Have you ever had a shock?

[LuluLovesDisney]

I don't know how I missed that Canadian Wonderland story, but I would have freaked out! Is this the direction our world is headed? Ewww- on more levels than one!

 

[LuluLovesDisney]

Restraints/ leashes for children don't shock me- I don't really mind them except when parents use them as an excuse not to watch their kid (ie kid is taking little stuffed animals and throwing them on the floor in a store while the parent's back is to the kid and looking at something else)
or
when parents pull them back like a little choke chain- I saw a little one almost fall on her face this way once
or
as was brought up earlier- are used on kids who are way too old. If the kid's embarrassed by it, they are probably too old.

But for younger kids, I can't see anything wrong with a tool that helps you keep your little one safe. In fact, they make these little animal backpack versions that look a lot more comfy for the kid than the older versions and are actually kind of cute.

 

[LuluLovesDisney]

you canadians have all the fun, if this would of happened in the us they would of been arrested.

They *should* have been arrested.

 

[Caylin]

My most shocking moment was not seen, but fully experienced. My best friends and I were in line for Soarin' and the family in front of us had a very rambunctious four-year-old. None of us really minded, after all, at WDW there are kids. This kid, however, decided that a great game would be walking by us and stomping on our toes as hard as he could! He did this to each of us; we were totally shocked. We asked his parents to stop him, and they didn't. Takes all kinds, I suppose.

 

[Syrreal]

My most shocking moment was not seen, but fully experienced. My best friends and I were in line for Soarin' and the family in front of us had a very rambunctious four-year-old. None of us really minded, after all, at WDW there are kids. This kid, however, decided that a great game would be walking by us and stomping on our toes as hard as he could! He did this to each of us; we were totally shocked. We asked his parents to stop him, and they didn't. Takes all kinds, I suppose.

That is when you just stick your foot out and "accidentaly" trip the child. Then yell as if your foot was hurt. That will get the parents attention!
We saw that happen in front of us (Also at Soarin') where the kid was running around and the parents ignoring the fact that the kid was stepping on everyone's toes around them. Next thing we saw was the kid flying. It was great. The parents made the kid apologize to the lady and everything.

 

[LuluLovesDisney]

That is when you just stick your foot out and "accidentaly" trip the child. Then yell as if your foot was hurt. That will get the parents attention!
We saw that happen in front of us (Also at Soarin') where the kid was running around and the parents ignoring the fact that the kid was stepping on everyone's toes around them. Next thing we saw was the kid flying. It was great. The parents made the kid apologize to the lady and everything.

You don't mean this do you?
Just because the kid's parents are idiots, I wouldn't want the kid to get hurt.

 

[Syrreal]

You don't mean this do you?
Just because the kid's parents are idiots, I wouldn't want the kid to get hurt.

to answer your question... and emphatic No.
The post itself was meant as a joke.

But,while I don't condone tripping a child (or anyone else for that matter), I understand that woman's frustration.

You have to understand that the kid had been doing this for atleast 20 minutes and every time he passed by he would step on the lady's feet (I think that he was doing it on purpose too but I wasn't close enough to know for sure) and she had asked the child to stop and to watch where he was stepping because he was hurting her and was very polite but after all that time I am pretty sure that she tripped him on purpose (again, I can't be 100% sure..just guessing here). Even my friends and I were getting upset at this kid after a while and we were 2 people behind them.

IMO, parents need to keep an eye on their kids and at least be aware when their kids are injuring others. The kid knew that it was hurting the lady because she told him it was. There were consequences. Had the parents been paying attention to their little darling they could have prevented all of it.

Personally, I have a pretty easy going attitude when I go to disney. I am on vacation. I don't really let things bother me. If it takes me 2 extra minutes to get on a ride because someone got ahead of me..whatever. If there is a wait to get into the parks..they're not going to disappear while I'm in line. If someone happens to bump into me..it's understandable. But, please, don't hit or hurt me on purpose. Is that too much to ask?
ok..off my little soap box now.

 

[Just_Me_06]

That's got to be the most horrible thing I've ever heard. There's just no excuse for that kind of ignorance.

OMG ! that is just jacked up ! ppl from other contries dont have to speak english !!! is it 1 of those unwritten rules we dont know about ?!?!?! besides , scottish is a form or english away !

 

[a*lil*bit*goofy]

I don't know how I missed that Canadian Wonderland story, but I would have freaked out! Is this the direction our world is headed? Ewww- on more levels than one!

i know. :O( thank goodness it was just the group of adults, and no kids with us. and i am thinking that our line up facing the couple with mouths open, in shock, may have prevented a view of kids seeing it. it was terrible. and the fact that cm laughed before walking away was shocking. i was surprised they didn't have some type of a plan in place! but i guess since they were done...(not that that makes it right. )

 

[Tony Toon]

besides , scottish is a form or english away !

Actually American is a form of English too.

 

[oxfordcircus]

2 teenaged boys were sitting on the bench next to me outside Mission Space. They were feeding the grackles (black birds) when one boy smashed a bird with his souvenir popcorn bucket. The bird flopped around like the proverbial chicken with its head cut off. Then there was considerable cursing and condemnation from passersby and me. I would have had the idiot kicked out of the park but I had my 3 small kids with me, so I couldn't simultaneously push the double stroller and drag the teen to a security guard.

