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stinkerbell
06-23-2002, 06:24 PM
Ugh, some friends got back from Disneyland last week and here's what they told me:

There was a group of middle schoolers who were walking by Cinderella and her little entourage of preschoolers who worship her, when one of the middle schoolers spit on Cinderella's dress. Cinderella stayed in character and tried to get some help from a CM nearby and said something like, "Oh, that's not how to treat a princess....." to the middle schoolers. The kid came back and said, "Oh yeah, how about this?" and hocked up a loogie and spit it on her dress. My friend was next to Cinderella with her two young boys and Cinderella broke character and with tears in her eyes turned to my friend and asked, "Is it on me?" She was almost crying as she was escorted away by a CM.

And yes, the kids were caught and escorted (presumably) out of the park.

Ugh! People really can tick me off! I don't know what I would do if I was in my friend's position. She said it broke her heart and she felt so helpless.

tinkfreak
06-23-2002, 08:55 PM
Oh, that is so disgusting. I wish I had been there. I hate those nasty little middle school kids that think they own the friggin world. You know the ones that look pointedly at your name tag and say "HI SO AND SO!" Like they're never going to have a job that requires them to wear a stupid outfit and a name tag.:rolleyes:

Poor Cinderella.:crying:

Ace
06-23-2002, 09:02 PM
Lucky I wasn't in charge of the Security.


And yes, the kids were caught and escorted (presumably) out of the park.

Instead of being caught and escorted out of the park, they would be caught and placed in "the room" where they would watch Pauly Shore movies for the next decade! MUHAHAHAHAHAHAH

disneynut
06-23-2002, 09:11 PM
My mouth fell to the floor when I was reading your post Stinkerbell, and I haven't closed it yet. What can you even say to that?!:( I don't know what I would have done in that situation had I been a parent waiting to see Cinderella. What would you (anybody reading this) have done? Do you not say anything and just let the CM's deal with it? Do you say something? Do you go find security? I'm just at a loss that somebody could be so rude...even if it was a middle schooler. My kids would be TOAST big time if they ever even THOUGHT about doing this. I know you can't always blame but the parents but, sheesh, what kind of family structure/parenting is going on with these kids?

blusilva
06-23-2002, 09:37 PM
That makes me so mad. Why do those kids even go to Disneyland? Why not go elsewhere if you're just going to be hateful?

MickeyD
06-23-2002, 10:21 PM
Mean people suck, and middle school mean people suck the worst. :(

Ace
06-23-2002, 10:58 PM
Originally posted by MickeyD
Mean people suck, and middle school mean people suck the worst. :(

I had 25 sixth graders over for a pool party (NO IT WAS NOT MY PARTY) last week and they were so terrible it was insane.

Rallymonkey23
06-23-2002, 11:17 PM
Man I'll tell ya what. If my kids were top EVER do anything REMOTELY close to this, they would not have a butt on them. I'm just like disneynut when it comes to this behavior. Sure, my kids do things that are out of line now and then. But I teach them from right and wrong.

Just like today, we met up with some padders in the hub and I was talking to Cemeinke and JEB, and my wife was talking to Alex and Lani. Anyways, my son got out of his stroller(who is 3 years old) and started to walk on the flowers where the Partner's stutue is. I didn't notice until JEB told me (thanks by BTW!!), so I ran and got him and told him that they were Mickey and Walt's flowers and that they take good care of them and don't like it when people walk on flowers, and never to walk on any flowers again or Mickey would get mad. Enough said. I could see in his eyes that he took it to heart and I don't think he would do it again. O.K. I think I've rambled on wayyyyy too much here lol.

sydney
06-23-2002, 11:38 PM
You know, I know middle school was about a decade ago for me, and that's not that long in the grand scheme, but I would never have thought of doing anything like this. MY parents fall into the same category most of you seem to-- this would not have flown. Once I was at the park for a friends birthday with kids I didn't know-- who insisted on spitting off the side of the skyway. they of course got caught and the CM talked to us-- I don't think he yelled or anything, but I have never been so embarressed. But this of course is much worse than that. I happen to be very good friends with a certain little mermaid, and I was thrilled to go have my picture taken with her and email it to all our friends... but if I ever saw anyone treat her this way, well, it would be hard to keep my behavior G-Rated. I can't believe some people. you're right. mean people suck.

