Father: Costumed 'Tigger' hit my son
 

Had to post this... its a news article from Yahoo.com lol... What's this world coming to. Feel bad for the kid, but still kinda funny.

ORLANDO, Fla. - A Walt Disney World employee dressed as the character "Tigger" was accused of hitting a child while posing for a photo, a spokeswoman for the theme park said Saturday.

Park officials temporarily suspended Michael J. Fedelem while they investigate the accusations, Disney spokeswoman Zoraya Suarez said.

"Naturally, physical altercations between cast members and guests are not tolerated," Suarez said.

Jerry Monaco of New Hampshire videotaped his son, Jerry Jr., posing with the costumed character at Disney-MGM Studios on Friday and recorded the confrontation, according to a statement from the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

The father said Fedelem intentionally hit his son "on or about the head," said sheriff's spokesman Carlos M. Padilla. "The tape only shows a fraction of what happened. Now it's up to us to find out what led up to that."

A message left by The Associated Press for Monaco was not immediately returned. A telephone listing for Fedelem could not be located.

In 2004 a Walt Disney World employee dressed as Tigger was accused of touching the breast of a 13-year-old girl while she posed with him for a photo. A jury found the man not guilty.

What really happened:

http://www.imagepup.com/up/0oRc_1168227021_00000741.jpg

[Edit: Zoraya Suarez? More like Zeygunna Suez!!]

its hot, kids suck I could see a smack coming lol

I saw the clip... actually looks like the son was playing with tigger's costume, and as tigger turned towards him, the kid fell towards tigger. the "hit" looked soft, and could easily be chalked up to bad aim on trying to hold the kid up.

i just watched the clip on TV, the kid was coached by his father, i suspect a million dollar lawsuit coming up.. It's so pathetic, wait till you see the clip.

Just to add a bit of reality; I once dressed up in one of these costumes for a weekend at the SFZoo; the usual person was sick, and I was a pushover (trying to get laid for free, yeah, I know, I know.)

Those heads and masks are shared by SEVERAL workers, and they're not only unwieldy, you can't see shit. The tail (such as tiggers) is also going to be a problem depending on where it lies against you. You ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS need a 'spotter' to help guide people who are not in your immediate line of sight.

..which equates this to the parents', and Disney's fault - but Disney has deep pockets.

Some of those brats need some discipline that the parents wont give them

just saw it... what a joke