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Updated: 11:13 PM Oct 1, 2008
Inflatable Slide Tips Over Tossing Kids Into Street
A mother says her daughter's 10th birthday party turned into the most horrible day of her life after a rented 25 foot inflatable slide toppled over taking kids down with it Posted: 10:27 PM Oct 1, 2008Reporter: Mary Rinzel Email Address: mary.rinzel@weau.com |
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Posted by: boss
Location: in the woods
on Oct 2, 2008 at 08:58 PM
R&R2GO is a joke and these parents need to suck it up and realize that this happens in life IT SOUNDS LIKE THE PARENTS ARE WHINERS. I think it was a bad choice to set the slide next to the road! NO REFUND!
Posted by: not a fan 2
Location: CF
on Oct 2, 2008 at 06:49 PM
I also have had disappointment with using R&R2GO. I would not advise anyone in using them. The customer service is extremely poor espeically if something on their part goes wrong. I feel for all of these children and their parents. This should not have happened and R&R2GO should at the very least step up to the plate with these families. WEAU should print these stories so that other families can see the dangers. People are getting upset for the wrong reasons, these children are not spoiled and it's no ones business but the family who threw the party, it was something fun for the kids that went bad and that's sad.
Posted by: Concerned Mom
Location: Chippewa Falls
on Oct 2, 2008 at 05:20 PM
First of all, some of these comments are so ridiculous and rude... Who are you to say what someone should spend on their child's birthday party? Also, how many children do you know that fall 25 feet off of a bike or anything else as a "part of growing up"? I am pretty sure that I have seen these rides at other events and they are either near a parking lot, road or on blacktop, the expectation is that they will be set up and work properly. Maybe if R&R (Mark) would have answered the parents phone calls and listened to their concerns, the parents wouldn't have felt the need to go to the media to make people aware. Also, if this is a company who regularly sets these rides up, they should be insured for these types of incidents and paying ER visits and refunding the money should not be an issue. I bet half of the people that posted would have the same concerns if it would have been their child. I would!
Posted by: Ken Martin
Location: Richmond, VA
on Oct 2, 2008 at 03:51 PM
The Inflatable Slide in your story was improperly set up. There were several hazards including the brick wall, sidewalk and street. A minimum of 16, 40 inch stakes driven in the ground at least 36 inches should have been used. Thanks for reporting on this story. People need to be aware these devices are pieces of machinery and not toys. Ken Martin Safety Consultant Richmond, VA
Posted by: Worried Parent
Location: Chippewa
on Oct 2, 2008 at 03:12 PM
I have never read these comments before. Now I know why. This is just down right terrrible. I honestly can not believe these comments. First of all people need to grow up. Here you are just bashing these families.....then you turn around calling children you don't even know brats cause of something their parents did for a B-day gift. I really think that is setting a good example as a parent and a adult. Anyways.....as for the issue of WEAU reporting this story, it's their jobs. And as a parent I am glad to hear this story. This brings light to a situation like this. You guys can sit here all day and place blame, but by hearing this story maybe it will never happen again.
Posted by: aaron
Location: eau claire
on Oct 2, 2008 at 02:52 PM
i've seen a couple people now say that weau didn't need to report on this accident. not trying to be a jerk, but why not? you see reports of bike accidents, car accidents, tree stand accidents, and all sorts of other things. what makes this less newsworthy?
Posted by: Bloomer Mom
Location: Bloomer
on Oct 2, 2008 at 02:42 PM
My heart goes out to these children and what they had to go thru but mostly my heart goes out to the parent's who had this special day for their child only to have it end in tragedy and now because of the "concern" of Emily all the readers are cutting on the parent's for having this party and "wasting money" on a spoiled kid. I also know Mark at R&R and he doesn't deserve to have his name slandered. He is a parent as well and if he thought children were going to be hurt he wouldn't allow for things like this to take place especially when the thing taking place is his bread and butter. Think about who you're slamming people cause you're definitely NOT perfect yourself!!
