When we think of Disney Parks, we often think of family vacations. Disney does an incredible job of catering to guests of all ages with rides, attractions, food, and entertainment. It’s hard not to find something for everyone in the Disney parks. Just ask all the Disney adults out there. However, not every attraction is for every person. Some rides have restrictions for the safety of all guests.
A mom visiting Disneyland in California allegedly saw parents leave their baby alone in a stroller so they could go on the Guardians of the Galaxy ride. She captured the incident on video and posted it to TikTok, where it quickly caught the attention of hundreds of thousands of people.
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The mom, who posts as @keesha4rank, shared on TikTok that she’d never before seen parents leave their baby behind in a stroller so they could ride together.
“Why would somebody leave their baby in the stroller while they went to get on the ride,” she asked. “There is a baby in there. Somebody’s kid is in there.”
@keesha4rank Apparently you have to be 15 to be left unattended… idk how they thought this was ok 🤦🏻♀️! #disneyland #security #happiestplaceonearth #guardiansofthegalaxy ♬ original sound – keesha4rank
Keesha panned over to the stroller covered with a Spider-Man blanket and a child clearly kicking it from inside. She added that one of the men reportedly said they thought it was a good idea to “put a chair there to block that side off.”
Keesha didn’t think it was a good idea, so she told a Disney employee who checked on the child. It’s not clear what happened to the parents, but the situation outraged people in the comments section.
One person wrote: “Meanwhile I’m hiding AirTags on my kids in case they somehow get kidnapped right in front of me. People blow me clear over. I will never understand.”
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Another person shared a similar experience commenting: “Once had a woman tie her son to a tree outside Indiana Jones, it was over a 2 hour wait. CPS was 100% called.”
“This breaks my heart. Thank God there’s good people around watching. Couldn’t imagine if there wasn’t. That poor baby,” someone commented.
Keesha responded, “If they didn’t start moving around I wouldn’t even have known there was a kid inside!”
This person brought up a good point: “This is insane, especially when there’s a rider switch policy where parents can take turns waiting with their child and going on a ride without the 2nd parent having to wait in line.”
According to the Disneyland website the Rider Switch policy is in place to avoid these types of situations. “With Rider Switch, Guests take turns experiencing an attraction. One party waits outside the queue while the remainder of their party waits in the queue. Once the first party returns from riding, the waiting Guest(s) may board the attraction without having to wait in the standard queue.”
Thankfully, the child appeared to be OK. But so many things can happen when a parent turns their back for even just one second, let alone an extended period of time. It truly makes you wonder what in the world they were thinking.
