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The 'clever' way Disney World staff check for lice in kids
It may look like a kind and caring act, but Disney Word staff members actually have a sneaky way of checking for lice in children.
Guests at the Happiest Place on Earth can pay to have their kids transformed into a dazzling princess or handsome knight through the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique at Magic Kingdom.
It comes complete with royal treatment including getting their hair, makeup, and nails done.
One mom has now revealed the subtle method that employees, dubbed 'Fairy Godmothers,' use to ensure little boys or girls don't have any creepy crawlers in their hair before they get started - and it's left the internet shocked.
The mom shared what appeared to be a sweet moment between a Fairy Godmother and her young daughter to TikTok back in March.
The staff member was seen standing behind the little girl as she look at herself in the mirror.
As she was chatting to the youngster, the woman casually played with her hair and showed her some of the styles she could get.
'You have Rapunzel hair,' she said to the delighted girl, as she held strands of hair out to the side, and then in pigtails.
'We could also bring your hair all the way to the top,' the Fairy Godmother told the child, holding her hair up at the top of her head.
While on first glance it seems like she's just having fun with the girl, the mom explained that she was actually carefully checking her back of her head for lice.
'I didn't even realize what they were doing until I re-watched the video,' the mom wrote.
'Literally making every moment magical even while checking for lice at Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique.'
The Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique at Magic Kingdom is a beauty salon for little ones that promises a fairytale look.
As per the website, 'With the wave of a magic wand - plus a few hands-on tricks of the trade - our Fairy Godmother's Apprentices will pamper and primp your child until they look storybook stunning.'
Viewers were impressed by Disney's sneaky trick, and rushed to the comment section to share their thoughts.
'That's a sweet and creative way to disguise it,' gushed one user.
'This is why hairstylist play with your hair when you're explaining what you want by the way! they taught us that in school,' a hairdresser commented.
Someone else pointed out: 'It's not just checking for lice - it's also checking for any rashes, skin issues, cuts/broken skin.
'Anything that could react to whatever they're putting on your head. It's for their safety and yours.'
On the website, it states that guests 'must be free of any scalp or skin conditions that may impact or interrupt the experience.'
Last year, a different mom was left horrified after she claimed her daughter was told she couldn't undergo a magical makeover.
Alabama mom Holly Kelley said she was told by cast members they couldn't style her child's hair because she had lice - but she claimed it was just dandruff.
'I told them, "No, it [is] dandruff,' Kelley wrote in an online review, as per an article on
'As a former elementary school teacher and as a current Girl Scout leader, I've seen children affected by lice, and I am able to tell the difference,' she insisted.
Kelley claimed they then changed their tune and said her daughter had a 'skin condition.'
'They said they just observed a "skin condition" and that Florida law would not allow them to do her hair,' she continued.
'When I asked what the law was, no one could seem to give me a copy of the law or tell me exactly what it said other than it couldn't be anything [contagious].'
'I'm just really upset by this experience, mainly because it so sorely upset my daughter, so much so that for a while, she wanted to go home.
'They wouldn't tell me 100 percent if she had lice; they said they couldn't confirm it because they weren't qualified.'
