Things you wish you'd never seen at Disney

[JimmyBean42]

12 pages of posts and (unless I missed it) no one posted the two words that tend to aggravate people the most (breastfeeding is one word. Ha!):

Double Strollers

 

[MainMom]

I don't think anyone is shaming women for breastfeeding. Its shaming women who feel the need to expose their entire breast in order to feed their baby. You don't need to flop it out to feed your baby. There is nothing wrong with being discreet. Some families don't want their children to see that. Some adults don't want to see that. Just because YOU (not saying the 2 I quoted but "you" in general) feel its ok or have the attitude of "they can bug off if they don't like it" doesn't mean its acceptable to everyone. The facebook woman who went viral for letting her toddler and a friends toddler nurse her and then posted the pic on social media is a prime example of what I think most people are talking about. Its the hey look at me mentality that is honestly, disgusting. If you have the right to say its ok, others have the right to say its not. There are many different cultures in the world who view things differently. Its not always about YOU. Its not always about ME. Its about respecting other people when it causes you or your baby no harm, at all, to do so. Why is that so hard?

And be careful what you wish for. Yes, breastfeeding is natural. So is conceiving the child that you're feeding Do you want to see that? I mean, its natural. I've seen people complain about changing a babys diaper on a table at WDW. Why does that bother them but breastfeeding doesn't? Both contain bodily fluids which are considered biohazards. If a woman is carrying a disease (she may not even know it yet) I don't want to sit where her bodily fluids have accidentally dripped or splattered. People think the whole breastfeeding debate is just about "shaming". Its not. Its about health and safety too. Where ever there is an open exchange of bodily fluids, you run the risk of spreading disease. Thats just the harsh truth.

Its not hard to plan ahead and pump for a bottle.

Never once fed either of my 2 children a bottle. Never pumped once. It was not necessary for me. I'm not going to give my child a plastic nipple when the real thing is free so you feel better. Neither did I whip it out and leave it hanging out for all of the public to see. I BF discreetly where I was when my child was hungry.

Health and safety? You're right. The health and safety of the CHILD who needs their food.

I find it rediculous to lump all BFing mothers in with a Mother who posts a pic on Social Media or one who just lets her breast hang out. I bet you have walked by more discreet BFing mothers than you have seen being Look At Me. Just like I have walked by more people having a good time than puking/changing kids diaper on a table/peeing in bushes/PDA in the park. I haven't seen any of the things in this thread in ANY trip I have been on. Not even a speedo. I think some perspective is greatly needed.

 

[Turn the Page]

And btw, here's the Florida law on breastfeeding.

383.015 Breastfeeding.—The breastfeeding of a baby is an important and basic act of nurture which must be encouraged in the interests of maternal and child health and family values, and in furtherance of this goal:
(1) A mother may breastfeed her baby in any location, public or private, where the mother is otherwise authorized to be, irrespective of whether the nipple of the mother’s breast is uncovered during or incidental to the breastfeeding.

Finally, a Florida law I can get behind. Go Florida!!!

 

[stinkpickle]

If we become disturbed by the sight of boobs, then the terrorists have truly won.

 

[sunshinemelody]

and Starbucks.

Starbucks!

Too late for that. There's a Starbucks in Downtown Disney (Disney Springs) and they sell Starbucks coffee at Main Street Bakery. Not in plain sight, but it's there.

 

[5Hfan]

I can definitely see how they were too aggressive! I've witnessed CMs that I worked with behave very rudely to guests in situations like that and it always made me mad. However, we did have to keep things moving as fast as possible at my attraction, or it became a safety hazard. There was only one exit and if enough boatloads of people unloaded and blocked the exit, there would be no place to safely get off the boat!

This was at the end of the exit to the attraction, not the ride unloading. And the row of scooters parked to the side was a larger impediment to traffic flow than the mother and infant, not to mention the 3 cast members blocking the path yelling! I get why, but it just seems they have become more and more militant in "directing" guests...not so much about the guest experience anymore!

 

[Disneyliscious]

I find it rediculous to lump all BFing mothers in with a Mother who posts a pic on Social Media

I agree. Who is doing that here? So far, every mother who breast feeds has said she has done it discreetly, so what is the problem? They're not the ones being discussed.

 

[wilkeliza]

Too late for that. There's a Starbucks in Downtown Disney (Disney Springs) and they sell Starbucks coffee at Main Street Bakery. Not in plain sight, but it's there.

The Main Street Bakery is now flat out a Starbucks. It is as plain sight as plain sight gets. Plus there is one in all 4 parks now. Epcot is by Fountain View, DHS is at the Trolley Car Cafe. Again they don't call it a Starbucks but that's exactly what it is. The Animal Kingdom one is in the Africa section and called Creature Comforts.

 

[luvdisdogs]

Watching Finding Nemo and I was sitting next to a 1 year old who was pointing and bending forward and went face first on the cement. Tried to catch him but was too slow. Mom was on cell phone. Poor baby!

 

[Hannahinwonderland]

There's actual two Starbucks in "Disney Springs", one right next to the movie theatre and the other in the Marketplace next to the Lego Store.

 

[californiamomofboys]

How could you possibly know it's either one of those diseases? There are many, many skin ailments that look like chicken pox or measles but aren't. If an infant had either chicken pox or measles, I highly doubt they'd be healthy enough to even go to Disney World. Those are life-threatening diseases for infants.

I obviously don't know for sure, but being a physician, and more importantly a mother, that sure is what it looked like. The measles outbreak last year that was tracked back to Disneyland in CA proves that parents do indeed drag sick children into the parks. That is why I vaccinate my children.

