Have you ever had a shock?

[TSR6]

lorrainesy - You would probably be surprised at how well Disney is at returning lost and found for the sheer volume that goes through the lost and found system.

 

[MELSMICE]

nurseypoo5 - your post reminded me of what we saw there just 2 weeks ago.

While at the OKW main pool we saw one of those long black snakes slithering around. A man came up with his 2 small children & kept trying to pick it up. The snake kept lifting it's head in defense, but the man kept it up. He finally got bit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All I could think at that point was

A few days later while at the Polynesian we saw a woman (a guest) climb out of the main pool with the same kind of snake!!! YUCK!

 

[UrsulasShadow]

Ok i didnt see this but it happened to one of the RN's i work with.

She was at Typhoon Lagoon and was walking on a bridge....and a snake freaking bit her on her foot. Yup a SNAKE!

The CM's took her to the infirmary and they asked her to describe the snake and when she did they said "oh dont worry about it, its not poisenous! OMG.

Anyway her foot still swelled up really badly and she had to be off of it all that day and the next. She was with her grandkids..can you imagine if your child was bitten by a snake! They didnt even offer her a trip to the hospital.

They gave her NOTHING. No free pass for another day, not comp, no nothing.

I tell you what if a snake bites me at Disney they would have one heckuva Psychiatric bill to pay for! (not to mention a new vacation)

That still freaks me out. I havent planned a water park trip this year

Would you react the same way if a mosquito bit you? Or a seagull attacked you? How is Disney responsible for this? Last I heard, they didn't have St. Patrick on staff to deal with the serpents...

 

[nurseypoo5]

An injury occurred on thier property. Its a simple as that really. Same as if a nieghbor slips and falls on the rain puddle God made on your front porch.

The thing is she lost 2 days of vacation, which we all know is quite a bunch of time to miss out, not to mention the cost of 7 people leaving the water park that day, 5 children, the other adult didnt want to watch them all alone, (we all have saved, scrimped, and planned this to death) and should have been compensated for her time and yes, in good faith her pain. Its not like she was bothering the snake, she was just walking past it.

Thank God it bit her and not a 2 yr old child.

 

[MareQ]

An injury occurred on thier property. Its a simple as that really. Same as if a nieghbor slips and falls on the rain puddle God made on your front porch.

The thing is she lost 2 days of vacation, which we all know is quite a bunch of time to miss out, not to mention the cost of 7 people leaving the water park that day, 5 children, the other adult didnt want to watch them all alone, (we all have saved, scrimped, and planned this to death) and should have been compensated for her time and yes, in good faith her pain. Its not like she was bothering the snake, she was just walking past it.

Thank God it bit her and not a 2 yr old child.

I don't see that Disney did anything wrong. It's not like THEY put the snake there either. First off - bear in mind that compensating her in some way could be perceived as some sort of an admission of guilt and as sad as it is - that is the way our society is - people sue for the silliest things and multi-million dollar companies like Disney have big red bullseye's on their backs..

In addition - where would you draw the line? How about all those families that contract viruses while in Disney and lose days left and right? Should Disney compensate them as well? After all they got sick on Disney property and it's not as if they asked to get sick. What about somebody that cracks a tooth while eating a meal at Disney - should they be compensated as well?

It's definitely not your friend's fault she got bit by a snake but it's certainly not Disney's fault either.

 

[SpectroMagic*o*]

Ok i didnt see this but it happened to one of the RN's i work with.

She was at Typhoon Lagoon and was walking on a bridge....and a snake freaking bit her on her foot. Yup a SNAKE!

The CM's took her to the infirmary and they asked her to describe the snake and when she did they said "oh dont worry about it, its not poisenous! OMG.

Anyway her foot still swelled up really badly and she had to be off of it all that day and the next. She was with her grandkids..can you imagine if your child was bitten by a snake! They didnt even offer her a trip to the hospital.

