WDW says Heelys not permitted in Parks

[maxiesmom]

If Disney have to list everything they don't allow in the parks, we would never get in the parks for reading! Heaven help them if they leave something off, like "no cutting in line." If it is not listed, it must be ok. You might think that that is silly, but unfortunately that is how some people's minds work. Disney doesn't know that I am planning a trip, but I do, so I should be sure I know all of their rules before I go. Kind of like ignorance of the law is not an excuse for breaking the law.

 

[Tink In Training]

Just for curiosity sake, do you have a place or website where the rules for Disney theme parks are listed?

Cutting in line is an obvious one...lets think outside the proverbial box here...

Just checked their website and can't find anything...does anyone have one??

 

[maxiesmom]

Just for curiosity sake, do you have a place or website where the rules for Disney theme parks are listed?

Good question, I would like to know the answer to that too. Sure would beat having to e-mail them.

 

[BroadwayGirl]

... Why would you assume that everyone should just know that something like Heely's aren't "allowed"?

Well, personally, even without posted signs I would just consider it common sense and common courtesy. Crowded theme parks and roller skating - whether on old fashioned skates that go over your shoes, 70's style skating rink skates, rollerblades or heelies - just don't seem to go together.

And since many of my neighbors and friends are Disney CMs, I asked one of them to check on this for me. The following quote (highlights are mine) comes from their intranet site.

Certain items are not permitted into the Theme Parks and Downtown Disney. This includes, but is not limited to:
*Wagons, skateboards, scooters, inline skates, and shoes with built-in wheels

Now you may certainly choose not to believe that this policy exists until you are told by someone directly at WDW. I would suggest visiting Guest Relations at any of the theme parks as they are the ones who have access to the most up to date information.

 

[BamaFan121s]

My mom who is in her 80s got knocked down on a ramp inside of The Land by two boys wearing these. They pushed into her from behind, her legs went out from under her, and she fell backward and hit her shoulders and head. I was walking right beside her, and there wasn't time even to block her fall. I'm amazed that she wasn't more injured that just some bruising. Oh yes...the boys never stopped to see if they'd hurt her.

That is horrible. My grandmother is going with my mom and sis for 2 days--tomorrow, come to think of it--and this is one of my mother's concerns--again, because of past experiences.

 

[Cool-Beans]

I can't believe how vicious and vulgar ADULT people can be... Let me start off by saying if any of the people on here ever had the courage or audacity to "clothes line", knock over, or push my child for any reason you would have one heck of a problem on your hands in the form of a very very angry 5'2" Irish woman and even more so the Sicilian husband that comes along with her.

Since when do you as an ADULT have the right to raise your hand to anyone’s child?

Since kids started bashing into adults.

A kid was coming at me in a pair of those on Main Street, but he was looking for something (or someone) and not paying attention. When I saw him there was nothing to do but turn sideways and kind of stick my hip out. It was more instinct than anything. The kid banged into me, stumbled into someone else, looked around, then went on his way.

I'm sure your kids are very careful, watching everyone to make sure they don't hit them, but not all kids are.

Of course adults shouldn't go around shoving kids for fun, but we don't have to allow them to bash into us, either.

Being a 5'8" Irish woman myself, I could probably take you, but I don't know about your Sicilian husband. Let's hope that your kids never slam into me and we never have to find out.

 

[bluejasmine]

DUCK! JK! Lets everyone calm down remember peace, love and We are talking about the HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH!

Everyone lets have a

 

[MastaMind]

Just for curiosity sake, do you have a place or website where the rules for Disney theme parks are listed?

Cutting in line is an obvious one...lets think outside the proverbial box here...

Just checked their website and can't find anything...does anyone have one??

The irony is that a lot of people, some of which have posted in this thread, believe that it is "obvious" that a child should not wear Heelys in the parks.

Kids on shoes with wheels is a croweded area is not a safe scenario, I don't care how you try and spin it. Just because something hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it can't happen in the future....

 

[nightowlky]

Saw a few kids today at MK wearing those shoes with wheels.

Saw another one today at MGM heading in to LMA. A CM gave the boy a warning, "No rolling in the park"

 

[bluejasmine]

Saw another one today at MGM heading in to LMA. A CM gave the boy a warning, "No rolling in the park"

Thanks theres confirmation right there!

