accepted practice?

[topolino]

If I were standing in line, and if in front of me was a backpack instead of a person, I'd just step over it, thus putting me in front of the backpack (and thus the held spot).

 

[MariDisney]

LOL ok so you can appreciate this one. Today in Pittston. . .Ironing Board. I swear. . . I kid you not!

Dunmore. . . Cara Mia's fan. . . Love it love it.
jim

I'm originally from Scranton and my DH is originally from Dunmore. We have to go back every now and then just so he can get a hoagie from Cara Mia's and I can get pizza from Maroni's in West Side.

 

[itchin2go]

+1

yup sad. there is always next time. even when they aren't "in" anymore they will still be popular with young girls. Belle still is. . . Ariel . . . you get the point.

jim

but the "young girls" may not be so young then. Maybe they're 5 on this trip, and will be 10 the next. You never know what is going on with another family or what their priority is. Too hard to judge. If they want to prioritize standing in line for the Frozen characters, who are we to tell them they're spending their vacation foolishly?

 

[leebee]

The DIS cracks me up… boy, has it changed! Five years ago, if you'd suggested having one parent stand in line to hold a space for a M&G while the rest of the family members did "other things" until time to meet, your honesty and parenting skills would have been beaten to a pulp. All the "you are taking the spot of people who are playing by the rules," "don't get in line until everyone is there," etc., comments got vicious! It's nice to see a little common sense has prevailed!

OP, I'm glad your girls enjoyed their meet and greet!

 

[mom2rtk]

Reminds me of waiting for the parade at DLR in December. We got our spot on the curb and noticed a rug (a long narrow rug) on the curb next to us. Nobody was on the rug. It was just there all alone. People walked all over the rug, but nobody sat on it. Eventually a family came and claimed their spot and watched the parade. I was really bummed. I was hoping for some drama!

 

[ucfknight]

The DIS cracks me up… boy, has it changed! Five years ago, if you'd suggested having one parent stand in line to hold a space for a M&G while the rest of the family members did "other things" until time to meet, your honesty and parenting skills would have been beaten to a pulp. All the "you are taking the spot of people who are playing by the rules," "don't get in line until everyone is there," etc., comments got vicious! It's nice to see a little common sense has prevailed!

Well... it may help that cast members working the line at Anna + Elsa are actively encouraging groups to do this.

 

[goofy4tink]

Well... it may help that cast members working the line at Anna + Elsa are actively encouraging groups to do this.

The same was true last June with Merida. The line was so long, the CMs suggested that just one person wait in line while the rest went off and did stuff. They kept a count of how many were in the line so they could tell newcomers how long it would be before they got in. It worked really well and not one person seemed upset about it.
My question though.....are Ana and Elsa doing meet and greets before WS actually opens at 11? Or are people getting in line right after eating at Akershus and just waiting.

 

[davedmaine]

We have breakfast at Akershaus in Epcot before the park officially opens. Is it acceptable for me to put something in line to meet Anna and Elsa before the breakfast starts? Or, should someone be out there sitting in line the entire time? Once the breakfast is over, but before the park opens someone would definitely be sitting out there until it is our turn.

Otherwise my plan is to send someone out there as soon as one of us is done.

Thanks!

I'll be at Epcot next Thursday; my place at the front of Soarin is now saved.

 

[ucfknight]

My question though.....are Ana and Elsa doing meet and greets before WS actually opens at 11? Or are people getting in line right after eating at Akershus and just waiting.

Up until now, their meet and greets started at 11:00 AM when World Showcase opened.

Starting this Sunday, though, their hours are changing to 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM.

 

[AmyB2006]

Hey don't laugh. Here in Northeastern PA lawn chairs are used to hold parking spots when we get snow. U park on the street (public parking) in front of someones house around here when it snows u will prob come back to no tires. You should see the creative stuff used in scranton for holding ur spot in front of ur house in the winter! lol

Sorry. when i read this thats all i thought of.

jimi

OMG!! Funny stuff.

Just thought I would update that we had a nice breakie and I walked out at 8:55 to stand in line. I am the 4th person here. I got to see all the princesses and have a nice meal. Totally recommend doing this to anyone in the same boat. Win win.

At 9:02 there were a bunch of others in line.

Glad to hear! Great start to your day it sounds like.

 

[mom2rtk]

Hey don't laugh. Here in Northeastern PA lawn chairs are used to hold parking spots when we get snow. U park on the street (public parking) in front of someones house around here when it snows u will prob come back to no tires. You should see the creative stuff used in scranton for holding ur spot in front of ur house in the winter! lol

Sorry. when i read this thats all i thought of.

jimi

I was just explaining this phenomenon to my son yesterday. He had to go shovel his car (parked on the street) out from under an avalanche of snow that had been plowed from our street. I had seen the stories of this going on in some big cities. But we live in suburbia. He just happens to street park because there's no room in our drive for his car. After seeing him shovel all that snow, I can totally see how mad someone would be to have someone else just pop into the spot the moment he left.

I was thinking I need a new ironing board. Maybe I need to keep the old one?

 

[jimim]

I'm originally from Scranton and my DH is originally from Dunmore. We have to go back every now and then just so he can get a hoagie from Cara Mia's and I can get pizza from Maroni's in West Side.

My wife loves Maroni's. I'm an Old Forger so you being from NEPA you know my feelings on Pizza outside of town. . .

Cara Mia's is the best hoagie place I have ever been to though. I can't believe we never had a place like that pop up in Old Forge. It's just a great great place.

jim

 

[jimim]

but the "young girls" may not be so young then. Maybe they're 5 on this trip, and will be 10 the next. You never know what is going on with another family or what their priority is. Too hard to judge. If they want to prioritize standing in line for the Frozen characters, who are we to tell them they're spending their vacation foolishly?

true true. . .didn't think of it that way. . . my bad

 

[jimim]

I was just explaining this phenomenon to my son yesterday. He had to go shovel his car (parked on the street) out from under an avalanche of snow that had been plowed from our street. I had seen the stories of this going on in some big cities. But we live in suburbia. He just happens to street park because there's no room in our drive for his car. After seeing him shovel all that snow, I can totally see how mad someone would be to have someone else just pop into the spot the moment he left.

I was thinking I need a new ironing board. Maybe I need to keep the old one?

lol you don't see it in developments around here either, but in the town areas where everyone public parks. it's just a free for al right now with all the snow. i would never be able to do it.

jim

 

[smidgy]

the neighborhood IN chicago where we lived when we were first married was all apartments. built before people had 2 or 3 cars per family. there weren't enough parking spaces to go around in the summer!

I get that you dig your car outm, it shold be your spot. but whay eventually happend was whoever happened to have a spot during the first snow. would put their charis out and delare it their spot until march!

I was home during the day with the babies, and I always wanted to go out and move ALL the chairs while everyone was at work. never did, though.

 

[Pooksie]

That backpack would probably get placed in lost and found faster than you can say it. Or better yet taken into custody as a suspicious package. LOL. I doubt they would leave a backpack just lying around no matter where it was.

Lol. Exactly. Probably don't want to do that.

The next thing you know, security is rushing into the restaurant and frantically ushering everyone out. You'll go outside just as the bomb squad arrives...