Thieves at WDW

[Ciao Mickey]

This woman is a disgusting piece of garbage. Not only does she steal from others, she uses her daughter to do it.

My dad got ripped off when we were staying at the Boardwalk Villas one year.

He went down to the gift shop and bought two hats and then went to the lobby and sat on one of the circular sofas to wait for the rest of us. He put his bag on the sofa next to him. When we got there he went to show us what he bought and the bag was gone. Apparently someone sat on the other side and reached around and took his bag.

I feel sorry for this family, but why in the world would you leave all your wallets, keys and medicine in the stroller while you go on rides? That's a really stupid thing to do.

 

[gmboy95]

I have had a bag of stuff stolen from me as well at Disney...it was just a hat and a couple of souvenir mugs, but someone walking by swiped it, didnt realize it was gone until i looked down

 

[lorimay]

Years ago, we left all my sons pirate gear he had gotten at the Pirate store at the MK, in the bottom of his stroller and when we came out of a show, he asked for it and it was gone. I was so aggravated, but I learned a lesson about Disney that day for sure. We went into a store to try and replace everything for him and when we asked about a location to get pirate stuff we were told that it was only sold at the MK by the Pirate's ride. The woman felt bad and she asked us to wait a minute, she went in the back and brought him out a complete autograph book with all the characters signatures already printed in it. I truly appreciated how Disney went out of their way to make him feel better. But I never again left anything in the stroller, some people s***!

 

[rastahomie]

Wow that's awful. The only thing I've ever had stolen from me at WDW (/knock on wood/) is my heart. Wishes took it.

 

[Deb & Bill]

Never leave stuff in your stroller that you don't mind losing if it gets taken while you are on a ride or in a show or dining.

 

[undertheradar]

I am sure that a lot of it is deliberate, just remember that little kids are tempted by things they see and will pick things up.

Have never understood why people believe that there won't be thieves at a theme park,

 

[DizBelle]

Years ago, we left all my sons pirate gear he had gotten at the Pirate store at the MK, in the bottom of his stroller and when we came out of a show, he asked for it and it was gone. I was so aggravated, but I learned a lesson about Disney that day for sure. We went into a store to try and replace everything for him and when we asked about a location to get pirate stuff we were told that it was only sold at the MK by the Pirate's ride. The woman felt bad and she asked us to wait a minute, she went in the back and brought him out a complete autograph book with all the characters signatures already printed in it. I truly appreciated how Disney went out of their way to make him feel better. But I never again left anything in the stroller, some people s***!

It's not a "Disney" think but a "people" thing. Disney is no different than any other location as far as thieves being there.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

It's not a "Disney" think but a "people" thing. Disney is no different than any other location as far as thieves being there.

Our daughter had a small plastic Clifford, I think from McDonald's, that she took to Barnes and Noble one time. I think she was 3 or 4. It was stolen. We got her a bigger one, which was actually plush, and convinced her he just grew bigger.

 

[RedAngie]

Apparently the thief does this as a business.

No sympathy, however, for the victim's stolen wallet and car keys.

 

[Micca]

Our daughter had a small plastic Clifford, I think from McDonald's, that he took to Barnes and Noble one time. I think she was 3 or 4. It was stolen. We got her a bigger one, which was actually plush, and convinced her he just grew bigger.

Creative parenting!

 

[lorimay]

It's not a "Disney" think but a "people" thing. Disney is no different than any other location as far as thieves being there.

I was 100% expressing what you said, I would not blame Disney at all. I thought I made that clear.

 

[Heidict]

Why would someone leave their wallet, life saving medication and keys in their stroller, walk away and then act all surprised and shocked when it comes up missing? The whole "the worst day on earth". Seriously? I'm sure it sucked and was stressful and ruined their day, but I can think of hundred of other things that might just qualify as "the worst day on earth" before having your stroller stolen.

Glad they caught this woman and it just saddens and sickens me that she was using her little girl to steal. Hopefully, people will at least stop to think before leaving anything valuable in their strollers.

 

[longboard55]

when we had a toddler, we would buy one of those $29 strollers for Disney, who would bring a $1800 stroller

 

[dclpluto]

Just like shameless. People who watch shameless will know what I'm talking about.

 

[rastahomie]

who would bring a $1800 stroller

Who would buy an $1800 stroller? For $1800 a stroller better feed a baby, change his diaper, and put him to sleep!

Back in my day Mom pushed me around in an old wheelbarrow. (Not really)

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

I am not defending the thief in any way. I hope she gets the jail time she deserves. And I have no doubt there are some that will bash the victim and feel no sympathy, but I am not one of them.

But for some, there is a lesson to be learned. Some reading already know. Some don't. Taking a high end $1800 stroller to Disney of even a $300 stroller and leaving it in the stroller parking lot isn't a wise thing to do. And NEVER leave your valuables unattended or even just out on the bench next to you. For too many, protecting one's valuables stops at the gate. Unfortunately, thievery doesn't stop at the gate. It is precisely tourist areas like Disney that attract thieves and pick pockets and the like. And if you have something like an insulin pen or an allergy pen or an asthma inhaler, it should be treated as a valuable. Thieves don't give a flip. They'll take those too and discard them. Their goal is to get out of the immediate area with their targeted items as soon as possible. They'll take those things and leave you without them and they won't care.

 

[asta]

Not the same but I will never forget coming back on the raft from Tom Sawyer's Island and watching a young guy lifting the name off of our Disney rented stroller, throwing it out the ground and placing his child in the stroller. We were not out anything but the long walk back to the entrance to get another stroller but the very idea that another parent would do that upset me very much. We did chose not to confront the other couple because who wants to fight on vacation.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

when we had a toddler, we would buy one of those $29 strollers for Disney, who would bring a $1800 stroller

Before this thread, I had never even contemplated that a stroller could cost $1800. I thought ours was top of the line deluxe at $300. We didn't buy it. The office bought it for us. It had one of those little infant seats that could attach to the stroller, the rocker, or the car seat along with the main stroller. a nice storage bin, all kinds of things. I had thought it the creme de la creme of strollers. Now I know I was stroller rif raf.

 

[Soldier's*Sweeties]

I wouldn't even know how to tell an $1800 and a $50 stroller apart.

 

[Klayfish]

Who would buy an $1800 stroller? For $1800 a stroller better feed a baby, change his diaper, and put him to sleep!

Back in my day Mom pushed me around in an old wheelbarrow. (Not really)

Exactly. This incident was discussed in the "Families" section of DISboards, and my feeling was exactly this. By no means did she "deserve" to have the stroller stolen. However, first I can't even wrap my mind around the concept of an $1800 stroller. Why would you buy it, other than frivolous spending? Then deciding to leave it unattended isn't a very wise decision, even at WDW.

I freely admit that we leave our stuff unattended at WDW all the time. However, we're talking a 5+ year old umbrella stroller that was $25 when it was new, a soft sided cooler bag, some food, some $1 WalMart ponchos and maybe some sunscreen. If someone really wants that stuff, have at it...

Theft was definitely wrong and undeserved, but the "victim" really didn't help her cause.