Sick and Tired of Being Attacked by Strollers

[DisneyFamily123]

It's called an accident. I highly doubt anyone used their child as a battering ram to assault your wife.

And I've had skinned knees that sound worse. Actually, on my honeymoon I fell down a poorly-paved sidewalk on a hill. I have scars from it.

Should I sue the bahamas for their sidewalk? No. It's an accident. I got over over.

As you should as well...

So, you would not mind if I rammed a stroller into the back of your heels.... and I didn't stop, or apologize, or ask if you were ok, and instead... I took off in another direction to avoid the situation?

If any of the people who hit us would have exercised some common courtesy and stopped, apologized, and made sure DW and DS were OK after those incidents... we would have said thank you for stopping... and just got over it despite the pain. I bet there are a lot of injuries caused by careless people pushing strollers, some serious.

 

[PIRATEGIRL007]

Is there anyone with real experiences on this topic who can share how they handled a similar situation?

Yep I stopped, took a deep breath, closed my eyes for a minute and MOVED ON. Rude people, wielding strollers or not is not worth another second of my time while I'm at WDW.

 

[Disneylvr]

I am sorry your DW was injured, but it was your first sentence about chasing down the culprit and physically detaining them that caused me to lose some of my sympathy and understanding. Do you really think calling the police is going to help the situation? More than likely YOU will be the one escorted out of the park and perhaps arrested for detaining the stroller attacker. Why ruin your trip even more. My husband's foot/ankle was run over by an ECV when a rider tried to get it into a small space that he was already occupying...and he received quite a bruise. The person did not apologize either. But we let it go rather than make the situation worse. Went to first aid, iced the bruise for awhile and then went on with our trip.

 

[KellyNY]

As much as I understand your pain I do not think that calling security or police or chasing people around is a good idea. Accidents happen and of course it is always nice to stop and appologize but this is about it. I am not sure why whould you need report, who would you take to justice?

 

[Wadecool]

So, you would not mind if I rammed a stroller into the back of your heels.... and I didn't stop, or apologize, or ask if you were ok, and instead... I took off in another direction to avoid the situation?

I'm still waiting to hear how exactly you are going to physically restrain and detain another full grown adult...

 

[tsme]

I understand your fustration. After a parade at MK a few months ago, while leaving the CMs stopped the crowd from moving forward with their ropes, so I stopped. The woman behind with a double stroller did not stop but repeatedly rammed the back of my legs with her stroller until I turned around & screamed at her to STOP! I'm not sure what she was trying to accomplish but there was no way I could move & I certainly wasn't going to let her continue to hit me. So while I doubt you have a legal leg to stand on with a complaint, I would advice to scream, it worked for me.

 

[stargazertechie]

So, you would not mind if I rammed a stroller into the back of your heels.... and I didn't stop, or apologize, or ask if you were ok, and instead... I took off in another direction to avoid the situation?

No. I wouldn't mind. I'd assume that someone didn't notice, or they had a reason they were in a hurry.

Then again, I don't think that everyone in the world is out to get me.

 

[lilosurf11]

LOOOOOL I really do not like those who think that just because they have a stroller that they have the right of way or whatever.

 

[DisneyFamily123]

I am sorry your DW was injured, but it was your first sentence about chasing down the culprit and physically detaining them that caused me to lose some of my sympathy and understanding. Do you really think calling the police is going to help the situation? More than likely YOU will be the one escorted out of the park and perhaps arrested for detaining the stroller attacker. Why ruin your trip even more. My husband's foot/ankle was run over by an ECV when a rider tried to get it into a small space that he was already occupying...and he received quite a bruise. The person did not apologize either. But we let it go rather than make the situation worse. Went to first aid, iced the bruise for awhile and then went on with our trip.