They gave her NOTHING. No free pass for another day, not comp, no nothing.

I tell you what if a snake bites me at Disney they would have one heckuva Psychiatric bill to pay for! (not to mention a new vacation)

That still freaks me out. I havent planned a water park trip this year

Okay, thats crazy! And you know what? I had a similar experience, though nothing bit me...I was walking thru Frontierland and a freakin crocadile walks across the walkway !! I was like "What the ***?? " That was scary!! They shouldnt be loose!! And there were those whooping cranes everywhere. I was like, "you know, if this croc is hungry right now, this could be a very traumatizing thing for people to see! Especially the little ones!" Thankfully, nothing more was witnessed that day...we called security and they put it back in the pond that it belonged in .

 

[Uuaww]

Two days ago, I was on a herpetology field trip (if you don't know what that is, look it up) and a snake bit me straight on the hand, of course I got pissed and stepped on its head. Totally wasn't looking to hurt it, just key it. But rage got the best of me after it bit me, the teacher then got pissed at me, eh oh well. Oh and it wasn't poisonous, one thing about that class, you find out pretty quickly what's poisonous.

 

[nurseypoo5]

Okay, thats crazy! And you know what? I had a similar experience, though nothing bit me...I was walking thru Frontierland and a freakin crocadile walks across the walkway !! I was like "What the ***?? " That was scary!! They shouldnt be loose!! And there were those whooping cranes everywhere. I was like, "you know, if this croc is hungry right now, this could be a very traumatizing thing for people to see! Especially the little ones!" Thankfully, nothing more was witnessed that day...we called security and they put it back in the pond that it belonged in .

My pants would have been wet!! And it wouldnt be because of Splash Mountain either!!

 

[nurseypoo5]

What about somebody that cracks a tooth while eating a meal at Disney - should they be compensated as well?

It's definitely not your friend's fault she got bit by a snake but it's certainly not Disney's fault either.

Well I ate a Girlscout cookie about 15 yrs ago (the peanut butter ones lol..dont eat them anymore) had a rock in the cookie part and i broke my back tooth in half. They atleast paid for my root canal. I was happy nuff with that.

In regards to my friends snake bite...Yes they should have comped her for her incident. Atleast comped her the 2 days of her package she lost due to it. Just MHO tho

 

[lorrainesy]

lorrainesy - You would probably be surprised at how well Disney is at returning lost and found for the sheer volume that goes through the lost and found system.

Well it certainly impressed me…and restored my faith in people

 

[Goobergal99]

I guess what gets me the most is the folks at WDW who act like they're the only ones who ever planned a WDW vacation and it's only special for them. So the fact that they paid for it entitles them to behave how ever they want!

I totally agree with this statement. Like we aren't all trying to get a piece of the Disney Magic

 

[Tony Toon]

I totally agree with this statement. Like we aren't all trying to get a piece of the Disney Magic

The sad thing is though that folk who behave this way are generally the ones who don't understand and will probably never understand what you mean by the term "Disney Magic". To them sadly, WDW is just another theme park .

 

[WDWtinkbell1982]

OK do you want Shocking and Scary? Last year, my family was riding Splash Mountain. Along with us was another family, 2 late teen girls, one late teen boy (about 17-18), and a father sitting in the 1st 2 rows in front of us.

During the ride, the boy would grab onto the side and scenery trying to rock the log back and forth...trying to tip the log. He picked things out of the water, including a water-looged visor he promptly put on his head (YUCK)

Then they all engaged in a water fight...leaning way over the boat...flinging water at each other and us! I finally had enough! I very firmly told them to "knock it off!" Then they started throwing water on us! Not just flicking water...I mean handfuls of water...right at us! The "father" just sat there...watched and laughed.

The cherry on the top was the boy decided to stand up at the top of the major drop! During this entire ride, he put his life in danger...and my family's!

