WDW says Heelys not permitted in Parks

[Becky_Boop]

Yes, please close this, before another little fight comes up.

 

[torinsmom]

Wait, not yet! I want to see the picture of the rules sign. Wasn't someone taking one today? Although if it doesn't say Heely's, only skating is not allowed, some people will still think Heely's are okay. Even if they add Heely's, there are lots of knock-offs that are not official Heely's. Maybe they should say no wheels, except for strollers and wheelchairs......

Marsha

 

[Becky_Boop]

Shhh! You're ruining the non-fighting-ness!

lol, sorry. Maybe the picture or the link to the picture can be PM'd to you.

 

[taximomfor4]

I guess that's why owners manuals on items have gotten so long winded, have to cover for those people who have no common sense and boy, it seems like there's a whole bunch of them in the world now!!

Funny you should say that about owners manuals! The Heelys instructions DO say they should not be used without helmet, pads, etc. Oh, and that they should be used in appropriate places only, because both the users and pedestrians could be injured.

We always thought they were to be used like all the other rolling sporting goods...bikes, skateboards, skates, roller blades, unicycles, etc....in skate parks or outside your home on the cement.

 

[kaytieeldr]

I'm the OP, and closing this thread would be okey-dokey with me.

No! Please! Not yet! I haven't had my final say!!!

Uh... you do realize that skating is excercise? And DO NOT get me started with the "kids today" stuff.

Skating is exercise. Rolling on one's heels is not.

I stated this many pages ago, but for anyone who hasn't read thru this whole thread, I'll say it again...
Just google "Heelys injury" if you think they are so safe. You're in for an eyeful of reading material.

I've read about this many times. Just remember that Heelys are not meant to be worn constantly.

In the thread that instigated CleveRocks to contact Disney about their Heelys/Heelys-type policy, at least one parent wrote that these are the ONLY 'athletic' shoes her child has and she's not going to buy her/him a pair of sneakers just for Disney.

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.

But it's fine for the (not YOUR, but any) child to bump into, crash into or knock over any adult or any other person because the child is rolling on her/his heels in any area where it's not permitted? I don't know what clothes-lining is, and I don't actually believe anybody would take the actions that have been mentioned.

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.

That's great, but are you with them every minute they're wearing Heelys?

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.

You may have missed the original post in this thread? The one with Disney's official WRITTEN response regarding the use of Heelys in the parks?

As to the mom who will ask a park official, there already was an official Disney e-mail explaining that they are not allowed. Just because the rule is not always enforced does not make it less a rule.

Good point. It's like speed limits - not only are they rules, but they're laws (by the way, speed limits are generally set based on road design and area density, in other words, for SAFETY). They're not always enforced, but they ARE rules.

And yes, for something like this I'd like to see the rules posted. Why should anyone have to assume what the rules are...

Why should anyone have to assume what the rules AREN'T; or that simply because something is not posted on a sign, it is NOT the official rule?

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?

PLEASE don't take this the wrong way... if your child falls off a scooter or bicycle, or wheels into a tree, and gets injured, that's too bad but ideally that child will learn from her/his mistake and be more careful in the future. But if that same child wheels into DisneyChristmas's octegenarian mom and injures HER, when she was doing absolutely nothing unsafe, how is that reasonable?

Just wondering, are we having fun yet??

Not yet - I'm only on page eleven I'll get back to you...

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.

Why are pants obvious? There's no sign ANYWHERE that says pants must be worn. I've been in stores with the "No shoes, no shirt, no service" sign, but pants? Stores HAVE to provide service to customers who come in wearing shoes and shirts - nothing about pants. The lack of a sign is not authorization to do or not do something. Where do you live and where do you shop? The rest of us want to stay out of those stores (or contact them and find out their actual policies, stated or unstated, regarding common sense).

I will take him to Costco and if it's empty he can Heely in the aisle that I am in - I asked when I entered if he could wear them and the Asssitant Manager said it was fine

Thanks for posting this - with absolutely NO sarcasm intended, CostCo is now off my list of places to shop.

ETA: even the heelys website calls them skates.

If that's your definition of skates, fine. Heelys, IMHO, are not skates.

But you now see from the addition to the post above yours, HEELYS considers the product to be skates. And they'd know...

Someone can get bumped into just as easily by someone wearing regular shoes who is walking,

Any person walking would be doing so slower and with much less force and under more control than any person 'wheeling'.

If you don't want your child to have them then that is okay, but you can't dictate what another parent can buy for their child.

I may have missed something, but I don't think anybody's trying to do THAT. Buy your kids whatever you want; it doesn't affect me (unless it's something I wanted and you got the last one). The issue is where the Heelys are being used when they're being used in a place where either the rules or common sense dictate that they shouldn't or can't be.

but if the park is kinda dead then I see no harm in someoen rolling around.

