Behaviours That Should Possibly Be Banned?

[rajak73]

TS restaurants should be for anyone (adults and children) who know how to behave and be respectful of others.

I don't want kids banned from TS restaurants, but it makes as much sense as "Disney is for Kids"

 

[piccolopat]

I don't want kids banned from TS restaurants, but it makes as much sense as "Disney is for Kids"

I don't want kids banned from TS restaurants either. I just wish parents would teach their kids to use their "inside voice" and be respectful of others while in restaurants. These facilities are not the place for yelling, screaming, running around and being generally disruptive. If the kids can't behave, parents should remove them from the premises until they can calm down and behave.

 

[LATJLP]

If I had one wish, I would ban all idiots from Disney .

If nothing else, at least the "low crowd season" would be larger.

 

[DisneyFive]

Aside from the phones and tablets? Or the new shows requiring different sight lines, such as castle projection shows? Or FP+ viewing areas? Or the massive changes in the makeup of the park guests (strollers, ECVs, foreign tour groups, etc.)?


Your Panglossian view is that all Disney policies are already perfect, because if they weren't already perfect somebody would have changed them to make them perfect. To put it mildly, that is a minority opinion.

Ok, I'll give ya iPads. . I believe the others were either just brought up by you, or been around for a decade or more.

Panglossian? Not really, just basing my opinion on the reality of how things have gone at WDW. You are putting words in my mouth that were never there.

Perhaps my short original post was too limiting, I admit. Am I saying that no new rules will ever be written, or should be written? No. However I do feel that Disney would have addressed a problem by creating a new rule by now if it were indeed a problem. I'm a professional in my field yet don't pretend to know better than Disney in the operation of their parks. Can I complain? Sure, but that doesn't mean a new rule for WDW should be written. We're all free to our opinions.

I don't want a back and forth here so I'll bow out. Peace.

Dan

 

[Mortlives]

I would like to ban misspelling the word "behaviors".

Behaviours is the correct spelling if you aren't in the U.S.

 

[tup1830]

I'd like to ban the behavior: do not enter ANY line (food) without knowing what you AND YOUR PARTY want...AND all patrons MUST keep their payment amount in hand.

Also, ALL LINES ARE EQUAL. Just because you're an idiot for standing in the longest line at the register, doesn't mean i cannot go to the other side and walk right up to the cashier.

 

[disnut8]

But if there's a tall person in front of you, you know that when you decide to stand there.

The problem with kids on shoulders is that they don't get crazy tall until the last minute, and then you have no choice to find a new spot because it's wall to wall people.

I would have no issue with kids on shoulders if people put them there from the time they arrive, when those around them still had time to adjust. But the never do that.

As for the view, yes, most of the show is up in the sky. But I suffer the crowds for fireworks at Disney to see fireworks over the castle, not to mention the projection show that takes place there as well.

That said, Disney is not going to do anything about this. They are generally non-confrontational. They only did something about selfie sticks because people were using them on rides and reaching parts of the ride they were never intended to reach (potentially causing damage to ride scenery and dislodging camera parts that could seriously injure those benind them).

 

[disnut8]

OK - my PC is acting up. I agree with this. If a 6'7" person is standing waiting to watch fireworks, my 5' 0" body is not going to stand behind him/her. Neither is my 5'6" husband. We will walk around and find another place. If we are standing with a good view of the fireworks (and the show - there are shows below the fireworks folks) and someone 6'7" tall comes up two minutes before us, I would ask him/her to let us in front so we can all see. But, if a person in front of us, say at 5'8" or even 6'0", is in front of us with kids who have been scampering around on the ground for the past half hour decides right as the fireworks start to put their kids on their shoulders, well, then, what expectation did I get? Now I get that 6'7" person in front of me (two people) and the show has started. Thanks. I can't ask you to move because there are others around me watching the show.

 

[Roxyfire]

I don't want kids banned from TS restaurants either. I just wish parents would teach their kids to use their "inside voice" and be respectful of others while in restaurants. These facilities are not the place for yelling, screaming, running around and being generally disruptive. If the kids can't behave, parents should remove them from the premises until they can calm down and behave.

Unfortunately this is a problem just overall with a lot of people. Sometimes people just don't know how loud they are. I'll have to tell my son he's speaking incredibly loud and he'll not even realize it. That of course doesn't explain the children who simply can't sit at a restaurant for more than 5 minutes without getting into everything or wanting to run everywhere. And they aren't necessarily children who are under 5, either. Do people just not take their kids to restaurants or is it just a matter of they don't care? Not to do a "kids these days" sort of thing but if I want to go somewhere other than the golden arches, the boy has to come along too.

 

[Hey Hey]

I can see the selfie stick being a hazard especially when people using them lack common sense. I can guess that they were being used on all kinds of rides. If the stick broke or got loose from the handler's hands it could strike other riders causing injury. I'm glad they banned them for that and the fact that they are just ridiculous pieces of equipment.

I agree on the safety issue. But a selfie stick serves its purpose as a tool or piece of equipment to allow you to take single or group photos.

 

[Hey Hey]

If you were moving to the side or back, then I'm sure nobody cared about a child on your shoulders. I agree the safety issue is really just a red herring.

Call it a red herring if you will, but I wouldn't call having a child on my shoulders a situation free from danger or risk. All it takes is someone to bump into you in that situation for something bad to happen to you and the child. Just sayin'

 

[Hey Hey]

So you're saying when you went with your kids when they were young, you just let them stand next to adults and not see anything?

