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Controversy Unfolds: Disney Park Guests Divided Over Child’s Behavior
Guests decided to check in to see if they were being unreasonable when they called out a child’s bad behavior at Disneyland.
The Walt Disney World Resort and the Disneyland Resort are known to be some of the best places on the planet to enjoy a Disney vacation. From the amazing rides and attractions at Disneyland Park to the wonderful lands like Avengers Campus at Disney California Adventure Park, there’s a lot to love about the Disney magic.
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A big part of Disney Park magic, however, is guest behavior at any Disney theme park. Guests can make or break an experience for others, and recently, it appeared there was a contentious situation between two parties.
One guest took to Reddit to ask, “AITA?”
The guest explained that he and his girlfriend were waiting in line at Rise of the Resistance, and while in line, a young child was “recklessly grabbing and running into people, jumping off ledges, and just generally being obnoxious and crossing peoples boundaries.”
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After the child ran into the couple for the sixth time, the guest turned to the parents. “I finally spoke up to the parent and asked them to please supervise their child. They responded with “it’s Disneyland, he’s a kid ” as an excuse.” He wrote.
The parents initially refused to take responsibility for the situation and even got into an argument with the OP. The guest wanted to check in with fellow guests to see what their opinion on the situation was.
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Guests were largely on the OP’s side. One commented, “NTA. If the kid was truly being an unruly brat and bumping into people without the parents saying anything, then you were in your right to bring it up to the kid’s parents.”
Another wrote, “I understand it’s Disneyland and the kids are little but it’s not an excuse for manners. I have an 8 and 3 year old. Yes they are crazy but if they bumped into people they would say sorry.”
A third even shared, “100% NTA Everyone is entitled to personal space. Parents need to do a better job parenting their unruly children. I usually say something after the 2nd time. Once is an accident twice is a problem,” continuing that it’s not just children who violate personal space in a line.
What do you think of this situation? Was the OP in the right or wrong? Let us know in the comments!
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I don’t blame the child. I blame the parents that was just a kid being a kid little children are noisy. That’s just the way it is. I blame the parents when you don’t correct children for behaving badly they won’t know any different
With as many people as there are in the Disney parks everyone must behave properly, including children. The parents must control their children. I don’t care if he is just a child having fun, that doesn’t change a thing. The parents should be held responsible for their child’s behavior and if they can’t or won’t thrn they should be asked to leave.
I fully understand the impatience of a child; however, I do not understand the blatant disrespect of thr parent. The parent knows their child is disruptive and feels being at Disney is justifiable for the poor behavior. I bet you anything, if the roles were reversed, that parent would complain if a child were invading their space. The air of entitlement currently does make enjoying your time at Disney challenging.