Do they still have camera's is the parks??? Missing Kids?

[J&J]

Disapointed that rides do not have all the security we thought they had.

Now hope the still do in the parks.

Missing children worry us.

We once found a child that was walking out of MK park staying close to a family. Then we notice something just didn't seem right he keep looking into to the park and they were walking as though he was not there.

We were behind him then other people disapeared. H e then was alone looked at us and started to cry we took his hand and went over to the very first CM we found.

What would have happen it we didn't notice him and he got out of the park?

I should say that this was at closing time after fireworks and the park was very crowed.

 

[Webbie]

So this is a Disney security problem? In a crowd mom or dad did not hold this young child's hand? Sorry, this is a parent problem not a Disney problem.

 

[jcriket]

I agree even if there were lots of cameras you wouldn't be able to prevent this problem. Sometimes kids wander off, I've seen it a bunch of times. Sometimes you see parents walk away from thier kids even. Sometimes even the best parents loose thier kids, for whatever reason. I think the best thing for this situation is good people like you who notice it, and do something about it. We have helped a few kids find thier parents, or a cast member. As far as the cameras go, I think there's more than we see. I know on rides you can spot them with little red lights. I read somewhere that disney was starting a new program that you wear a little computer chip, and they will tape you throughout the park, and later you can purchase a dvd of your family at disney. They said the program could double for a lost child for concerned parents. I personally have never heard of kids turning up missing from a disney park, and I wouldn't worry.

 

[snowwite]

When my kids were younger we asked CM what to do if kids wander off etc and she said that at WDW there are no lost kids there are lost parents! They have walkie talkie things and work to reunite familes as quickly as possible. We found a little boy crying near carousel. He wandered away. It was worse because he didnt speak english and I could not unerstand him. The CM was wicked nice and took him to an airconditioned play area to wait. My DS started to walk away on me when he was about 5.It only takes a split second to scare you to pieces. he had only gone about 3 feet away but I never forgot that feeling.I have seen people using wrist "leash" type device which looks like a pretty good idea for little explorer.

 

[marlynnp]

Sometimes you see parents walk away from thier kids even.

OMG, you just reminded me.
This didn't happen at WDW but right before we left I went to the Home Depot. I had parked next to the cart corral. When we were leaving I put my things in the trunk and turned around and there was a kid only 3 or 4 years old in a cart next to me crying and NO ONE in sight.
A couple on the other side was just getting in their car too and asked if he was mine.... cause I was spinning around looking for a parent. I said no he;s been here a few minutes, I'm calling the police. As I get on my cell phone this woman comes from 10 cars down on another aisle to get him.... turns to us and says, "He's got to learn!"

*** does he have to learn? That his mom is a complete moron?? I could of grabbed him and left with him before she ever would have reached us. If I didn't have my own child with me I would've given her an ear full.

 

[mdhkitten]

This didn't happen at WDW either, but when I was working as a customer service rep at a mall in Chicago, we had a play area behind our desk, and all of a sudden someone brought us two little boys, 3 and 4 years old. Nobody knew where their parents were, and security searched for over a half an hour for them. It turns out that the mother just left them there to play while she shopped. She was on the other end of the mall in a department store. I'm sorry, but child services should have been called!

 

[mikesdisneymom]

I know this is going to sound like bad parenting. I have been known to with my ds9, who decides that he does not want to come with me when he sees a toy in the store and wants to play instead and sit down on the floor, I have been known to walk to the end of the isle and hide while keeping an eye on him. I know it is wrong of me to do that but he won't come any other way. He finially realizes that I am not there with him and comes and finds me. The entire time I am keeping an eye on him, just think that when I say lets go it is time to go and not sit and play.

 

[lovesmurfs]

I know this is going to sound like bad parenting. I have been known to with my ds9, who decides that he does not want to come with me when he sees a toy in the store and wants to play instead and sit down on the floor, I have been known to walk to the end of the isle and hide while keeping an eye on him. I know it is wrong of me to do that but he won't come any other way. He finially realizes that I am not there with him and comes and finds me. The entire time I am keeping an eye on him, just think that when I say lets go it is time to go and not sit and play.

Bad parenting is "teaching" your child a lesson in a busy parking lot where he/she could get run down or stolen. "Disappearing" while still watching him/her in a store aisle is different, to my mind.

 

[notnothin]

Note to parents:

Keep up with your children!

Last December, my fiance and I were walking around Fantasyland and noticed a child that looked lost. We went up to him, and asked him if he was. He said "yes", and then started crying. We walked him to the closest CM, and she got on her radio to report it.

I left my fiance and the child w/ the CM, and went looking myself. Within a couple of minutes, I found a parent with a look of great concern on his face and approached him. I asked if he had lost his child, and sure enough, he had! I walked him back over to the CM's location and they were reunited. I know the chance of me finding them had to be extremely small, so I was pretty surprised.

