A Word About Line Jumpers

[TinkerBelle_325]

Perhaps you're confusing a sense of entitlement with the fact that I was just happy people didn't mind. I never said I was "entitled" to get back in line - I was fine staying where I was, even though I would have LIKED to be with my family. I didn't consider myself "special". However, I was thankful for those who didn't mind me re-connecting with my family, and I'm glad they were in line rather than you so I could.

I wouldn't have prevented you from connecting with your family. I would have passed them, with the other 30 people, as they waited off to the side for you to catch up with them.

 

[Rip]

I wouldn't have prevented you from connecting with your family. I would have passed them, with the other 30 people, as they waited off to the side for you to catch up with them.

Unless they decided to stretch out and essentially block you from line jumping them.

 

[dizct]

This subject is why I really like going to DW in value seasons with low crowds, we don't have to deal with this. Less stress. I have no problem with folks going to the bathroom and rejoining their group ahead of me and I don't have much of a problem letting them walk past me in line. Maybe my wife and/or one of my kids will have to do that at some point in the future, I'd like them to be treated as we treat those that walk past us. Are you really going to stop a mom and her kid from meeting up with her husband ahead of you? Really??? Are you going to block a scared or ill rider too? So what? It's going to take one or two more minutes to get to the front of the line, You're at Disney, on vacation. And standing in line at Disney is better than sitting at work. Maintaining your place in line does not absolve you from being a compassionate person. Maybe you don't know all the circumstances that led up to those people asking to walk past you in line. Or maybe it is just some jerk taking advantage of kind people in line. Either way, you're the better person for keeping a broad perspective and just letting it go.

 

[BrightScouter]

Unless they decided to stretch out and essentially block you from line jumping them.

Right up until they got to the ride or attraction and either got on without the member of their party that was behind all the people, or stepped out of the way to let him catch up. Either way works.

 

[polineedyan]

Some of these comments scare me. Because just recently one of my friends mentioned that won't I be happy the next time we go to Disney, because my DS is now potty trained. And I said yes, I will be, but then knowing my luck we will be in line and he will have to go. And then I followed it up by saying, but I'm sure people would let me leave the line and come back. I was thinking after all it's Disney, surely people will let me back in line. Because they all understand that no matter how many times you take a child to the bathroom, if they don't want to go they won't. And then they will want to go when you don't want them to go. However, from these comments, now I'm worried that people would get all upset with me.

I really don't see an issue if there is an emergency to leave the line for you to be able to come back. Otherwise, we could end up with this worse case scenario. Let's say my DH, DS and I all go before getting in stand by line for TSM, with a 60 minute wait. Then 55 minutes into it, my DS decides he has to go. So some people on here would say, we all have to leave line. SO let's say we do that and now the wait is 90 minutes. Now who wants to be in line with a 3 year old for what would now be 2 hours 25 minutes. I sure don't. And I'm sure the people around us sure wouldn't want to be in line with us either.

I do not like line jumpers. But like other things in life, it's not just black or white. There are shades of gray. So I'm hoping the next time we are at Disney, that we are in line with people who understand the gray times and will understand if I have to leave with my DS, but also won't say they have family to meet up with and don't.

And one last comment, just to get even more people upset with me probably. The whole Dumbo thing makes sense to me. We have never done it that way, but if the line is really long and my DS wanted to ride with me and his dad, then we might would try that method. But like stated, me waiting in line to ride by myself or me waiting in line to ride and my DS happens to be with me after his ride, is the same. And last time I checked Disney is for everyone. They don't have a sign that says Dumbo is only for people with kids. So what's the difference between me doing this method or another adult riding dumbo by themselves, because they want to do it.

I hate to debate, but Im gonna....rules CAN be black or white..Im sure that if you got in line and had an 'emergency', any CM would let you handle your emergency. Getting back in line is another issue..Being a parent, I can tell you how I wouldve handled the situation..the same way we did during the Candlelight processional. My daughter ended up leaking on my wife. We left. We didnt expect to get our seats back, and didnt ask. Bum luck.
Peoples failure to plan sometimes makes me giggle..Its like when we get on a plane. Every time, the MOMENT the belt lites come off, someone has to go to the bathroom. For me, i make sure ive gone before I get on..its just kinda funny..
I really do understand to a degree the potty emergency thing. But I wouldnt expect to get my place back. Even adults are using the potty emergency..so i dont know about that one.
No line jumping. move your feet lose your seat. If you have to break line to go potty, there's one guarantee..it wont happen the 2nd time..

 

[grimley1968]

Are you really going to stop a mom and her kid from meeting up with her husband ahead of you? Really??? Are you going to block a scared or ill rider too? So what?

You're creating a false choice. Asking stragglers to simply have their groups ahead of them stand aside and wait for them to catch up is not "blocking a mom and her kid from meeting up with her husband." I would argue that it is quite uncompassionate for stragglers/line cutters to cut in front of a bunch of people (whose back story could be just as sympathetic or more as the line cutter) just to "catch up" with their parties, when their parties can stand aside and "fall back" to them in line, which would not inconvenience anyone, including the straggler.

 

[Brian_WDW74]

Folks, this topic comes up at least once a month, sometimes more. And the same arguments are made over and over with no resolution. So rather than let this continue, the moderators are closing this thread here.