Admit it, you've been that rude guest!

[Grandma G]

Great stories! Now... When, exactly, will you be staying at Beach Club next year?

During the last week of October. Unless I'm at Fort Wilderness.

 

[FindMeAFishingSpot]

I can also honestly say that I am not that guest. I am a patient and optimistic person by nature and generally let things roll off my back.

Me, too...unfortunately, I'm married to 'that guest'!

 

[River Country]

You and/or your wife has actually confronted someone as they were taking a photo of a character with your DD?

YUP and will do again

 

[River Country]

You do realize you are in a public place when you go to Disney, right? I can have my camera pointing in your child's general direction and NOT have them in my picture. I have every right to do that and you would be rude to accuse me of something I didn't do. By the way, most people also take general pictures which inevitably includes other people and their children. Do you make sure no one else's children are in your pictures?

I am well aware of the fact i am in public place. I think its rude to take a picture of a character when someone else's child is posing with that character. I do not have to defend my actions and CM's had also gotten in front of people doing i have even heard CM's ask not to take those pics

You want to take pics of the castle there will be hundreds of people including children in that shot and that is just unavoidable but when its a M&G and people are waiting online for a photo with a character and someone just randomly shows up and starts snapping photos while my child is up there yes i will say something to you. You want a photo of character wait in line like everyone else

 

[piccolopat]

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I am well aware of the fact i am in public place. I think its rude to take a picture of a character when someone else's child is posing with that character. I do not have to defend my actions and CM's had also gotten in front of people doing i have even heard CM's ask not to take those pics

You want to take pics of the castle there will be hundreds of people including children in that shot and that is just unavoidable but when its a M&G and people are waiting online for a photo with a character and someone just randomly shows up and starts snapping photos while my child is up there yes i will say something to you. You want a photo of character wait in line like everyone else

I don't want a picture with the character, I want one of the character and so I am not getting in line. I will set up my shot and take it in the half a second between your child and the next. There is absolutely nothing wrong with doing this and I do not need to defend MY actions. Your little snowflake is really of no interest to anyone but you.

 

[River Country]

I don't want a picture with the character, I want one of the character and so I am not getting on line. I will set up my shot and take it in the half a second between your child and the next. There is absolutely nothing wrong with doing this and I do not need to defend MY actions. Your little snowflake is really of no interest to anyone but you.

are you even reading what i wrote or are you looking for an argument? because i clearly stated "when my child is posing with a character" i could care less what you do with your camera when she isn't posing with the character

 

[Anesthesia Fine]

Meh. If I see a DSLR I'm not going to assume everyone else thinks my kid is as cute as I do; I just give them the benefit of the doubt that they're using the zoom and let it go.

(Credentials: I'm from the real NJ, aka, south of Trenton.)

 

[piccolopat]

are you even reading what i wrote or are you looking for an argument? because i clearly stated "when my child is posing with a character" i could care less what you do with your camera when she isn't posing with the character

Yes I read what you wrote. My camera will be focused on the character when a child is there so I am ready to take my shot as soon as they are done. You are so paranoid about the people you see that you are blind to those that may be taking photos with a zoom lens from a distance. Perhaps you should consider only inside meet and greets if you are so worried about this I've been taking character shots like this for as long as they have been out in the parks and have never had a parent or CM object since I stand out of the way. I will ignore any further replies from you.

 

[smidgy]

I have often taken pictures of the characters and will continue to do so. I don't care if I have a picture of my husband or me WITH the character, so we don't wait in line. (ps when did waiting in line become "online", like connected to the internet?lol). I just like pictures of the characters.

yes I try to get them between people (they aren't all kids) but if I'm just passing by and see a character I like, I'll zoom in to get the character only.. I really don't want some stranger, kid or adult, in my pictures. believe me.

If you come over and try to "confront" me, I will already have had my shot.. and I'll just walk away and let you yell at the air. People have always taken pictures of the characters and they always will. there's really not much you can do about it. the line is just for those who want THEIR picture WITH the characters.

 

[smidgy]

I slammed one door shut. I slammed through the next. ‘Why', I demanded in that same pater-mobilizing voice, ‘can’t my poor, exhausted, fragile and absolutely impossible father get his blasted awning out?’. ‘What’, they said, innocently, ‘are you talking about’. ‘The awning!', I screeched. ‘The awning! That precious awning that I’ve been telling you people about for months. The one prominently mentioned in every scrap of paper you have about our reservation!’ ‘Awning?', they feinted.
.
‘Call a manager’, I growled. ‘Heck, call Eisner, if you must! But, in the end, you are going to take us to an awning-lovin' patch of moonlit ground … tonight!’, I roared (stretching menacingly to my full 4 feet and 11 inches of imposing stature).



