Parents.......Control your kids !

[PBB]

We are currently at WDW (Memorial Day Week) and our first trip to the parks was to go to MK on Sunday Evening. I was just shocked at the amount of things that children were doing while Mommy and Daddy were standing within arms length.

I believe everyday is a learning possibility for children and WDW should include this. This is not an attack on children. Just the parental units, LOL.

We observed throughout the night kids standing on hand rails, walking in planter beds, throwing down empty plastic bottles and trash on the ground. I was surprised at the amount of trash on the ground. Nobody from WDW cleaning up either.

We ate at noodle station between Main Street and tommorowland (BTW, the food was good) I watched a child push a tray of food/trash off the table. This family sat there waiting on the attendant to come and pick up the trash off the ground. Of course, it appeared that the attendant was a senior citizen who had trouble leaning over that far and Daddy just stood there. Whatever happen to cleaning up ones messes.

At the end of the evening after Wishes fireworks we started down main street towards the buses. Wading through the sea of people including ECV's, double wide strollers, rented wheelchairs with families pushing each other we got to the end of the street near the park and saw the statue of Roy Disney and Mickey. This 11-12 years old boy was standing on the statue of Roy sitting on the bench with Mickey looking around. Daddy was standing next to him and said nothing. I looked for a Disney employee to say something and there was no one with the exception of the balloon salesperson.

Thanks for letting me vent! Hopefully today will be different!

[greenban]

Originally Posted by PBB

We are currently at WDW (Memorial Day Week) and our first trip to the parks was to go to MK on Sunday Evening. I was just shocked at the amount of things that children were doing while Mommy and Daddy were standing within arms length.

I believe everyday is a learning possibility for children and WDW should include this. This is not an attack on children. Just the parental units, LOL.

We observed throughout the night kids standing on hand rails, walking in planter beds, throwing down empty plastic bottles and trash on the ground. I was surprised at the amount of trash on the ground. Nobody from WDW cleaning up either.

We ate at noodle station between Main Street and tommorowland (BTW, the food was good) I watched a child push a tray of food/trash off the table. This family sat there waiting on the attendant to come and pick up the trash off the ground. Of course, it appeared that the attendant was a senior citizen who had trouble leaning over that far and Daddy just stood there. Whatever happen to cleaning up ones messes.

At the end of the evening after Wishes fireworks we started down main street towards the buses. Wading through the sea of people including ECV's, double wide strollers, rented wheelchairs with families pushing each other we got to the end of the street near the park and saw the statue of Roy Disney and Mickey. This 11-12 years old boy was standing on the statue of Roy sitting on the bench with Mickey looking around. Daddy was standing next to him and said nothing. I looked for a Disney employee to say something and there was no one with the exception of the balloon salesperson.

Thanks for letting me vent! Hopefully today will be different!

All I can say is, this time, my family is not down at the world, phew!

It wasn't us!

-Tony

I have superglued the trays to the ground before watching senior citizen employees trying to pick them up, while it may be wrong, it is such fun!

[NYDVC]

Originally Posted by greenban

I have superglued the trays to the ground before watching senior citizen employees trying to pick them up, while it may be wrong, it is such fun!

thats just wrong..... very funny .....but wrong

[Mary]

Let's hope that you just were near the worst. I think most parents try to instill basic values and manners in their children--a nerver-ending exhausting job! I do remember that my niece and her husband put off having children for an extra year or so after staying at All Stars. Mary

[newjerseynick]

My favorite bad parenting moment at a Disney park is from Disneyland this past February.
While sitting on the DL railroad, waiting for pasengers at the Toontown Station, we watched a little girl lick the railing from one end to the other, while dad was on his cel, oblivious to his child ingesting every germ known to man.
The conductor was even amazed, and I'm sure he's seen plenty.
As we were pulling out we saw her start on the next railing down.

Nick

[pollymn]

Originally Posted by newjerseynick

My favorite bad parenting moment at a Disney park is from Disneyland this past February.
While sitting on the DL railroad, waiting for pasengers at the Toontown Station, we watched a little girl lick the railing from one end to the other, while dad was on his cel, oblivious to his child ingesting every germ known to man.
The conductor was even amazed, and I'm sure he's seen plenty.
As we were pulling out we saw her start on the next railing down.

Nick

This would probably be the father that wanted compensation from Disney
for his daughter's "food poisining" later in the trip.

[newjerseynick]

Originally posted by pollymn

This would probably be the father that wanted compensation from Disney
for his daughter's "food poisining" later in the trip.

Sad but true, Polly.

Nick

[TrvlPrincess]

Terrybly to see that. I guess that is one of the reasons i like to go in January (less people) Sad to see that Disney did not have cast members to clean or to set the unruly straight!

[Blue&Gold]

Originally Posted by newjerseynick

While sitting on the DL railroad, waiting for pasengers at the Toontown Station, we watched a little girl lick the railing from one end to the other, while dad was on his cel, oblivious to his child ingesting every germ known to man.

The theory of natural selection applies even to the "higher order primates."

[carolina_yankee]

Originally Posted by newjerseynick

My favorite bad parenting moment at a Disney park is from Disneyland this past February.
While sitting on the DL railroad, waiting for pasengers at the Toontown Station, we watched a little girl lick the railing from one end to the other, while dad was on his cel, oblivious to his child ingesting every germ known to man.
The conductor was even amazed, and I'm sure he's seen plenty.
As we were pulling out we saw her start on the next railing down.

Nick

So, is Disney paint flavored? Perhaps a new item from Goofy's Candy Company? Otherwise, I can't imagine a railing being that tasty, even to a child, beyond a sampling or two!!

Yikes!!

Dirk