Posted by: mom
Location: Eau Claire
on Oct 2, 2008 at 02:30 PM
My son was injured riding his bike, he had his front teeth nocked out and stiches to his ear, he was in a driveway and ran into something, accidents happen, he still rides a bike, we did not allow him in an unsafe situation, it wasn't unsafe until something unexpected happened. If parents want to spend their money they have earned on 2300.00 rental that is no ones business, maybe they saved for a long time or maybe they work extra jobs. I am sure that Rock and Roll to Go and it's owners did not intentionally put the kids at risk. To bad they got hurt and so glad it was not worse! Hopefully it is the worst thing that ever happens to them!!!
Posted by: BloomerResident
Location: Bloomer
on Oct 2, 2008 at 02:24 PM
"This didn't deserve ALL the attention that WEAU has given it?" It was a 2 minute spot! I would hardly call that overkill. The last time I knew, local news stations report on local news. Did anyone complain when they did a story on the people that had the bear on their picnic table? Was that news, not really, but it WAS of interest, as is this. YES, it was an accident, but one that was the outcome of negligent and/or incompentent actions on the side of the PROFESSIONAL company that was hired and licensed, bonded and INSURED to provide safe entertainment for a child's party. Period. Do I believe that the hosting parents should get a refund, yes. Do I believe the hosting mother is correct in requesting that the ER bills also be paid by Rock and Roll to Go, yes. Why should these parents pay a bill that was incurred due to a company's negligence? Nobody said it was intentional, but it WAS R&R's responsibility to stake the thing in the ground correctly.
Posted by: Michelle
Location: Bloomer
on Oct 2, 2008 at 01:46 PM
The Accident that happened, was exactly that, an accident. It did not need the attention of WEAU. It was a matter between the parents that hosted the party, R&R To Go Plus and the parents of the children that were injuried. If the inflatable was not able to be set up in the gym it should not have been placed outside next to the road. If there were not enough employees to run the party properly, then most defintately both should not have been set up. The cost of this party should not be the factor, it's the well being of the children. Spoiled or not it has nothing to do with the fact that both the host parents and R&R have issuses to resolve and should not have set up both inflatables. My thought is that both R&R and the host parents should be held resposible. R&R for not having enough employees there and the host parents for allowing them to set the inflatable up outside and next to the road, because the party was in the gym not outside. My best to those little kids!
Posted by: Emily
Location: Bloomer
on Oct 2, 2008 at 01:24 PM
To Farmer...I AM NOT ASKING FOR A REFUND, IT WASN'T MY PARTY!!! I think I've posted that 3 or 4 times now. I am not looking for money, nor am I trying to get noticed, I want people to know the dangers of these slides, as until Saturday, I myself didn't know them. I wasn't the only parent in the interview. People should at least read the posts before they respond. I'm not trying to continue drama, I am clarifying points, as the way the story was worded it made it look like I am the one that held the party, and that I am the one looking to be refunded $2300, neither of which is true. If you know of a 25ft tall bike that you would ride, fall off, and then "get back on" I'd like to see it. There's a big difference between falling off a bike, and falling from 25 feet in the air. Get real. The kids that were hurt were traumatized, the kids that saw it happen were traumatized, as any of their parents will tell you.
Posted by: Katie
Location: EC
on Oct 2, 2008 at 01:24 PM
Unfortately, these accidents on inflatable slides happen quite frequently. I believe that RR2G even had one happen this summer in EC where at least 2 kids were sent to the hospital when a ride collapsed. Regardless of how each family chooses to celebrate kid's b-days, companies are liable when a ride is not set up properly. On another note...the Airshow was cancelled on Saturday due to weather conditions. Maybe these rides shouldn't be set up when the wind is considered too high. I wonder about supervision and if the ride was properly supervised so that there weren't too many kids on at one time.
Posted by: not a fan
Location: eau claire
on Oct 2, 2008 at 01:14 PM
Emily thank you for having this story told, how terribly frightening for the parents and kids. We used R&R for our wedding reception and had bad service and the equipment was broke leaving our guest without entertainment for over 1 hr. We were extremely disappointed, when I contacted Mark his only concern was why it took me 10 days to contact him, never mind that we took a 7 day honeymoon the day after our wedding, he didn't so much as say he was sorry for sending bad equipment. We have told this incident to many and know that our friends and family won't use R&R for any event. I would think if they have "literally done thousands" of these events they would approve the set up of the equipment before letting young children on it. As far as the $2300 for the equipment that is the Mom's business, nobody elses what she spends HER money on.
