Disneyland Paris employee ruins marriage proposal

[Kennywood]

Disneyland Paris employee ruins marriage proposal by snatching ring from man on bended knee

Disneyland Paris issued an apology after an overzealous employee interrupted what would have been a storybook marriage proposal inside the amusement park.

Fans weren’t happy with the “Happiest Place on Earth” after a viral video showed the worker snatching a diamond ring box out of a man’s hands while he was still on one knee popping the question.

The man, dressed in all white, is seen kneeling on an elevated platform in front of a large crowd, who can be heard cheering loudly for the couple. The woman, in a blue dress, covers her mouth in disbelief, overcome with emotion.

Suddenly, a park employee in Mickey Mouse ears rushes the stage and snags the ring out of the man’s hands then scurries down the stairs, urging the couple to come down. The baffled couple looks at the man before they follow him.

“She said, ‘yes,’” the confused man tells the employee.

“Yes, that’s great,” the buzzkill worker responds, “but over here will be even better,” as he motions to the girl to come down.






Disney said the park has apologized to the couple for the interruption.

“We regret how this was handled,” a Disney spokesperson told Newsweek. “We have apologized to the couple involved and offered to make it right.”

Source: https://nypost.com/2022/06/04/disneyland-paris-employee-ruins-marriage-proposal/

 

[BrianL]

Yeah, but it seems that the couple was not supposed to be on that stage. They supposedly asked for permission, but I don't know if that's true of if a CM did say they could, if they were authorized to grant such permission. That said, I don't think the CM who interrupted them handled it well either. He shouldn't have snatched the ring or initiated any physical contact, but directing them to vacate the stage may well have been appropriate.

 

[starlite_]

He could have waited till they were done, they were halfway there already. Plus snatching the ring? Big nope. He is literally in between the couple in that first picture. What an ... buzzkill, not to mention attention grabber.

 

[BrianL]

He could have waited till they were done, they were halfway there already. Plus snatching the ring? Big nope. He is literally in between the couple in that first picture. What an ... buzzkill, not to mention attention grabber.

Well, honestly, I don't care what they were doing if they weren't supposed to be up there. The CM absolutely should not have initiated any physical contact though. If the couple reused to comply, then security should get involved. I don't really feel too bad for the couple - I have a feeling that they knew it wasn't allowed, even if some random CM said it was okay. I mean, I would know.

 

[starlite_]

Well, honestly, I don't care what they were doing if they weren't supposed to be up there. The CM absolutely should not have initiated any physical contact though. If the couple reused to comply, then security should get involved. I don't really feel too bad for the couple - I have a feeling htey knew it wasn't allowed, even if some random CM said it was okay. I mean, I would know.

I agree if they have caught them earlier, but what was the point of interrupting? It wouldn't have been the end of the world to give them a couple of minutes to put the ring on and kiss. He could have asked them to get down afterwards (aka, not letting them take pictures, etc) imo and nothing would have happened. Specially if DLP is offering to "make it right".

 

[BrianL]

I agree if they have caught them earlier, but what was the point of interrupting? It wouldn't have been the end of the world to give them a couple of minutes to put the ring on and kiss. He could have asked them to get down afterwards (aka, not letting them take pictures, etc) imo and nothing would have happened. Specially if DLP is offering to "make it right".

Honestly, I don't care. People feel too entitled to their moments, which is what prompted them to want to be up there to begin with. Do any other guests ever go up on that stage for any reason? I doubt it, so why are they so special that they get to? Even if they asked, what was the point of it all? It's like if I wanted to climb the steps on Expedition Everest on foot to hang out at the top, and I asked a custodial CM who said that was okay - they'd need to extract me pretty quickly for safety reasons alone. There are plenty of nice places in the park where one can propose - it didn't have to be there.

 

[starlite_]

Honestly, I don't care. Peopel feel too entitled to their moments, which is what prompted them to want to be up there to begin with. Do any other guests ever go up on that stage for any reason? I doubt it, so why are they so special that they get to? Even if they asked, what was the point of it all? It's liek if I wanted to climb the steps on Expedition Everest on foot to hang out at the top, and I asked a custodial CM who said that was okay - they'd need to extract me pretty quickly for safety reasons alone. There are plenty of nice places inthe park where one can propose - it didn't have to be there.

