Putting a child to sleep on the floor at California Grill?!?

[chip 'n dale rule]

During our meal at CG I turned around and there was an older man lying on the floor with a girl around 3 years old trying to get her to sleep!! Is it only me, or was this beyond inappropriate? They had a table right next to the half wall that divides the kitchen and dining room so she was in a corner by that wall, but still! His feet were only about 3 ft from my chair. Not exactly the view I was expecting at the CG. She did never fall asleep, and after about 10 min they got up.

 

[kadesha]

I would never willingly let my child lay on the floor at a public place, much less myself! Gross!!!

We were at the World of Disney store late one night (after several busy park days) and my daughter laid down in the floor because she was so tired. That was a signal to go back to the room and go to bed, not lay down with her and encourage her to go to sleep so I could finish shopping! Seriously, what are people thinking?! lol!

 

[msdroz]

I honestly think the staff should have said something. People pay good money to dine there and that just trashes it in my opinion.

 

[3pletprincesses]

That's too strange. I would not let my kid sleep on the floor and would certainly not lay there myself. It's a restaurant! Anyone could have tripped

 

[dancin Disney style]

OMG

That's an accident waiting to happen. Servers drop things all the time. Could you imagine a server coming out of the kitchen carrying a large try with several entrees on it....tripping over an idiot or rather customer lying on the floor?????

 

[Daisy-J&D]

That is SO inappropriate. I sometimes wonder what people are thinking when they are on vacation when they treat their children like this. That poor kid needed a BED not a restaurant floor.

 

[AshleeH]

That would be inappropriate at any restaurant! Some people at Disney do not have the Common Sense Chip in their brain.

 

[chip 'n dale rule]

Where they were laying it was almost impossible that they were going to be tripped over. But I think that if a restaurant is going to have a dress code, they should also have a 'you must remain seated in your chair and not sprawl on the floor as you please code'. At CG you pay a premium for the atmosphere and behavior like that just ruins it. I was glad to be able to adjust my chair so I couldn't see him. If I hadn't been able to, I likely would have said something to my server about it.

 

[Johnny_B]

Nothing surprises me about people anymore

 

[HelenParr]

I also think more whacky things happen at WDW per person or per minute (however you want to measure it) than in the rest of normal daily routine. Folks are out of sorts and out of their element, and often not thinking things through clearly enough.

That's part of the fun for us...I'm not kidding. Of course I don't want to see anyone get hurt or put themselves (or CMs) in danger, but that example is hilarious. I'm sure I would have not been able to keep myself from staring in fascination.

Having said that, we don't know what the situation was to cause the super odd outcome. For example, could have been a choice between kid meltdown and lying on the floor. Depending on the kid, close call for some.

 

[LilyWDW]

Having said that, we don't know what the situation was to cause the super odd outcome. For example, could have been a choice between kid meltdown and lying on the floor. Depending on the kid, close call for some.

Still doesn't make it "appropriate". If the child was near a melt down, then they should have removed the child from the restaurant. Neither allowing a child to have a meltdown OR allowing a child to sleep on the floor is the correct solution to that problem.

Allowing the child to lay on the floor is inappropriate at any restaurant, but most definitely at a signature.

 

[icc2515]

I can completely understand this. They had a child that was cranky and tired from being dragged all over the park all day long and she was going to ruin the parents meal. I mean come on do you know how far in advance you have to reserve a table there. Plus it's a signature restaurant THAT'S 2 TS credits. How could anybody possibly expect the parents to take some sort of responsibility for their children. They are on vacation for goodness sake. Why should they have to cut their dinner short, just because they have kids.

Oh yeah, that was all sarcasm just for the sarcastic impaired like Sheldon.

 

[Mommytobree]

Wow ya highly inappropriate!

 

[Sammie]

Honestly lately at Disney I think when people pass under the big sign that says Welcome To Disney World, it saps the common sense right out of them.

I agree the staff should have said something to him and when they didn't I probably would have asked for the manager.

I do not pay that kind of money to have someone lying on the floor near my table unless they have passed out.

As to melt downs, parents who do not remove a child when that happens are more concerned about themselves than the child or the people around them.

 

[FloridaDreaming]

Who lets their children lay down on a public floor, especially in a restaurant?! ::shudder::

 

[minnie mum]

I am firmly of the belief that half the guests at WDW send their brains on a completely separate vacation. DH and I have gotten some of our biggest laughs and some of our biggest OMG moments from people watching. Who in their right minds would put their child down on a filthy floor!! Probably the same ones that wash their feet in the fountains and change the kid's diapers on the restaurant table..

 

[vettegirl]

What the heck is wrong with people. I cannot believe what some people think is okay.

 

[disnut8]

I'm going the total opposite way. If the child was not in danger, what's the problem? I know my floor at home is not as clean as a restaurant's floor that gets attention every night but I would let a child sleep on it. In fact, HAVE let my grandkids sleep on it. Are our home kitchen's total immaculate? Is that the criteria for sleeping somewhere? Are our home beds 100% germ free? I doubt it. You lost that bet the moment you laid down in it.

I would have rather seen what the OP said over a restless kid running though the restaurant, a crying kid wanting to leave, or a bored kid at the table throwing things. I've seen it all at many restaurants and it really doesn't bother me that much. And I've seen adults doing the same. To paraphrase Forrest Gump, "eating in a restaurant is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get". And Disney World restaurants are a part of life.

 

[sotoalf]

I'm going the total opposite way. If the child was not in danger, what's the problem? I know my floor at home is not as clean as a restaurant's floor that gets attention every night but I would let a child sleep on it. In fact, HAVE let my grandkids sleep on it. Are our home kitchen's total immaculate? Is that the criteria for sleeping somewhere? Are our home beds 100% germ free? I doubt it. You lost that bet the moment you laid down in it.

I would have rather seen what the OP said over a restless kid running though the restaurant, a crying kid wanting to leave, or a bored kid at the table throwing things. I've seen it all at many restaurants and it really doesn't bother me that much. And I've seen adults doing the same. To paraphrase Forrest Gump, "eating in a restaurant is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get". And Disney World restaurants are a part of life.

Both are examples of inappropriate behavior, and it's the parents' fault. If a child can't handle staying up late or the parents have no interest in public etiquette, then they shouldn't take the child out to eat.

 

[StanH]

I'm going the total opposite way. If the child was not in danger, what's the problem? I know my floor at home is not as clean as a restaurant's floor that gets attention every night but I would let a child sleep on it. In fact, HAVE let my grandkids sleep on it. Are our home kitchen's total immaculate? Is that the criteria for sleeping somewhere? Are our home beds 100% germ free? I doubt it. You lost that bet the moment you laid down in it.

I would have rather seen what the OP said over a restless kid running though the restaurant, a crying kid wanting to leave, or a bored kid at the table throwing things. I've seen it all at many restaurants and it really doesn't bother me that much. And I've seen adults doing the same. To paraphrase Forrest Gump, "eating in a restaurant is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get". And Disney World restaurants are a part of life.

I think you may have overlooked the part about the full grown adult man lying down on the signature restaurant floor as well.....