Those kids on Mom or Dad's shoulders

[Debby7]

Have you ever had a good spot picked out to watch fireworks or a stage show, only to have the family in front of you put their kids up on their shoulders so now your view is totally blocked ? I know the little ones need to see too ,but is there a way for them to see without making a problem for others? I have had this happen to me many times and sometimes I can move enough to see and sometimes my view is totally ruined. How do other folks handle this?

 

[brenda1966]

I'm not sure how to handle it except to move. I think it's rude. It's bad enough when someone 6 foot 6 stands in front of you, but when someone 8 or 9 feet tall stands in front of you it blocks the view for people standing behind that person for quite a distance. I have a little one too, but I either hold her on my hip so her head is the same height as me or she stands on her stroller and then she's about 5 foot 5.

Sorry, I don't like it one bit.

 

[precious pixie]

I can see how it would be frustrating but there are many places to view a fireworks show. I guess to bc one of my most favorite memories as a child was being on my fathers shoulders watching the fireworks. It was such a special way to end the day.

 

[disneycruise05]

I'm not a fan either. I'm all for the little-ones being able to see the fireworks, but it's really not fair for the people behind you. During my last trip, we got a great spot right next to Walt's statue for Wishes and I was recording the show. A few minutes in, the people in front of me put their little girl on Daddy's shoulders. Needless to say, I just turned my camera off. There was nowhere else to go. After a few minutes, she got down...her grandmother wanted her to put on a jacket and couldn't reach all the way up there to get it on. As she was putting it on (it was a pull-over), it got stuck on the girl's tiara and must have been digging into her scalp. She was NOT a happy camper. Poor thing was bawling her eyes out.

 

[Debby7]

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[precious pixie]

Ive been thinking about this and if I did have a perfect spot I think I would just ask the dad or whoever if they minded if I stood in front of them if I didnt want to move to a new spot.

 

[gilltrooper]

I wish my little girl could still get on my shoulders. She is growing like a weed ! I think it is a very sweet moment to share with your children. I say put them on your shoulders until they get to big for it.

 

[briar_rose_59]

I'm not a fan either. I'm all for the little-ones being able to see the fireworks, but it's really not fair for the people behind you.

Amen

 

[AtoZgirl]

I think it's pretty bad too! I mean yea, I was always on my Dad's shoulder as a child... but HE WOULD KINDLY move to a spot to where HE WOULDNT block peoples views, like in front of a tree or building, etc. My Dad and I are tall but my poor Mom is only 5'5 and she gets so sad when people block her view. Maybe I'll just have to put her on my shoulders and block some kids view and see how they like it *evil laugh* (but only joking... ok, maybe I'm not)

 

[WildGrits]

I'm sorry but I have to say that...............

I'm putting my youngun on my shoulders. Well not any more. She's 9.

But when she was 13 months old I put her on my shoulders so that she could see the MNSSHP Parade. There was no other way for her to see.

We orginally started in the front but people have no problem crowding right in front of you. So I took her out of her stroller and popped her up there.

Mind you I am only 5'2" but I would have done it if I was a foot taller.

I don't know if you have noticed but people are like animals at these parades.

 

[bumbershoot]

I'm 5'3", and putting my son on my hip provides him with just about the same view that I have. Never have needed to put him on my shoulders to see anything that I could see. Hip does just fine.

 

[disneyjunkie]

I wish my little girl could still get on my shoulders. She is growing like a weed ! I think it is a very sweet moment to share with your children. I say put them on your shoulders until they get to big for it.

What about the people behind you who has their view blocked as a result?

 

[Andyjo0930]

My husband is 6'7", so when we are at disney and attending a parade, he always stands in the back while I am up front with the kids, because he doesn't want to block anybodys view. But there is always somebody who will crowd in front of us (even though we have been there for like 2 hours) and then my kids can't see. My husband will then put one of the kids on his shoulders for a bit, and then trade with the other one, but he does stand in the back so they are able to see but not block anybody's view.

as far as watching fire works, they are in the sky... even a kid on somebody's shoulder's, that should not block anybody's view of watching the fireworks no matter where they are standing.

 

[goofypooh]

My husband puts our little one on his shoulders, but not if it is going to block someone else's view.

 

[WildGrits]

My husband is 6'7", .

I don't see how putting a kid on his shoulders would block anyones view. It's not like you could see over him before the kid was there.

But that would scare the heck out of me being that high off the ground.

 

[Brian_WDW74]

During my last trip, we got a great spot right next to Walt's statue for Wishes and I was recording the show. A few minutes in, the people in front of me put their little girl on Daddy's shoulders. Needless to say, I just turned my camera off. There was nowhere else to go.

The same thing happened to me when I was recording the "Remember Dreams Come True" fireworks at DL. The people in front of me put not one, but two children on their shoulders. I'm mainly a WDW visitor and rarely get out to DL, so I don't when or if I'll get a chance to record that show again. I didn't stop the camera, but needless to say the footage I got is nearly useless.

Nobody here is saying to not put children on your shoulders. We're simply saying that it shouldn't be done if it will block the view of the people behind you.

 

[crl]

I have mixed emotions about this. First, it's not fair to block anyone's view. Unfortunately people don't care if they are taller and blocking anyone's view. So that usually means my little kids can't see. In turn, we put them on our shoulders so they can see over the tall people. (I'm only 5'2" so my shorty 18 month old doesn't get any better view than most other adults.) Until places start making people stand shortest to tallest, this will always be a problem because people are not being taught manners anymore.

 

[diskids2]

I dont mind putting the children on the shoulders thing but I wish they would go in the back....since the child can now see over everyone's head.

 

[LilGMom]

We will put our kids on our shoulders but only if we are in the back. If we are in the front we will hold our kids so that their heads are level with our own. If I am behind someone who suddenly puts their child on their shoulders I would try to move so that I could see. But if moving isn't an option I'd have to nicely ask them to either move or hold their child differently so that me and my child could continue to see.

 

[ogreenlee]

We've only taken our DD to Disney once, but for fireworks, we sat on the curb and watched them. It was November, and not crowded.

For the parade, she stood in her stroller for the Spectromagic, but for the daytime parade, she sat on her dad's shoulders because we got there late, which meant we were already behind everyone else.

If you're standing in the first row... there is no need to have a kid on your waist or shoulders.