2003: I had no Fort Wilderness plans.

Following stays at several other WDW resorts, this was to be the Grand Visit. Eleven days at The Grand Floridian. The (Grand) Platinum - or whatever they were calling the year’s most exorbitant package - Plan. Paid in full.

But the gods will have their way with those who get too big for their britches and so, one fine day, in one fine conversation with Concierge Services, I casually mentioned smoking on our room’s guaranteed-to-be-grand balcony. ‘Oh, no’, she said, aghast. ‘You can’t do that!’

‘But’, I sputtered, ‘I smoked on the balcony at the Boardwalk Villas without any issues. So, if one can smoke on those balconies, then why not on The Grand Floridian's grand balconies?’

‘Fire codes’, she said sternly. ‘They can be different at various resorts. Something to do with the roofs, I think’, she said. ‘Piffle!', I said. ‘I’ll go to back to The Boardwalk!' But, of course, when I called the hotel several days later to confirm that it was still permissible to smoke on their balconies, it wasn’t. And I couldn’t. And so I wouldn’t. Go back to The Boardwalk, that is.

Nor, after prolonged conversations and several made-to-be-unmade reservations, would I go to The Polynesian, or to The Beach or Yacht Clubs, or to The Wilderness Lodge - almost made it there, until someone checked the roof for the nefarious code - or to The Animal Kingdom Lodge, or even to the concrete and glass Contemporary.

But, I could go back to Fort Wilderness. To a cute - presumably asbestos-roofed - little cabin with a wonderfully-welcoming - bring-your-own-ashtray - deck. Parking at the door for our golf cart and car. And the all-paid-for (Grand) Platinum Plan.

There were no actual ‘Smoking’ cabins still available, but, as I explained, I didn’t need one. My daughter wouldn’t permit me to smoke inside even if I wanted to. And I didn’t want to. So, despite the circuitous and rather aggravating route required to that state, I was, once again, a pretty happy camper. Until …

The phone call to inform me that I couldn’t have my all-paid-for (Grand) Platinum Plan. ‘Fort Wilderness simply can’t afford you Platinum Service’, he intoned. ‘There would be no Nightly Turn-Down, or Chocolates, or Room Service, or Club Amenities, or Itinerary Planning, or ….’

‘I don’t care’, I said (as calmly as possible), 'about any of it other than Itinerary Planning and Concierge Services during our stay. And you certainly can do that! There actually are phones in Fort Wilderness and on my own and on my daughter’s persons. And you, or some other officious soul, already has my lists and so I expect all of my dining, shows, cruises and recreation to be booked and to be able to call the number that I already have for any assistance that I might need before or during my stay in Fort Wilderness. Have a magical day.’ And I hung up.

And darned if they couldn’t do every last bit of that … So, I was actually, once again, circuitously, a pretty happy camper. Until …

We arrived a bit late again. And when my daughter went in to pick up our keys and cart, I thought it was taking far longer than it should. So, I went in. To find my daughter crying.

Now, she doesn’t blubber as I do. She cries silently. And rarely. But she had done all of the driving for the past two days and now she was crying so loudly that I could actually hear her if I listened carefully. And she was crying, it seemed, because they had no ‘Smoking’ cabins available. And, given that I had so strenuously demanded one - at this point, I’ll remind you, gentle reader, of my earlier remarks concerning that - they felt that, in fairness to their non-smoking guests, they could not offer me a Non-Smoking cabin unless I paid the assessment for my fully-expected non-compliance with the no-smoking-inside dictum … in advance of my eagerly-anticipated transgressions.

I sent my daughter to our now-Detroit, USA car. I called the number and briefly, but colorfully, explained my uncomfortable circumstances and - I thought - my quite justifiable reluctance, for the moment, to pay anyone Disney any other Dollar.

But, in 2003, I didn't mention Michael Eisner.

And then I let their people talk to their people. And, very shortly, a caravan of two – golf cart and car sans motor home – wound its way to another – really – wonderful stay in Fort Wilderness.

2003 yes I remember it well. I think that was about the time they started the no smoking rooms and no smoking on the balconies rule. we were smokers at that time, did a split stay, the first resort we had a smoking room, the 2nd? nope they were already deep cleaning the rooms. I know it'
s hard to adjust but nowadays smokers need to go to DSA's. hubby and I quit almost 5 years ago. he went aback to it about 2 years ago.. sigh....
but people smoking on balconies is inconsiderate to your neighbors who also want to enjoy their balcony. sorry, but it
s true.

