Disney-Bad to the Bone

So you thought Disney characters were harmless innocent animals right? Wrong! Pluto was caught on tape chasing a young boy around an amusement park because he simply lost his temper. The boy ran through the crowds and around hundreds of people, but that didn’t slow Pluto down. He proceeded to chase the boy until a nearby mother stopped him and pushed him to the ground. Pluto walked away with his hands in the air as if he had been defeated. Now I am sure that he didn’t just come out and start chasing the kid, the kid probably irritated the fuzzy dog.

No matter who initiated the chase it was still ridiculous. The person in the suit is at least 18 and the boy was probably 5. Now let’s think about who was in control of this situation. When you are hired for Disney you have to know you are going to be around kids and should probably always be in a good mood. Pluto was most likely just having a bad day, but he gives Plutos everywhere a bad name.

The sad part about this chase is that it is not the first report of characters gone bad. Everyone remembers when Tigger “hit” the boy while posing for a picture earlier this year. There was also a report of another Tigger touching a girl’s breast. This Tigger was not charged because they claimed his hands were too big to know where they actually were.

A Disney character touching a teenager sounds like a lawsuit setup to me. If Disney did find out this was on purpose I’m sure they would take care of the bad animal before it got to involved. Disney’s reputation is in jeopardy every time a character makes the news. I think that the characters are held accountable for every action and they should be aware of that when they take the job. They are always in the spotlight because what kid doesn't idolize Tigger at some point in their life? And why are the bad ones always animals? What about Cinderella or Jasmine? Even though everyone does have a day of impatience every now and then, it shouldn’t have to make the news.