Anyone noticed Brazilian (or other) tour groups in July?

[Lucky'sMom]

I've read horror stories on the WDW threads about these groups during July. Have you had trouble with them at US/IOA? Thanks!

 

[ky07]

I've read horror stories on the WDW threads about these groups during July. Have you had trouble with them at US/IOA? Thanks!

There was a bunch of those groups when we were there last july but we had no problem with them other than they were really loud

 

[Disneyhappy]

Last year during July 4th week, they were everywhere! For the most part,they were pretty well behaved. My only issue is there were a lot of them!!!! If a group got in line for an attraction, it was a lot of them which backed up the line. What we did notice is that they tended to all go to the same park on the same day. DH and I were headed to IOA one morning around 9:30 am. After we got off the boat launch, we observed the groups coming from the parking garage area and they were all headed to IOA. At the IOA gates, the lines were huge. After waiting 10 minutes to get in, we decided to switched to US. We barely waited to get in at US and enjoyed a comfortably crowded morning. I'm not sure if they plan to all go to the same park but it worked out that way that day. And if I wasn't clear earlier, there were a lot of them! It was a huge wall of people coming from the parking garage. When we were walking back over to US, there were still a wall of people heading to IOA, mostly the Brazilian groups. At the PBH pool later than day, I heard guests talking about how crowded IOA was that day. One good thing is that I don't believe most of them purchase the express pass so it has limited effect on FOTL access. I believe they have a huge impact on crowds at WDW because they do go on attractions in huge groups, whether with or without fast passes. Can you imagine what a great time these kids have together, though? So much more fun touring with your age group at that age.

 

[rpbert1]

Lots of them last July, we would like pp said go to another park, as the lines where long at IOA, even with FOTL we waited 35 mins for DDR

 

[foolish.mortal]

yeah i was there end of july early august..they seem to be in most of the parks they all seem to wear yellow or orange tops lol.

 

[Metro West]

The Brazilian groups are something you just can't avoid any more...at any park.

 

[fanoforlando]

so what exactly are the Brazilian groups? We were at US and i did notice alot of black people with like elementary school t-shirts on, i ddnt think anything of it because they werent a nuisance, just alot of them?


i do remember awhile back when i was at Epcot , a group of people wearing green and yellow shirts w/ the Brazilian logo on front , but i ddnt think anything of it.

what are the peak seasons of out-of-towners from other countries?

Is it strictly from Brazil? I did notice standing in lines to some attractions some people talking in like English accents.

 

[minniejack]

We were at Universal over Christmas and at times felt as if we were the only English speaking group. There was even a father/son who were with a Brazilian group complaining about the way foreigners behaved (no clue as to line-jumping)

And now that you brought it up--do they have more money to spend over here?

Do Americans not know how fantastic Uni is??!! Are they brain-washed by the mother land? Do they only dream of the Mouse?

I'm not complaining--the more guests the merrier--especially, if I have FOTL and they don't.

 

[Lucky'sMom]

We went to WDW and US/IOA late last June. We didn't see any tour groups at Disney (this would have been around June 20-28), but did have a couple of bad encounters with them at US/IOA June 28-30. We were on-site guests, and had a Brazilian group of kids line jump into the FOTL lane for Riptide Falls. I felt for sure that they would be put back, but we waited an HOUR in the FOTL lane for this ride and I never saw them get taken out of that line. Now, they could have been on-site guests, but I doubt it and they still line jumped ahead of us. There's no point in saying anything, because they act like they don't understand you. Since we were there right before July, I got to wondering how bad it gets in July. I was hoping to talk DH into a budget July quick trip to US/IOA, but then I remembered about these groups, and it would really put a damper on my vacation...

 

[Flyin2MCO]

Geez - some of the comments in this thread are a bit creepy. None of us "own" the parks and can control who attends on any given day.

Paying the price of admission determines who gets in the park, whether it's an individual or a large group.

And in many ways we should all be grateful for the large tour groups, no matter who they are and where they are from...This provides a large source of revenue for UO, and helps fund all those cool current and future attractions that we all love

 

[Metro West]

Geez - some of the comments in this thread are a bit creepy. None of us "own" the parks and can control who attends on any given day.

Paying the price of admission determines who gets in the park, whether it's an individual or a large group.

