My scariest WDW Guest story ever from this past trip...
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MattUGA · 06-06-2006, 05:47 PM

Okay, my friend and I were sitting down waiting for Spectromagic to begin. This is about 40 minutes before the show. We were in liberty square sitting between Liberty Tree Tavern and the mobile popcorn stand that's there.

Well, the cast members are playing duck duck goose with some kids in the street. About that time, this family of, oh, 8 walks out and sits right in front of us. Now.. my friend and I are sitting right on the taped section. So, they are in th e parade route. The mom smiles at me and I tell her that I think they'll make them move since the TAPE on the ground is the Border and that they are in the parade route. They get up and kinda sit right behind us. There isn't room for them there but they do it anyway. One girl in her early 20s isn't moving. She yells "Ain't nobody told me to move. I ain't movin" Well, I did this as a favor to them since they wouldn't have anywhere to sit but oh well. Her mom yells to not be that way and she moves.One of the kids, Elijah (believe me, I will know his name forever) walks toward the duck duck goose game.

Well, the parade is now about 20 minutes away. About this time, I notice that a castmember is walking from the direction of the Haunted Mansion BACK toward the duck duck goose game with a little boy in hand. I notice it's Elijah. I turn around and say "Isn't that your kid? He looks lost." Okay, nobody noticed their kid was missing. The game was going on almost 30 feet to the left of us and now the kid was walking back from 30 feet to the RIGHT of us. Nobody in their party noticed it. Oh.. it gets better.

THEN, none of them move. Not one of em. Two of them yell his name out. Now the cast member has walked PAST the game and is searching the entire crowd for the kid's parents. After 3 minutes or so, the guy, probaby an older brother in his 20s says, I guess I'll go get him. He proceeds to walk to get the kid. Nobody is concerned. When they get back. Nobody really says anything but "elijah, were you lost?" The boy looked scared as heck.

Now it's parade time. The four kids are literally climbing on our backs as we sit in front of them. We move over and I invite Elijah and another kid to sit next to us. He's so excited. I can't blame this kid for how he's raised. Then about five minutes into the parade, Elijah stands up and WALKS OUT INTO THE PARADE. No parent moves AT ALL. I crawl under and say "Elijah, you really need to come back here. You will get hurt." I grab his hand and bring him back. Again, the parents/family say NOTHING. I literally sat the entire parade in complete shock.

My friend hadn't noticed all of it (he did notice me keeping the kid from getting squished) and he was stunned afterwards.

I have never witnessed such horrible parenting in my life.

iamgrumpy · 06-06-2006, 05:50 PM

sigh... [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] for elijah and his family that they get it together

**DrDolphin** · 06-06-2006, 05:59 PM

Some people just should not have kids.... :shakeshead:

Tigger1221 · 06-06-2006, 08:40 PM

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Some people just should not have kids.... :shakeshead:

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Sorry that some inconsiderate family messed up your enjoyment of the parade Matt. Some people just have no clue at all! Poor kid!

markb · 06-07-2006, 03:54 AM

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Some people just should not have kids.... :shakeshead:

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[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/applause.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/yeahthat.gif[/img] I can't tell you how many times I've said that too [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

joyjoy · 06-06-2006, 06:01 PM

Good grief. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502no_prv.gif[/img] Thanks for helping out, Matt.

lauren-roxy · 06-06-2006, 06:35 PM

Glad the pooor kid had you to help him out Matt!! That's just awful.

lynbarsim · 06-06-2006, 06:51 PM

I've seen that happen quite often where I live. We have the beach & a boardwalk near us & the kids are always wandering away & no one seems to care. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502no_prv.gif[/img] It's a scary thing. My kids still think I'm a big worry-wart( I have a 23, 19,13 yearold) One's married, one in college, one at home & I still like to hear from them at least once a day. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zears.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img]

**Caldercup** · 06-06-2006, 07:38 PM

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Glad the pooor kid had you to help him out Matt!! That's just awful.

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Just what I was thinking!!

Poor Elijah! I hope someone gets a clue in his household and he gets better care going forward!
Eileen

gwugirl03 · 06-06-2006, 07:40 PM

How sad. I am so glad you were there to help, Matt.

CarolinesMom · 06-07-2006, 08:55 AM

Thank God you were there. I can't imagine what people are thinking (or not thinking as the case may be).

statelady01 · 06-07-2006, 11:20 PM

Very, very scary.

**HiddenMickey** · 06-08-2006, 08:19 AM

OK, this reminded me of our scary guest story.

Several years ago my family was visiting AK and we were with the kids in the Boneyard play area. Shortly after entering, a little girl of about 3-4 years old starts to hang around and try to play with our kids. We realize after a bit that there doesn't seem to be a parent with her, so we ask where her parents are. She said her Dad dropped her off in the playyard so he could do ride a ride!!!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img] I immediately went and told a CM in the area, who seemed concerned, but didn't really know what to do. She started talking to the little girl, so we continued watching our kids play....while still waiting to see what would happen. About 15 minutes later (she's been in there for more than 30 minutes or more) her Dad appears to pick her up. The CM is obviously telling him something, but he looks entirely unconcerned! We could not believe anyone would leave a cute little girl to fend for herself for any period of time. It still shocks me to this day to think about it.

FanOfMickey · 06-06-2006, 08:21 PM

Wow, poor Elijah [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] I really hope he makes it to adulthood ok, doesn't sound like his parents care that he does [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] Happy to know you were there for him [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]