Originally Posted By Clotho Ya know, there has always been something nagging me about those that seem like I shouldn't like them...but I don't have any issue with them. I have been lucky enough that most kids I have seen using them used them responsibly. And I always looked longingly at them thinking that they would be great for adults to scoot around the parks in. And now they DO make them for adults! I WANT! I wonder if adults start wearing them, and falling all over themselves (as we less-than agile adults tend to do LOL), that Disney will ban them...
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>In just a few years, these kids may be drafted into The National Hockey League.<< One caveat, they need to be fit.
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy Here's my point -- yes, the heel wheeled shoes might be "fun." But, there are laws about not being able to use skate boards or inline skates in public places, right? Whatever the reason for those laws, I'll bet it isn't because the lawmakers "just don't want us to have fun." So, if you can't use skateboards or roller blades somewhere, it follows that you shouldn't be able to use heel-wheels in the same places, right? So parents who allow their kids to use them in those places are dancing around the reason for no-use law. Just because the sign doesn't include the words "Heel-Wheels" when it already prohibits "Skateboards, & InLine Skates."
Originally Posted By alexbook >>So parents who allow their kids to use them in those places are dancing around the reason for no-use law. Just because the sign doesn't include the words "Heel-Wheels" when it already prohibits "Skateboards, & InLine Skates."<< Actually, they're probably violating the law. Those things are skates and are probably prohibited just like skates, regardless of what you want to call them.
Originally Posted By Lake Nona >>Another caveat is that in the NHL, they skate... not just roll. LoL<< There's a chance that one of these kids may turn into a defenceman. Just kidding. There was a roller hockey league in the 90's. Don't know if it folded. The league was brocasting games after the New York Rangers 1994 Stanley Cup run.
Originally Posted By beamerdog Wow, I gotta get me a pair! Here's a visual: middle aged blonde mom being pulled by her service dog on little wheels in her heels. Kinda like a mini Iditerod in Epcot. Almost as good as a Segway. Just joking, guys...
Originally Posted By jdub Okay. I think those shoes are a pain in the fanny, too... <b>undersupervised</b> children skidding around in stores in short bursts of speed & movement--no helmet, mind you. It IS dangerous, and not just for the, uh, skidders. In the contexts I see the shoes, they are not being used in the right way. So sayeth the me. But I have to throw that all out--because yes, they ARE far less annoying than the StrollerFolk.
Originally Posted By BlazesOfFire My brother got a pair of these about a year and a half ago, right before our Disney trip (it was his birthday). He asked if he could wear them to Disney and I said no. He agreed that it would be best to just take the wheel part out, and he did...but we saw soooo many kids at MGM with those things on. But even my, at the time, 11-year old brother knew it was stupid to use at Disney.
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Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy If he ever buys size 12 can you just send 'em to me instead? Thanks!
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <My grandparents were right; my parents shouldn't have listened to the Beatles. My parents were right, I shouldn't have listened to Ozzy.< I listened to both...there must be no hope for me
Originally Posted By Coleen My dh and I both have Heelys. They're a lot of fun. Our kids have them too, and they're not allowed to roll close to pedestrians. I took the wheels away from my youngest at Epcot because he was breaking the rule when my back was turned. For those grown-ups who want them, the larger sizes are kind of hard to find in the stores, but they're available online.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey A little rebellion is healthy - as long as kids are responsible and behave themselves, who cares what they look like? I "dressed strangely" throughout high school and college, wearing black and pointed toe shoes and the like (no piercings for me, though). My mom and dad never said anything because I was a good kid, made good grades and didn't get in trouble. I've grown to be a responsible adult who is about to become a homeowner. Rebellion didn't hurt me one bit.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 I don't mind the principle of the shoes...being used outside like roller skates and then tucked in while indoors. The problem is that I have actually not seen kids use them outside! Every time I've seen them is in a grocery store or Target, or some other indoor place where they shouldn't be allowed. I think the parents should take some responsibility for that though and not let them wear them in stores. My mom is a teacher and I asked her about them...she told me her school has banned them. Even so, she gets the occassional "I forgot" or some other lame excuse why they wore them to school...
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<They will eventually lead down the path to multiple facial piercings, wear black everything and listen to Korn.>> I assume that was said tongue in cheek... If the kid does well in school and stays off drugs and alcohol, who really cares about that stuff? My kids both dressed quite conservatively, but I really wouldn't have cared. To much real stuff in life to worry about without worrying about meaningless stuff.
Originally Posted By Fe Maiden Well I for one am encouraged. I never thought I'd see the day when the greatest threat to my children and future generations were shoes. I think we all deserve a pat on the back for eliminating, drugs and alcohol abuse, violence in schools, teen pregnancy. Once we kick the Heely problem we can target those awful gum-chewing kids. <<They will eventually lead down the path to multiple facial piercings, wear black everything and listen to Korn.>> The worst offense of the three is clearly listening to Korn. And for what it's worth, I might actually prefer looking back at my high school pictures dressed in black and with a few piercings rather than the cringe-worthy mullet that followed me around for a few years. <<I assume that was said tongue in cheek...>> Make that a pierced tongue in cheek.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>The worst offense of the three is clearly listening to Korn.<< Even worst... Korn ornaments on Main Street USA during Halloween.
Originally Posted By MinnieSummer Wow, what a difference on this thread compared to a thread on the same topic on another board. People over there were vicious -- right down to telling parents they were letting their kids be lazy and rude. The official policy at WDW is they are not allowed. My DD uses them in place of a wheelchair -- we just pull her along and everything is OK. I have seen CM's ask parents to remove the wheels though when the child is out of control and heelying everywhere. They can be a hazard if not used properly. I have really small feet so I have tried my DD's and have to admit that after you get the hang of it they are alot of fun. Wouldn't mind trying it in Epcot myself -- but I won't because I would probably take out everyone on the walkway within the first five minutes of my visit.