And in many ways we should all be grateful for the large tour groups, no matter who they are and where they are from...This provides a large source of revenue for UO, and helps fund all those cool current and future attractions that we all love

I see your point but I think the main problem people have with these groups is the behavior...specifically line cutting/skipping and pretending not to understand English. You hear about it all the time with these groups. I don't care about the clapping, chanting and singing...just don't try to cut in line...but they like to play the little games.

 

[Bluer101]

I see your point but I think the main problem people have with these groups is the behavior...specifically line cutting/skipping and pretending not to understand English. You hear about it all the time with these groups. I don't care about the clapping, chanting and singing...just don't try to cut in line...but they like to play the little games.

We go all year long and I only see this mainly durring our July trips. I had no problems at US and IOA since we stay onsite and get FOTL. But we did all 4 Disney parks last year and it was a pain. Made the lines alot longer and like you said they are cutting lines, yelling, pretend to not speak any english and so on. We would see the groups walking to the next ride and would hurry up and beat them before they entered. Also you could noticed the ride that they were already on or in-line because there were lots standing around at the entrance and holding all the backpacks.

 

[Orlando313]

I've noticed this more at Disney, but there are a lot of tour groups like that during the summer. You always know they are coming because you see that little flag above the crowd. Honestly, I get more annoyed with the behavior of the cheerleaders during spring break time, but I guess these kids don't feel like they need to behave since their parents aren't around. I kind of feel that at that age, you should know how to act and know that line cutting and disrespectfulness of your fellow travelers is unacceptable.

 

[MIB999999]

Bring them on. They can be a show all by themselves at time. As far as line cutting, i believe this happens all the time and is not a South American issue. I am 6' 4" and 230 pounds and in line a grab a rail with each hand and no one is getting by. They will sometimes point up ahead and unless i see thier group up ahead and think they can make it to them before they board the ride, they do not pass. I just tell them looks like you will just have to wait your turn.

Best way to stop line cutting is to grab the rails and stand your ground.

 

[Orlando313]

Bring them on. They can be a show all by themselves at time. As far as line cutting, i believe this happens all the time and is not a South American issue. I am 6' 4" and 230 pounds and in line a grab a rail with each hand and no one is getting by. They will sometimes point up ahead and unless i see thier group up ahead and think they can make it to them before they board the ride, they do not pass. I just tell them looks like you will just have to wait your turn.

Best way to stop line cutting is to grab the rails and stand your ground.

I wanna queue with you!

 

[brocklesnar69]

Bring them on. They can be a show all by themselves at time. As far as line cutting, i believe this happens all the time and is not a South American issue. I am 6' 4" and 230 pounds and in line a grab a rail with each hand and no one is getting by. They will sometimes point up ahead and unless i see thier group up ahead and think they can make it to them before they board the ride, they do not pass. I just tell them looks like you will just have to wait your turn.

Best way to stop line cutting is to grab the rails and stand your ground.

Hell yeah!

 

[Lucky'sMom]

The ones who cut the line at Ripshaw Falls didn't go by us, they actually went under the bars and jumped in line way up ahead of us!

 

[phamton]

Several people have mentioned the "pretending" not to understand English. Most of them do not understand English. Even if they have had several years of English, most of those in the tour groups do not understand English well enough to speak it. There's no crime in that. My daughter took 2 years of Spanish and still can't speak a word of it but she can read Spanish fairly well. These kids speak Portuguese and probably some Spanish or French. Usually one or two in the group can understand a little English but the tour guide does the translating for most of the kids.

These are rich teens usually away from home/parents for the first time. They are on a break from school and traveling with other well-to-do teens from all over Brazil. I can't imagine that a group of spoiled rich teens from the U.S. would behave any better on a vacation to Acapulco or some other vacation hot spot. Large groups of 14-15 year old teens with lots of spending money and little supervision in a foreign country where you don't speak the language adds up to bad behavior no matter what country they are from.

Just stand your ground to any line cutters or let a team member know.

 

[minniejack]

Other than Uni, the last major park I've been to was Cedar Point last May for a school trip. The great thing about Cedar Point is the heavy security. People don't seem to line jump as much there because they know they'll be hauled out of line--we saw it time and again.

I'm not saying jumping didn't occur. It just wasn't on the level that you have at Disney or Uni.

 

[Sleepy]

We were at Universal over Christmas and at times felt as if we were the only English speaking group.

When our son was 9, we took a trip to Universal. While in one of the restaurants with overhead tvs, we noticed the tvs were speaking Spanish. Our son gave the most serious face and declared "We are not in America. I know because the tvs are speaking Spanish."