Little girl gets knocked out during parade

[NYDisneyKid]

OUCH!!!

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/mo...ade/-/1637132/20268564/-/6vamccz/-/index.html

 

[peekinglemer]

Poor thing.

 

[RachaelA]

okay it was obviously an accident. What the heck does the mother want Disney to do? The dancer apologized. Its not like he blew the parent off and was like 'oh well."

I'm sorry the girl got hurt.

 

[pigletto]

Poor little thing.
I have to agree with the previous poster though. What besides a heartfelt personal apology from the dancer is expected here? It was an unfortunate accident.
We were walking out of the MK once and a girl of about 16 came tearing by and knocked my son over (he was about 6). He skinned his knees and cried. She apologized profusely and started to cry herself she felt so bad. My son gave her a hug and told her that accidents happen and everybody dried their tears and moved on.
Mistakes happen. You thank your lucky stars nobody was seriously injured and dust yourself off. Not call a news station IMO

 

[JenCin78]

Poor little girl, she was obviously hit pretty hard but I'm not sure what more the Mom wants. The dancer apologized and thankfully there was no serious injury. Accidents happen-kids get bumps and bruises all the time case in point my DS walked head first into a parking meter last night and had a nice goose egg on his head. I think Mom needs to move on and have realistic expectations. If you allow your child to dance in the parade there is a chance they can get a scrape, bump or bruise.

 

[StitchesGr8Fan]

And there goes the interaction between dancers and guests during parades...

 

[JenCin78]

And there goes the interaction between dancers and guests during parades...

I was thinking the same thing . It's sad that we live in such a litigious society. It really becomes prohibitive of having fun sometimes.

 

[livndisney]

Yep! Mom is going to make a federal case out of an accident and WDW's answer will be "no more parade interaction". Way to go Mom

 

[robinb]

I'm going against the grain here, but guess I would expect a bit more than an apology if an employee injured my child. I know it was an accident and not intentional, but he gave the little girl a black eye! I'm not really sure what is appropriate compensation, but the CYA silence on Disney's part is not it.

 

[Fargoman2]

Ouch! Poor girl really did get nailed.
But yes it was an ACCIDENT--and you can see how easily such a thing can happen in this environment.

As for Disney not responding, let's remember we live in a very litigious society. Even if Disney were to respond with a simple apology, it could become document "A" in admission of guilt/responsibility for any legal action to be pursued.

Again, I feel very badly for the little girl. But I'm not sure Disney needs, in this particular case, to go beyond the heartfelt apology and sympathy expressed at the time of the incident by the employee involved.

 

[maxiesmom]

I'm going against the grain here, but guess I would expect a bit more than an apology if an employee injured my child. I know it was an accident and not intentional, but he gave the little girl a black eye! I'm not really sure what is appropriate compensation, but the CYA silence on Disney's part is not it.

I almost agree with you. A black eye is not instant--they probably didn't even know she had one until the next day. And I'm sure Disney will do something, but their lawyers have to view everything first.

 

[TheShea's]

I'm going against the grain here, but guess I would expect a bit more than an apology if an employee injured my child. I know it was an accident and not intentional, but he gave the little girl a black eye! I'm not really sure what is appropriate compensation, but the CYA silence on Disney's part is not it.

What would be appropriate for an accident like this? You say you'd expect a bit more than an apology if your child got injured so what's the payment or concession Disney makes? Beyond an apology from the dancer that is.

 

[Minnesota!]

okay it was obviously an accident. What the heck does the mother want Disney to do? The dancer apologized. Its not like he blew the parent off and was like 'oh well."

I'm sorry the girl got hurt.

And there goes the interaction between dancers and guests during parades...

Accidents happen.

 

[JenCin78]

If this incident had occurred anywhere other than Disney we would be none the wiser. Mom would have just moved on and gotten over it. It seems opportunistic and frankly ridiculous to make this out to be anything other than an accident. So what is the appropriate compensation? A free admission to the park? A free resort stay? Where is the line in the sand here? When did an apology become insufficient and why should she get something from Disney? She took a risk letting her daughter dance in the parade it was her choice and while her daughter was unfortunately knocked over I just can't comprehend why it's news? It could have happened anywhere in any parade to any child. The sense of entitlement here is baffling to me.

 

[robinb]

As for Disney not responding, let's remember we live in a very litigious society. Even if Disney were to respond with a simple apology, it could become document "A" in admission of guilt/responsibility for any legal action to be pursued.

I know what you're saying about our sue-happy society but that doesn't absolve Disney of their liability in this instance. The dancer already apologized so their employee already took responsibility for the accident so that already opened up Disney to possible legal action. We don't know what the mom wants from Disney. Maybe she would have been happy with a little compassion from Disney management a mickey bar and a meet and greet with Pooh .

 

[d1gitman]

my thoughts would be that the appropriate thing would be to A)apologize (which the dancer did - it was a pure accident) B) provide immediate medical attention. It is beyond me that the dancer didn't have a CM get someone from first aid involved. I would have wanted my child checked out.

I wonder if the parents did? there is the initial impact of the elbow but also her hitting the pavement. i would be concerned about a concussion at the very least.

I couldn't fathom having my child hit the deck like that and not getting them checked out by a Dr.

As far as Disney compensating? I think a little magic in the form of an ice cream or balloon and a stack of fastpasses would have been appropriate.

 

[robinb]

What would be appropriate for an accident like this? You say you'd expect a bit more than an apology if your child got injured so what's the payment or concession Disney makes? Beyond an apology from the dancer that is.

Well, gee. Did ya read that I wasn't sure what would be an appropriate compensation in what you quoted? Do you think I came up with one in the last 5 minutes?

 

[bdklein]

The mom kept taking the video after the daughter got knocked dowm. Way to keep roling. I wonder if a set-up? Have the daughter take one for the team?

 

[smitch425]

I don't understand why the title of the story says she was "knocked out" when she was only "knocked down". No doubt that Disney would have done something more had she truly been knocked out. Black eyes can take several hours to form. Disney does not need to do anything else. Accidents happen. It doesn't even confirm that she hit her head on the ground. She appeared to catch herself on her elbows, which I'm sure they would have checked immediately for injury. I mean, the mom didn't even put the camera down! How concerned could she have been? Exaggeration by the mom and the media, as is typical in cases like this.

 

[JenCin78]

I don't understand why the title of the story says she was "knocked out" when she was only "knocked down". No doubt that Disney would have done something more had she truly been knocked out. Black eyes can take several hours to form. Disney does not need to do anything else. Accidents happen. She didn't even hit her head on the ground. Exaggeration by the mom and the media, as is typical in cases like this.

I was just going to post the same thing. Knocked out= unconscious totally different from knocked down. Way to sensationalize it!