Chasing down the person and physically detaining them was a bit of an exaggeration... but it bothers me that people will knock into someone and just take off. Some people in the world are just plain rude... and those people go to WDW too. If it happens again, I'm not sure I'll just let it go like before. I will at least confront the person if they are too rude to stop and apologize. I'll feel better.

 

[KellyNY]

Chasing down the person and physically detaining them was a bit of an exaggeration... but it bothers me that people will knock into someone and just take off. Some people in the world are just plain rude... and those people go to WDW too. If it happens again, I'm not sure I'll just let it go like before. I will at least confront the person if they are too rude to stop and apologize. I'll feel better.

How, if they took off.

 

[Disneylvr]

Chasing down the person and physically detaining them was a bit of an exaggeration... but it bothers me that people will knock into someone and just take off. Some people in the world are just plain rude... and those people go to WDW too. If it happens again, I'm not sure I'll just let it go like before. I will at least confront the person if they are too rude to stop and apologize. I'll feel better.

It bothers me too but unfortunately it is a reality. There are some people that just don't care who they hurt. I do understand your feelings..no one likes to see their family members injured.

 

[ols386]

Is there anyone with real experiences on this topic who can share how they handled a similar situation?

Thanks for the judgemental comments. It's disturbing that some people think it's not a big deal to cause injury to another guest and run away. I'm not talking about someone bumping into another person... there was real injury here and it could have been worse.

During our last trip, DW was hit hard enough to cause a cut and 5 inch scrape and 24 hours of pain. The person who hit her knew it but kept on going quickly in another direction.

Would it make a difference if DW had been knocked down to the ground and caused a broken ankle and knocked out her front teeth from hitting the ground and we had to go to the hospital and cancel the remainder of our trip?
Do you think I should just scrape up DW off the pavement and bid the attacker some pixie dust while they take off in another direction, caring less about if DW is OK or not?

I certainly understand your frustration, and it is extremely rude when someone bumps into you, especially causing injury even if it's just a small scratch or cut...and doesn't at least say 'sorry'.

There are all kinds of people at WDW, not all of them polite, but you nor anyone else is going to change them, especially if you run after them, track them down, and confront them...believe me, that will only make the situation worse.

I am sorry your DW was injured, but it was your first sentence about chasing down the culprit and physically detaining them that caused me to lose some of my sympathy and understanding. Do you really think calling the police is going to help the situation? More than likely YOU will be the one escorted out of the park and perhaps arrested for detaining the stroller attacker. Why ruin your trip even more. My husband's foot/ankle was run over by an ECV when a rider tried to get it into a small space that he was already occupying...and he received quite a bruise. The person did not apologize either. But we let it go rather than make the situation worse. Went to first aid, iced the bruise for awhile and then went on with our trip.

I think this is why most on this thread don't feel much sympathy for you. If you would sincerely do this, then it not only speaks to the character of the person who bumped into you or your dw, but it also speaks to your character. Maybe you were just venting, and that's ok, but if you toned it down a bit, I don't think most posters would be reacting to you the way they are.

Having said that, I am sorry that your wife's ankle was injured. I'm sure it would have been painful to get a cut on the ankle..there's not a whole lot of skin in that area to serve as padding. I hope your next trip will be less eventful regarding the stroller situation.

 

[DisneyFamily123]

How, if they took off.

Well, for the incidents I mentioned... I was more concerned about DW and DS to make sure they were OK. I was irritated but it obviously was not worth doing anything about...

While I'd feel better following them and confronting them about hitting us, I probably wouldn't do it. If they were still nearby (didn't take off), I would confront them... if they apologized, I'd probably ask them to please be careful.... if I got an entitled rude attitude, I'd probably ask the nearest CM for security... although I'm sure the CM/security would be more interested in making sure we were OK and happy than to chase down someone....like other posters said... what good would it do?

I am thankful for the many kind people that come to WDW and certainly overshadow the rude people. When at WDW, I try to do little acts of kindness whether it's letting someone go ahead of me in line, or giving away a trading pin, sharing fast passes, giving up my seat on a bus, and that kind of stuff.

