Admit it, you've been that rude guest!

[smidgy]

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

see, we aren't dismissing your opinion. you have every right to your opinion that it is rude to take that picture. we just don't think that entitles you to "tell someone off". "confront" someone. there are many who haven't even considered the possibility that it might be rude. and never even heard of the dis, let alone read this thread. so, since they have a dif. opinion than you about this subject, they will likely be shocked by your confrontation. (since they don't think they are doing anything wrong.. never even thought about it)
this is why I am nicely suggesting to you that if your child's image winding up in someone else's photo bothers you, you should NICELY approach that person and explain that you'd rather not have your child's picture taken by someone else. they probably don't even have your child in the picture at all. and honestly, most people probably already have the picture and will just walk away, avoiding "confrontation"
we all have dif. opinions about tons of stuff. confrontation is best avoided

 

[smidgy]

I think what piccolopatt meant by" from a distance" was so that he is not intruding. he is trying to get pics of characters. trying to not get in the way. zooming in on only the characters, not the guests. he didn't mean "from a distance", as in lurking in the background cause he knows he's doing something wrong. lol

ooh! now I have a sudden urge to hear" 4 For a Dollar " sing "From a Distance" man I miss that preshow to Beauty and the Beast. I'll have to stick in my Hercules vhs tape. wait, does my old vcr even work? lol

 

[magicbob]

Photographers use zoom lenses to take pictures "from a distance" all the time. We're not hiding in the bushes taking illicit photos. We're just taking a close-up of something far away. What is difficult to understand about that?

 

[Mikie]

The photography sub-topic here is completely bizarre to me. The attraction you waited in line for is called a "Meet and Greet". If you do not want to Meet or Greet the character, you have no need to wait in line. Some characters are clearly out in the open for their meeting spaces, exactly so that everyone can see them - just part of the ambiance of the park. I can't believe anyone would ever have any expectation that they are in a private bubble and that no one else should be allowed to intrude on your bubble with their camera. Each person in line is not getting a private VIP visit with a character.

Like a PP, I'd say the best a person should expect if they didn't want anyone to take a picture while their child was in the vicinity is to politely explain that they have a quirky hangup (because it certainly is one!! Not a typical or reasonable expectation in a theme park) and request another guest not to take a picture. I imagine most people would comply. But there's absolutely no right or reason to get confrontational about your unusual quirk.

 

[piccolopat]

I think what piccolopatt meant by" from a distance" was so that he is not intruding. he is trying to get pics of characters. trying to not get in the way. zooming in on only the characters, not the guests. he didn't mean "from a distance", as in lurking in the background cause he knows he's doing something wrong. lol

ooh! now I have a sudden urge to hear" 4 For a Dollar " sing "From a Distance" man I miss that preshow to Beauty and the Beast. I'll have to stick in my Hercules vhs tape. wait, does my old vcr even work? lol

Thanks smidgy. Of course people take all kinds of pictures at Disney everyday and there is nothing sinister about it. This person IMHO is a bit paranoid and should consider staying out of public view because his expectations of privacy in a public place are not reasonable. By the way, I am a woman.

 

[Magpie]

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

Except for those times in the park when you allow your wife to "get pretty crazy" and "tell someone off" for taking pictures of a character during your daughter's meet-and-greet.

That's kind of the definition of trying to force your opinion on someone else.

Just sayin'...

 

[monica9]

The photography sub-topic here is completely bizarre to me. The attraction you waited in line for is called a "Meet and Greet". If you do not want to Meet or Greet the character, you have no need to wait in line. Some characters are clearly out in the open for their meeting spaces, exactly so that everyone can see them - just part of the ambiance of the park. I can't believe anyone would ever have any expectation that they are in a private bubble and that no one else should be allowed to intrude on your bubble with their camera. Each person in line is not getting a private VIP visit with a character.

Like a PP, I'd say the best a person should expect if they didn't want anyone to take a picture while their child was in the vicinity is to politely explain that they have a quirky hangup (because it certainly is one!! Not a typical or reasonable expectation in a theme park) and request another guest not to take a picture. I imagine most people would comply. But there's absolutely no right or reason to get confrontational about your unusual quirk.

I agree, maybe you shouldn't tell a person off for taking a picture of your child but I don't see anything wrong with confronting them.
You guys do realize there are perverts in the parks deliberately taking pictures of your little girls in their dresses? It does happen and it's disgusting. Someone just got caught taking doing this a little while back. He was taking pictures of girls between the ages of 6-12 and putting them on child porn sites.
If they really want the picture they should wait until the meet and greet is in between 2 children while the character is by themselves or just wait for a parade, character meal or stand in line.

 

[robinb]

YUP and will do again

I guess the title of the thread is "Admit it, you've been that rude guest!". Thank you for sharing.

 

[BillyBuff]

D'oh! I've inadvertently became that rude guest by snapping a photo of a character while someone or someone's child is next to them. Sometimes I'll even capture that shot via a GoPro that's attached to my hat. Oh well. Come up to me and tell me off? Sounds good. I'll just ignore and walk onto my next destination. I won't let anyone's confrontational behavior deter me from having fun.

