I totally agree! I\’m in Iowa and we have like two amusement park and they go by height. I so wanted to go on the Tornado w/ my dad since was like 5. But I was never tall enough. Finally once I was 8 I was finally tall enough. The people who ran the ride double checked my height and I rode with my dad. I was always taught even on the most mundane ride, to keep my hands and feet in the ride. It is the parent’s responsibility to make sure the kids are ready to handle the ride. My now 15 year old nephew could have gone on the tornado when he was 5 because he is so tall, but he didn\’t go on that ride until he was 11, and that was his choice. I think that was the best for him. I hate when kids do something and their parents do not take responsibility for their kids. If think that this woman should not be allowed to have kids! I know it’s extreme, but really. I like in the article how her lawyer wants to have a rating like movies. Sorry, that is going to encourage kids to want to ride the “adult” rides and then most parents aren’t going to care if the kids are on an “R” rated ride.
Once again, another parent blaming someone else for not supervising their child. The kid met the height requirement. The mother allowed her child to ride the ride without checking it out HERSELF to question if it was safe or not. How is it the amusement park\’s responsibility to have told the mom it may be a questionable ride for her child. Are they expected to tell everyone in line? That won\’t accomplish anything. That just makes them want to ride it more. Also, what did the kid do to cause himself to fall out of the boat? Stand up? Horseplay? You know if there\’s a height requirement for a ride, then there\’s some degree of questionnable safety. Why wasn\’t mom riding the ride with the kid? Probably didn\’t want to be bothered with it, and was being selfish because she wanted to do something else. She put herself first in front of the child. See a pattern here? The defense mechanism for that is to blame someone else for her selfishness. If I\’m the judge, CASE CLOSED!! Why would you allow your seven year old to ride a ride without the parent, when it had a height requirement. GET A CLUE LADY!!
Where to start. Oh yes how many people are going to lie about their children\’s ages. Oh and how about the parents teaching their kids to act correctly. Seems to me I was taught from a very young age you sat still until the ride stopped. Dollars to donuts this seven year old was a little hellion at home. What part of the name on this ride did not the parent fully understand before she sent JR off in it. \”Ye Old Mill\” There was a boat hey there might be water. Mill refers to water etc. Conjures up the image of Tunnel of a Love type ride. Maybe mom never rode won of these type rides or hurd of it. She could have been living under a rock. The truth be told the recent accidents ie the Sizzler accident at Playland and the Old Mill accident were the results of rider misbehavior. 7-8 years old is plenty old enough to know to keep their little behinds seated in a ride car. maybe we aught to add this to elementry school education. Call this ride basics 101.
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I totally agree! I\’m in Iowa and we have like two amusement park and they go by height. I so wanted to go on the Tornado w/ my dad since was like 5. But I was never tall enough. Finally once I was 8 I was finally tall enough. The people who ran the ride double checked my height and I rode with my dad. I was always taught even on the most mundane ride, to keep my hands and feet in the ride. It is the parent’s responsibility to make sure the kids are ready to handle the ride. My now 15 year old nephew could have gone on the tornado when he was 5 because he is so tall, but he didn\’t go on that ride until he was 11, and that was his choice. I think that was the best for him. I hate when kids do something and their parents do not take responsibility for their kids. If think that this woman should not be allowed to have kids! I know it’s extreme, but really. I like in the article how her lawyer wants to have a rating like movies. Sorry, that is going to encourage kids to want to ride the “adult” rides and then most parents aren’t going to care if the kids are on an “R” rated ride.
Once again, another parent blaming someone else for not supervising their child. The kid met the height requirement. The mother allowed her child to ride the ride without checking it out HERSELF to question if it was safe or not. How is it the amusement park\’s responsibility to have told the mom it may be a questionable ride for her child. Are they expected to tell everyone in line? That won\’t accomplish anything. That just makes them want to ride it more. Also, what did the kid do to cause himself to fall out of the boat? Stand up? Horseplay? You know if there\’s a height requirement for a ride, then there\’s some degree of questionnable safety. Why wasn\’t mom riding the ride with the kid? Probably didn\’t want to be bothered with it, and was being selfish because she wanted to do something else. She put herself first in front of the child. See a pattern here? The defense mechanism for that is to blame someone else for her selfishness. If I\’m the judge, CASE CLOSED!! Why would you allow your seven year old to ride a ride without the parent, when it had a height requirement. GET A CLUE LADY!!
Well said, BJT!
Where to start. Oh yes how many people are going to lie about their children\’s ages. Oh and how about the parents teaching their kids to act correctly. Seems to me I was taught from a very young age you sat still until the ride stopped. Dollars to donuts this seven year old was a little hellion at home. What part of the name on this ride did not the parent fully understand before she sent JR off in it. \”Ye Old Mill\” There was a boat hey there might be water. Mill refers to water etc. Conjures up the image of Tunnel of a Love type ride. Maybe mom never rode won of these type rides or hurd of it. She could have been living under a rock. The truth be told the recent accidents ie the Sizzler accident at Playland and the Old Mill accident were the results of rider misbehavior. 7-8 years old is plenty old enough to know to keep their little behinds seated in a ride car. maybe we aught to add this to elementry school education. Call this ride basics 101.