WWYD: ride conflict

EDIT: received enough opinions so won’t be replying anymore! Seems like opinions are split, and also got a good perspective from someone who operates these rides! I guess most adults here will be sharing their bumper car ride with a stranger using the same logic! Good for yall but not for me! Leaving the post up though! Thanks all!

At a pumpkin patch today, my daughter (2 yo) was sitting in a ride and only kids can ride in it. She picked first and went in 4 seater fire truck 2 in front and 2 behind. She sat in front. Towards the end of everyone getting settled, a boy wanted to sit in the front too, as his friends sat in the 2 seats behind her so the dad asked my kid to move inside so his son can sit beside her. I tried asking her to move and she started to cry cos she didn’t want to sit with a boy she doesn’t know, which IMO is fair.

So I said sorry, she doesn’t want to sit with him because she doesn’t know him. And they got annoyed and kept insisting that she needs to share because that’s how rides work? I disagreed and said if your son wants to sit in the front of this particular car, maybe you guys can wait for the next one (it’s literally 2 mins). And they were like no, because his friends were in the back already. Anyway I did not give in. Why must I force my daughter to sit with your son?

Anyway, it was very annoying and I just wanted to know what other parents thought!