To my surprise, and just as I was about to put it out of its apparent misery, the bird flew off.

The whole incident was a shock to me and, worse, was fully comprehended by my 6 year old.

 

[TinkGirl]

We were eating lunch outside of Pecos Bill, and a bird did its' business on my backpack and shirt. Five minutes later I stood up to get my daughter's attention to ask if she wanted the rest of her fries. I was holding the cup of fries, and a dive-bombing bird knocked them right out of my hand! This is more weird than shocking: Friday we were boarding the Jungle Cruise boat, and the CM says the standard "move all the way down to make room." We sat down and this woman beside me stepped on me, and proceeded to sit on my leg! I moved down the centimeter I had left, and so did she! The CM saw what was happening, so he moved her down. I think she was totally clueless that she had done anything strange!

 

[DramaQueen]

Well, this didn't happen at WDW, it happened at a large park here in Canada (in toronto actually) ...Paramount Canada's Wonderland...

my hubby and i, along with 8 or 9 other friends of ours, all spent a weekend in toronto, to 'get away', and this included a day at Wonderland. If anyone happens to be familiar with this place, the event i am about to describe to you happened by the pirate ship area...near the water out in the complete open.

a girl was giving her boyfriend a b.j. right there. they had their back to the pathway where people walk but it was quite obvious what they were doing. they were about 15.

meanwhile, here are ten 26-32 year old adults standing, in a row, mouths open wide in shock! imagine the site, 20 feet away a girl wiping her mouth off and a boy smiling while we are still standing, in a row, shocked. a park rep was walking by and we stopped him and said 'omg look what they are doing' (this was ahem during the incident) and he looked over, his mouth hung open and then he started to laugh....he couldn't believe it! he was going to get supervisor ...hopefully they got kicked out, because really...i mean what if a kid saw it? YIKES!

and yes i swear to God, this is a true story!

ACK! I live in the GTA and get a seasons pass to PCW every year and I SWEAR I see stuff like that ALL the time! The PDAs by some teenaged couples are RIDICULOUS (I'm a teenager myself and a COMPLETELY appauled by this behavior!) Sometimes they are courteous enough to go into the forrest or find a 'private' place, but none of these places are really all that private. SAVE IT FOR THE BEDROOM FOLKS!! The staff at wonderland is a VERY careless staff though it you ask me. (I've got friends who've worked there and heard horror stories!!)

As for all these shocking Disney stories!!! Boy am I glad nothing like that has ever happened to me!! 0_o

Hopefully I'll have no horror stories when I get back in August!

 

[a*lil*bit*goofy]

@@@Drama Queen: are you serious?!?!?!? I have been going every year since i was a kid! thankfully the past two summers that we took our kids with us, we saw nothing of the sort. unbelievable. i don't get it. some people, eh?

 

[MrsKreamer]

Don't service dogs need to have some sort of official vest that they wear to designate them as such? And, I'm sorry, but service dogs for anxiety is ludicrous!

I told my two young daughters that some people are sneaking dogs into disney (we're all dog lovers) and they said "but where do they poop?" Very good question, young grasshoppers.

Disney has a service animal area in each park. I wouldn't judge to harshly about anxiety. It can be very severe and debilitating. Just like anyone else with a disability, they have rights too.

 

[MrsKreamer]

I didn't see anything on the dogs stating that they were in training. The people walking the dogs weren't wearing any type of clothing from any organization either. They could have been in training but I didn't see anything suggesting that they were though. It was just odd to run into so many people with dogs on our last trip!

If they were being walked outside of the park then they were from the kennel club. You have to take your dog for 3 walks a day when using that service.

 

[Caylin]

Syrreal,
Not that I condone tripping children either, but that must have been quite a spectacle in line for the ride! I saw a kid lay down on one of the MK bathroom floors and throw a tantrum once! I was pretty grossed out.

 

[Wendy1953]

Last week in Everything POP, a family (GreatGrandma, Grandma, Mom and 2 boys (approx. 1 1/2 and 3 years old) was eating breakfast. GG and Mom went to the concierge to buy their park tickets leaving dear old G with the boys....well, the smallest boy was getting a little antsy sitting there....and the G told him " You better be good or I'll flush you down the toilet." Oh my....my mouth must have opened as wide as it could, and I just couldn't get it out of my mind for the rest of the day......the Mom will try to potty train this little one and wonder why he's petrified of the potty....I can't believe that a G would say such a thing.

 

[coolkidhann95]

well this is not a gross post just some thing i got like a valcano
well i was at asgerhush or whatever and this family of three is taking pics no big deal right NO they took to pics on of the princess with "fluffy" a stuffie and i may sound like a hipacrit bc a trip after that i was taking nestle my stuff chocolate lab but get back on toppic well once cinderella came it was my turn and then the girl with fluffy's dad took a pic of me!! with cinderella! ahh!

 

[dtauer]

well this is not a gross post just some thing i got like a valcano
well i was at asgerhush or whatever and this family of three is taking pics no big deal right NO they took to pics on of the princess with "fluffy" a stuffie and i may sound like a hipacrit bc a trip after that i was taking nestle my stuff chocolate lab but get back on toppic well once cinderella came it was my turn and then the girl with fluffy's dad took a pic of me!! with cinderella! ahh!

I love that kids participate on DIS but WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?