Besides this argument is fairly ridiculous because the only time this issue really applies is during parades/fireworks. Almost all seated shows do strictly enforce a "you must be seated" rule. Why are wasting time on it?

Of course it is an issue that really applies during parades and fireworks, because that's when the behaviour is likely to occur the most. And if it is a waste of time, why did you feel the need to post?

 

[Hey Hey]

This is an OMG thing for me! I can't even believe anyone Would even bring this up. I've been going to Disney for 33 years and I would not blame any adult or say anything about putting your child on your shoulders to watch the fireworks. Disney is for kids and if they are standing another adults they aren't going to see anything but people. That's not what they are there for they want to see the magic. If they don't see the magic they are not going to want to come back. When my kids got big enough to see for themselves I stopped putting them on my shoulders. My kids are grown and they love disney and are doing the same with thee kids, making Disney enjoyable so they want to go back. Get a grip or so stand somewhere else..and I would be one of those that would say go bugger off if someone said something to me while I was doing that and I would think most dads would say the same...

Well, did you ever consider that not everyone has been going to Disney for 33 years. I am sure some people may only be able to save the money to go once in their lifetime. So should those people not have a good experience just because you are thinking about your kids? And why would you bother posting a response if this is an OMG thing for you and you can't believe anyone would bring this up?

 

[Hey Hey]

But you did say in the title of the thread that you wanted to discuss things that should be banned. I've seen a lot of threads on this board about behaviors that annoy the crap out of other guests. And I've seen a few threads about behaviors that might be considered dangerous. I've seen the "child on shoulders" example consistently in the former. Never in the latter, until now. Claiming this is primarily a safety issue is a stretch. You're really reaching, here.Multiple threads about injuries incurred from people being rammed by strollers and ECVs.; but I've yet to see one of a child being injured because his dad dropped him.

But let's say, for arguments sake, that some injuries have occurred. How are you going to enforce it? Ten thousand people standing Bs to Ns on Mainstreet for Wishes- how do you expect to get CM's into the crowd to deal with it? And if the dad tells them to bugger off? Then what? Is Disney supposed to have CPS on speed dial every night? I don't think so.

As a PP said- you can't police rudeness or discourtesy. Sometimes, though, you can speak up for yourself, instead of having somebody else do your work for you.

I don't believe I ever said it was primarily a safety issue. It is a safety issue if there is a risk or danger involved.

 

[Hey Hey]

Just ban kids. Problem solved.

HOLDING UP IPADS DURING SHOWS. I hate that people do it during fireworks and such, but that would be difficult to enforce.

But during indoor shows the CM's should say something. We were at the frozen sing along and a woman was on about the 4th row, dead center. She held her IPad up OVER her head. I kid you not. I think it may have actually been resting on the top of her head. I guess she wanted to watch the show in real life and not through a screen I wasn't behind her, so it didn't block my view, but it was still distracting.

The older I get, the more I try to let stuff go, and not let the rude actions of other affect me, but if I'd been behind her, I would have been livid.

Ban iPads like they did with the selfie sticks. Problem solved

 

[Lee & Kerry]

Well, did you ever consider that not everyone has been going to Disney for 33 years. I am sure some people may only be able to save the money to go once in their lifetime. So should those people not have a good experience just because you are thinking about your kids? And why would you bother posting a response if this is an OMG thing for you and you can't believe anyone would bring this up?

Of course I do, when I was a kid I had no shoulders to sit on. I don't intentionally try to block someone's view, but it is a parents duty to show your kids a good time, not intentionally ruining anyone else's time. I'm just saying that it's is sometime that happens and there is no way to ban this type of thing..not trying to be mean

 

[anneboleyn]

I think they should ban letting small children run naked through the fountains in the parks. I have seen it every time I have been there. I know that the parents are not doing it to be rude (I actually assume they are European) and they just want to cool off, but it really makes me nervous. The last time I went, I had to alert a castmember because there was some old guy just sitting there watching these little kids. He may have been a family member and it may have been innocent, but I just don't think you can take the chance these days.

 

[Hey Hey]

I think they should ban letting small children run naked through the fountains in the parks. I have seen it every time I have been there. I know that the parents are not doing it to be rude (I actually assume they are European) and they just want to cool off, but it really makes me nervous. The last time I went, I had to alert a castmember because there was some old guy just sitting there watching these little kids. He may have been a family member and it may have been innocent, but I just don't think you can take the chance these days.

Wow, I have never witnessed that. But I would be concerned too as a parent.

 

[mummabear]

However, I have been in the situation where the person with the child on there shoulder is six feet in front of me and there is no room to move to get a good vantage point. The only possible solution is if everyone on the street or edge of the sidewalk sat down.

That person is 6 feet in front of you because they got there first. Why should this child not be able to see for your sake?

 

[mummabear]

As I've said on other threads, I would settle for this simple announcement prior to parades and fireworks:

"Please, for the consideration of those around you, refrain from putting children on your shoulders or holding up tablets, ipads or any recording device with a bright screen as these things can obstruct the view of your fellow guests...and now..ENJOY THE SHOW!"

It doesn't make it a mandate/rule, but perhaps it may make the idgits of the world think twice about what they do.

So how do you expect the thousands of young kids to be able to see over the adults in front of them. They have paid (or their parents anyway) to be there too