The four Walt Disney World theme parks are among the five busiest theme parks in the country (or is among the ten busiest in the world, I forget). It's HIGHLY unlikely that any WDW park would be 'kinda dead' enough to make the use of Heelys sensible.

Which would you trust more, some stranger posting a letter on the internet, or talking to an official in person? She's going to follow the rules, people.

She could even contact Disney IN ADVANCE, for example by e-mail, to ask what the policy is on Heelys - then she'd have the OFFICIAL response/policy. Just like the letter in the original post in this thread.

Chances are the kid's gonna stop somewhere between where he is and where you are. Or, you can move out of the way. Or, ask the kid quickly and nicely to stop.

Why? If I'm standing, or walking, it's not MY responsibility to avoid someone on wheels; it's also not MY responsibility to "quickly" say anything - it's THEIR responsibility to use the Heelys in a safe AREA and MANNER - and a crowded theme park is not a safe area.

The rules apply to everyone, but it is silly and presumptuous to think that they are "common sense" or "you should know". If there is no mention of it to someone how would they "know" that they were doing something wrong?

Back to the pants thing again. There's no mention of pants being required for admission to any Disney theme park. There's no sign at the entrance to any park stating that pants must be worn. It's "common sense" or "any Guest shouls know" that pants must be worn - but there's no sign so I don't have to do it. Right?

I'm the OP, and closing this thread would be okey-dokey with me.

Okay, I'm done. Go ahead

 

[Joanna71985]

Before this is closed, I just want to say one thing. I am a cast member and Heelys are NOT allowed in the parks. We do tell kids to put the wheels up, but they just take them back out later (I know this for a fact). So again, they ARE NOT ALLOWED. Thank you.

 

[taximomfor4]

Kaytieeldr, your last post on here has to be about the most amusing, entertaining, yet eloquent post I have read on these boards in a good, long time!

My kids have luckily not asked for Heelies. I don't know if I would buy them some, or not. I do know that I hope stores, malls, and theme parks begin posting signs. Ah, wait....then what would we debate about? Bus seats and Refillable mugs were getting so passe' !

 

[Feralpeg]

Today, I saw a kid stick his head in the mouth of an alligator on Disney property. His mom said it was okay. It wasn't posted that he couldn't.

Sorry, I just couldn't resist!

 

[CleveRocks]

Today, I saw a kid stick his head in the mouth of an alligator on Disney property. His mom said it was okay. It wasn't posted that he couldn't.

I'll e-mail WDW about this and get back to you with their official response.

 

[maxiesmom]

Maybe Disney should just post a sign that states "If you enter our parks with the intention of breaking our rules, please have a card ready with your name, address, and insurance information listed." That way anyone who accidentally knocks someone down can just flick the card at the wreckage and continue on their way. Hit someone with a stroller? Toss 'em a card. Burn someone with a cigarette while walking thru the park? Hand them a card. The uses would be endless.

All kidding aside, how would you feel if your child knocked someone down? Even the best skaters can have accidents. No one ever hops in their car thinking "today is the day I am going to his someone." That is why they are called accidents. Please, if anyone reading this is thinking of letting their child skate at WDW please reconsider!

 

[flynnibus]

personally I find the 'i'll sue you' mentality of this thread for getting KNOCKED INTO more disgusting then the whole rules or heelys thing.

 

[GEM]

I know it's been said before, but I find it so very bizarre that anyone would need a sign to tell them that having their young child on wheels in a very crowded pedestrian area would be a bad idea . . .

 

[kaytieeldr]

Kaytieeldr, your last post on here has to be about the most amusing, entertaining, yet eloquent post I have read on these boards in a good, long time!

Why, thank you! For the record, I am female - but should I choose not to wear pants in the parks, it won't be on a technicality such as wearing a skirt instead

 

[maxiesmom]

personally I find the 'i'll sue you' mentality of this thread for getting KNOCKED INTO more disgusting then the whole rules or heelys thing.

Well, if I was hurt by someone who was breaking the rules you can bet I would sue! Why should I have to pay for another persons stupidity?

 

[flynnibus]

Well, if I was hurt by someone who was breaking the rules you can bet I would sue! Why should I have to pay for another persons stupidity?

Define 'hurt' tho.. unless you were permanently disabled or introduced a chronic injury.. then toughen up and deal with it. From the sounds of this thread.. sounds like if someone got a boo-boo they'd be calling lawyers and swearing they got whiplash from a ECV bumping into their shin!

 

[TinkerbellMama]

Define 'hurt' tho.. unless you were permanently disabled or introduced a chronic injury.. then toughen up and deal with it. From the sounds of this thread.. sounds like if someone got a boo-boo they'd be calling lawyers and swearing they got whiplash from a ECV bumping into their shin!