 

[DaisyD]

Any parent that lets their child use these in a store, theme park, or anywhere else like that just says it all. Teaching your child that you will allow them in a theme park or store is poor judgment.

 

[calypso*a*go-go]

To me, letting someone wear Heelys inside any building would be no different than someone cruising in on a bicycle. Would you really want to go grocery shopping somewhere that had people riding up and down the aisles? Even if they were doing it safely, the fact of the matter is that they would still be going at a speed much faster than those on foot...which will make the people on foot feel threatened or feel like it's their duty to stay out of the person's way for fear of being hit. I know the majority of kids with Heelys would never dream of running into anyone or injuring themselves -- but accidents happen and Disney banning the use of Heelys at the parks is a step (not a roll!) in the right direction.

 

[GalDisney]

A few weeks ago I was at the mk, at the bag search area. Coming up behind me was a family, and one of the children was "rolling" with her'Heelys". A security guard stopped them and told them they were not allowed in the park. The security CM told them they had to remove the wheels from the shoe before they could enter the park.

 

[flynnibus]

I am honestly not trying to be rude, but do you have children of your own? If not, you can't possibly understand what it means to accept new research, information, and technology to protect your child. Yes, I survived also...without benefit of MANY of the safety precautions my son enjoys.

I am a parent (of 3) and don't think just having kids alone disqualifies anyone for 'possibly understand[ing]'. Please... improvements are everywhere. But the paranoia is way ahead of the actual improvements. Know who wore helmets in my neighborhood when I was a kid on bikes? The handicap children. The rest of a 'risked it' riding. Is it a recent discovery that when riding a bike.. YOU MIGHT FALL OFF? NO! Are helmets a recent discovery? NO. Is falling off a bike potentially harmful a new idea? NO. So why all of a sudden in the last 15 years does someone get scorned if they aren't wearing a helmet? SOCIETY has changed, not the phsyics, not the medical, not the equipment. Some of the posts in this thread just breed this change and that's what these counter posts are about.

If you do have a child, would you honestly accept a broken leg (if it could have been prevented) as one of those "oh well" things? I sure couldn't. It might happen, but if it happens because of my neglect...for a reason I could have prevented by following safety guidelines...I'd be sick over it.

An accident isn't always because of neglect. That's why they are called accidents. And yes.. sometimes getting hurt is part of the process of growing up. Every time my kids fall off their scooters, or drop the bike.. they scrape a knee.. and they learn. I could have 'prevented it' by never taking off the training wheels.. but what would that have gained?

The big diffence is what society has grown to accept as 'acceptable' risk has gone insanely overboard.. along with the concept of liability.

 

[Hixski]

I have a couple of questions on this issue. If one of these responsible or irresponsible children run me down what should I do. Some of these kids are as big as I am. I already have bad knees. Am I supposed to fall and get hurt so I do not touch anyones child. I certainly don't think I should be the one to get hurt when someone is being careless. I am not saying they should but if I can block them... But that is touching them.
I would like to know what Tink in Training would do if a couple of 12 year old boys who were bigger than her ran her down. Just fall and laugh about...I think not.

 

[Mickey&Donald]

I can't believe how vicious and vulgar ADULT people can be... Let me start off by saying if any of the people on here ever had the courage or audacity to "clothes line", knock over, or push my child for any reason you would have one heck of a problem on your hands in the form of a very very angry 5'2" Irish woman and even more so the Sicilian husband that comes along with her.

Since when do you as an ADULT have the right to raise your hand to anyone’s child? Where is the common sense of being the ADULT and knowing better? There are many reasons why any child could / would / or may run into an adult, with or without Heely's on their feet. Last I checked we were still in the world where accidents happen... In any case what qualifies you to become the enforcer of all "rotten" children? Grow up and stop assuming you know what is best for every child you may ever encounter.

I will also let it be widely known that I am a very educated person, just to elaborate, making me by no means stupid and I have three daughters who all own and use Heely's.

Not once have any of my children run into, slammed into, run over, taken anyone out, or knocked anyone over while using their Heely’s. When each of my children got their Heely's they had to show that they could use them responsibly and also that they could keep themselves in control before being able to use them in public.

