Father: Costumed 'Tigger' hit his son

AP/Yahoo ^ | Sun Jan 7, 5:53 AM ET

[martin_fierro]

Father: Costumed 'Tigger' hit his son

Sun Jan 7, 5:53 AM ET

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.

[RadioAstronomer]

Just out of curiosity, what did he put as his occupation on his tax return?

(Or his resume) ROFL!

[sully777]

I am calling for a Senate investigation of the Toon industry.

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[Slings and Arrows]

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[sully777]

ROTFMAO--I never thought of that one.

[sully777]

Classic Roger Rabbit: Roger Rabbit and Eddie catch a cab

[Pharmboy]

Lassie eats chickens?

Oh geez...that struck me funny...can't stop LOLing here.

[L.N. Smithee]

Minnie Mouse hit on me at the Epcot Restaurant. It was unnatural...I mean how could it work? She was a oversized mouse with a hankering for cheese.

She had a "hankering for cheese" and she hit on you, eh? Uh...you may wanna think about switching your brand of anti-perspirant.

[Muzzle_em]

Lol.
This was a girl and it was her first job at age 16.

She is still a rat IMO.
lol.

[L.N. Smithee]

BTW...next time your at the Epcot Restaurant and either Pocahantas, Belle, or Jasmine come in, call my cell. Add Mulan to that list. She's not a kid anymore.

[sully777]

Fromundercheese

[Irish_Thatcherite]

"The tape only shows a fraction of what happened.

Tax-chick: How convenient.

Yeah... it's a case of where the Wuzzel wasn't......

:-P

[GoldCountryRedneck]

She was a oversized mouse...I was a human...with lactose intolerance.

Opposites attract????

[Irish_Thatcherite]

Minnie Mouse hit on me at the Epcot Restaurant.

Mickey not performing? :-P

[HungarianGypsy]

I wonder if I can still sue for the time Pluto gave me the biggest hug before we took a picture. My husband teased me saying that Pluto was trying to grope me.

[Irish_Thatcherite]

LOL!!

[martin_fierro]

I wonder if I can still sue for the time Pluto gave me the biggest hug before we took a picture. My husband teased me saying that Pluto was trying to grope me.

Only if he happened to grope your leg.

Otherwise your case doesn't have a ... well ... leg to stand on.

[highimpact]

The wonderful thing about Tigger, is Tigger's a wonderful thing!

[woofie]

That Tigger is a Bad-Mother-Fo

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

The wonderful thing about Tigger, is Tigger's a wonderful thing!

"Their head's are made up of rubber, their bottoms are made up of springs!"

[woofie]

I wanted a picture of SnowWhite sratching my beard

My wife said I was inapproppriate