Do a lot of people give their kids bubbles

[lustergirl]

you anti-bubble are too funny, we are not talking hydrochloric acid here people, it is bubbles. Talk about snowflake children, no we are talking about snowflake adults here

 

[Snape]

Well you can always cry and then laugh about it.

D1gitman is a funny little character. You, however, should take some lessons from him. Stand up comedian you are not.

 

[Snape]

you anti-bubble are too funny, we are not talking hydrochloric acid here people, it is bubbles. Talk about snowflake children, no we are talking about snowflake adults here

I think the OP had ulterior motives and people are playing into his hands. Where is he anyway? Drawing fake strings in the air to puppeteer cast members, Blowing Bubble Allergies, Cast member thank you Bags o' Crap ? I've heard it all here.

Where do they sell those bubble guns anyway? I'm going to pick a few up next time.

 

[maxiesmom]

WDW sells the bubble guns so bubbles are allowed in the park - PERIOD. I'd like to see a CM try to be the bubble police (which I doubt they would even consider it) since WDW actually encourages the behavior by selling the bubble items. You people need to get off your high horses and deal with it. The people who are so anti-bubble are most likely the same type of people who would walk through a designated smoking area hacking and coughing and complaining (no I'm not a smoker). You aren't special or better so get over yourselves and let kids be kids in a place whose very reason for existence is to have fun. If you're truly that fragile - seek professional help.

Did someone suggest banning bubbles? I must have missed that post. That would be a bit extreme.

I'm not anti-bubble. Remember years and years ago when it was cool to have a necklace with a small charm that held bubble solution? Yep, I had one. I learned quickly though not to blow my bubbles where other people didn't appreciate them.

Just don't blow your bubbles where the other people are stuck right next to you, and can't leave. Just like I wouldn't let my niece wave her fairy wand around in line where she might wack someone, I wouldn't let her blow bubbles in line either.

 

[Suellen]

Did someone suggest banning bubbles? I must have missed that post. That would be a bit extreme.

I did in like post 5 of this thread. I think they should be banned simply because the ground gets slick. I also believe it is mostly the CM standing in one spot blowing bubbles for long periods of time that cause this problem not children in the lines.

We don't wait in lines so don't need to entertain our children (besides which they are darn good at entertaining themselves these days) nor do we run the risk of being 'touched' by a stray bubble.

 

[Twende]

I have not read all of this rapidly growing thread but I will share my experience.

I have used bubbles in the parks for years. I carry them in my purse everyday and use them frequently, say a few times a week, in real life.

I can not even begin to write down all the wonderful encounters I have had by simply blowing a few bubbles into the air.

Bubbles seem to soothe a troubled soul very quickly and will calm almost every child or child like person who sees them. I am know as the " Bubble Lady" by my friends. They all bring me gifts of new kinds of bubbles and new ways to make them.

I learned to use them to soothe my parent who is afflicted with Alzheimer's. She loves bubbles and even in the worst of a violent melt down she will start smiling and calm down immediately when she sees bubbles.

I had used bubbles to calm her in Disney for years with absolutely no complaints or problems from anyone.

I mentioned it a few years back here on this board and learned a whole new perspective. The thread on it got a bit nasty and I was very surprised by the reaction of some people. Especially since many CM's and many attractions use bubbles.

Several people complained and many said they were allergic to bubbles. I thought it weird so I did some research and actually most bubbles have corn syrup in them and I guess many people are allergic to corn.

So I have revised my use of bubbles to places where they can not land on others. We now ask for different places to wait our turns for attractions, since soothing my mom can be extremely difficult in a normal crammed line of people.

I miss the "old days" when I could put a smile on many people's faces when bubbles just magically appeared before them. But I have many happy memories of those magical times and those will have to last me for now.

 

[livndisney]

I think the OP had ulterior motives and people are playing into his hands. Where is he anyway? Drawing fake strings in the air to puppeteer cast members, Blowing Bubble Allergies, Cast member thank you Bags o' Crap ? I've heard it all here.

Where do they sell those bubble guns anyway? I'm going to pick a few up next time.

Disney sells them right in the parks. Looks like Disney has no problem with people blowing bubbles.

 

[bumbershoot]

you anti-bubble are too funny, we are not talking hydrochloric acid here people, it is bubbles.

I don't know the ingredients of commercial bubbles. But the homemade bubbles can be made with corn syrup and soap. Little little kids sometimes want to put their faces in bubbles, and I remember watching my son and others have their mouths open. The first day that my son played with bubbles was also the time I finally finally GOT that he was having an extremely negative reaction to corn syrup. I've always put the blame on the lollipop he'd had 20 minutes before (that was the final straw in the "something IS causing this problem, it's not just HIM" realizations), but a year later when I realized the ingredients of the bubbles he had been messing around in (it's a mom's group that makes this huge thing of bubbles and I got to talk with them), I realized that couldn't have helped, either.

So it might not *kill* a kid, but it certainly can cause a *problem* with a kid, if the commercial ingredients are the same as in homemade. With DS even *corn syrup solids* cause a reaction (violent, cannot listen, runs in circles frantically), so it doesn't take much!


