Tony T. (.
Google
What is the point of having a full football-field playground if kids get stopped every ten minutes for everything they do? Our group kept being told, “Don’t go near the boxes,” “Don’t get close to the stage,” “Don’t walk near that,” “Don’t run over here.” It felt like the security guards had a rule for every step the kids took. If the intention is to stop children from actually playing, then maybe just close the playground instead of constantly policing families who are simply trying to enjoy the space.
What made the experience especially frustrating was how uneven the enforcement was. None of the other families around us were approached, yet our group of four Asian families was repeatedly interrupted four times for simply sitting near the stage — not touching it, just sitting near it. Meanwhile, the family right next to us was throwing a football directly at the stage, hitting the sign over and over. The guards didn’t say a single word to them. Even as we were leaving, they continued throwing the football at it with no problem.
It honestly makes no sense to have four security guards acting like they’re protecting paint or boxes. Kids sitting near something is not the same as damaging it. A football slamming into the stage repeatedly is far more likely to cause actual damage, yet that behavior was completely ignored, while our seven kids were constantly stopped for playing.
Overall, the rules were inconsistent, selectively enforced, and created an uncomfortable and unfair experience for our families.