[MissAmericanPie]

Being an over protective mom I would never let my child on a ride with anything in their mouths. I'm sorry for the family, but I don't see how this is the parks fault.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

Oh, I very much agree with you. But I would wonder just how many kids (pre-teens, adolescents) are wandering around these parks without their parents or an adult chaperone in the immediate vicinity.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

By the way, I wouldn't say that you're an "overprotective mom". How about "mom with common sense"?! ;-)