 

[wilkeliza]

I obviously don't know for sure, but being a physician, and more importantly a mother, that sure is what it looked like. The measles outbreak last year that was tracked back to Disneyland in CA proves that parents do indeed drag sick children into the parks. That is why I vaccinate my children.

Just throwing it out there it was a grown adult that started that outbreak and not a parent who brought their sick child.

Not saying it doesn't happen but it is one of things I don't instantly jump to contagious disease any more.

 

[EvieBug]

The stories of parents being so awful to their children make me sad. My son's first trip is coming up fast, and we have done some work ahead of time to get him ready for rides that might seem scary (HM, POTC) - but if he decides to not ride we are certainly not going to force him on. Ugh, makes me crazy to think of it.

 

[Hannahinwonderland]

The stories of parents being so awful to their children make me sad. My son's first trip is coming up fast, and we have done some work ahead of time to get him ready for rides that might seem scary (HM, POTC) - but if he decides to not ride we are certainly not going to force him on. Ugh, makes me crazy to think of it.

When I was a little kid, I was terrified of practically every ride at Disney. My clearest memory of my childhood visits is screaming because I would not, would not, would NOT go on Haunted Mansion. My parents respected my wishes and had to skip out on the ride- but I appreciate it to this day. I've grown to LOVE the Haunted Mansion, but that wasn't the time. Kudos for good parenting

 

[Rash]

Could all the breast-feeding debaters please start your own thread and continue your debate there so as not to clog up this thread?

 

[cranbiz]

One night after Wishes, I had a very large woman with very large breasts in a tube top attempt to squeeze on the bus to one of the All Stars. Coming up the stairs, the tube top slipped down and she did nothing about it. I had to remind her that this was a family place.

That was some scary stuff right there.

Then there was the night that I was making the 02:15 run from PI to AKL with 2 couples (they were drunk and the only ones on the bus). Somewhere around POP on Victory Way I heard a not so normal noise for a bus ride and in the light from the streetlamps saw the dress of one girl up and the other girl under it.

Again, I got on the mic reminding them that Disney was a family place and the dress dropped quickly and the other girl spun around.

I have seen plenty of Signal V's, adult and child tantrums, grumpy people, pushy people, entitled people and those who the rules clearly didn't apply to them.

 

[stinkpickle]

...Then there was the night that I was making the 02:15 run from PI to AKL with 2 couples (they were drunk and the only ones on the bus). Somewhere around POP on Victory Way I heard a not so normal noise for a bus ride and in the light from the streetlamps saw the dress of one girl up and the other girl under it...

That right there is FP++.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

So much ignorance here but I will just start by saying not every baby will take a bottle . And in my years, over 5 of breastfeeding I have never gotten bodily fluids anywhere. The way breastfeeding works is baby gets hungry. You find a place to sit or keep walking if you have a carrier and are talented. You either slightly lift you shirt or if you are wearing a nursing shirts you pull it down. You latch baby on. Most women nurse so discretely that other people wouldn't even notice it. I am sure there are a few women that "whip" it out but since breastfeeding is about feeding children and not being an exhibitionist most women don't like to expose themselves. Seriously people boobs are meant for feeding babies, if you are so offended by a woman occasionally feeding a baby in public do the world a favor and stay home until you mature a little more.

Also I asked my four teenager sons what you do when you see a woman breastfeeding a baby in public, their responses..."keep doing whatever you were doing". If four teenage boys get it maybe you should all reflect a little and figure out something else to be all offended about.

Nobody has a problem with BFing in the manner you describe. It's the "just whip it out, look at me" crowd that's going to get the eye-roll. And yes, these people do exist (my cousin was one).

Sheesh, if someone said they saw a red car driving way too fast would everyone who drives a red car responsibly get all twisted up about "red car shaming?". I doubt it.

 

[5kidsmommy]

Nobody has a problem with BFing in the manner you describe. It's the "just whip it out, look at me" crowd that's going to get the eye-roll. And yes, these people do exist (my cousin was one).

Sheesh, if someone said they saw a red car driving way too fast would everyone who drives a red car responsibly get all twisted up about "red car shaming?". I doubt it.

Trust me plenty of people have a problem with breastfeeding, heck even in this thread someone said "just pump and plan ahead" ummm...how is that not having a problem with breastfeeding? That is the crap breastfeeding women deal with day in and day out. People tell them to cover and I counter if babies need to eat discretely by having their heads covered then so does everyone else. The reason I continue to speak out against people whining about public breastfeeding and using words like discreet and covered is because it perpetuates ignorance and is shaming. And even if women do whip it out, guess what, it's legal. If you don't want to see a woman feeding a baby don't watch a woman feed her baby. When I see something that offends my eyes I turn the other way, it's called personal responsibility. And getting butt hurt over a woman using her boobs (even if they don't cover up) as they were designed to is so fricken immature.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

Some women simply cannot nurse discretely because of their anatomy. I was lucky because my breast are small and my kids could nurse anywhere anyhow I Usually fed them in a carrier while walking around disney world. But for some women that's just not possible. They need to maneuver her breast and her infant in a way that cannot be done discretely. So what the kid needs to eat. We need to make it possible for any woman who wants to breastfeed to be able to do so. Breast are not offensive they are just breasts. If you or your husband is a pervert that gets aroused by seeing a woman feeding her child that it's on you not on the mom feeding her baby.

There are many ways to be discreet. Choosing the back row of Philharmagic as opposed to standing along the parade route, for example. Really, it's just about appearing to make some sort of an effort at discretion, not full on cover up that's required.