[rlmorel]

Okay, I disagree.

It is easy to bash Disney for a whole variety of things, but you cannot seriously think this is baloney.

Let me paint a scenario, and you tell me if you think it is baloney for the Disney Corporation to be concerned.

People play a lot of money to get into Disneyworld. Disneyworld is a closed environment, everything that happens in there is on company property. If a guest slips on water, it is Disney's fault. If they are hurt on a ride, it is Disney's fault. If one of the employees has an altercation with a customer, it is Disney's fault. It is private property.

A guy dresses up like Santa, much like any other visitor might do if given the chance. So let's say there are 20 people on a given day around Christmas who might be dressed as Santa. People in the park do not know any better, and are going to assume (and rightly so) that these people are employees of the park. They are going to trust these Santas, let their kids hug them and hold them on their lap.

What if one of these Santas abuses one of the kids? Is anyone going to stand up for Disney and say "It's not their fault..."

Nonsense. Like many posters on here, people are only too happy to see Disney get screwed in any way possible. After all they screw us all the time! Make movies that our kids force us to see...make us pay exorbitant prices to get into their park, that our kids FORCE us to pay...etc.

I have issues with them as well...the whole homosexual friendly week they have down there, for starters.

Bu I agree with them on this. I disagree with everyone who paints Disney as the bad guys here.

[ccmay]

You are quite right. I don' think there is any grounds for criticism of Disney in this case.

[beyond the sea]

read # 11... I'm too tired to read your entire post. I like freekitty's reply.

;-)

[taillightchaser]

Well said---It's nice to see some well thought out reason here for a change. Thank you.

[SauronOfMordor]

A guy dresses up like Santa, much like any other visitor might do if given the chance. So let's say there are 20 people on a given day around Christmas who might be dressed as Santa. People in the park do not know any better, and are going to assume (and rightly so) that these people are employees of the park. They are going to trust these Santas, let their kids hug them and hold them on their lap.

You got it. If there is somebody dressed up in a costume on Disney property, people will assume he's a Disney employee. If Disney tolerates him walking around in such a way that people will assume he's Disney staff, then they open themselves up to all sorts of liability.

[loboinok]

You make some good points, but...

What if one of these Santas abuses one of the kids?

I find it just a bit of a stretch to think Disney is overly concerned with the potential abuse of kids, considering their annual "Gay Days" event.