Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey This is my view on the subject: If the parents boarded the ride knowing the kid had a full diaper and intending to change it on POTC because they were too lazy to do the proper thing, then they were definitely in the wrong. If they boarded POTC and the child had a ridiculously monumental case of dirty diaper in the middle of the ride that had to be dealt with immediately, then they're excused.
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> JEEZE GUYS! Hasn't that dead horse been beat over and over and over.... << There are many dead horse threads out there. We should start up a thread that lists everyone's favorite dead horse.
Originally Posted By sherrytodd <<<There are many dead horse threads out there. We should start up a thread that lists everyone's favorite dead horse.>>> Whoo Hooo!!! I'll get my stroller ready!
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< If the parents boarded the ride knowing the kid had a full diaper and intending to change it on POTC because they were too lazy to do the proper thing, then they were definitely in the wrong. If they boarded POTC and the child had a ridiculously monumental case of dirty diaper in the middle of the ride that had to be dealt with immediately, then they're excused. >>> They started the changing operation immediately upon the bateau leaving the loading platform.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip Main Entry: ba·teau Variant(s): also bat·teau /ba-'tO/ Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural ba·teaux also bat·teaux Etymology: Canadian French, from French, from Old French batel, from Old English bAt boat -- more at BOAT : any of various small craft; especially : a flat-bottomed boat with raked bow and stern and flaring sides
Originally Posted By threeundertwo Yes, exactly. They should have used Petit Bateau diaper covers . . .<a href="http://www.oliebollen.com/detail.aspx?ID=5947" target="_blank">http://www.oliebollen.com/deta il.aspx?ID=5947</a>
Originally Posted By SuperDry When I typed bateau into the textbox in Firefox, it flagged it as a spelling error, and suggested that might have meant gateau. That made me laugh.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 I want to thank you all for being so entertaining, and making me laugh. Been a bad day, and you all came through to cheer me up. Thanks.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<If the parents boarded the ride knowing the kid had a full diaper and intending to change it on POTC because they were too lazy to do the proper thing, then they were definitely in the wrong. If they boarded POTC and the child had a ridiculously monumental case of dirty diaper in the middle of the ride that had to be dealt with immediately, then they're excused.>> I think everyone here is forgetting the sequence of events that is probably most likely. Pirates has a queue that runs anywhere from 10 minutes to 40 minutes or longer. I doubt anyone ENTERED the queue knowing that their child had a problem down below. But it is very likely that the child performed an unfortunate but perfectly natural act while in the queue. What were the parents to do? As far as I remember there are no restrooms or changing stations in the Pirates queue. I can't quite imagine laying junior down on the floor of the queue and changing the diaper there. In that circumstance you would be surrounded by many people... far more people than witnessed the dastardly deed in the boat. So that solution to the problem wouldn't be much of an option. Perhaps you should turn around and leave the queue. If you had just entered the queue that would certainly be the reasonable option. But let's say you are 30 minutes into the queue on a very busy day. Sure, you would hate to blow the 30 minutes. But beyond that, can you imagine the inconvenience caused as Mom and Dad and Dirty Junior try to go against the grain trying to get past scores of people? I think our good Clampett family would have gotten more than a few nasty looks for that one too. So they did, in their presumed ignorance and lack of civility, what seemed to them the best thing to do in the situation. They waited until they were in the relative privacy of the boat, did a quick changeroo on Dirty Junior and stashed the offensive garment in Mommy's purse. So, all you people who are so quick to judge. What would YOU have done in this situation? Kind of a WWJD... What Would Judgmental people Do? I eagerly await your answers.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<What were the parents to do?>> Drop the kid in the water and let the pirates (or nature) take care of the rest?
Originally Posted By DVC_dad <<< I don't feel that I can judge that parent without knowing the situation. >>> I am not judging that parent. I am merely saying what I think I MIGHT do in a similar situation. To be honest, it really doesn't bother me that much that he/she changed the diaper.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad In fact, it doesn't bother me at all. But even so, I wouldn't have done it.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip No DVC... you seemed to feel that there might be circumstances where it was necessary. I was thinking of those who categorically said it was wrong. I guess I've found with my 30 years of parenting experience to NEVER judge another parent unless I’ve been in their situation. But maybe that's just me.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 Oh, Trippy ... dude ... it's nasty and it's wrong. But it may not have been avoidable. It still doesn't change facts one and two (pun intended). And it does speak yet again to people bringing babies to WDW. To me, that's just selfish parenting unless you have either a nanny or a family member to watch them. Babies don't belong riding on PoC so they can cry, scream, screetch and ruin my magical WDW vacation!
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 Is there some place they could have stepped out of line and changed the child? Done the ride a thousand times, but I can't remember. But if they were doing a clean up as well as a change, it might have taken a while. Again I mention the drop, ok it's like Splash Mt. but I wouldn't want a child lying on the seat during the drop, especially if it was the parents first time and they didn't know about it.
Originally Posted By sherrytodd I stated in the begining that I could see a situation where a diaper change could be necesary, but in all honesty and without trying to be judgemental, I really wouldn't do it. If I had got to the loading dock and discovered that my son was poopy, I would probably be too embarrased to try to do a diaper change on the boat due to odor alone. I would probably ask the attendant for the exit, regardless of the wait time. If he was just wet, then the diaper change could probably wait till the end of the ride when you could find a bathroom.
Originally Posted By sherrytodd <<<And it does speak yet again to people bringing babies to WDW. To me, that's just selfish parenting unless you have either a nanny or a family member to watch them. Babies don't belong riding on PoC so they can cry, scream, screetch and ruin my magical WDW vacation!>>> And the dead horse rides again!!!
Originally Posted By RoadTrip << I would probably ask the attendant for the exit, regardless of the wait time.>> OK. That's a reasonable option that I had not thought of. I still don't know that what the parents did was that terrible. I guess it is impossible to know unless I knew fully what the situation was, which I don't.
