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Video of Tigger 'punching' kidQuote, originally posted by FOX NEWS »ORLANDO, Fla. — A Walt Disney World employee dressed as the character "Tigger" was accused of hitting a child while posing for a photo, a spokeswoman for the theme park said Saturday.Park officials temporarily suspended Michael J. Fedelem while they investigate the accusations, Disney spokeswoman Zoraya Suarez said."Naturally, physical altercations between cast members and guests are not tolerated," Suarez said.Jerry Monaco of New Hampshire videotaped his son, Jerry Jr., posing with the costumed character at Disney-MGM Studios on Friday and recorded the confrontation, according to a statement from the Orange County Sheriff's Office.The father said Fedelem intentionally hit his son "on or about the head," said sheriff's spokesman Carlos M. Padilla. "The tape only shows a fraction of what happened. Now it's up to us to find out what led up to that."A message left by The Associated Press for Monaco was not immediately returned. A telephone listing for Fedelem could not be located.In 2004 a Walt Disney World employee dressed as Tigger was accused of touching the breast of a 13-year-old girl while she posed with him for a photo. A jury found the man not guilty.

saw the vid on the news here in Pa, apparently its a big topic

Come on V, give Tigger a break. He's just a little misunderstood. After all, he's bouncey, bouncey, fun, fun, fun, fun.

I don't think he punched the kid, the kid probably was trying to unzip him, maybe? It's funny to see how the kid us dressed in the video (punk)and how his is dressed for the interview(the good son).

the kid was up to something behind tigger's back. watch the video.

Quote, originally posted by K-NINE »Come on V, give Tigger a break. He's just a little misunderstood. After all, he's bouncey, bouncey, fun, fun, fun, fun. No, he's "bouncy, trouncy, flouncy, pouncy, fun fun fun fun" and the most wonderful thing about tiggers is he's the only one! Anyway, I agree that the kid was up to something behind Tigger's back and Tigger wasn't trying to hit him, he/she was trying to get away!

That kid was being a jacknad... Stupid punk. My vote is that brat likely did something he shouldn't have. Stupid people do all sorts of crap to the poor souls who have to wear some dorky costume around for a living.#2 issue with this is how the media apparently has handled it according to the article posted. There again, painting Tigger as the bad guy. And making the guy in this video playing Tigger and the Tigger charcter himself look even worse because some perv a couple years ago grabbed some little girl's thingies while running around in an identical costume. I mean really, WHAT does that have to do with the CURRENT SITUATION? It's not like it's the same fricken employee! The only thing consistent in these two incidents are that they involve the same cartoon character for cryin' out loud. If it was the same guy who copped a feel and then clocked this little goofball, then sure, let's connect the two!

i think that tigger did mean to hit the kid for whatever reason, he probably did deserve it. tigger did an arm lock on the kid as he punched with the other hand, the punch doesnt look like it had any force behind it and there doesnt appear to be any swelling or bruseing on the kid from the interview

I don't think he meant to hit the kid either way...the first move was the arm lock, which to me makes it apparent that something was being done with that arm in the back of the suit. Who knows what. But something. Then he just turns around, and the kid just so happens to be turned the right way to get hit. You really can't see in those suits...you have no peripheral vision at all, so he probably had no idea where the kid was actually at in relationship to his hand. It cracks me up how the father says at first he thought the kid was up to something, then "upon review" he suddenly realized Tigger had punched the kid unprovoked...uhhh...maybe he needs to review it again because every time I've seen it, it's been obvious that it *was* provoked.

[QUOTE=Kari]No, he's "bouncy, trouncy, flouncy, pouncy, fun fun fun fun" and the most wonderful thing about tiggers is he's the only one! QUOTE]I can't believe I had it wrong all these years! I think Tigger should have unloaded on the little brat with his springy tail.I heard that the guy in the costume was in his 30's. Seems like odd job for somebody in their 30's. Maybe it pays well to be Tigger.

pasted from http://www.local6.com:Quote »Monaco said he took his son to the hospital Saturday to be treated after the alleged hit. Are you @#$%$ kidding me!!??What a bunch of golddigging a-holes.

Quote, originally posted by Psychobroker »Monaco said he took his son to the hospital Saturday to be treated after the alleged hit. A-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!no, please no more it hurts to laugh...that boy was BARELY grazed! AND I found out Tigger shook the boy's hand afterward or something like that, but the news people don't want you to see that, or hear what was happening either, that is why there is no sound.

Quote, originally posted by VforVIBE »A-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!no, please no more it hurts to laugh...that boy was BARELY grazed! AND I found out Tigger shook the boy's hand afterward or something like that, but the news people don't want you to see that, or hear what was happening either, that is why there is no sound.Yep, funny how we get only ONE side of the story. Tigger's reply was just recently posted, stating the "boy" *cough* PUNK (removed) *cough* pulled on his suit, which made it hard for him to BREATHE.I believe it...punks like this are always up to something -- just look at the kid's facial expression while he's up to no good