Posted by: farmer
Location: bloomer
on Oct 2, 2008 at 12:47 PM
emily, should have been farmin if you were so concerned about your kid and all the other kids, maybe you should have asked for your refund before they set it up. I smell a skunk. Money, Money, Money!!! Someone is trying to get noticed, sue someone for all kinds of money or just maybe make a movie about this? Not!! Quit over dramatizing. They most likely are not as terrified as you are portraying them to be. Stop reminding them how terrifying it was. Talk with them and let them know that sometimes accidents happen and that this was just a fluke. Glad they didn't get hurt. It is just like learning how to ride a bike. When you fall off, you just get back up and started riding again. Big whoop about a few bruises, cuts and scrapes. They will mend and heal. Kid bounce back better than you think.
Posted by: confused
Location: La Crosse
on Oct 2, 2008 at 12:12 PM
I agree that spending $2300 for an iflatable for a 10-year-old's bday party is ridiculous but also not the point of this story. People keep saying that R&R knew what they were doing, but wouldn't red flags be sent up when they set the inflatable up next to the ROAD!!! what if a car had been coming while it was falling over?? Yes kids would've been hurt whether it was by the street or the back yard..BUT they would have been less hurt in the back yard which is where it should have been placed in the first place! Do we not have common sense anymore? You as a parent should have said something to R&R when they were setting up the inflatable. Take charge and tell them to move it away from the road!! I agree with Jay...why are parents allowing their kids to play on a high structure next to the road?? Too many irresponsible people in this situation!!
Posted by: aaron
Location: eau claire
on Oct 2, 2008 at 12:10 PM
i don't know any of the people involved, so i'm not going to comment on whether the kids are brats or the parents over-spend on birthday parties...it's not my place (or any of yours). it is too bad that the kids got hurt. and if there was no liability release signed, i think the parents request for a refund is justified. in fact, if it were my business, i would have offered that immediately.
Posted by: Eau Claire
Location: Eau Claire
on Oct 2, 2008 at 11:58 AM
To the last anonymous statement: Hmmmm some people are so judgmental....your right...we forget also how much R & R does for fund raisers in our community. Accidents happen - thank God no one was seriously injured, but you don't have to ruin a companies reputation by being rude and overkill on the situation. Everyone is tired of hearing it. WE are all thankful the kids are okay...Move on - it was a fluke thing. By threatening in a public statement your never going on R&R events again - then don't. Apparently there were no problem years before this incident. AGAIN - ACCIDENTS HAPPEN. Live and learn. This has become a bit over dramatic. It sounds like E. Dachel wants to continue the drama - let it rest and enjoy your children. Don't dramatize them...sheeeez.....
Posted by: Tyler
Location: Eau Claire
on Oct 2, 2008 at 11:45 AM
First off, accidents happen. R&R to go is giving the refund, and they have apologized. Second, why does it matter if the parents wanted to give their kids a good birthday party. Just because the rest of you are too cheap doesn't mean the parents are spoiling their kids. On the other hand, I don't think it's right of them to belittle the company just because of an ACCIDENT.
Posted by: anonymous
Location: Eau Claire
on Oct 2, 2008 at 10:55 AM
Lynn, why on earth would this not deserve this much attention? For pete sake, this could have turned out a lot worse than it already has. Plus the big concern here isn't so much where it was placed, although putting it next to a road probably isn't the smartest thing in the world, but the fact of the matter is, the slide tipped over with kids on it. It doesn't matter if it is by a street or in a back yard, kids would still get hurt. Plus, I highly doubt they told that girl to stand by the wall and look sad. And I agree with Emily. It isn't right for any of us to judge the parent or her kids, just because she wanted to give her kid an awesome b-day party. Geez, some people are so judgmental.