tink360
06-23-2002, 11:52 PM
It's good the middle schoolers were caught, but I hope something more happened than simply escorting them out of the park. At least for the rotten kid who spit on the CM. That's beyond typical meanness, it's into sociopathy territory. I hope the police were called, spitting on the CM and deliberately humiliating her is worse than stealing or destroying property.:mad:

bluepearl
06-24-2002, 03:53 AM
It makes me sad to hear that this sort of behavior goes on, anywhere, period. I know that sometimes these kids (my middle school years haven't been that long gone) try to impress their friends and such, but this sort of thing isn't something to boast about. At least Cinderella had the dignity not to respond to these kids. I know I can have a bad temper and it would be hard for me to contain myself in a situation like that. If I had done anything like that, my mom would've whooped me like there was no tomorrow and dragged me back home by my feet. Besides, I think I have enough respect for the CMs not to engage in this sort of thing.

HBTiggerFan
06-24-2002, 06:08 AM
If anything, I think the CMs working should receive awesome compliments at City Hall for not reeming into these kids. If I ever even thought about trying something like that I wouldn't be able to sit for a week.

hefferdude
06-24-2002, 07:12 AM
Had I seen that, I ken it had been a serious donnybrook
on those kids! :mad:

Minimum, they should have been held in detention and left to stew for quite a while before being released to their parent(s).

I hope they were also barred from DCA,DTD.

This subject is relevant to the one on purchasing AP's
for kids.

heidiwhr
06-24-2002, 07:48 AM
I have to ask...were the kids alone, or were the parents nearby? I don't blame the parents as these kids were definitely old enough to know what they were doing. I just wondered if the parents were available to see what they did and punish them for it. I am a realatively new parent, but in today's society, i don't think I would leave my child alone in such a crowded public setting - even if it is Disneyland.

mad4mky
06-24-2002, 07:58 AM
I would say that 85% of middle school kids are little monsters. (I am on my 3rd middle school age girl...).

It is such a tough age...trying to be independent, yet still scared and unaware of the world around them. Peer pressure is sooooo big at this age...and trying to fit in and find your niche.

I used to work at our local Middle School when my oldest was in 6th grade (the school was 6-8 grades, now its 5-8). It was the toughest job I ever have had! When the principal asked if I was coming back the next school year, I told him "not on my life!".

BUT...this aside, those kids needed a GIANT reaming as someone else mentioned. I hope not only did they get sent out of the park...that each parent was called, and they were punished by each parent (highly unlikely though...too many parents have the attitude of "Hey...you can't tell MY kid what to do...only I can do that!"

Little brats...I would have said something had I been standing there (much to my 6th graders dismay...just my breathing embarresses her...It's the age!), and I would have gotten a security or CM right then and there to take the kids to City Hall or where ever they take them.
What a distressing thing to read...now I am all upset...(poor little ones standing there too):(

MonorailMan
06-24-2002, 08:53 AM
Originally posted by mad4mky
I would say that 85% of middle school kids are little monsters. (I am on my 3rd middle school age girl...).


I'll agree with that! ;)

Ghoulish Delight
06-24-2002, 09:18 AM
Geez, had I been standing there, it would have taken all my self control not to grab the punk by the arm and spit right back at them! Geez man, I was in Jr. High once. And guess what, I never spit on anybody!!!

I once saw a great sign in a barber shop. It looked like one of those "Make $2000 a week from your own home!" fliers you see stuck to telephone poles all over the place. It read:

Kids! Sick of taking orders from your parents?
Want to be independent!
Get a job! Pay your own bills!
Hurry, while you still know everything!!!

Cracked me up :D

stinkerbell
06-24-2002, 10:17 AM
From what my friend could tell, there seemed to be thousands of middle schoolers there together. She guessed that there was something going on, maybe a couple schools on a year end field trip or something. So nope, no parents. She said she'd never go there again during the summer. It was really hot, crowded and that incident just kind of accentuated it. (I tried not to say I told her so! I'm a fan of going in early March, or April or October, etc.)

