The sheriff's office said the boy, from Sellersville, Pa., met the minimum 44-inch height requirement for the ride.

Its a high area for Lyme.

 

My heart stopped just reading this. Terrible.
 

Trails
 

My gosh! I never heard of lyme doing this!

Linda
 

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Anyone with a neurological infection/disorder, hypoperfusion and the like should NOT go on amusement park rides.

Doctor Jones warned us of that for my son.

I also imagine many other disorders due to Lyme would also contradict these rides (ie; heart, circulatory, adrenal health, ect.)

This is a sad story.

I actually can't see how many of the new rides are good for anybody.

Four years old sounds way too young for a very high stimulus ride where everyone is equipped with vomit bags!

Mo

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Disney has this great program where families can split up to do the rides. For example, if the parents or older kids want to ride Space Mountain, you can send Dad on with the kids, leave Mom with the little ones. Then when Dad is done, Mom can 'budge' the line and go.

One can't assume the child had lyme - that's getting a bit paranoid, but certainly if one knows a child has lyme, you do have to be careful of some of those crazy rides because they can be more dangerous for compromised bodies.

Fortunately for our family, we are ride wimps and are more of the "It's a Small World" boatride type when we go to Disney!
cootiegirl
 

No doubt.
How can you NOT be paranoid when such an AWFUL disease is OUT there and could reinfect you without you even KNOWING it????

Is that paranoia or just being educated?

But this kid lived in an endemic area where Lyme and Co's are just everywhere!

Sure, I dont know if he had lyme, and as I said, I am paranoid, but I know that lyme can cause incredible heart problems and BP problems and then combined with such a ride....bingo.

It is just that this kid was described as being healthy and "fine" right before the ride. To me it screamed--Well, HE LOOKED GOOD. ya know?

Mike- I suspect lyme b/c of his place of residence, the fact that he had no "known" conditions, and the fact that lyme can cause sudden heart and bp changes as well as neuro stuff. As MO said, you shouldnt be doing those rides especially if you have lyme and are a kid.

I doubt we will ever know if it was Lyme. Probably wont test for it and we all know what the test results will be anyway!

Still sending thoughts to that family!
Trails
 

I realize our lives create this knee jerk sort of reaction. Yes, there is a time to be paranoid - when you have Lyme and are out in the woods unprotected would be a good time! If you are pregnant and have lyme - another paranoia moment. But to make an assumption that all things point to Lyme could present the wrong message, and make us look like fanatics.

I think the loss of a child on vacation is a terrible tragedy and my heart goes out to this family. I don't mean to sound harsh, but it is just so irresponsible to put such a young child on such a crazy ride.
cootiegirl
 

Too be honest with you I was really glad two years ago when my now 9 year old was still too short to get on some of the bigger rides. He would have ridden them with glee if he could have. I've noticed that as I get older I too am turning into a ride wimp. I watched him walk up to the measuring stick and prayed he was too short. Of course I moaned with him when he couldn't ride. I never thought it would happen but it has.

I should also confess that I worry when we are on the ride about the what ifs. What if this very one time it goes off the track? What if.......

I spoke to my neighbor who took her children on this same ride last year. My neighbor is very very responsible and very very protective. She also told me that there were all kinds of signs posted just about everywhere that you should not get on the ride if you have any kind of health problems etc. You've seen those kind of signs I'm sure. Especially on the rides with pulsing lights.

How horrible for the mother who was on the ride with her child? I don't even like to think about it.

I'm not sure it was irresponsible to let the child on the ride though. When is it okay? Hopefully we will learn all the facts through the news. Now if the child had known medical issues well I might have to agree with you.

 

I was at Disney World 11 days ago. A four year old should not have been on that ride. I asked questions of the flight crew out front. NO WAY JOSE. If you move your head while in the centrifuge you will barf....guaranteed.

Myself and my son have lyme, and he is eight. I could not go on Aerosmith, and neither did he. I'm lucky my little guy believes me when I tell him things. He did go on Space Mountain although I didn't. About 10 years ago I went on Space Mountain and loved it. He came out and said he loved it. I went on the Tower of Terror twice though. These are normal rides whereas Mission to Mars is one of the new extreme rides which are ruining amusement parks as far as I'm concerned.

The ride is extremely terrifying for adults. Did you catch the boys name. It sounded Egyptian, and I wonder if the mother couldn't read English. Very sad indeed.

Maybe Goofy and Mickey in space suits out front isn't the best idea, it kind of lures folks in that maybe shouldn't be.

Rides are getting too crazy, you need medical clearance nowadays. How much fun is that?
 

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Originally posted by Hikin Mike:
Forgive my ignorance, but why do you suspect Lyme?

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I was worried the whole time, but they are mild rides, but still I was worried cause I went on THE DROP ZONE, years ago when i was much healthier and didn't know I had lyme and thought for sure I was gonna pass out or have a heart attack when I got off.

I wouldn't dare go on a ride now, not even kids rides cause of the spinning.

Really sad news about this child, maybe this will make Disney and other places like it review their requirements for kids and rides.

Lymiecanuck

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