Parents, if you lose your child, tell a CM immediately! More than likely, someone will notice your child and report it to a CM, and hopefully you will be reunited quickly. This guy hadn't told anyone yet, and was just looking around himself. I felt sorry for the poor little boy. At least it ended happily in this case.

 

[familydisney]

When we go to Disney, we write a note on a piece of paper with the child's name, home address and the names of both parents with cell phone numbers and have them put them in their pockets.. We then drill both of our sons (6 & 4) on what to do if they lose us. Thet are find a CM and give them the note. Sure enough, one day, DS 6 got out of sight. As I scanned frantically looking for him (he'd been missing for about 2 minutes) I saw him about 100 feet away with a cast member and he was giving her his note. We got there within seconds and then went and got ive cream to celebrate his cool headedness!

 

[notnothin]

When we go to Disney, we write a note on a piece of paper with the child's name, home address and the names of both parents with cell phone numbers and have them put them in their pockets.. We then drill both of our sons (6 & 4) on what to do if they lose us. Thet are find a CM and give them the note. Sure enough, one day, DS 6 got out of sight. As I scanned frantically looking for him (he'd been missing for about 2 minutes) I saw him about 100 feet away with a cast member and he was giving her his note. We got there within seconds and then went and got ive cream to celebrate his cool headedness!

Good idea. I think I'll have my niece do this on our upcoming trip. Thanks for the tip!

 

[tchrrx]

I also drilled into my DD6 what to do if she became separated. She had a fanny pack that had a 3x5 card in it. On the card was listed her name, the cell phone numbers of the adults she was in the park with plus 4 additional phone numbers (other family members not on vacation). I told her that the second she realized she couldn't see me she was to sit down "criss-cross applesauce" and not move. If someone was to ask her if she was lost, she was to hand them her emergency card and ask them to call me. If they asked her to move, she was to tell them no, unless they had on a CM nametag.

 

[geffric]

I also took pictures of the kids each morning, so that i could show the CMs ( if they became lost) what they looked like and what they were wearing.

 

[WillCAD]

Disapointed that rides do not have all the security we thought they had.

Now hope the still do in the parks.

Missing children worry us.

We once found a child that was walking out of MK park staying close to a family. Then we notice something just didn't seem right he keep looking into to the park and they were walking as though he was not there.

We were behind him then other people disapeared. He then was alone looked at us and started to cry we took his hand and went over to the very first CM we found.

What would have happen it we didn't notice him and he got out of the park?

I should say that this was at closing time after fireworks and the park was very crowed.

I agree with the others - that's not a case of a missing child, it's a case of careless, innatentive parents who weren't keeping an eye on their kid.

No matter how many cameras Disney might put in, it would still be impossible for them to watch every single child for signs of neglect.

 

[mortimor]

We write our cell phone number on the back of DD guest of honor name tag and tell her to find a mommy or a CM if she gets lost. Luckily she is now old enough to comprehend what needs to be done and we practice a few time before and during each trip.

 

[aubriee]

May '05 I made a solo trip to WDW and the day I went to MGM saw a litle girl crying. I bent down to ask her if she was lost and when she said yes, I asked her if her parents had told her how to identify someone who worked there to ask for help and she said no. I told her to never go off with a stranger, but to always look for a person with a WDW name badge on and then told her to come on and we'd find a castmember to find her mom. Just as I took her hand and started to stand up, this crazy lady came running up, pushed me over, started kicking me, and calling me names (obviously the distraught, lost mom!). Some people pulled her off of me and as someone started to help me up off the ground, the little girl suddenly ran over and kicked her mom, yelling, "why are you kicking that nice lady. She helped me and made me stop crying when you lost me." I was embarrassed, had a few bruises and had to go back to my resort to change clothes, but it's funny now. At the time though all I wanted to do was tell that mom off.

 

[Robo]

May '05 I made a solo trip to WDW and the day I went to MGM saw a litle girl crying. I bent down to ask her if she was lost and when she said yes, I asked her if her parents had told her how to identify someone who worked there to ask for help and she said no. I told her to never go off with a stranger, but to always look for a person with a WDW name badge on and then told her to come on and we'd find a castmember to find her mom. Just as I took her hand and started to stand up, this crazy lady came running up, pushed me over, started kicking me, and calling me names (obviously the distraught, lost mom!). Some people pulled her off of me and as someone started to help me up off the ground, the little girl suddenly ran over and kicked her mom, yelling, "why are you kicking that nice lady. She helped me and made me stop crying when you lost me." I was embarrassed, had a few bruises and had to go back to my resort to change clothes, but it's funny now. At the time though all I wanted to do was tell that mom off.

My, what a big imagination you have, Goldilocks!

 

[J&J]

That is a good idea about not moving till a real CM gets there and have phone numbers with them.

They would not know unless told do not go to any one but a CM.

That mother with her children alone in a different store and the other one leaving the kid alone in a cart are stupid.