![]() Upon investigating, it seemed as if there was something like a splinter under the welt. I bathed him when we got home, and it was at that point when I found a welt on his left buttock. When he started whining later on, I asked him what was wrong, he pointed to the back of his pull-up and simply said “Mommy, it hurts.” I couldn’t find anything wrong with him at that time. After he finished lunch, I allowed him to play in the ball pit. On October 2nd, 1999 I took my only son to McDonald’s for his 3rd birthday. My name is Lauren Archer, my son is Kevin. I urge each and every one of you to pass this on to as many people as you can. Some of you might not be parents, but you may have nieces, nephews, grandchildren, or friends with children. My kids will never play in another ball pit. I have doubts that it is even done that often. Come to find out, the ball pit is only cleaned out once a month. Instead, we found vomit, food, feces, and other stuff I do not want to discuss. ![]() We dug and dug in those balls, trying to find his watch. One of my sons lost his watch, and was very upset. ![]() McDonalds, Chuck E Cheese, Discovery Zone… All places with ball pits in the children’s play area. Burger Kings are now building their play areas inside the buildings for a safer environment.ĭONT IGNORE THIS BECAUSE ITS A LONG ARTICLE PLEASE!! PLEASE Please use caution when letting any children play in an outside play area of a fast food restaurant, this could happen anywhere. She knows for a fact that another death has occurred because of this in South Carolina. The snakes will crawl into the ball pit because it is dark and warm in there. She has since found out that this happens more frequently than not. Burger King employees and herself discovered that there was a family of baby rattlesnakes living underneath the balls in the ball-pit area. Come to find out, when returning to Burger King to see if there were red ants in the play area, in case the little boy had an allergic reaction. Could be red ant bites…she did not know.Īn hour later, the little boy died. Not being able to figure out what they were, the mother started to look at them closer. A half an hour after they were home, the mother noticed some big red welts on the little boys arms and legs. The mother asks the boy what had happened and he merely replied, “Hurt mommy.” The mother assumed that the little boy had banged his elbow or something while playing. The boy played for about 10 minutes when he started to whimper slightly. She watched as the boy played in the tunnels, slide and in the ball-pit. After they ate their lunch the mother said that the son could go and play on the playground for awhile since he ate all his lunch. So an email or article like one of these below would make even the most sensible parent at least a bit concerned:Ībout a week or so ago, a mother took her eager 3-year-old son to Burger King for lunch. It is certainly hard for parents to ignore such tales. So, is this true? Was a child ever bitten by a snake in the ball pit of a McDonald’s Playland or at a Burger King? Reports of McDonald’s ball pit deaths, or any other ball pit related deaths, are a modern myth. An email from a supposed parent in Sugarland claimed his son, Kevin Archer, after playing in a McDonald’s ball pit, developed a welt on his buttocks, and indicated that part of a needle (something like a splinter) must have been there and that the son later died of a heroin overdose. A couple of different email versions of this needle story have been circulated, with the location being in Sugarland or Midland Texas. Again, there is no record of this ever happening. Those syringes were claimed to be used drug syringes that had been thrown into the ball pit by people shooting up, it would seem, in the play area. Imagine if there were poisonous snakes or other dangers lurking in those innocent looking pits of fun?Īnother version of this rumor said that a child was not bitten by a snake, but by a hypodermic syringe that had been discarded into the ball pit. If you’re a parent who’s taken their children to Chuck E Cheese, McDonald’s Playland, or any number of play areas, you’ll know that once they go in, it can be very difficult to get them to come out! As soon as kid’s see all those colorful balls, they make a bee-line. It is a favorite area at any kid play oriented establishment. Kids can jump into the pits and frolic among the balls. Ball pits are large bins filled with many colored plastic balls.
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