無成人陪同 14歲以下兒童禁入迪士尼

Disney bans children under age 14 from entering US parks alone

中國日報網 2013-03-18 15:46

Beginning on March 23, anyone under the age of 14 must be accompanied by someone 14 years of age or older.

It may be the happiest place on Earth, but the Magic Kingdom has become a little more restrictive for some children hoping to enjoy Disney's US parks on their own.

Beginning on March 23, anyone under the age of 14 must be accompanied by someone 14 years of age or older.

Enforcement of the rule at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, and Disneyland in Anaheim, California, will be enforced solely by a park worker's own judgment on age.

Disneyland spokeswoman Suzi Brown told NBC News: 'If a cast member who is working at the front gates sees a guest who appears to be younger than 14 without someone who appears to be older than that, they will engage in a conversation with the guest.'

She added that if an employee determines that the child is under 14, their parents will be contacted to pick them up.

Prior to the announcement, Disney did not have any age restrictions for guests arriving solo.

The new rule was established after Disney conducted a survey of its guests and contacted various child welfare associations, according to NBC News.

Input from both led to the age requirement.

Ms Brown also noted that 14 is the minimum age for babysitters, as recommended by the American Red Cross.

News of the age restriction comes nearly a week after a child on vacation with his father and step-mother drowned in a pool at Disney's Pop Century Resort, which is on the grounds of the Orlando theme park.

Anthony Johnson, of Springfield, Missouri, was swimming in the hotel pool with a group of children including his little brother, Christopher, and a cousin at about 9:30pm when the incident occurred.

Witnesses said the teen was playing in the water on Sunday evening with family members.

A cousin spotted him underwater around 9.10pm and alerted others in the group who pulled him out to the side of the pool.

Orange County Sheriff's officials said Anthony had a pulse and was breathing when he was taken to nearby Celebration Hospital, but he died several days later.

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迪士尼樂園也許是世界上最快樂的地方，但對一些想在美國迪士尼樂園獨自游玩的孩子們來說，這個魔幻王國的要求更嚴格了一些。

從今年3月23日開始，14歲以下的少年兒童必須有更年長人士的陪同才能進入迪士尼游玩。

美國佛羅里達州奧蘭多的迪士尼世界，以及加州阿納海姆市的迪士尼樂園都將執行此項規定，而執行依據則是工作人員對游客年齡的自我判斷。

迪士尼樂園的女發言人蘇西-布朗告訴美國國家廣播公司新聞欄目：“如果入園處的角色演員發現有游客看上去不到14歲，而且沒有年長人士陪同，就會和游客交談。”

她補充說，如果工作人員確定游客不到14歲，會聯系他們的父母把孩子領走。

在此項公告前，迪士尼樂園對獨自前往的游客沒有年齡限制。

據美國國家廣播公司新聞節目報道，頒布這項新規定前，迪士尼針對游客開展了一項調查，并聯系了眾多兒童福利機構。

兩方都反饋稱年齡限制很有必要。

布朗女士還提到，美國紅十字會建議說，兒童小于14歲需要大人陪同。

頒布年齡限制近一周前，一位與父親和繼母一起度假的兒童在迪士尼流行世紀度假村的一個水池溺亡，那里屬于奧蘭多迪士尼主題公園。