Why did Pluto chase the kid?

[TexasTodds]

Poor Pluto! Where was his "Handler"? I can't believe that (what I assume to be) the mom of the kid pushed him down. I think that the kid and mom should have been thrown out of the park!

 

[fairfax]

Those poor characters really do take a lot of abuse. I remember the years when they used to come out without "handlers."

 

[jenseib]

That kid looks like a total brat! The mother is a witch with a b! I can't beleive no one else intervened.

 

[bradk]

there's pages on this here.

quite often, at disneyland, character attendants aren't employed. it's handled very differently there.

 

[scoolover]

I just checked out the Youtube and the Benny Hill Recut version was hilarious.

 

[Sonar]

Got this from MousePlanet:

I'm a resort Cast Member (prefer to stay anonymous) and I'm passing this message on from a co-CM friend of mine who's a 'well weathered' character host and knows what happened.

"This event happened last year—that Pluto is no longer working with us. The kid being chased was rough-housing with Pluto before the camera rolled, and he did not kick Pluto at all. Pluto gave chase, and the kid started to wildly run. Pluto ran as well, which is not allowed, so that's strike one. The kid being chased started to really get scared, and was screaming in earnest trying to get away. Pluto did not fully understand this. The woman who ran up and grabbed Pluto's arm was the child's mother. She demanded that he stop chasing her son, as it was no longer a game.

Pluto was angry that the woman had yanked his arm, and pulled back from her. That was strike two—he did not stop when a guest became in contact. He stepped off the curb and fell down. The woman did not push him, as he was already on the edge. However, he thought she had pushed him, and stood up with his paws in front of his face to show he was done. The guests in front of the camera were concerned, asking what happened, and Pluto pointed to the woman, "saying" she'd pushed him. The host then came over at this time to talk to the woman and find out the whole story. This Pluto was a very self-sufficient Pluto, who neither wanted nor needed a Host with him when he did his sets.

The falling down was strike three. However, the day in question was an exception. That Pluto decided to quit, citing that he was tired of the crowds and guests and stress it caused. The host in question was not at fault, as the host was told not to worry about Pluto and tended to the other characters. Pluto, however, took things too far on a hot day, with huge crowds, and a rowdy kid with a protective mom. The end."

 

[doulacandice]

I seen this last week while searching for disney ride videos.. I was dying laughing..

 

[jenseib]

Whats a host?

I don't know if I beleive that story. I think it looks like the kid is laughing the whole time. Definately not screaming. I agree it looks like he fell off of the curb, but it might have been also from a liitle help from the mom. But I think he would've fell either way.
I also don't get the strikes? So he can play chase, but not run?

What does that mean "didn't stop when guest came in contact." I wouldn't stop for someone who was grabbing at me like she was. And it did look like he stopped.
And he gets a strike 3 for falling? I don't get that.
I'm not saying Pluto was in the right, but that story really doesn't sound right either. And the kdi and mom were wrong as well.

 

[disneyaggie]

I just spit corn pops and milk, thank you very much....

OH great! Now there's a mental image I can carry with me for a while. Thanks.