WHAT?!?!?! Toughen up and deal with being hit by an out-of-control child on wheels in an area where he/she has NO RIGHT to be on said wheels???? ***? I understand what you are saying about someone suing over a non-serious injury, but if your attitude is truly "toughen up and deal with it" in such a scenario, one can only hope you don't have children who will be going to WDW anytime soon wearing their Heelys. YIKES!!!! I'm totally flabbergasted. I can't believe anyone could be so self-absorbed as to think that if his or her child knocked into someone, especially while doing something against the rules, the victim should just suck it up.

 

[2Princes2Princesses]

This whole thing has me baffled. My son wanted Heely's, and I thought about it, but my sister, who is a pediatric ER nurse, told me she would beat me with them if I bought them. She sees a lot of hurt kids. Also, he already has skates. But that is irrelevant.

I am taking my kids 1200 miles to go to WDW. I have 4 kids, and I take my 70-yr-old mom. This is not a small undertaking. The LAST thing I want to worry about is something that may or may not be allowed in the parks. If my kids owned Heely's, this would be the situation at our house:

DS11 and DD14: Mom, we can't wait to have gobs of fun on our Heely's at WDW!!!

Me: Ummm...well, that will be tough, since you are leaving them home!!

KIDS: But we love the way they look, we won't roll!!!

Me: I know you won't, because your Heely's will be in Buffalo and you will be in Orlando.

KIDS: NOT FAIR!!! You never let us have any fun!!!

Me: Keep it up and you will be staying home with the shoes.

End of discussion.

I am sorry, but going without their skate shoes for a week or two?? I think they would live. I guess I am just a mean mom.
My daughter has a shirt with a "questionable" saying on the front. It may or may not violate the rules at WDW (and school, actually). I am not going to spend even 2 minutes verifying whether it does or does not. Bottom line, she does not wear it to either place. Or to dinner at the White House. She has other shirts.

And even if these ARE the only shoes your children own (which is also confusing to me, but whatever) don't the wheels come out??? Leave the wheels home. Bring the shoes. what difference does it make?? Thirty pages of debate about the right to wear shoes with wheels. UGH.

Thanks for letting me rant.....I just could not wrap my brain around what the heck the big deal was about not taking the things to WDW.

 

[TheRustyScupper]

. . . Heelys do not harm others, but some people that wear them do . . .

Yea, right.
And I am sure we all believe that
. . . guns don't kill people, people kill people
. . . it is SOLELY the teachers fault when kids don't learn
. . . you don't need a designated driver when drinking
. . . when bad things happen it is ALWAYS someone else's fault, not ours
. . . my opinions and viewpoints are right, and others are always wrong
. . . politicians are ONLY looking out for OUR best interest

 

[ducklite]

Define 'hurt' tho.. unless you were permanently disabled or introduced a chronic injury.. then toughen up and deal with it. From the sounds of this thread.. sounds like if someone got a boo-boo they'd be calling lawyers and swearing they got whiplash from a ECV bumping into their shin!

When someone sues when they've been injured, there are usually two pieces to the suit. One for the actual damages--medical bills, lost wages, etc. The second is punative. IMHO there's a big difference between an accident and negligence. If someone trips over a curb and knocks you down, IMHO that's an accident. No one intended to trip over the curb or fall into someone, and it was an accident that couldn't be foreseen and wasn't caused by negligence. (unless they were drunk or something along those lines)

On the other hand, allowing you child to wear shoes that give them less control over their movements and they knock into someone becaue they were unable to stop--well, that's negligence, and in that case, punative damages come into play even if the injury wasn't a life altering event.

If some kid knocked into me because they were wearing Heelys and couldn't stop, and knocked me down and I skinned and bruised various parts of my body and ached for the rest of my WDW trip, then I would certainly consider suing to recoop my medical costs as well as the cost of my ruined trip so I could retake it again under more favorable circumstances.

That kid (and/or their parents) would have been first of all breaking Florida state law, second of all acting in a manner by not foreseeing that the shoes could cause a loss of control and thus injury to the child or others. That is negligence, and if there are damages as the result of the negligence, it is actionable.

Anne

 

[Becky_Boop]

In the thread that instigated CleveRocks to contact Disney about their Heelys/Heelys-type policy, at least one parent wrote that these are the ONLY 'athletic' shoes her child has and she's not going to buy her/him a pair of sneakers just for Disney.

Well, I don't have the time to reply to every part of your long post, but let me just get this across to you. The wheels are easily popped out, turning them into normal sneakers. Know the basics of what you're complaining about, please.

Yea, right.
And I am sure we all believe that
. . . guns don't kill people, people kill people
. . . it is SOLELY the teachers fault when kids don't learn
. . . you don't need a designated driver when drinking
. . . when bad things happen it is ALWAYS someone else's fault, not ours
. . . my opinions and viewpoints are right, and others are always wrong
. . . politicians are ONLY looking out for OUR best interest

I'm sure you believe that when gum gets stuck in someone's hair, it's the gum's fault for being so darn sticky?