Cheerleading Team Bullied, Disqualified After Parents Seen Swimming In EPCOT Fountain

On April 22, a video started making the rounds on social media. The video showed a group of adults relaxing in a fountain in the France pavilion at EPCOT. Now, these people were not just putting their feet in the water, which you still shouldn’t do. No, they had their entire bodies in the fountain and were soaking and relaxing like it was a hot tub. Other Guests were seen in the video walking by the group, stunned at their behavior. Online commenters were also shocked and disgusted by the idiotic behavior exhibited by the adults.

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Well, we are now learning that the behavior of the Guests affected the children they were at Walt Disney World Resort with. According to sources, the adults were parents of a group of cheerleaders from Canada who were in Orlando for Cheerleading Worlds 2023. People were able to identify the Guests because of the matching shirts they were wearing. Apparently, due to the abhorrent behavior exhibited by their parents, the group was disqualified from the Worlds competition and could no longer compete. We learned this from a source who wished to remain anonymous due to her association with the cheerleading community.

Unfortunately, that is not where the story ends. Since so many people were able to identify the group as Perfect Storm Athletics from Edmonton, Canada, they have taken to the internet to troll the teens. Remember, it was not the teenagers who were misbehaving, it was their parents. In fact, things got so bad, that the team had to limit who could comment on their posts.

Perfect Storm Athletics also said that they are disappointed in what they saw in the video and are looking into the incident. Here is what they said in a statement:

We are aware of this situation and have spoken to the individuals involved. We absolutely do not condone this behavior and are very disappointed. We will be addressing our code of conduct forms these parents signed about behaviour involving anything Perfect Storm Athletics is a part of. 

Not only should the parents have followed the code of conduct set forth by Perfect Storm Athletics, but they also should have followed Disney’s code of conduct for Guests. Disney’s rules do not specifically state that Guests need to stay out of the fountains, but it does say that Guests are prohibited from engaging in activities that could put themselves or a Cast Member in a dangerous situation.