Movie Theater Etiquette : What Would You Do?

My fellow Disney Addicts, especially any parents out there. I humbly ask for your advise. WWYD?

Judy and Nick taking selfies! Disney's Zootopia

I was Super Excited to see the new Disney movie Zootopia! I had been looking forward to it and even though I am a 26 year old I am very comfortable at going to see a defined "kid movie" but I was seriously disappointed with my whole movie experience. Not with the movie Zootopia because it was a good movie at least the parts I managed to watch. However, there was a family sitting directly behind me who had a little girl who was just too young to be in a movie theater.(In my opinion) She was not old enough to have the ability to sit through the entire movie quietly. Now I realize it is a "kid movie" but at some point I started to get more annoyed with the parents rather than the little girl. Whining and talking is expected and even slightly tolerated but at some point I expected the parents to take the little girl out of the theater? They never did?! Even the child herself whined to go home?!

 I know it bothered not just me, in fact the little boy sitting behind me turned to his Mommy and said I can't hear the movie. At that point I turned to the Mother and watched her body language, I thought she too was annoyed but nothing was even said.  But it took everything I had to not turn around and say something to those parents. I felt like I was on "What Would You Do?" At some point, do you say something to the parents? I mean you paid to enjoy the movie and the child is making it unbearable to even hear what's going on? It's a movie theater with surround sound and the disruption is that great?!

There were several things that came to mind; which I was ready to share with those parents. 

Maybe you should be considerate of everyone else and take your child outside?

Maybe think ahead and realize she is not old enough to sit through the whole movie. Ever heard of a babysitter? Despite the constant loud disruptions I never said anything. I think it is always hard to get involved when it comes to Parenting, or lack there of in this case. However, I expected the parents to at the very least be considerate of others. Even through I never actually confronted them, I really wanted to! I held my tough and eventually informed the Management later. However, knowing it was defined as a "kid movie" I didn't know if they would actually do anything. They didn't! In fact, they said it was a children's movie and that maybe I shouldn't have been there. Since I do not have children, I suppose I do not fully understand. One would think with the cost of movies now a days that Parents would not waste money and only take children who can actually sit, watch and enjoy the movie.

I would like to hear back from any parents out there or anyone who agrees or disagrees with me. I tried talking to my parents but they think I should just grow up and stop wasting my time and money on Disney animated movies but I never will! So do I get what I deserve for being in a "kid movie" or should there be certain movie theater etiquette for parents and children? Should I have said something to the disruptive family? Or do you just stay quiet and have your movie ruined?

I feel like I should share this with others and who knows I might share this scenarios with ABC's What Would You Do? I felt like I was on the show already? I wonder who any one else would have reacted? Or am I over-reacting?

 

 I plan on going again on a discount day to enjoy Zootopia again. Disney's Zootopia was filled with excitement and anticipations and I would still like those feeling again so when I leave the movie theater. 

Here is the trailer!