I used to like bubbles (though I cannot even IMAGINE taking them into an enclosed space like a line, it just boggles my "keep bodies to self, don't bother others in line" brain), but not anymore. They kinda suck now...

 

[minniebride]

WDW sells the bubble guns so bubbles are allowed in the park - PERIOD. I'd like to see a CM try to be the bubble police (which I doubt they would even consider it) since WDW actually encourages the behavior by selling the bubble items. You people need to get off your high horses and deal with it. The people who are so anti-bubble are most likely the same type of people who would walk through a designated smoking area hacking and coughing and complaining (no I'm not a smoker). You aren't special or better so get over yourselves and let kids be kids in a place whose very reason for existence is to have fun. If you're truly that fragile - seek professional help.

I would think (and hope) that a CM would play "bubble police" if a kid was running around spraying a bubble gun in people's faces.

As I said, I don't care about a few bubbles floating around while I'm in line. I like them It's the brats running around spraying their bubble guns in
people's faces while their parents do nothing about it that I have a big issue with.

I have no issues with WDW selling bottles of bubbles, but I do not think they should be selling the bubble guns.

There is a BIG difference between supervising a child with a bottle of bubbles and making sure they are not disrupting the people around them and just letting a child have free reign and ruin the experience for the people around them.

I work with children on a daily basis (children with behavioral issues and special needs) & I have a pretty high tolerance & level of understanding for tantrums, etc... but I have NO tolerance for a parent who should no better than to give their kid something as disruptive as a bubble gun to use as a method to keep them busy in a line for an attraction or squished between other people waiting for fireworks.

A few bubbles from a wand in a bottle-fine. A bubble gun in such close quarters just screams self-centered parent to me.

 

[wtccheermom]

I don't know the ingredients of commercial bubbles. But the homemade bubbles can be made with corn syrup and soap. Little little kids sometimes want to put their faces in bubbles, and I remember watching my son and others have their mouths open. The first day that my son played with bubbles was also the time I finally finally GOT that he was having an extremely negative reaction to corn syrup. I've always put the blame on the lollipop he'd had 20 minutes before (that was the final straw in the "something IS causing this problem, it's not just HIM" realizations), but a year later when I realized the ingredients of the bubbles he had been messing around in (it's a mom's group that makes this huge thing of bubbles and I got to talk with them), I realized that couldn't have helped, either.

So it might not *kill* a kid, but it certainly can cause a *problem* with a kid, if the commercial ingredients are the same as in homemade. With DS even *corn syrup solids* cause a reaction (violent, cannot listen, runs in circles frantically), so it doesn't take much!


I used to like bubbles (though I cannot even IMAGINE taking them into an enclosed space like a line, it just boggles my "keep bodies to self, don't bother others in line" brain), but not anymore. They kinda suck now...

 

[livndisney]

I don't know the ingredients of commercial bubbles. But the homemade bubbles can be made with corn syrup and soap. Little little kids sometimes want to put their faces in bubbles, and I remember watching my son and others have their mouths open. The first day that my son played with bubbles was also the time I finally finally GOT that he was having an extremely negative reaction to corn syrup. I've always put the blame on the lollipop he'd had 20 minutes before (that was the final straw in the "something IS causing this problem, it's not just HIM" realizations), but a year later when I realized the ingredients of the bubbles he had been messing around in (it's a mom's group that makes this huge thing of bubbles and I got to talk with them), I realized that couldn't have helped, either.

So it might not *kill* a kid, but it certainly can cause a *problem* with a kid, if the commercial ingredients are the same as in homemade. With DS even *corn syrup solids* cause a reaction (violent, cannot listen, runs in circles frantically), so it doesn't take much!


I used to like bubbles (though I cannot even IMAGINE taking them into an enclosed space like a line, it just boggles my "keep bodies to self, don't bother others in line" brain), but not anymore. They kinda suck now...

Was he drinking the bubbles?

 

[whitneyNC]

The bubble guns tend not to make as big of a drippy mess as a bottle and wand. The kid has bubbles up to their elbow and can easily spill the bottle. I have seen way more CMs blowing bubbles than kids and never thought it was a big deal. "Hit with" is a strong statement when you are talking soap bubbles!

 

[bwilcox]

Really, what it all comes down to is respect for other people. I don't think bubbles should be banned in the park, but there is a respectful and a disrespectful way to use them. Blowing bubbles in open areas-fine. But as evidenced in this thread, there are many adults who do not like having bubbles popping on them, so blowing bubbles in a line where others can't get away from your bubbles is disrespectful to them. Same thing with smoking: smokers can smoke all they want in designated smoking areas, but to smoke in line where others can't get away from the smoke is just plain rude.
I'm not sure what the great need for bubbles is, anyway. I took a 2 and 3 year old during the busy summer season a year ago, and they never needed entertainment. With a good touring plan, most of the lines we waited in were 10 minutes or less. Even the ones that were a little longer had so much else to look at that they didn't need to be constantly entertained.

