Little girl gets knocked out during parade

[robinb]

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.

Did we watch the same video? The little girl's head snapped back from the impact and she dropped to the ground. The mom did not follow her DD's fall with her camera so we don't know for sure if her head hit the ground, but given the way she fell I would say that she did probably hit her head.

 

[bwang123]

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.

disney should give her a mickey ears helmet and unlimited fast passes to captain EO.

 

[LSUfan4444]

She didn't even hit her head on the ground

Did you see another video that the one posted because the video in the link does not show one way or the other. The video clearly shows her head lashing backwards toward the ground, then the mother points the camera elsewhere before the child hits the ground.

There are ALOT of speculations and judgements in this thread towards the mother here and it's pretty sad.

Unless you have some sort of additional information, you cannot conclude from that article on the video if the child was knocked unconscious or not. All we KNOW is, she ended up with a black eye...thats it.

The mom is being criticized for continuing to film, REALLY???....Who remembers to stop and turn the camera off when something like that happens?

What we don't know is if the mother sought out assistance from Disney before leaving the park. If it were me, she would have immediately been taken to the nurse at the infirmary with a representative from Disney present, then I would have followed up with a physician at an urgent care as soon as I got home.

It's service industry 101 to address problems as soon as they arise, ESPECIALLY if someone is injured. You want the injured party, any employee who witnessed and anyone else who is willing to complete incident reports. At some point, before this family left the park she should have sat down with park management, which very well may have happened and that is why she hasn't heard anything since. Fact is, we don't know one way or the other unless you all are getting info from somewhere else. if you have some, please share it. If not, I think we should all hold judgements until we have more info.

The blame game here is kinda pointless, but there is one adult who is trained to be out there dancing and a child that isn't. Accidents happen, but to somehow blame the mom for this is insane.

 

[smitch425]

Did we watch the same video? The little girl's head snapped back from the impact and she dropped to the ground. The mom did not follow her DD's fall with her camera so we don't know for sure if her head hit the ground, but given the way she fell I would say that she did probably hit her head.

I was editing my post when you quoted it. The girl was on her elbows and sitting up in a split second. If she had hit her head at all it would have at least slowed her down in getting up. Plus, the article only said she had a black eye. Even if she did hit her head, she was clearly not knocked out.

 

[kamik86]

Honestly what I would expect would be:
An apology from the dancer
A CM to help make sure we got to first aid
To be checked out by first aid by someone qualified that could tell me what to look out for to be sure she didn't have a concussion or anything serious.
Help on what to do if something was more serious (logistics of getting to a hosptial or car center)
Maybe a bit of pixie dust for a young child (didn't watch video) to help make them less upset, like an ice cream or small toy, but honestly this part is kind of optional but would be nice... The others I would be upset if they didn't happen.

 

[princessallegra]

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.

Totally agree with this.

 

[smitch425]

Did you see another video that the one posted because the video in the link does not show one way or the other. The video clearly shows her head lashing backwards toward the ground, then the mother points the camera elsewhere before the child hits the ground.

There are ALOT of speculations and judgements in this thread towards the mother here and it's pretty sad.

Unless you have some sort of additional information, you cannot conclude from that article on the video if the child was knocked unconscious or not. All we KNOW is, she ended up with a black eye...thats it.

The mom is being criticized for continuing to film, REALLY???....Who remembers to stop and turn the camera off when something like that happens?

What we don't know is if the mother sought out assistance from Disney before leaving the park. If it were me, she would have immediately been taken to the nurse at the infirmary with a representative from Disney present, then I would have followed up with a physician at an urgent care as soon as I got home.

It's service industry 101 to address problems as soon as they arise, ESPECIALLY if someone is injured. You want the injured party, any employee who witnessed and anyone else who is willing to complete incident reports. At some point, before this family left the park she should have sat down with park management, which very well may have happened and that is why she hasn't heard anything since. Fact is, we don't know one way or the other unless you all are getting info from somewhere else. if you have some, please share it. If not, I think we should all hold judgements until we have more info.

