For public spaces to be safe for everyone, we all need to be considerate of each other. This reality includes even such magical places as Disneyland. Well, children usually get very excited in such places, which means they sometimes forget to be mindful of their surroundings, which brings their parents the responsibility to make sure nothing bad happens.
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Even Disneyland’s magic doesn’t erase parental responsibilities
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A video proving the idea above recently went viral on TikTok and Reddit
You might wonder why these parks are so popular. What drives people to want to visit them? Well, thisQuora answersays it’s because Disney theme parks are an immersive and entertaining environment for everyone, no matter their age — children, their parents and Disney fans.There are rides, shows, fireworks, shopping, dining – basically, everything you need to enjoy yourself.
In it, the Mickey Mouse accidentally knocks over a running boy, picks him up, and then looks for the parent who wasn’t watching over his kid
As thisReddit usersaid, being in the park helps them to forget about their troubles and they feel nothing but happiness there. Basically, quite a few people think thatinnocent escapismis something that allows Disney and its parks to be so popular. After all, the whole concept of Disney is celebrating childlike innocence, good winning against evil, and so on.
So, since the park is so popular, most of the time it’s crowded with people of all ages. That means getting lost or hurt there is always a risk, especially for children. Parents, or whoever else brought them to the park, are responsible for preventing anything like that, if possible. But some parents don’t take this task so seriously.
When he finds the dad, the character starts gesturing that he should watch his kid in such a crowded place and not his phone
The Mickey in the video helped the boy to stand up but wasn’t planning to let this situation slide. His father could have prevented the accident, but instead, he wasn’t paying as much attention as he should have. So, the actor playing the mouse decided to explain that to him.
The video captures Mickey Mouse gesturing to the man that he should have been watching his kid instead of using his phone, making sure the kid was okay, and then casually walking away while people around were watching.
Image credits:Héctor Vásquez / Unsplash (not the actual photo)
The video quickly gathered a lot of views online and sparked a theme of parents prioritizing their phones instead of their kids
Well, people online couldn’t take their eyes off this interaction either. The video posted onthe @kaylaontouraccount currently has 12M views, which, combined with additional people on Reddit, makes a large crowd.
Well, maybe this incident will help the man learn his lesson. Or not, as for some netizens, the dad seemed pretty clueless, even with Mickey’s instructions. Either way, maybe at least the kid himself will acta little bit more carefully next time.
Image credits:Lyle Hastie / Unsplash (not the actual photo)
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“That wasn’t Mickey, that was Michael Mouse”: people also shared feeling secondhand embarrassment for the dad and respect for the responsible theme park employee
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