Parents' risky act with child in stroller at Disneyland

"Police should have been waiting for the parents. If this doesn’t scream neglect, then I don't know what does." 

A couple made an allegedly dubious decision regarding their child's safety at Disneyland - and of course, a stranger filmed them doing it.

And then she posted it online, in the name of safety concerns.

TikTok user @keesha4rank, a mum-of-three, says she was gobsmacked when she saw movement in a pram that appeared to be unsupervised... because the parents were on the nearby Guardians of the Galaxy  ride, at Disneyland California.

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"You must be 15 to be left unattended"

In the clip, @keesha4rank shows a stroller parked behind a wall across from the large and busy attraction.

The stroller is covered in a Spiderman blanket, which begins to move, indicating the presence of a child under it.

The mum is horrified, and reports that she had seen the parents park the pram behind a building before lining up for the ride, located 20 metres or so away. 

“Honestly, never seen this happen, but why did somebody leave their baby here in the stroller while they went to go get a ride?” she asks in her now-viral video, which has over 939,900 views.

Image: TikTok @keesha4rank

She claims she also heard one of the parents say, “Oh just put a chair right there to block that side off.”

“That stroller right there, there is a baby in there, as y’all can see,” she adds.

“Somebody’s kid is in there, and their parents walked into ‘Guardians’ and they have not been back yet."

In the comments section, @keesha4rank explains that once she and her family noticed the blanket moving, they reported it to nearby cast members who immediately went to the aid of the child.

According to the mum, security then removed the parents from the ride to retrieve the child, who is reportedly seven years old.

The clip is captioned, "Apparently you have to be 15 to be left unattended… idk how they thought this was ok?"

Please note: There's no implication that Disneyland did anything improper in this alleged situation.

@keesha4rank

Apparently you have to be 15 to be left unattended… idk how they thought this was ok 🤦🏻‍♀️! #disneyland #security #happiestplaceonearth #guardiansofthegalaxy

♬ original sound - keesha4rank

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"In the sun and under a blanket"

The Guardians of the Galaxy ride has a 102 cm height requirement, but offers the Rider Switch option for guests with children too small or young to ride.

The Safety, Accessibility, and Guests Policies listed for the ride also state that children must be supervised at all times and that children under the age of seven must be accompanied by a person age 14 or older. The ride has big drops and can be considered dark, loud, and scary.

In the comments, viewers were shocked that a parent/carer would consider leaving a child alone.

"This video has been all over IG… Thank you for not leaving before security got there," one said.

This viewer added, "That’s absolutely insane. I don’t care how ‘safe’ Disney is, I would never leave my children unattended.” 

And this very valid point was made: “And in the sun under a blanket alone is crazy.”

Kidspot reached out to the creator for comment.

At the time of publication, Disney had not publicly addressed the video although it had gone viral, and had been reported by multiple international media sites.\

UPDATE: On 5/3/2025, Disney issued this statement to Kidspot:

“We looked into this incident when we first learned about it and discovered that the ‘baby’ in question was actually an 11-year-old child who was resting in their younger sibling’s stroller because they did not want to ride one of the attractions their parents were going on. When this was initially reported to our cast members, a member of our Security team responded and stayed with the child (who then provided their parents’ cell phone number to contact them). The parents were unaware that per our policy, a child has to be 14 years of age or older to be alone in our parks and were apologetic.” – Jessica Good, Disneyland Resort spokesperson

Originally published as Parents' risky act with child in stroller at Disneyland