The blame game here is kinda pointless, but there is one adult who is trained to be out there dancing and a child that isn't. Accidents happen, but to somehow blame the mom for this is insane.

I was editing my post when you quoted it. And the end of the first view shows the girl getting up.

 

[robinb]

I was editing my post when you quoted it. The girl was on her elbows and sitting up in a split second. If she had hit her head at all it would have at least slowed her down in getting up. Plus, the article only said she had a black eye. Even if she did hit her head, she was clearly not knocked out.

I agree with you that she wasn't knocked OUT and that was just WKMG tying to make the story seem more sensational. But we still can't say for sure that she didn't hit her head. A child will sit up like that even after hitting her head.

 

[TheShea's]

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?

Nevermind, hardly worth the effort.

 

[robinb]

Wow, a simple question gets the "stick up the backside" response from you. Good to know you're a head case.

Wow? That wasn't very nice.

ETA: were you asking ME the question, but asking the question generally? I thought that question was directed at me which is why I answered the way I did. I just *said* I didn't know what kind of compensation would be appropriate and then you ask me why kind of compensation I think would be appropriate other than the apology.

 

[palmtreegirl]

Ouch! Poor kid! I can't believe the dancer didn't get help right away, weird.

 

[LSUfan4444]

Not worth it....I'm done

 

[BeerMe]

Maybe if Disney draws and quarters the CM in from of the castle the mom will be happy. It's the least they can do.

 

[bwang123]

Here is the full video on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUY5DurN12s

She is just warning people not to let their kids dance in the parade. The news television stations jumped all over her in the comments trying to make a story. She didn't bring it to the news and no where does it say she is going to sue.

 

[smitch425]

Ouch! Poor kid! I can't believe the dancer didn't get help right away, weird.

We don't know that he didn't. It said he apologized and kept dancing. Depending on the length of the show, he could have take 10 or 15 minutes to make sure she was okay.

 

[Vickilynn42]

If it were my child, an apology from the cast member would suffice. And then I would take my child to the nearest First Aid in the park and have her checked out immediately. I wouldn't expect the Cast Member in the middle of the dance to take care of it. I wouldn't expect the park to have to compensate me in any way. It was an accident!!!!

 

[smitch425]

Here is the full video on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUY5DurN12s

She is just warning people not to let their kids dance in the parade. The news television stations jumped all over her in the comments trying to make a story. She didn't bring it to the news and no where does it say she is going to sue.

She titled it knocked out, which is not accurate and she clearly said the kid was okay. Isn't it funny (read sad) that the media fails to show that part? I can't stand the news.

Regardless of whether she went to the news or not, she is making her child a spectacle. I will never understand why a parent would do that to their child unless they are out for something.

 

[Bean786]

This moms being dramatic. Accidents happen. She fell and got back up. The mom didnt stop rolling. So she must have been concerned. I had a tree branch fall on me waiting for Merida and cut my back. Should I have said something? Probably so it doesn't happen again but I was hurt hurt. Everybody wants something.

 

[BlueStarryHat]

I was injured at the Polynesian pool once. I cut my finger on a pump that was not supposed to be on-nothing much happened at the moment, but I was later offered use of a Disney car to go to Sand Lake Hospital, which I declined because it wasn't that serious. I also had to fill out a form with my room number and what had happened. The next day, I got a phone call from someone at Disney following up to make sure I was okay.

Perhaps all this stuff occurred for this child, too. I'm not cheerleading for Disney here, just saying that they *do* follow up.

 

[WeLoveLilo05]

I am just going to give my 2 cents on this. I think parade interaction is really a great thing and this was an accident. BUT when the kids are "part" of the parade a choreographed dance that is high impact like this one should not be going on. I haven't seen this parade, but we have done the Pixar one that was @ DHS and they let the kids come out and dance and then they all had to go back on the curb when dancers were doing dances that caused skill and could potentially knock a kid down or floats were moving.

Like I said just my 2 cents, I feel bad for the little thing, her head really flew back.