WDW says Heelys not permitted in Parks

[schlepsnort]

No matter how careful or 'good' at wearing Heely's your children may be, accidents will happen. Especially in a very crowded area(i.e. theme parks, grocery stores, malls).
How are you going to feel knowing that you may have just ruined another persons trip because you and your child broke the rules, wore the heely's and accidentally ran into someone?

If they knock over someones food tray are YOU going to pay for a new one?
If they knock into someone with health problems which causes the problem to become even more painful are YOU going to pay for the medicine to help? Or medical attention?

For example, I have severe arthritis, if your child knocks into me, even if by accident, and I end up in pain because of the fall onto my prosthetic hips which could then become dislodged and would require immediate surgery for repair and to prevent nerve damage are YOU going to pay my medical bills?
Besides that, are YOU going to pay for my family's lost time at Disney?

Oh and the 'vulgar' people posting that they will clothesline children wearing them, ok seriously, don't take everything so LITERAL. Many of us are merely saying this to get a point across not that we'd actually DO any of it. I will speak up, I will demand that the CMs take action against the offenders (take the wheels, escort the family to the gates, whatever) I will not just be accosted and laugh it off. I will not stand idly by while my children get bumped into or knocked around by people who are breaking the rules. And as one poster said, ignorance of the rules is no excuse for breaking them.

The rules are there for a reason and if common sense doesn't tell you that they shouldn't be wearing them then God help us all.

And by the way, if a child does knock into me I will try to grab for them because I don't want to hit the ground. And so I have the perp to hand them over to park security. Go ahead and sic your spouse or whatever on me, most likely we will stay in the parks and your rule breaking family will be seeing the parking lot.

 

[DisneyMim]

WOW!! I can't believe that there are 11 pages of this topic. I haven't read through it all, but as a mother of two kids I can't even imagine letting them wear these in any public area. Normally I wouldn't even have read this thread, but it got my interest because we were just at Disneyland a couple of weeks ago and saw one kid with them on ram into a stoller holding a sleeping child. The parent of the stoller child were NOT happy when their baby was hit. Heelies are dangerous and should be regarded as the same kind of thing as rollerblades and skateboards. Tony Hawkes is an expert, but I still wouldn't want him on a skateboard in the middle of the MK!!

 

[JPN4265]

Just wondering, are we having fun yet??

 

[MastaMind]

Just wondering, are we having fun yet??

Seriously! I actually had a dream about Heelys last night! I swear I am not making this up!

Can someone post a pic of these Heelys? I can't believe we're going on 11+ pages with no pics of these things....

 

[Schmeck]

phalynx, you don't happen to have a digital camera with you? If you could snap a photo of one of the signs at the entrance to one of the parks about no rollerskating, etc, that would be great! Then those people here who insist that it's OK for their kids to break the rules because their kids are so good on their Heelys might (although I doubt it) stop and think and have the kids leave the Heelys at home...

 

[Becky_Boop]

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.

Exactly! By the way, she did not know that Heelys are not allowed in the parks. She is going to follow the rules!

Some kids you're talking about are very, very rude. Still, it's not the fault of the Heelys. You're talking about the rude kids now, and assuming that every kid who wears them is a little brat. It's not about the kids wearing them, it's about the Heelys themselves.

 

[Mickey&Donald]

Seriously! I actually had a dream about Heelys last night! I swear I am not making this up!

Can someone post a pic of these Heelys? I can't believe we're going on 11+ pages with no pics of these things....

Enjoy.. the shoe of the underworld!

 

[phalynx]

phalynx, you don't happen to have a digital camera with you? If you could snap a photo of one of the signs at the entrance to one of the parks about no rollerskating, etc, that would be great! Then those people here who insist that it's OK for their kids to break the rules because their kids are so good on their Heelys might (although I doubt it) stop and think and have the kids leave the Heelys at home...

1 digital picture coming up. I'll snap today and post it tonight. But, do you really think that the sign will stop the "mothers and fathers" of these kids from allowing their kids from wearing them? After all, I am sure these rules were written for the OTHER kids and not theirs.

 

[nephthys43]

i wasn't going to get in on this, but i'm amazed.

i'm not a parent, yet. but i would never allow my child to wear these in any public venue. i was watching my friend's kids for a weekend and her daughter had a pair of these and wanted to wear them out to dinner. i told her she was crazy and to go put on normal shoes. i've seen her friends running into inanimate objects cause they couldn't control themselves. now, she's apparently really good on these but there was no way i was letting her go to dinner with them on. it's a matter of common decency.

now i was a big skater when i was younger. i won lots of competitions throughout my state. i could jump, spin and do practically anything you could imagine on a pair of roller skates. but would my parents ever let me wear them in public. heck no! just because i could, doesn't mean i should. and don't tell me they're not roller skates; they roll... nuff said...