Posted by: Emily
Location: Bloomer
on Oct 2, 2008 at 10:54 AM
Emily Dachel (myself) is NOT the one that threw the party!! The mother that DID throw the party is not the one that contacted WEAU, I am, as I have great concerns over the safety of these toys. I see they are doing a benefit for two small children this weekend, one with a heart condition and one with brittle bone disease...that's nice, but I wouldn't let my healthy kids get on them again, let alone if my children had serious health issues, or their friends.
Posted by: Jay
Location: Eau Claire
on Oct 2, 2008 at 10:24 AM
I'm not sure which is most shocking to me: that the slide was set up next to the street, that the party host allowed it to be set up next to the street, that parents allowed their children onto a 25-foot structure placed next to a street, or that someone would REALLY spend $2,300 on a 10-year old child's birthday party. And despite my doubts that long-term trauma to the children will result (come on... really. Kids getting hurt is part of growing up), I am sympathetic to the children for their injuries.
Posted by: James
Location: Eau Claire
on Oct 2, 2008 at 10:15 AM
Geez, and I thought the economy was going in the tank! Nice to see people can still throw $2300 (on just the inflatables) into a 10 year olds B-day party! Sounds like someone was trying to be superparent and throw the best party in town so all the kids would like them. Let's go back to being parents and not the kids friends!!!
Posted by: Emily
Location: Bloomer
on Oct 2, 2008 at 09:45 AM
Another thing regarding R&R to go...the public statement released says that their hearts go out to the kids, and wish them a speedy recover, however, I called the company on Sat night asking for a call back, with NO response. Nobody has been contacted by R&R to go, and the only parents that have managed to speak to Mark only got to do so after blocking their phone numbers, as before that, there was no answer to their calls, which of course, came up with a Bloomer prefix. I find that disappointing.
Posted by: Anonymous
Location: Eau Claire
on Oct 2, 2008 at 09:34 AM
I really don't think the issue here is what happened as to what the fact that she wants her money back.
Posted by: Emily
Location: Bloomer
on Oct 2, 2008 at 09:32 AM
The purpose of this story was to make people aware that these are not safe rides, just because they're big, puffy, inflatable balloons, and that you shouldn't assume that the people supplying the entertainment know what they're doing. Obviously there was no malicious intent on the part of Mark and/or R&R to go, however, there was clearly negligence, and now we have ER bills to pay. As far as this girl getting a $2300 party, who are you to judge what a parent provides in excess for their child?? If I had that kind of money, I would probably have done the same, does that make that kid a spoiled brat? Because her parents wanted to give her an awesome 10th bday party? You're calling a kid that you don't even know names because her parents chose to throw her a big party. You should be ashamed.
Posted by: Parent
Location: Durand
on Oct 2, 2008 at 09:31 AM
I agree, who has $2,300 to spend on a child's birthday party these days and why was it next to the road? The parents should not have allowed it to be set up near the road. They should receive a refund, but move on and get over it. Be careful of the lesson you will be teaching your children.
Posted by: Jim
Location: Neillsville
on Oct 2, 2008 at 09:28 AM
Here is proof that nothing is wrong with the economy.... $2300.00 for a birthday party? Now blame the company? Get over it.
Posted by: Emily
Location: Bloomer
on Oct 2, 2008 at 09:28 AM
Let me clarify some points, I am NOT the one that held the party, my child was invited. One assumes that a professional company that does "literally thousands of these events with no incident" knows what they are doing when they set up. This party was at a public place, again I will state that the mother that hired R&R requested the slide be set up inside next to the other inflatable ride, and the R&R employees refused to do so. These children fell 25 FEET onto the pavement. It is purely a miracle that there weren't major injuries...we are not looking for money, we are looking to warn other parents that you can't assume these companies know what they're doing and that they're providing safe entertainment for your children. As far as my child standing against the wall, that was unscripted, as the reporter will attest to. My 11 year was so upset after witnessing her sister fall, that she was shaking and crying for a full hour. This was a SCARY, BIG deal to these kids.