I agree with you, I disagree about the way the cast member did it. It's like he waited until the worst possible moment and did it in the worst possible way, by the time he did it waiting 2 minutes would have not hurt anything and DLP would not have needed to apologize.

We can agree to disagree

 

[BrianL]

I agree with you, I disagree about the way the cast member did it. It's like he waited until the worst possible moment and did it in the worst possible way, by the time he did it waiting 2 minutes would have not hurt anything and DLP would not have needed to apologize.

We can agree to disagree

Well, I do disagree with the cast member initiating physical contact and snatching the ring. That was inappropriate. A simple command to vacate the stage would have sufficed, and if they did not comply, call security and let them handle as needed.

 

[mom2rtk]

I think both sides were wrong. The couple never should have been there. And I get wanting to stop it so it didn't encourage others to do the same. But that CM looked a little too gleeful to be grabbing the ring.

I hope Disney didn't go overboard "making it right".

 

[mom2rtk]

And Disney is missing out on a great revenue opportunity by not selling "Fairytale Proposal" packages.

 

[BrianL]

And Disney is missing out on a great revenue opportunity by not selling "Fairytale Proposal" packages.

Well, they do, at least in US parks:

https://www.disneyweddings.com/engagements/

 

[Jennasis]

Meh.

 

[jade1]

Not sure I've seen open stairs available to the public before. Usually there's a hanging rope or something just to avoid confusion. But I'm not sure.

 

[Gusey]

Those stages are not for the public, they are currently used for the 30th anniversary parade show. I wish the cast member handled it better, but we don't know all the facts. Had the parade been making its way, there was no way the cast member could wait a couple of minutes for the couple to finish breaking the rules? It seems the couple are in the wrong for ignoring the rules and going to an unauthorised area of the park, and the cast member is in the wrong for snatching the ring

 

[KYMickey]

Everyone is assuming that the couple was not supposed to be there. No one has any information saying they were not supposed to be there. There is just a lot of speculation about that. If the stairway did not have anything across it and there weren't any signs saying you couldn't access the area then how would they know they couldn't? I think everyone here agrees that the cast member's were certainly inexcusable and he should be dealt with appropriately. I hope it DLP comp'd a room and a couple of nights meals at a minimum for ruining this once-in-a-lifetime experience!

It would also be interesting to know who took the pictures. Did the couple have a photographer or friend taking pictures or was it a Disney photographer?

 

[Kestryl]

I am fully with the CM on this. That stage has pyrotechnics. (And there was literally a fire by a stage- either this or like it- back in March.)

 

[BrianL]

Everyone is assuming that the couple was not supposed to be there. No one has any information saying they were not supposed to be there. There is just a lot of speculation about that. If the stairway did not have anything across it and there weren't any signs saying you couldn't access the area then how would they know they couldn't? I think everyone here agrees that the cast member's were certainly inexcusable and he should be dealt with appropriately. I hope it DLP comp'd a room and a couple of nights meals at a minimum for ruining this once-in-a-lifetime experience!

It would also be interesting to know who took the pictures. Did the couple have a photographer or friend taking pictures or was it a Disney photographer?

There is some common sense in telling what is and isn't public space. I mean, they used to not have signs talling you not to climb the Mexico pyramid at Epcot. They do now, because some yahoos thought it was fine to do so. It seems pretty obvious that these stages are not for guests to just walk onto.

 

[bbeagle]

He could have waited till they were done, they were halfway there already. Plus snatching the ring? Big nope. He is literally in between the couple in that first picture. What an ... buzzkill, not to mention attention grabber.

The CM did ABSOLUTELY the right thing.

The boyfriend and girlfriend were 100% in the wrong, and should not have been allowed to continue, or there would be copycats every single day in the parks,

 

[bbeagle]

I think everyone here agrees that the cast member's were certainly inexcusable and he should be dealt with appropriately. I hope it DLP comp'd a room and a couple of nights meals at a minimum for ruining this once-in-a-lifetime experience!

Absolutely not. I hope the boyfriend and girlfriend are banned from the parks for life, and I hope the CM gets a raise.

 

[starlite_]

The CM did ABSOLUTELY the right thing.

The boyfriend and girlfriend were 100% in the wrong, and should not have been allowed to continue, or there would be copycats every single day in the parks,

Agree to disagree