 

[Brenda Kim]

Thanks for this thread. I have to get something off my chest. I am SO SORRY, because in a line I was the RUDE LOUD CELL PHONE TALKER. I was fairly new to the cell phone at the time and had an emergency phone call while in a long line for a ride and well now I know, but apparently when I can't hear someone on my phone I talk louder thinking they can't hear me. It was a 5 minute phone call and was made worse that there was a gentlemen in front of me who told me proudly that he does not own a cell phone and that I should turn the cell phone off. I was ashamed for talking loudly, but also I was mad at him for reprimanding me like a 5 year old child and his superior tone. So I may have gotten on my high horse and told him how I could not turn off my phone because I had a family member that ill and I may need to be updated on the situation. I apologize sir....I should have just said I am sorry.

 

[elphie101]

I once shouted "NO FLASH" at someone taking flash photos of his teenage girls on the Little Mermaid ride (during the Ursula scene!) We passed by them exiting and heard them talking about "that b*tch who shouted at us". I just gave them a big smile and a friendly wave while they glared at us walking away.

Sorry, but in my opinion you don't need a blindingly-bright photo of your kids in the middle of the darkest part of the ride, which is only a few minutes long anyway. If you want to, be my guest, but if you can distract from my enjoyment by temporarily blinding me I'll be sure to speak up!

 

[PennyInPink]

Another thing to consider, when it looks like we are taking a photo of your child with a character. Between poses, often the character is waving, dancing, etc, but when posing for your photo, holds real still, affording a clear close up for the rest of us. Cropping out your kid is easy and it's done all the time. The vast majority of people are just there for a good time with their own families.

 

[River Country]

I agree, maybe you shouldn't tell a person off for taking a picture of your child but I don't see anything wrong with confronting them.
You guys do realize there are perverts in the parks deliberately taking pictures of your little girls in their dresses? It does happen and it's disgusting. Someone just got caught taking doing this a little while back. He was taking pictures of girls between the ages of 6-12 and putting them on child porn sites.
If they really want the picture they should wait until the meet and greet is in between 2 children while the character is by themselves or just wait for a parade, character meal or stand in line.

This is clearly a better way of saying what I originally tried to convey. Maybe the words I chose "tell off" were a little out of bounds. I still feel its rude and I will ask people not to do it.

 

[bethbuchall]

I guess I was that rude guest more than once...


But I did make sure that I wasn't getting the faces of any other guests. I was wondering why the waiter blocked the shot. Now, I know...

 

[vrajewski10513]

I like how this thread turned into "let me tell my story about how I yelled at another guest because THEY were being rude, and in a sarcastic way pretend like I'm the rude one for doing it, but secretly want everyone to tell me I was right..."

 

[Chloesmom]

My daughter and I were waiting to use the restroom and this group of girls ( maybe 10 years old ) pushed passed is and shoved my daughter out of in front of a stall she was walking into . Needless to say I lost it . I came unglued on those girls and followed them out to their adults . Turns out they were on a class trip that ended as soon as I told the teachers how they behaved . I am not proud of the words I chose but I would do it again ( with more PG language ) in a heartbeat . I don't normally curse but they poked the mama bear and that was it .

 

[Magpie]

I agree, maybe you shouldn't tell a person off for taking a picture of your child but I don't see anything wrong with confronting them.
You guys do realize there are perverts in the parks deliberately taking pictures of your little girls in their dresses? It does happen and it's disgusting. Someone just got caught taking doing this a little while back. He was taking pictures of girls between the ages of 6-12 and putting them on child porn sites.
If they really want the picture they should wait until the meet and greet is in between 2 children while the character is by themselves or just wait for a parade, character meal or stand in line.

I honestly can't see wasting mental energy on theoretical "perverts". There's no reasonable way to stop someone from taking a pic of your child in the parks, if that's what they really want to do. In fact, its even legal, and easy to do in a way that's a LOT more subtle than during a meet and greet.

And, if they succeed, what have they got? A picture of a fully clothed child at a theme park. Racy stuff! Or they could save time and energy and just Google 'little girls in princess dresses' and get pics of thousands of kids just like yours. (Try it!)

Personally, I prefer to focus on protecting my kids from real threats to their safety.

 

[magicbob]

To clarify, I (like others here have also stated) do NOT want someone else's child in my photo. I will take the shot during the moment between guests or I will zoom in so a short child is not in the shot. I think the vast majority of photographers take this same approach. But I will set up my shot WHILE a child is standing with the character so I can snap the picture during the brief moment between the time your child clears the frame and the next one enters it. I'm sorry if that makes you feel uncomfortable, but it doesn't make me a pervert just because my camera is aimed in your general direction.

 

[DisneyPrince1982]

I still feel its rude and I will ask people not to do it.

And I'm guessing most people would laugh and tell you to buzz off.

 

[CampbellzSoup]

I think some of the "characters" on this forum need a meet and greet...unreal...