Posted by: reader
Location: Chippewa Valley
on Oct 2, 2008 at 09:24 AM
Yes, there needs to be some accountability from R&RTG, as it was their mistake. However, I am in 100% agreement with those who have already stated that is completely rediculous to spend $2300 for a 10-year-old's party. And that was just for the inflatable -- what else was money wasted on? What happened to the days of pizza parties and playing games?
Posted by: Parent
Location: Former Bloomer Resident
on Oct 2, 2008 at 09:09 AM
Why was it by the road? Be Thankful that no child got hurt other than minor cuts and bruises. I hope the child recovers soon!
Posted by: Scottie
Location: Osseo
on Oct 2, 2008 at 08:57 AM
I aggree people need to get there heads out of their butts. The parents are the ones that are suppose to know better and keep their kids safe. If they would have set it up in the grass the injuiries would have been much less severe. I still do blame the company that made the toy. There should be no way that thing would tip over.
Posted by: K
Location: Augusta
on Oct 2, 2008 at 08:08 AM
I realize no parent want's to watch this happen but seriously - there are worse things in life that could happen - cancer, death, someone could've been run over, etc. Forgive and move on - I am sure Mark and his employees meant no harm and truly are sorry.
Posted by: Anonymous
Location: Eau Claire
on Oct 2, 2008 at 07:42 AM
How can someone justify renting a $2300 Inflatable for their childs birthday?
Posted by: MM
Location: FC
on Oct 2, 2008 at 07:40 AM
I TOTALLY agree with you confused! Why was this set up next to the street in the first place????
Posted by: Lynn
Location: Eau Claire
on Oct 2, 2008 at 07:01 AM
As scary as this incident might have been for the children and the parents, I don't feel it deserved as much attention as WEAU has given it. Showing the little girl standing by the wall with a sad face and talking about the sibling turning away so she wouldn't have to watch her sister fall was a bit over the top and took advantage of the situation and the children's fear. I certainly hope the parents weren't behind having this story tossed out to the public in an effort to go after the company who manages the inflatable slide. Parents are suppose to care for and protect their children. If the parents were concerned about the placement of the slide near the road they might have questioned it and not allowed Although this is unfortunate, the parents should be more concerned about the well-being of their children and WEAU should have used some discretion in how they reported this story.
Posted by: Scared
Location: Bloomer
on Oct 2, 2008 at 06:32 AM
I also was at this Birthday party with my two sons. Thank goodness my sons were not hurt. Before this tumbling of the slide happened the giant maze inside of the building also collapsed, but thankfully no one was hurt. There was not enough people there to work the blow up party favors and they should not have been set up. My sons state that they will never go on either of these blow up games/rides again. They have been having nightmares about their friends being hurt and this will stay with them for a long time. I was shocked and appalled by the happenings and hope that all of the kids will heal inside and out from this tramatic event. A large Thank You should go out to the Bloomer Ambulance and First Responders for their wonderful ability to keep the kids and parents calm during this time. They did a wonderful job. I know I will not allow my children to attend anything that is put on by Rock N Roll to Go Plus!!
Posted by: A mom
Location: CF
on Oct 2, 2008 at 06:25 AM
"The injury's sustained were minor" Are you kidding me?, Those kids are going to remember that for the rest of their lives...I think Rock n Roll to go should face up to their mess up!!!
Posted by: OhGeez
Location: Eau Claire
on Oct 2, 2008 at 06:22 AM
I bet this was a scary event. Glad no one is seriously injured but at the same time which I KNOW im going to be crucified on here for saying (but u all have to admit it crossed your mind) Do you find it Ironic this went down after all it IS the TITANTIC...
Posted by: BloomerMom
Location: Bloomer
on Oct 2, 2008 at 05:52 AM
The company was asked to set the slide up inside the gym, which is where they had set up the other inflatable...they refused. The mother that had the party had rented the area that she had so that everything could be contained in one area, however, when the company got there, they would not set up inside, stating that the slide was too big to fit through the door. The second inflatable was quite a bit larger, however, and they managed to set that one up inside just fine!
Posted by: Anonymous
on Oct 2, 2008 at 05:07 AM
In this day and age who has $2300.00 to spend on a 10 years old birthday party? Spoiling another brat is what it looks like.
