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Would you call and complain?

meghans30meghans30 member
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I visited our local Six Flags park today with my 3 yo. We spent the majority of our time in the water park, but he and his friend wanted to ride a kiddie ride before we left for the day. Just as the ride was going to start, a fight broke out between a camp counselor and a mom .....swearing,  fists were thrown, spitting, hair pulling, and the camp counselor put the other women over a metal fence. Security was called, but took forever to come. Another guest broke up the fight while several employees stood by. The whole situation was just awful. A lot of the kids were crying. This is not how I wanted to end the day: by explaining to my 3 yo why the two ladies were hitting each other and how that is wrong! In the end, nothing was done. The women just went on their way.

I really feel this situation could have and should have been handled better. I am still in shock that two women would actually fight in the middle of kiddie rides.... 

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  • kevschickee2kevschickee2 member
    I def would.  I hate that place.
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  • meghans30meghans30 member

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    I def would.  I hate that place.

    Honestly, not my favorite place. My friend had some free tickets so we went, but otherwise I avoid that place like the plague! 

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  • justEKjustEK member
    imagemeghans30:

     I am still in shock that two women would actually fight in the middle of kiddie rides.... 

    I lol'd at this. I've seen grown women fighting at Chuck E Cheese! lol

     

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  • kevschickee2kevschickee2 member
    Yeah I would only go if it was free too.  that place is nothing but headaches
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  • DandRDandR
    Sucks, but what exactly are they supposed to do? They can't control crazy people...just remove them. I would not have stood there and watched if I had kids with...I would have hurried to a different ride and distracted my kid ASAP...
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  • meghans30meghans30 member

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    Sucks, but what exactly are they supposed to do? They can't control crazy people...just remove them. I would not have stood there and watched if I had kids with...I would have hurried to a different ride and distracted my kid ASAP...

    Kids were already secured in a ride and the ride operator was the one who called security.... I just can't believe some people. We yelled at our kids to look the other way. Can you imagine trusting your children with a camp counselor who swore and got into a fist fight?? Crazy!! 

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  • YodajoYodajo member

    I probably wouldn't.  What are they going to do for you?  Offer you free tickets so you can go and have another bad experience? 

    It sucks that your kids had to see that and I would be upset about that unpleasantness, but I wouldn't expect them to anything with the complaint.

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  • AggieCoupleAggieCouple member

    I agree with yodajo.  Not much they can do to control the crazies.

    I'd expect more from a mother than a camp counselor.  Was she fighting in front of her own kid?  Nice. 

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  • meghans30meghans30 member
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    I probably wouldn't.  What are they going to do for you?  Offer you free tickets so you can go and have another bad experience? 

    It sucks that your kids had to see that and I would be upset about that unpleasantness, but I wouldn't expect them to anything with the complaint.

    And, yes that is what I was thinking. Nothing they would really do but offer free tickets... We only go 2x per season when it is free! I was just dumb founded 

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  • meghans30meghans30 member
    imageAggieCouple:

    I agree with yodajo.  Not much they can do to control the crazies.

    I'd expect more from a mother than a camp counselor.  Was she fighting in front of her own kid?  Nice. 

    Other woman was fighting in front of her kid. Camp counselor was fighting in front of 10 kids she was in charge of. Many of the camp kids were visually upset by the situation. 

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  • r9stedtr9stedt
    imageAggieCouple:

    I agree with yodajo.  Not much they can do to control the crazies.

    I'd expect more from a mother than a camp counselor.  Was she fighting in front of her own kid?  Nice. 


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  • idoinjulyidoinjuly
    Do you know why they were fighting?  That is so insane!
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  • meghans30meghans30 member

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    Do you know why they were fighting?  That is so insane!

    I guess the women's kids some how got on the kiddie ferris wheel before the camp group.... I 'm guessing alcohol was involved. It was the craziest thing I have experienced!  

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  • Temp108743750006959Temp108743750006959
    klassy! I'd prob complain that security needs to giddy-up and if I saw the name of the camp I would have called that camp. My kid would be very upset to see something like that :(
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  • meghans30meghans30 member

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    klassy! I'd prob complain that security needs to giddy-up and if I saw the name of the camp I would have called that camp. My kid would be very upset to see something like that :(

    I know. Wish I would have written don the name. They all had on the same shirts. 

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  • meghans30meghans30 member
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    imagemeghans30:
    imageAggieCouple:

    I agree with yodajo.  Not much they can do to control the crazies.

    I'd expect more from a mother than a camp counselor.  Was she fighting in front of her own kid?  Nice. 

    Other woman was fighting in front of her kid. Camp counselor was fighting in front of 10 kids she was in charge of. Many of the camp kids were visually upset by the situation. 

    FWIW, in this sort of situation, a letter is a better approach than a phone call. It has a greater impact is is more likely to be seen by those in a position to address the issue.

    Complain to whom? I might call the day care/camp if I knew which one it was to drop a dime on the counselor. That would be a mitzvah.

    But calling Six Flags? To tell them they the place is overrun by skanky individuals? I suspect they're already aware of the demographics of their client base. It's sort of like calling the lifeguard to report sharks in the water. Um. It's where they live.

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    Soo, wish I wrote down the name of the camp because I know that this is where I need to report this incident to.  I was just so in shock that I froze while also trying to shield my son from the fight. 

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  • chelle828chelle828
    Hella yeah I'd call and complain.  Why should you have to explain something like that to your 3 year old?! 
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