What would I do? I would probably hug Cinderella and let her sob with me. :) Meanwhile I would be screaming at my husband, "Get that little punk. Get him! Get him!!!!" :mad: :mad:

Sailor Butterfly
06-24-2002, 01:08 PM
Stuff like that burns me up! I've had to babysit many little punks like that- and believe me, if I could have I would have given them the whoopin' to end all whoopin's. :mad: If I was there, first I would have grabbed a napkin or something for poor Cindy and then "accidentally" knocked the little mutant down. Then as soon as security popped up I would have snuck away so the brat wouldn't be able to point me out. The last thing I want is some kid getting mommy and daddy all riled up so that they slap some stupid suit on me.

I hate going to amusement parks when there's a field trip, it seems like kids see it as a free for all.

dizneelover
06-24-2002, 02:22 PM
This story makes me so sad I could cry, how could punk-a$$ kids do that to a character, ESPECIALLY Cinderella!! I hope that if they were passholders, they got their passes revoked.

disguy
06-24-2002, 02:48 PM
I think there are quite a bit of punk high school kids just as bad at Disney from my experiences there.

innerSpaceman
06-24-2002, 03:44 PM
P'P'P'P'poor Cinderelly!

I would not have been able to contain myself had I witnessed this deplorable event. Kids or no kids, I would have grabbed them and hauled them to the nearest security officer. A nasty scene would surely have ensued, so I'm glad me and my hot temper were not there. SailorButterfly's idea of "accidentally" knocking them down and then taking it on the lam is a much better idea. Cooler heads hopefully will prevail, but not likely if I'm on the scene.

Allysen1Derland
06-24-2002, 03:56 PM
Oooh, that really steams my clams!!!!

I don't even wanna write down what my first thought was when I read that Cinderella Story, but it involved me, that spitting lousy brat and a swift kick in the you-know-where! I know that certainly wouldn't solve anything (actually, it might, but I'm not a vengeful person!). Then, I actually had a totally childish thought! I wish I would have had my Dad with me, 'cause he's a deputy and well, I don't know what good that would do with him out of uniform, but still! I just cannot imagine how someone could do that to someone else, especially sweet Cinderella. I'm with Stinkerbell. I would have hugged Cinderella and let her cry on my shoulder. That scene in the Cinderella movie where the wicked stepsisters destroy her dress and won't let her attend the ball made me wanna jump into the screen and save her!! In the movie version, the stepsisters got their comeuppance in the end and Cinderella got to live happily ever after! In the real-life version, I've got to believe those awful children will get theirs one day and something wonderful will happen for "Cinderella", especially since she displayed such grace under pressure! :crying:

Tink
06-24-2002, 06:35 PM
When it comes to rude people, young or not, I have no problem telling them exactly what I think of their thoughtless acts. I am honest to a fault and some people don't like that too much.

Whenever I see someone throw trash on the ground I call them a 'pig' and tell them to pick it up.

Whenever I witness a group of unruly kids, no matter the age, I let them know exactly how I feel about their behavior, and intimidate them into proper behavior - most of the time a good evil stare works well.

So, these little freaks wouldn't have gotten away without at the very least a good verbal thrashing from me - in their faces so that the littlest kids couldn't hear. I probably would have had them wipe the spit off Cindy's dress with their own clothing.

I am a mom of a middle-schooler and have noticed that some of her schoolmates are incredibly rude, foul-mouthed and without morals. It makes me uneasy to think that my daughter has to be around them for any length of time. We as parents just have to do the best we can and hope it is enough. As for everyone elses kids :confused:

socabch
06-24-2002, 06:48 PM
I am a mom of a middle-schooler and have noticed that some of her schoolmates are incredibly rude, foul-mouthed and without morals

I know exactly where you are coming from. Mine has come home and told me some of the mean things classmates do to each other out of jealousy. The most common is walking up to someone you don't like and tell them they have pretty hair while placing chewed gum in it. Happened to three of my daughters freinds.

Back to the thread: That is so sad it makes me cry. How can kids be so mean? I can't even say what I feel because of the content.