would completely discount the voice heard cursing. i've had a character make a kissing noise and it's very muffled. that voice was very clear to be coming from the Rabbit. that's just my opinion though.

This was my thought! The voice is VERY clear.. Not muffled at all..

 

[aprincessatlast]

This. I'm always shocked at how many Daily Mail stories get shared with horror and outrage around the internet as though they are from a real news source!

Since I am the OP I guess I should have known better than to reference the Daily Mail. I like the layout but they are usually taken with a grain of salt and if I doubt it I cross reference it. So here ya go!

http://www.10news.com/news/video-appears-to-show-disneyland-character-misbehaving-022213
http://world.topnewstoday.org/uk/article/4727314/
http://cncnws.com/blog/2013/02/23/m...d-girl-shouting-dont-start-your-****-with-me/

From the article I got that they were using this as evidence in the racial trial. I am not sure how they can tell if the rabbit was actually the one talking. It is easy to remember they are just people under these suits who have a mind of their own so they are capable. They are not Disney robots. I just thought it was interesting is all.

 

[Ciyra]

I feel so bad for the CM. Seriously? Who lets their children act this way?! The family should be banned from Disney.

 

[Illinistifler]

Bravo for the Rabbit. He should have put that dad in a headlock as well

 

[thestevied]

I feel so bad for the CM. Seriously? Who lets their children act this way?! The family should be banned from Disney.

Agreed. Any chav idiots who try this on, ban them for life, let's stop them ruining the fun for everyone else!

 

[Angel Ariel]

Don't they have handlers anyway?

I have had quite a few character interactions at Disneyland where a handler was not present at all. One of the times we were there...either 2010 or 2011, even Mickey Mouse in Town Square didn't have a handler for quite some time.

 

[monorailrabbit]

What a joke these girls CLEARLY wanted to get a reaction, and seemed to get a big kick out of it when they did. Scared, really? And excellent points about the dad. He kept laughing and filming the whole time. Is anyone else half expecting Disney to announce they are retiring the character since all these crazy accusations are involving him? Such a shame if it would come to that!

 

[Plaid Princess]

Even though the girls provoked the rabbit, did "Disney" do wrong in this case? Absolutely. The cast member should be fired.

Wow! Remind me never to make a mistake around you!

Fired would be too extreme in this case. Reprimanded? Sure. Reevaluate whether this person is in the best role? Absolutely.

CM was acting in self defense. If the person had not been in costume, and the girls had grabbed his rear end and he caught her hand to stop her, it would be a very different matter. It's unacceptable for a guest to touch a CM in an inappropriate way, regardless of whether or not they are dressed as the White Rabbit.

 

[WMorganS]

Wow! Remind me never to make a mistake around you!

Fired would be too extreme in this case. Reprimanded? Sure. Reevaluate whether this person is in the best role? Absolutely.

CM was acting in self defense. If the person had not been in costume, and the girls had grabbed his rear end and he caught her hand to stop her, it would be a very different matter. It's unacceptable for a guest to touch a CM in an inappropriate way, regardless of whether or not they are dressed as the White Rabbit.

Yeah, sadly this does warrant a reprimand, but from the look of that video, I'd say Michael Colglazier (DL President) needs a wake up call. A handler or location manager should have been on top of that before the second girl even got close. Those were not moderate crowds, that was a pack!

 

[SueM in MN]

What a joke these girls CLEARLY wanted to get a reaction, and seemed to get a big kick out of it when they did. Scared, really? And excellent points about the dad. He kept laughing and filming the whole time. Is anyone else half expecting Disney to announce they are retiring the character since all these crazy accusations are involving him? Such a shame if it would come to that!

I did get to watch the videos now and all I see from the family is laughter.
The father obviously tells the girls (both) to go ahead. Since he is ready to film and they are all behind the rabbit, it's clear they are misbehaving guests who were deliberately provoking the rabbit for their own malicious amusement, as the Disney spokesperson's statement said.
It looks like they got the reaction they were looking for and they probably would have continued to harrass the rabbit longer if he had not run after the girl.

The family says the rabbit had the girl around the neck, but you can see her smiling and laughing during that hole part of the video. And, the dad is not just laughing, but laughing like he is really enjoying the havoc they created during that whole part.

It does make me wonder if this family has other video of this same family harassing the rabbit or other characters.

Wow! Remind me never to make a mistake around you!

Fired would be too extreme in this case. Reprimanded? Sure. Reevaluate whether this person is in the best role? Absolutely.

CM was acting in self defense. If the person had not been in costume, and the girls had grabbed his rear end and he caught her hand to stop her, it would be a very different matter. It's unacceptable for a guest to touch a CM in an inappropriate way, regardless of whether or not they are dressed as the White Rabbit.

Agree with you. Good point about guests grabbing any CM.
And, a character's friend could easily be pushed or pulled into stumbling or falling by guests who are harassing them by grabbing or poking their backsides.

I think it shows the characters NEED handlers to watch out for them - or at least need meet and greet places that protect their backs.

From the dad's comments in the ABC news interview, you would think he had toddlers who accidentally touched the characters in an innocent way, not girls who are closer to adults than preschool who purposely grabbed the character to get a reaction.

 

[glammadiva]

Obviously a set up to me. Feel bad for the CM, but they are people and they do have their limits. Some parents are unbelievable. I work with a woman who has no shame and the least little thing that happens she contacts Disney, complains and they reward her!! She even brags about telling her kids to cry in front of ride CMs and what happens? FPs. Makes me crazy.

 

[Tropical Wilds]

So a couple of girls, at the prodding of their idiot Dad, got a talking to that they very richly deserved from a character. They were being disruptive, they were ruining the experience for the small kids waiting in line, and since the father wasn't going to do anything to stop it (and from what they said on the video, they'd been doing it repeatedly before they decided to memorialize their stupidity), I think the CM was more then in his (or her, since the White Rabbit is normally a female I think) to say something. It's an experience issue for other guests, it's a safety issue for the CM and those around them... I mean, the girl that finally got the reaction was really shaking his tail. If he fell over on the kids he was meeting? That costume is oddly proportioned and very top heavy and that brat was really tugging away.

They weren't too brokeneharted over what happened. They didn't report it, they didn't complain, and it took a lawyer diving through YouTube clips trying to strengthen his weak allegations of racism by finding dirt on the White Rabbit character at DL... While apparently missing the basic memo that just because he's looking at a White Rabbit, it doesn't mean that the person inside the costume is the same person day-to-day.

I mean, geez. Disney 101 folks. Don't act like a jerk to characters, don't act like it's Disney's fault you get in trouble, and then don't complain when your bad behavior comes to light.

 

[RedsDrew]

I don't consider myself hot-headed and I'm usually as rational as they come. However, all I can say is that if I were making minimum wage, and a group of people treated me like that, they'd probably be lucky if all they got were a few curse words and an arm grab. The father deserved at least a rear end kicking himself...

Ra, ra, ree kickem' in the knee. Ra, ra, rass, kickem' in the other knee!!!!