Just when we thought we had heard it all, we learn about a couple who visited the parks and endangered the life of their baby, and all in the name of . . . nostalgia?
Millions and millions of guests enter the gates at the theme parks at the and the Disneyland Resort in California every day of the year. Some are old guests, some are young guests, and some are in-between guests. There are short guests; tall guests, and . . . the list goes on.
And because so many people visit Disney Parks every year, it’s not uncommon to hear of some less-than-mature, less-than-appropriate .
Despite rules developed by the for guests visiting a , there seems to be no shortage of guests whose behaviors at Disney Parks would likely bring shame and embarrassment to their mothers.
Disney Guest Behavior
We’ve even reported on some of the most .
Some guests have tried to bring into the parks. That may sound harmless to some, but to , it’s a problem.
There have been incidences of guests fighting with other guests, guests wearing inappropriate clothing in the parks, and guests arguing with who touch their baby’s strollers.
A so-called “urban explorer” was caught by near and Orange County Sheriff’s Deputies as he was trespassing on the abandoned . (Sadly, it didn’t stop him from continuing to breach the gates at the and enter backstage areas where no is permitted.)
We’ve even seen and heard reports of guests base-jumping off of moving ride vehicles to retrieve cell phones near dangerous animals at Disney’s , guests inappropriately touching character , and more.
A young climbed out of the boat at the former at attraction at the when the boat stopped mid-way through the ride and refused to get back into the boat for an extended period of time. once
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When will they learn that Parks can lead to severe consequences besides ruining a altogether?
When it comes to , sometimes we think we’ve heard it all. But this may be the first report we’ve heard –at least in a while–of guests misbehaving and endangering the safety and well-being of their child.
People Magazine published an article titled, “ and Disneyland Employees Share the Craziest Things They’ve Ever Seen at Work,” and the communal confessional of things they’ve witnessed while working at the U. S. Disney Parks is astounding. This particular story was terrifying.
Baby in Danger
A Dumbo the Flying Elephant Attraction shared the experience of witnessing a couple putting the life of their baby in danger. working at the
A group of guests boarded the ride vehicles at the attraction, and it was obvious to that they were inebriated. Two of the drunk guests got into the ride vehicle with their infant and buckled their safety belts.
Soon, Dumbo took flight as put the ride into operation.
Once the couple with the baby was soaring 18 feet off the ground, they unbuckled the safety restraint. They suspended the baby mid-air, as though they were re-enacting the first scene from Disney’s The Lion King in which Baby Simba is held up by Rafiki so all at Pride Rock could see him.
“While I was working on Dumbo,” the explained, “these drunk people removed their infant from the seat belt and held the baby like Simba outside of the carriage while the ride was up 18 feet in the air, so their other drunk friends could take pictures of them doing it. We had to emergency stop the ride. They were escorted away and arrested once outside the park gates. It was very scary to witness.”
Thankfully, were highly attentive, saw the dangerous situation before them, and immediately stopped the ride before anyone was hurt.
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The couple was escorted to the front of the park and arrested outside the gates.
Thankfully, the baby was unharmed, but it’s genuinely terrifying to realize what might have happened had the less-than-aware, less-than-responsible Guests been any less aware and less responsible.
Have you ever seen something like this story unfold while in the Disney Parks? Let us know in the comments!