By the end of the ride, I was visiblly shaking. As we exited the ride, we alerted a CM...who called over what seemed to be a supervisor. We told all that had happened...and he kind of just stood there....so I went out to the exit area and found them standing by the restrooms and pointed them out...so he had no choice but to act. He approached them...but they remained in the park.

I honestly thought that if a guest acted like these guests did, endangering your life and someone else's that Disney would throw you out of the park!

 

[SpectroMagic*o*]

My pants would have been wet!! And it wouldnt be because of Splash Mountain either!!

LOL! !

 

[nurseypoo5]

I totally agree with this statement. Like we aren't all trying to get a piece of the Disney Magic

oh noooooo...I'm telling you right now..I want 2 pieces of Magic darnit!!!

 

[jann1033]

An injury occurred on thier property. Its a simple as that really. Same as if a nieghbor slips and falls on the rain puddle God made on your front porch.

The thing is she lost 2 days of vacation, which we all know is quite a bunch of time to miss out, not to mention the cost of 7 people leaving the water park that day, 5 children, the other adult didnt want to watch them all alone, (we all have saved, scrimped, and planned this to death) and should have been compensated for her time and yes, in good faith her pain. Its not like she was bothering the snake, she was just walking past it.

Thank God it bit her and not a 2 yr old child.

not sure about in fl but in our state you'd have to prove negligence ie you spilled the water and didn't clean it up...(i know this as i fell down a flight of steps where the concrete was broken and the light was not on in a public place and since it was Jan, they got off by claiming it was wet due to snow/ ice causing my fall ( i had a lousy lawyer who never checked that it was atypically 70 degrees the few days before and therefore no snow/ice around) and they fixed the light). so since you are outside in wdw, it would seem hard to expect no wildlife to be around.

 

[fancythemouse]

He sat behind me grumbling loudly, and I noticed that him and his daughters were wearing W.W.J.D. bracelots. At that point, I pointed to my own, and told him that he should truly try to be more Christian and to keep his mouth quiet for the rest of us to enjoy the show. He did shut up at that point, but I felt the daggers in my back for the whole show.

Oh well,

BRAVO! As a fellow christian I applaud you. Seriously some people should just not tell anyone they are "christian" in fear of giving christians a bad name.

 

[Tony Toon]

oh noooooo...I'm telling you right now..I want 2 pieces of Magic darnit!!!

You see - that's exactly what I mean. Some people - self, self, self.



....... just joking - there's more than enough to go around several times.

 

[Renee1061]

Last week, we were leaving Animal Kingdom, and walking in front of us were a man & his wife with what I assume where their grandchildren. The man was pushing a stroller with a little girl (around 4), and the woman was pulling a small Pullman-type suitcase with a little boy (around 2 or 3) sitting in it! The top of the suitcase was unzipped and pushed into the suitcase and the little boy was sitting inside it and the woman was dragging him behind her. He was asleep and fell out twice before we got to the bus stop. A couple of mornings later, I was sitting outside the guest laundry waiting on my clothes to dry, and the same family passed by, headed out to the parks for the day, still pulling the little boy in the suitcase. I hope he didn’t get hurt!

 

[MareQ]

Last week, we were leaving Animal Kingdom, and walking in front of us were a man & his wife with what I assume where their grandchildren. The man was pushing a stroller with a little girl (around 4), and the woman was pulling a small Pullman-type suitcase with a little boy (around 2 or 3) sitting in it! The top of the suitcase was unzipped and pushed into the suitcase and the little boy was sitting inside it and the woman was dragging him behind her. He was asleep and fell out twice before we got to the bus stop. A couple of mornings later, I was sitting outside the guest laundry waiting on my clothes to dry, and the same family passed by, headed out to the parks for the day, still pulling the little boy in the suitcase. I hope he didn’t get hurt!

I wonder how they got through security and walked through the parks like that considering that Disney doesn't allow anybody to use anything that needs to be pulled behind them while in the parks.