I should have stopped with the BAD...because reading the UGLY made me want to punch that guy for you...and I am a woman..lol.
As for people being rude...they were that way on our last trip also. The ones that make my hubby mad are the ones that come and meet their group in line. If they have kids it's one thing...but last trip it was 3 people in their 50's. Come on now...if you can't wait in the line then don't go to Disney or get a pass...ugh.
Anyway, glad at least part of your trip was enjoyable.
Thanks! We really did have a lot of good moments. But yeah...the line-cutting is a bummer. And I was surprised that it was parents with young children doing it...they'd like, toss the kid in front of us and then scoot past us looking the other way. I thought as parents we were supposed to teach our children *not* to cut in line?
Line-cutting isn't a problem we've personally encountered at DLR before, so we were kind of caught off guard by it.
My uncle and his daughter were at the Angles game a few nights ago, when I foul ball went there way. My uncle got it and gave it to his 7 year old daughter. The guy sitting behind them, said it was his ball and he should have it. My uncle, joking, said if you want to take it from a child, go ahead. And the guy took it!
Sounds about like the same guy that you dealt with!
Sheesh! I'd hate to have *that* guy's karma!
that.
is.
TERRIBLE!!!
I hope you all have enough wonderful experiences from all parts of your trip to remember the most.
That is just sad, because people are supposed to go to DL for fun, but people get very greedy and selfish, and it is shocking how people can decide no one else is important when they decide what they want is more important than anyone or anything else.
My husband loves mexican food, so we might give the Rancho place a try.
Thanks for the other parts of your report, and I hope you are glad you went overall.
My sentiments, exactly.
Rancho Del Zocalo's food was pretty yummy, I thought. Hope you guys enjoy it!
We had a bad experience last year. We were waiting in line for the POTC movie preview, and a couple tried to cut in front of us. My Mom politely told them that we were in line, and showed them where the end of the line was. They just kind of played dumb and got in line right behind us. They then started making rude comments. Someone in our group made a comment to another in our group about rude people. And then he really started being rude, don't remember exactly what was said, but he was insulting my Mom. So I turned and said just stop being a jerk. He then proceeded to say that handicapped people were so stupid and annoying etc.
(I was on an ECV.) My husband did not react well to that! By then the line was moving, and the guy was trading words with my very angry husband and my Mom. I kinda zoomed ahead and told a CM that he was harassing us. The CM asked him if there was a problem, that mostly shut him up. I couldn't believe that someone would act like that at all, let alone
Disneyland! But I guess even jerks enjoy DL.
But despite that mishap, I still love DL! I usually notice when people are extra friendly more than the rude people.
Yikes, that sounds stressful. I'm really glad the CM was able to intervene and help you guys out!
I used to feel that we encountered a lot of happy, friendly people at DL, too. But unfortunately, our last 4 trips have just been different in that respect.
Sounds like the linecutters are going to be a problem this summer. That happened to wife and I last Spring Break during Fantasmic, multiple times.
Too bad adults are forgetting how to act around children, and in Disneyland of all places. Mugglemama, kudos on being the more mature person. I hope my sister's family acts that way and not like the ugly people you ran into when we all go in two weeks.
Just because you are in the Happiest Place on Earth doesn't mean you get the run of the place over thousands of others. I'll show no hesitation in alerting a CM and calling out any rude behavior this trip...Mugglemama, thanks for the heads-up and report.
Yes, alerting a CM at the first sign of trouble is a good idea. Had I been at the table when things started to get heated, I would have done just that. My daughter did ask for help, but although the CM immediately told the children to come down off of the rock formation, she just walked away after that and did nothing to make the family back off from mine, even though my daughter had specifically asked her for help in that way, and the people were still posturing at, and yelling at, my family. In fact, by the time I arrived in the worst moment of the entire encounter, the CM was nowhere to be found. We remained at the table for another half hour or so, trying to regroup and eat our lunch (after that stressful encounter, nobody really had an appetite anymore, needless to say), and no CM or security person ever appeared in that time.
My guess would be that these types of encounters are probably not super common, so please don't worry too much about it because of anything I've shared. I think we were just in the wrong place at the wrong time, that's all. I hope your visit is wonderful!
Mugglemama, thanks so much for taking the time to write all that. Great report and I'm glad you had a fun time. Sounds like you have a happy and fun family! It's refreshing to read sitting in the sand pit!
I find every trip we go on, there is always a negative experience we encounter but manage to let all the good memories overtake the bad. Your DH sounds very similar to mine. Being in the middle east is a true test for us since there are so many others from countries around the world with different upbringings and morals. We realized that no matter how many times we stick up for ourselves (and we're talking after they put our lives in danger) and how much we confront them and try to make them see the wrong, most people do not change. When we have kids, we plan to use these people as perfect examples of how not to behave and to handle these situations.