Posted by: kenny
on Oct 2, 2008 at 03:25 AM
Plain and simple the slide was set up improperly.
Posted by: Philo
Location: Eau Claire
on Oct 2, 2008 at 03:15 AM
Hello? IT'S THE TITANIC!!!!! Anyway, it's nice to see more wealthy people blaming others when their kids get hurt from their own bad choices. Jeez, when we (as in me and my normal friends) would fall down and get hurt, we'd pick ourselves back up and keep playing. No passing 'go'; no getting back $2300. Accidents happen. Just suck it up, and MOVE ON.
Posted by: Anonymous
on Oct 2, 2008 at 12:54 AM
I agree with the comment listed below. And why is the woman in the end demanding her money back when it has nothing to do with the children's safety!
Posted by: Tony
Location: Cameron
on Oct 2, 2008 at 12:26 AM
I believe that this is bad planning. One it looks like the yard was not big enough for this thing, and it had to be put next to a road!!!! Where was the thinking by the party host. Second, who spends $2,300 on a kids B-day party. If this happened during the weekend, it was pretty windy, and i'm sure a parent who spend $2,300 was going to have the inflatable no matter what for that kind of money. And for Ms. Dachel, I'm sure this company knows everything that it's doing, Not to say there not at fault, cause the thing should not have been set up. But I'm sure you and the party host are also blame as well for not thinking everything through
Posted by: confused
Location: La Crosse
on Oct 1, 2008 at 11:06 PM
obviously this is a horrible incident that no parent or child should go through. but i have to ask, why was the inflatable slide set up right next to the road? like one mom said if a car was coming someone could've been run over. the kids shouldn't have been that close to the road in the first place! |
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I am not surprised by this incident and that it happened under RnR's watch. The owner thinks nothing but making money and treating people like they are second class when it comes to himself and the company. If I were the mother, I would take him to court for more than just the cost of the medical and refund.
First of all, for the people who are saying that the kids will get over it, do you have kids of your own?! As a parent, you should trust when you rent something like an inflatable from a well known company, that your children will be safe. It's not the parent's fault. I can imagine that it was traumatizing to the children. ON the other hand, accidents happen. RnR to go is not a terrible company and neither is Mark. But RnR should take the responsibility of hospital bills and a total refund. That is why RnR has insurance on these inflatables, because accidents do happen. Parents should also remember that when they are renting a 25 ft inflatable Titanic that it is a possibility that accidents can happen.
When I worked at RNR I was able to set the titanic up in a gym no problem, so there is no reason they couldnt have. Also, I believe that more then two employees should be stationed at titanic alone because it is so big and weighs more then 1500lbs. One nor two people are going to be able to stop it from tiping. RNR needs to rethink its policies and change things. Also, why are people on a soapbox of how much was spent on the party? Children were hurt people... you would be just as angry if your kids were the ones injured. I pray that everyone injuried in the accident has a full recovery and doesnt have continueing nightmares over this. You are in my thoughts. Please dont hold it against me that I used to work for RNR, I left there and am truely glad.
I have not received any of my money back from this party that was a disaster and am now planning on going to small claims court. There are many people contacting me with children that have been hurt at other parties that Rock N Roll To Go had inflatables at.
If R&R To Go had shown more concern and communicated with the parties involved in this incident, it would never have reached this point. I cannot believe the judgmental comments that have been made about the families involved. It is most ridiculous! And, if it were your kids/grandkids, I am sure you would feel differently about this whole situation.. It was not their fault that this happened. When you hire a Professional company for any reason, you expect that everything is done correctly and, if indeed, an accident does happen that they will do everything in their power to make things right. It doesn't take a Rocket Scientist to know that! Our grandson was at the top of the Titanic at the time of the incident and fell on his face; now, if that were your child, wouldn't you be concerned about head injuries? I say bravo to our EMT unit in Bloomer. Along with his injuries,he had headaches for 3 days. So let's hope R&R makes things right for all, so this can be put to rest!