 

[Magpie]

Ok Back in NJ LOL...we are never rude I think that its other people's perception.

In any event my DW can get pretty crazy if some random person is taking a picture of our DD when she is with a character. There are only certain people that should be taking pics of my child me my wife or the photopass CM. So I do NOT feel bad when either me or my wife goes and tells that rude person off. There is no reason for you to take a picture of my daughter with a character. PERIOD Sorry there are no excuses for this. If you don't want to stand in line and wait for a M&G that's your problem

I'm curious - how does your wife feel about your daughter's picture being purchased in group ride photos? I have SO many pics of other people's kids, thanks to all the ride photos we've bought.

And by the way, while I suspect it's just the act of pointing a camera in your daughter's general direction that bugs your wife, versus her image actually being captured, I know for a fact that's not always the case.

I was once reviewing the Wild Africa Trek for another DisBoarder, and she was all keen to sign herself and her child up for it... until she discovered it included a group souvenir picture CD. At which point she decided it'd be FAR too risky to chance all those strangers (the other guests on the trek) having his picture. Something about there possibly could be an unsavory person on the trek with them, who'd ask the boy his name and get personal info from him, and then match it up with his photo... I thought it was strange, but there you go. It was apparently a real concern for this particular person.

 

[smidgy]

I don't need or want an "excuse", I have a reason. I want to take a picture of the character standing in the free air space. PERIOD. I might also get your child in the shot when I take pictures of the parade..or just a picture of the "ambience" or a picture of how crowded or uncrowded the street is. and in that case you are definitely trying to get strangers in the shot. it's a public place. it's gonna happen.

 

[Heffielump7283]

The one time that sticks out in my mind when I was rude was at rope drop in MK a few years ago. The welcome show had just finished and they started to let people in and in the rush of people I got separated from my family. Now, I know this shouldn't be an excuse, I don't do very well on my own in crowds so I started to panic and as soon as I spotted my family not too far forward I was determined to get back to them before I freaked out. As I slipped around the wall to get into the stream of people making their way in I jumped in front of a mother with a pram. This meant that she had to come to an abrupt stop to avoid hitting me. I quickly spun around, said sorry and then walked quickly to my family who were just ahead. I was rude and have never done it since unless it was by accident and I didn't realise.

The only other time I could've been considered rude was at CP. I had finished eating a while ago and was waiting for Piglet to come to my table, however he was at the other side of the restaurant. I was coming dangerously close to the end of my FP window for 7DMT so I asked a CM if I it would be possible to quickly meet Piglet even though he was no where near my table. The CM took me to Piglet and I met him and had a picture but felt bad and rude for making the next family wait longer. They were very understanding though and I smiled thankfully at them as I left.

Other than those two times, I don't think I've ever knowingly been rude.

 

[smidgy]

let me just add that if, instead of someone walking up to me to "tell me off", a person saw me pointing a camera and very politely said." I'm sorry miss, I know this may sound silly, but my wife is very nervous about strangers having a photo of our daughter. would you mind waiting?"

if someone said somethng like that very nicely to me, I would say "sure , no problem, in fact, I'll just go back and delete that photo" there is no reason to "tell someone off" for doing nothing wrong. but if you have a quirk and nicely explain it to me, I'll be happy to comply.

 

[River Country]

Have a magical day!!!

 

[River Country]

Yes I read what you wrote. My camera will be focused on the character when a child is there so I am ready to take my shot as soon as they are done. You are so paranoid about the people you see that you are blind to those that may be taking photos with a zoom lens from a distance. Perhaps you should consider only inside meet and greets if you are so worried about this I've been taking character shots like this for as long as they have been out in the parks and have never had a parent or CM object since I stand out of the way. I will ignore any further replies from you.

A zoom lens from a distance??? You just confirmed that you know it's rude.

But the dis is a place for all opinions

Enjoy your pictures

 

[magicbob]

A zoom lens from a distance??? You just confirmed that you know it's rude.

But the dis is a place for all opinions

Enjoy your pictures

 

[River Country]

Nothing to be confused about
Everyone is entitled to their opinions
I think it's rude others don't
That's ok I am not gonna force my opinion on anyone else.

But don't dismiss my opinion

 

[magicbob]

Nothing to be confused about
Everyone is entitled to their opinions
I think it's rude others don't
That's ok I am not gonna force my opinion on anyone else.

But don't dismiss my opinion

Not dismissing anything. My emoticon simply represents my utter confusion about your assertion that using a zoom lens is rude.

 

[tomatecerise]

I am not rude, i am sweet as honey with cow gentle eyes.

It's me