 

[Becky_Boop]

i wasn't going to get in on this, but i'm amazed.

i'm not a parent, yet. but i would never allow my child to wear these in any public venue. i was watching my friend's kids for a weekend and her daughter had a pair of these and wanted to wear them out to dinner. i told her she was crazy and to go put on normal shoes. i've seen her friends running into inanimate objects cause they couldn't control themselves. now, she's apparently really good on these but there was no way i was letting her go to dinner with them on. it's a matter of common decency.

now i was a big skater when i was younger. i won lots of competitions throughout my state. i could jump, spin and do practically anything you could imagine on a pair of roller skates. but would my parents ever let me wear them in public. heck no! just because i could, doesn't mean i should. and don't tell me they're not roller skates; they roll... nuff said...

They roll, yes, but you can walk with them, too. They are much easier to stop with.

 

[Quinn222]

Exactly! By the way, she did not know that Heelys are not allowed in the parks. She is going to follow the rules!

But she admitted she lets her kids wear them in stores, where she has to know they are not allowed. Though I'm sure the excuse would be "there isn't a no heelys sign". It's just common sense. If you aren't in a designated skating area or on your own property then your kids should not have these on their feet.

 

[TommyTutone]

But she admitted she lets her kids wear them in stores, where she has to know they are not allowed. Though I'm sure the excuse would be "there isn't a no heelys sign". It's just common sense. If you aren't in a designated skating area or on your own property then your kids should not have these on their feet.

There was no sign that said we had to wear pants, this is ridiculous!

Some people need to realize that common sense and courtesy should trump over what any signs may say.

 

[head mouse]

I have not read the other thread or all of this one, but I have this comment to say.

I don't see any way they could exit you from the park for wearing them. As long as you are not weaving in and out of groups and running into people.

Not like they can make you take your shoes off.

 

[mapmakerj]

The wheel just pops out on the heeleys. But, if someone came in wearing regular skates, with no other shoes to change into, you better bet they would make you leave the park to get a real pair of shoes. So if someone refuses to remove the wheel on the heeleys, the same would apply to them.

 

[RickinNYC]

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.

I can only imagine what your reaction would be if one your kids was rolling along through a store on Main Street, happened to lose her balance because someone got in her way (a pedestrian by the way), she stumble a bit but a hook holding on to some lovely Disney product happens to jam in her eye, permanently blinding her. I suspect that incident would be that person's fault who got in the way of your daughter AND it'd be Disney's fault for putting those display hooks at your daughter's eye level.

Here's something incredibly telling about your character based upon your post above. And I quote:

I follow most all rules all the time.

'Nuff said.

 

[FormrCastMbr]

There was no sign that said we had to wear pants, this is ridiculous!

Some people need to realize that common sense and courtesy should trump over what any signs may say.

Right On, Tommy Tu Tone! I agree...alot of people in the world today have no courtesy for others and think their kids can do no wrong!

 

[SuzeyCruisey]

I just noticed last night that our grocery store had posted a sign saying that Heely's were not allowed in the store. DH and I were laughing because we had almost been bowled over by some kid in Home Depot who was wearing them not too long ago. At the time we had no idea what they were, but now I am glad some places including WDW are cracking down.

To the parents who say their kids are responsible to wear them in public places and will try to get them admitted to the parks while wearing them, I guess my question is why? If you are really supervising your children and the rest of you are *walking*, then what would be the purpose of having the kids travel much faster than you, other than to be moving at greater speed than everyone else and weaving in and out of traffic? There is no way they can be supervised sufficiently in those circumstances. If there are signs/rules posted, what a perfect opportunity to teach your children that rules are meant to be followed for the good of everyone involved, even though sometimes those rules are not always what we would choose.

Maybe the "clothesline" reference was a bit much, but you can bet that if DH and I see someone on Heely's coming toward us, we will stand our ground in preparation and if your kid hits ground, so be it.

 

[Becky_Boop]

But she admitted she lets her kids wear them in stores, where she has to know they are not allowed. Though I'm sure the excuse would be "there isn't a no heelys sign". It's just common sense. If you aren't in a designated skating area or on your own property then your kids should not have these on their feet.

Heelys are allowed in stores, at least where I live. I have never seen a sign anywhere that Heelys are forbidden. And pants are obvious. Heelys are not obvious. Think of a better analogy, please.

If stores don't have a sign put up, a person enforcing the rule, or at least some way of getting the rule across to customers, I don't see the point of even having a rule.

Common sense and courtesy is harming others. Heelys do not harm others, but some people that wear them do.

 

[Chuck65]

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.

Maybe so Tink in Training.......but one thing I can guarantee is that if one of your kids is wearing heeleys and runs into me or a member of my family due to some unforeseen act (bump in the road, someone stops to take a picture, stroller gets in the way, your kid sneezes) you will have to deal with a very expensive attorney. Is it really worth breaking the rules for that much of a risk? I am there just like you to enjoy WDW and one thing I don't want to happen is for anyone to have a bad experience at Disney. Please, tell the kids the heeleys are staying home and we'll have a great time at Disney.

 

[nephthys43]

They roll, yes, but you can walk with them, too. They are much easier to stop with.

and i can walk in skates. i can also hop, skip and jump in them, but i still wouldn't wear them. as i said; just because you can, doesn't mean you should.