Yes, my girls have worn them to the store, they love going to the grocery store in them. Yes, my girls have worn them outside. And yes, my girls have worn them to Disney. I'd like to let it be known that I have not ever seen a sign at any of the Disney theme parks stating they could not wear them. Never has anyone come up and asked them to take them off or they would have. They have had many people come up and ask them where they got them, and yes those people did include CM's.

Why would I let them wear them there or any where else for that matter? First of all, they're not roller-skates which are harder to control and stop. They can walk in them and skate. Second, they are always in control and are never more than 2-3 feet away from me and DH. Third, they're fun, they like to wear them. And lastly, because they are responsible with them and they have shown that they can handle themselves with them they have been allowed to wear them. They never fly through crowds of people or just zoom around out of control.

If Heely's are not allowed then my girls will not wear them there again, but I will find out myself by speaking to a park official whether or not they are allowed.

My girls have never worn them to school, even before we were notified that they were not allowed in school. School is a place to learn and the environment is not one for Heely's. But the grocery store is fine as long as they're not out of control. I didn't have a problem with them wearing them at Disney either, but the same rules applied.

Just as the woman somewhere in this 9 page post stated, not all people with strollers are rude, well not all kids with Heely's are rude. Talk about assumptions being made and judgments being cast...really now.

Just to further satisfy everyone that I am not a “stupid parent”… I am a very responsible mother of three; I follow most all rules all the time. We drive with seatbelts, eat health food, play sports, have honor roll children, enforce education as the golden key, and all and all have very good kids. But they do not live in a bubble...they live in the real world where stuff happens and just because you may have followed every rule that doesn't mean you'll be safe. We teach our kids judgment, responsibility for your actions, accountability and respect.

Not all Heely’s kids are bad and neither are their parents.

Oh yes, just a prime example of people who think they are exempt from the rules.

Don't worry, Tink in Training, your kids don't have to remove their wheels. That rule only applies to the rest of the world.

 

[FormrCastMbr]

Isn't safety a big enough reason even without a rule? I don't think they should be worn in any crowded area...them park, grocery store, etc.

Wishing everyone safe happy times in Disney!

 

[letsgoagainsoon]

Well, personally, even without posted signs I would just consider it common sense and common courtesy. Crowded theme parks and roller skating - whether on old fashioned skates that go over your shoes, 70's style skating rink skates, rollerblades or heelies - just don't seem to go together.

EXACTLY my thoughts.

 

[*NikkiBell*]

It is really sad to think that a rolling shoe...Heely's....roller skates...whatEVER you want to call them would be okay inside a store or theme park. I hate to think of the store owners and the predicament they are in when they want the parents' business, but don't want other customers put at jeopardy due to these stupid shoes. Sure, there are kids that can skate or "roll" in them without bumping into people, but accidents happen and should be prevented for the child's, store's/theme park's, and other's safety. Like someone said up above, just because it hasn't happened yet does not mean it could not happen. I am appalled that some believe it is okay to skate around in public places other than skating rinks. It is common sense. I just can't get over how some think it is okay to do.

 

[phalynx]

Well let's see. We are here on our first day. We have seen 4 seperate kids with Heelies in the park. All 4 were with their mothers and fathers (not parents, more on that in a sec). All 4 of the kids, different families, were going faster than the surrounding people walking. That is one thing that is dangerous in and of itself. Now, Each one of these children were not just rolling, but doing just a little more, weaving and bobbing in and out of people. All 4 were doing something that could EASILY have caused an incident. Now here's the kicker for those who say accidents happen. An accident is something that happens out of your control. If you are breaking the rules, that I would have to say, you are doing something on purpose... Sorry,,, that's just plain common sense..

Now, the "mothers and fathers" of these children, they were so proud of their kids. How well they were behaving with their forbidden shoes (you could just see it on their faces). WOW, all I can say is, when will you GROW UP and ACT like a PARENT. A Parent is someone who is RAISING children, not just bringing them into the world.

I looked around at the surrounding people with these kids. They were pulling their kids from in the "way" and having to move their kids from "incidents" because they WERE parenting. I salute these parents for loving their kids and respecting others. To those with the heelies, please follow the rules around here at least. Break them somewhere else.

My rant.. sorry.