I agree. When it was all said and done, I explained to my children that our belief system teaches us to forgive, love, and pray for our enemies. My DS14 said, "That's really hard to do". I said I knew it was, but that once you do it, you understand why it makes sense. Despite the negativity of the experience, it was a perfect opportunity to talk to my children about this particular idea.
Wow, what an experience, and the nerve of that man!! I'm really surprised the CM didn't step in, or at least call security for help. Especially after the recent incident at TOT. It could have gotten really really ugly and he could have turned violent. People are scary nowadays for sure.
Well, I hope you try to remember the good times and not so much the bad. I always love reading your posts and suggestions and such and you do have a love for Disney. Let's hope this doesn't change it forever.
Hugs
Now that I've had time to think more about it, I'm also surprised the CM didn't at least hang around long enough to help peel this screaming family away from mine, or call security to help her do it. Maybe it was a blessing in disguise that she didn't, because CMWADE posted that we may have ALL been ejected/banned from the resort over the incident, and I would have felt that that kind of action would have been tremendously unfair to my family in that particular situation.
im sorry you had a bad few incents *hugs* ty for the tr.
I for one would have told those kids on the rocks "your not allowed up there and this is our table go back to your parents, and I for one can get very loud when ppl yell at me or call me names. Your daughter did not deserve the treatment she got.
I hope we dont find any of it, but ive also learned quickly if things happen tell cm right away just like tell the teacher. Call me a tattle tell when i was kid it was bad eevery day so i learned quickly on I had to tell when things started or the teachers (cms) wouldn't know.
Good luck tho at the next places you go. I want one more trip even a day trip next year for cars land but it will prob be it for dl for another few years
One question whats the
lego box for 15bucks? is it like the old potato head box? you pick each piece you want? do they have figures too? Is it Disney themed?
Thanks very much for your supportive words.
As to your question, the Lego store in DTD has 2 different sized containers. The smaller of the two costs $8 and the large one costs $15. It's a plastic cup with a lid. The one we bought was about 6-8" tall, about 4" in diameter at the bottom and opened up as it got taller to about 6" diameter at the top. The girls in the store encouraged us to take the time if we had time available, to fill it and then sit down at one of the tables to re-arrange the pieces (smallest at the bottom and sticking bricks loosely together) to fill up all the available space we could to make more room. So we did, lol! We had so much fun filling that silly cup. It's one of my best memories of the whole trip, and it was a welcome break from the insanity of the parks, too.
Sorry about the bad experiences. Hopefully they will be things you can laugh about as time goes by, though it is a shame that you had to go through that in the Happy Place.
But as far as rude behavior at DLR goes, I have been really lucky. I had two times when I encountered seriously obnoxious people, but both times were in the 1980s
That's great that you're only negative experiences at DLR were rare, and so long ago.
The worst incident of our trip actually has become something we can laugh about already, but I certainly wouldn't wish a similar experience on anyone else.
sounds to me her DH was fine until those ppl were stupid and steping on there bag, oh I woulda hit the dad for that, sorry my camera in there could be broke because they were stupid. Her DH seemd to hold his temper in check more then once.
Well, here's hoping you never encounter that kind of negativity in the parks!
In regards to the rope drop, I had a silimar issue with pin traders. A few minutes before the drop, a CM with pins came to rope. Right away three mid 20s males plowed throught the crowd to check out the pins. Yes, they did look at the pins, but then stated they weren't interested in her pins. Did they go back to their spots? Nope and stay in front and proceeded to the front of the Indy line.
Yeah...what IS that? It's so juvenile and ridiculous.
If we ever go back to DLR, I will never do a MM, or a rope-drop again. More power to the people who can engage in those events and enjoy it, but personally I don't see the point in either one anymore.
It never fails. Why? Because we are in the parks with tons of people from diverse backgrounds, beliefs and values. Throw into the mix that there are many international visitors who have a different set of cultural mores as well. Of course there are going to be some miscommunications by way of personal space and what is considered rude. Personally, I refuse to stoop to their level. I refuse to be a stepping mat for anyone, but I will remain assertive while addressing the issue. If they become ignorant I look for a CM and let them handle the situation. I have zero tolerance for violence and foul language in front of my DD5, and surely will NOT participate in it. So, bottom line is...I am mentally prepared for each trip. I refuse to let a bad apple ( or mental patient in need of medication
) ruin my family vacation..not gonna happen. The truth of the matter is you can go to your local Walmart and encounter rude people on any given day. We just have to learn to adapt and rise above the situation.
Actually, I felt my husband kept great control, considering the circumstance. As far as walking away...DH hasn't had a physical altercation in nearly 20 years...I'd say he's pretty good at walking away.
. He simply became angry after being repeatedly bumped into by an uncommonly inconsiderate family as he tried to eat his lunch, angrier when they stepped on our personal belongings, and angrier still when the man verbally assaulted his daughter. I'm not sure about you, but every man I've ever known would have become angry in that specific situation.