 

[Colleen27]

While I get that some people are discourteous or just plain inattentive with their strollers, when I read posts from people enumerating all the times they've been "run down" by a stroller I have to wonder if maybe they aren't doing something to make that more likely. Like the guy I watched at Studios who zipped into about 12" of open space in front of a stroller and then proceed to use some very unDisney language in the direction of the stroller driver when his ankle got clipped, or the couple who did the same thing to a wheelchair at Epcot rope drop. I could just imagine those people posting about their experiences with those reckless drivers too!

 

[Queen2PrincessG]

I tend to find that sometimes In The World people move rather slowly and just when you think they are going to move or start moving they don't. i know that when I am using my stroller I am conscious of those in front of me but at the same time people need to move a bit quicker. Especially after the parades.

 

[BiltmoreConcierge]

In MY opinion, people pushing strollers around the parks like a bulldozer run on jet fuel are the MOST annoying people. They need to slow down and walk at the same pace as the rest of the crowd. Mostly, I've seen father's or grandfather's being the kamikazi behind the wheels. Sometimes even the wife is trailing behind begging for them to slow down, but dad keeps on trucking and weaving through the crowd with his child leading his path. And it is dangerous. Somebody could be hit and fall on the kid too. I wonder how the speeder would handle that situation.

 

[KellyNY]

Well, for the incidents I mentioned... I was more concerned about DW and DS to make sure they were OK. I was irritated but it obviously was not worth doing anything about...

While I'd feel better following them and confronting them about hitting us, I probably wouldn't do it. If they were still nearby (didn't take off), I would confront them... if they apologized, I'd probably ask them to please be careful.... if I got an entitled rude attitude, I'd probably ask the nearest CM for security... although I'm sure the CM/security would be more interested in making sure we were OK and happy than to chase down someone....like other posters said... what good would it do?

I am thankful for the many kind people that come to WDW and certainly overshadow the rude people. When at WDW, I try to do little acts of kindness whether it's letting someone go ahead of me in line, or giving away a trading pin, sharing fast passes, giving up my seat on a bus, and that kind of stuff.

Security has nothing to do with it IMO unless it was on purpose. You cannot call security just because of someones attitude after an innocent accident. Unfortunately some people do not take blame nicely and not everyone will appologize and in many cases the walker is the one who causing accidents by all the sudden changes in direction. My advice is to help your injured party, you can scream something "nice" toward running away party but this is about it.

 

[nkereina]

Getting authority involved is not the answer. It's an accident. I suppose if you want to get weird, you could ask the stroller pusher for his or her home address to send them your doctor bill.. if you feel the need to go to a doctor for a cut on your ankle. But getting Law Enforcement involved would be assinine and taking them away from more pressing issues in the community like finding drug dealers, murderes, rapists and missing people.

I too have been the victim of stroller wrecklessness. After I let the person know what they have done, I carry on about my business. If they are unapologetic, I'll tell them to keep their head up or that it's not entirely bright to let their 5 year old push the stroller down crowded Main Street. And then I keep it moving. Anything beyond a comment to the offender would be overkill, IMO.

 

[thedonduck]

The other thing to think about is maybe, just maybe they had no idea they actually ran into you. We have a larger tandem double stroller (we call it our limo because of how long it is) and I know there have been times I ran into my DH's heels or bumped into things and not even realized it. I really try to be cautious and courteous with my driving, but sometimes accidents happen and are not realized.

I'm sorry your family got bumped into, but the word "attack" implies motive and I HIGHLY doubt that people were going out of their way to purposely run into you.

 

[MikeSF]

I'd kick over the stroller, shriek loudly at the parents, then turn around and knock over everything else in my way, while everyone screamed and ran away from me, then slowly disappear into the water as the theme music played in the background.

Wait sorry, that was Tokyo