Heelys at the parks?

[DreaminDisney]

Both my kids have heelys. Even if they were allowed at WDW I still wouldn't let my kids wear them there. I know I know mean mom

 

[pixiedancer]

They are banned in Disney. I don't understand why parents let their kids use them at the park they are a safety issue for the kids using them and others around them. Why don't they just follow the rules.

 

[Magickndm]

There were a lot of kids using them Sunday. I never saw one CM telling anyone not to use them. I also never witnessed a child running into anyone. Not that it doesn't happen, but I think a few people don't like them "just because".
As far as parents not following the rules, how do they know Disney doesn't allow them? I've never seen a sign at the parks and unless they post here or on a like board, they may not know.

 

[luvtheBuzz]

When we went to MK in August, we got there to see the park open. Well, there was a family there who had a son who was wearing them, the CM who let them in the park must have told them he had to take the wheels out to go into the park. Well, that mother was having the hardest time getting the wheels out--- I saw her actually using her TEETH to remove a wheel!! I had to laugh to myself because the father must not have realized the CM told them to take out the wheels, he was like what are you doing this for??? I think he thought his wife had lost her mind!

Anyways, so some CM's do enforce it, so be prepared if your child has them.

 

[KCMiller]

Using them just to pull tired kids seems like a reasonable compromise. It shouldn't be offensive (the kids couldn't be running into other people if they were between 2 adults) and does seem like a way to give older (say 7-10 year olds) kids a break.

My children are all grown now, but OMG, I can just imagine what I would have said if my 7 to 10 year old child expected me to PULL them around the park . . . something along the lines of 'we're going home'. Or 'have you lost your mind?' Or 'who are you and what have you done with my child?"

I carried them when they couldn't walk, I pushed their strollers when they were in diapers, I held their hands when I walked them to kindergarten - and after that, my pack mule days were over. If everyone is tired, we sit down. But pulling my kids through the park, or letting them roller skate? You must be joking.

Heelys aren't allowed. And I think there are signs about no roller skates or skateboards in the park posted pretty prominently - and these are roller skates.

KC

 

[Luv4Disney]

Oooo...I hate those Heely's! Whoever invented them should be flamed. They are accidents waiting to happen. Do you know how many times I've almost been run down in the mall? More stores are starting to ban them though, so that's good.

 

[marciemi]

My children are all grown now, but OMG, I can just imagine what I would have said if my 7 to 10 year old child expected me to PULL them around the park . . . something along the lines of 'we're going home'. Or 'have you lost your mind?' Or 'who are you and what have you done with my child?"

I carried them when they couldn't walk, I pushed their strollers when they were in diapers, I held their hands when I walked them to kindergarten - and after that, my pack mule days were over. If everyone is tired, we sit down. But pulling my kids through the park, or letting them roller skate? You must be joking.

KC

Guess you shouldn't read my post on the stroller thread about renting a double stroller for my 9, 11, and 12 year old to share on my last visit Seriously, though, that visit was a whirlwind, do-everything-in-2-days type when we hadn't been to the parks in 5 years. I knew how exhausted they were because I was that exhausted too! If you only have a very short time, sometimes you have to do what you can to make it more enjoyable for everyone!

 

[plutolovr]

I believe it's not only a banned item in Disney, it's also a Florida state law that skating in such places is not allowed.

 

[poohlvr]

Guess you shouldn't read my post on the stroller thread about renting a double stroller for my 9, 11, and 12 year old to share on my last visit Seriously, though, that visit was a whirlwind, do-everything-in-2-days type when we hadn't been to the parks in 5 years. I knew how exhausted they were because I was that exhausted too! If you only have a very short time, sometimes you have to do what you can to make it more enjoyable for everyone!

just out of curiosity, how did they FIT into the double stroller..I once tried to put a (normal sized) 6 year old into one of them once, and he was spilling out of it! from your picture, your boys look rather tall! and didn't they feel a bit foolish being pushed in a stroller when other kids there age were walking?

 

[Allison]

just out of curiosity, how did they FIT into the double stroller..I once tried to put a (normal sized) 6 year old into one of them once, and he was spilling out of it! from your picture, your boys look rather tall! and didn't they feel a bit foolish being pushed in a stroller when other kids there age were walking?

Let's not start a debate about strollers on a thread about heelys.

 

[Wishes]

Saw lots of Heelys on our trip in July. Scariest moment was watching two boys fly down the ramps near the monorail. My own two kids were walking ahead of us and I was really afraid they would be plowed into and knocked down. Luckily, these two boys were pretty good skaters and went around them! I am not a big fan of these shoes at all!

 

[shyjade]

We just returned from Disney on Saturday and there were kids with Heeleys EVERYWHERE! I was shocked at how many kids were wearing/using them! We saw dozens each day in the parks.

 

[hogwartsdropout]

I am so glad to hear they are banned, but on my trip in August, I saw them everywhere! One boy almost crashed into my mother. They're ridiculous and really unsafe towards other guests.

 

[PatriciaH]

A few weeks ago DH and I saw a girl fall flat on her face in Heelys and nearly knock all her teeth out! Bad face plant. She is lucky her nose did not break. They are against park rules and Florida state law. CM's have been telling kids to take the wheels out. They look really uncomfortable to walk in. Like they are walking on their toes.

 

[Tiffer]

I know that lots of kids love these shoes, but working in a pediatric office, you have no idea how often we see kids who've sustained either sprains or fractures because of them. We even have to ask parents to stop their kids from wheeling (fast!) around the waiting room! Many parents make sure their kids use them responsibly, but there are too many parents who allow their kids to zoom around as they please - I have a problem with the parents of the zoomers when the zooming is in inappropriate/potentially hazardous places.

Same was said about razr scooters and rollerblades. Probably skate boards as well.

I got blasted on another thread for thinking they are not a bad thing, so I will leve my opinion to this:

1. They are banned in WDW
2. I blame the person wearing them for the inapproriate behavior (or the parents if applicable) not the shoes themselves.
3. I have no problem with them
4. I would not report anyone for wearing them.
5. My daughter has them, loves them and wears them to malls. Dosn't "zoom" people. USes them appropriately.

 

[monetnj]

As a parent, I insist my child wear a helmet, knee-pads and elbow-pads when using skates or on a bicycle. However, most kids I see with heelys aren't wearing anything at all. I guess because they are meant to look and act like sneakers too, but that can't be good in the case of a fall.

 

[KrisTX]

I laughed when I saw this post. I forgot I had asked this question last Nov. We decided against Heeleys. There were many in the park though. We are going back again in a few weeks and are still Heeley free.

 

[DizzKneeGeek]

I'm glad they're banned from the parks.
I almost got plowed in Albertson's the other night by a duo of boys on the things. Then the mom had the nerve to ask me why 'I' didn't move out of 'her sons' way. "Didn't you see my boys coming?" So I asked her if she was proud of herself for raising two boys that were so lazy that they couldn't be bothered to walk in public places and had to have wheels built into their shoes. I told her that her boys would end up fat like me. She didn't like me very much. But I'm O.K. with that.

 

[shyjade]

They may be "banned" but there is little to no enforcement!

 

[shoes99]

They may be "banned" but there is little to no enforcement!

Just got back this AM. Heelys are everywhere, including at the very crowded MNSSHP.... I got run over once in Epcot... Not a nice scene.