Lost child? Too Bad!

[maddhatir]

That's really sad... if I were the worker, I would've made an announcement no matter what. Do you know what happened to the little girl? That's really bad though, shouldn't her parents be taking better care of her anyways?

Oh my- I am sure it is VERY easy to loose a child in Disney- I have lost my DH a few times and thats scary enough- thank goodness we have our 2 ways- one minute they are there the next- gone.

I would never blame a parent for loosing a child

 

[Andrea]

I would have asked for her supervisor and told her of the problem, or would have told somebody else that could have make the anoucement.

i would have done the same thing

 

[flying_babyb]

Youve got me scared! Im awalys getting lost cause im slower than my freinds and sister. Im worried im gonna get left behind somewere and get toatally lost.

 

[GSDRescuer]

Walmart doesn't just make an accoucement...they will issue a Code Adam. No one in or out of the store until the child is found.

I did witness a Code Adam at Walmart. The doors in and out were blocked. All the associates went through the store looking for the child. I was really impressed at how it all went down. Of course, the child was quickly found.

 

[4theloveofdisney]

I would have been all over that CM in a heartbeat! I hope you reported them. If not, I would still write a terrible, mean, and nasty letter. That is absurd!

 

[4theloveofdisney]

the reason they don't "announce" anything, is because any random person can hear you say "my boy Timmy is lost! he's wearing a blue shirt and red shorts with brown crocks!" and then some pyscho pervert knows exactly what your kid is wearing, and his name. and he can go RIGHT up to "Timmy" and say "Timmy? hi i work here, your mom's looking for you...come with me" and that would be the end of it.

They don't have to announce what the child looks like or his/her name. They could just simply make an announcement that there is a lost child to the public and call a code "monster" or something to the staff. There is a protocal to follow. It happens in stores all the time.

 

[seashoreCM]

Ph.D. in electronics needed.

The word is "ping". It's an intransitive verb in the English language.

The process is useful when standing outside the restroom for the opposite gender while your child is inside, and can be adapted for a variety of child-parent separation situations.

Disney hints:
http://members.aol.com/ajaynejr/disney.htm

"There are no lost children at WDW, only lost parents."

While it is possible to "lock down" the turnstiles, how practical would that be on a busy day with people rushing to catch Magical Express buses and the like? And would such a procedure be foolproof? Would there be cadres of CM's, in number comparable to who greeted the family who won the hour to themselves in the Magic Kingdom, to sweep-search every restroom and nook and cranny of the park?

Probably the closest to foolproof system to prevent abduction of children from WDW is an electronic ID, a grain of rice pellet injected into every person's arm. Many oppose such a nationwide system but a lost parent alert sounded in a park could then be followed up with the scanning of every child exiting the turnstiles with almost no inconvenience or delay.

 

[sandicinderelli]

Ph.D. in electronics needed.

The word is "ping". It's an intransitive verb in the English language.

The process is useful when standing outside the restroom for the opposite gender while your child is inside, and can be adapted for a variety of child-parent separation situations.

Disney hints:
http://members.aol.com/ajaynejr/disney.htm

"There are no lost children at WDW, only lost parents."

While it is possible to "lock down" the turnstiles, how practical would that be on a busy day with people rushing to catch Magical Express buses and the like? And would such a procedure be foolproof? Would there be cadres of CM's, in number comparable to who greeted the family who won the hour to themselves in the Magic Kingdom, to sweep-search every restroom and nook and cranny of the park?

Probably the closest to foolproof system to prevent abduction of children from WDW is an electronic ID, a grain of rice pellet injected into every person's arm. Many oppose such a nationwide system but a lost parent alert sounded in a park could then be followed up with the scanning of every child exiting the turnstiles with almost no inconvenience or delay.

Wow.

 

[flying_babyb]

GPS tracking makes it easy to answer the question “Do you know where your children are?” GPS systems were initially developed by the government for surveillance and intelligence purposes. An array of satellites relays signals to a computer to allow one to determine with amazing exactness the location of any person with a tracking device.

This seemingly futuristic technology is readily available today at low cost, with new GPS products being developed regularly. A tracking chip can be placed in a car, watch, or cell phone. Some manufacturers are experimenting with necklaces, plastic phone sleeves, backpack tags, and other possible chip-carrying accessories.

A child can be given a tracking device to make information on their whereabouts immediately available to their parents. With only a few keystrokes, parents can log in to a provider-maintained website and get the location information.

Check this out
http://storesonline.com/site/1313915/page/729653