 

[minniebride]

The bubble guns tend not to make as big of a drippy mess as a bottle and wand. The kid has bubbles up to their elbow and can easily spill the bottle. I have seen way more CMs blowing bubbles than kids and never thought it was a big deal. "Hit with" is a strong statement when you are talking soap bubbles!

Go ask your kid to get their bubble gun, aim it at your eyes and press the button continuously, & then get back to me As for the drippy mess or spill, well, that is a consequence of deciding to give your kid a bottle of liquid and I assume you would take responsibility & bring lots of hand wipes with you in line. Otherwise, the PP who suggested the Buzz Lightyear doodle pad had a great idea!

 

[minniebride]

Really, what it all comes down to is respect for other people. I don't think bubbles should be banned in the park, but there is a respectful and a disrespectful way to use them. Blowing bubbles in open areas-fine. But as evidenced in this thread, there are many adults who do not like having bubbles popping on them, so blowing bubbles in a line where others can't get away from your bubbles is disrespectful to them. Same thing with smoking: smokers can smoke all they want in designated smoking areas, but to smoke in line where others can't get away from the smoke is just plain rude.
I'm not sure what the great need for bubbles is, anyway. I took a 2 and 3 year old during the busy summer season a year ago, and they never needed entertainment. With a good touring plan, most of the lines we waited in were 10 minutes or less. Even the ones that were a little longer had so much else to look at that they didn't need to be constantly entertained.

 

[JerseyJanice]

Only on the Dis could children blowing bubbles become such a hot topic of debate!

I haven't read a thread this entertaining since one where the OP wanted to hand out balloons. Before reading the Dis, I never realized that ordinary things like peanut butter, latex, soap and corn syrup were lethal weapons.

 

[livndisney]

Really, what it all comes down to is respect for other people. I don't think bubbles should be banned in the park, but there is a respectful and a disrespectful way to use them. Blowing bubbles in open areas-fine. But as evidenced in this thread, there are many adults who do not like having bubbles popping on them, so blowing bubbles in a line where others can't get away from your bubbles is disrespectful to them. Same thing with smoking: smokers can smoke all they want in designated smoking areas, but to smoke in line where others can't get away from the smoke is just plain rude.
I'm not sure what the great need for bubbles is, anyway. I took a 2 and 3 year old during the busy summer season a year ago, and they never needed entertainment. With a good touring plan, most of the lines we waited in were 10 minutes or less. Even the ones that were a little longer had so much else to look at that they didn't need to be constantly entertained.

Respect for others in line would be wonderful wouldn't it? No eating in line, spraying sunscreen, water fans, electronic devices, smoking, peeing, non deo wearing folks, loud cell phone calls, singing in line, dancing in line, jumping the line..... (all complaints I have read on here). So when you enter a line unless you stand there silently, no matter what you do you will annoy someone. (And even standing still you will annoy those who got in line after you, because you were there first). So make use of fast pass and a good touring plan so you don't have to stand in line and annoy anyone


(Disclaimer-not expressing opinion for or against any of the annoying line behaviors posted)

 

[Planogirl]

Bubbles can sting if they land in your eyes, particularly if you wear contacts. That to me, is enough reason to not use them in crowded places. I don't advocate a ban though.

People mention smokers here and there. Maybe there should be designated bubble areas.

 

[Snape]

I don't know the ingredients of commercial bubbles. But the homemade bubbles can be made with corn syrup and soap. Little little kids sometimes want to put their faces in bubbles, and I remember watching my son and others have their mouths open. The first day that my son played with bubbles was also the time I finally finally GOT that he was having an extremely negative reaction to corn syrup. I've always put the blame on the lollipop he'd had 20 minutes before (that was the final straw in the "something IS causing this problem, it's not just HIM" realizations), but a year later when I realized the ingredients of the bubbles he had been messing around in (it's a mom's group that makes this huge thing of bubbles and I got to talk with them), I realized that couldn't have helped, either.

So it might not *kill* a kid, but it certainly can cause a *problem* with a kid, if the commercial ingredients are the same as in homemade. With DS even *corn syrup solids* cause a reaction (violent, cannot listen, runs in circles frantically), so it doesn't take much!


I used to like bubbles (though I cannot even IMAGINE taking them into an enclosed space like a line, it just boggles my "keep bodies to self, don't bother others in line" brain), but not anymore. They kinda suck now...

Ashton Kutcher are you punking the Disboards again? You can not be serious.

 

[bwilcox]

Respect for others in line would be wonderful wouldn't it? No eating in line, spraying sunscreen, water fans, electronic devices, smoking, peeing, non deo wearing folks, loud cell phone calls, singing in line, dancing in line, jumping the line..... (all complaints I have read on here). So when you enter a line unless you stand there silently, no matter what you do you will annoy someone. (And even standing still you will annoy those who got in line after you, because you were there first). So make use of fast pass and a good touring plan so you don't have to stand in line and annoy anyone


(Disclaimer-not expressing opinion for or against any of the annoying line behaviors posted)

Sure, you can find someone who will complain about ANYTHING. But whatever happened to using common sense when it comes to respecting others?