At the time after this accident happened no one was told any answers on why this happened and what was going to happen with the medical bills on who was going to pay for them and even two days after no one still did not call with any answers. And it took a cell phone call for the person to answer the phone via the 568 bloomer#. And still no answers after that needed more information basically got pushed off. So it took television to get a call back and would'nt you know the next day phone call came back and that person was the nicest person in the world. So basically all it was was to get answers and to let people know accidents do happen but when they do and nobody talks stuff like this happens.
As the managers of an inflatable company, we are sorry that this has happened. If it was windy (over 25 mph), the inflatable should have never been set up. From viewing the pictures, it did not look like an appropriate place to set up the unit. The attendants should have been monitoring the situation at all times. If an inflatable is set up AND managed properly, they ARE safe.
Comment on anonymous at the time of the filming the boys face was healing and clearing up yes but at the time of the accident it was swollen and bruised and emt and police said that he needed it checked out cause he possibly could have a concussion and whatever other head injury possible.This child was scared enough on his own without anyone saying a thing to him Hello he is 9 years old and can decide on his own if he is scared about something or not.
This will be my last post regarding this issue...the ambulance was called by a bystander. We were told by the ERT that the kids NEEDED to go the ER, even if they seemed to only have bumps and bruises, because it was such a high fall. The kid that smashed his face has two black eyes, which aren't very visible due to his bangs, and that fact that he was shy and wouldn't really look up at the camera. He also has a large scab on his eyebrow where his eyebrow got rubbed right off his face from hitting the pavement. The ERT workers said they needed to go in, and it was our choice to send them by ambulance or take them ourselves, which we all chose to take them ourselves. If we were looking for attention, extra money, blah blah, we would have put them in the ambulance! We want to make sure that whatever went wrong is remedied so that it doesn't happen again. What if it were to happen at this weekends benefit? That would be horrible, as was our accident!
If you choose to contact WEAU to warn parents about how "unsafe" these devises CAN BE, that is great!! But for you to run R&R's name threw the ringer and demanding money is very unprofessional when situations like this can not be resolved over night. Mark w/ R&R has been very helpful and has returned phone calls and feels really bad. He has children of his own and has done so much for the Chippewa Valley. No ones intention was to injury these children. It may have been the wind that day or to many children on at one time. The fact that should have been made was that these devises are not always safe and to remind parents to take a look before allowing your child to just "jump" on.
I saw this story on tv and was just amazed. Some of these parents brought their children to the ER when to me they looked perfectly fine on tv. The one kid says he "smashed" his face on the sidewalk. I didn't even see a scratch on his face. I think some of the parents and the things they have said to these child have scared them more then the fall itself.
People are saying how R&R2go didn't have enough staff there and stuff, but the article says that one of the employees got injured from this thing falling, so that tells me that they were there doing their job, but they can't stop a 25 ft. air filled thing from falling!!! Stop blaming R&R2go for everything, accidents happen and sometimes can't be stopped. My heart goes out to the family and I do think that they should get their money back for the grief they had to put up with, but they shouldn't try giving R&R2go a bad name. I have booked things with them before and I think they are great people and they sure know how to have fun!!!
Rock and Roll 2 go has always been an a great company to have for any type of an event and I don't think it is fair for people to say it's all their fault. What about the company that built this thing? I guess one of my main questions is if there was so many people standing around to see this thing fall then why didn't they tell the kids that their was to many on there or something because I think this thing fell for a reason....the Titanic doesn't just fall like that. I love R&R2go and i don't think anyone should let this one incident effect them from choosing them for entertainment.
R&R to go has a pretty bad reputation for doing things poorly. They have had many no-shows for weddings, ruining peoples weddings, and have had many many issues with understaffed events. People need to see what really happens when a company goes cheap and tries to save money.
I'm sure RNRTG has the insurance to cover any medical expenses. I'm also going to say that I don't believe a total refund should be allowed as it sounds like there was a lot more rented than just the Titantic slide. Both the company and the parents need to take some responsibility for the party and it's location. RNR has been in business a long time and you don't stay in business that long if you don't know what you're doing. It was a sad incident, but an accident! I don't the viewers of the media know exactly what happened so to be so critical on one side or the other isn't fair. I hope the kids are all going to be fine, but a little postive talking instead of negative bashing could help them along better.