Biggest park peeves?

[aubriee]

Mine would be people who get on a bus, expecting others to get up and give them a seat. Expecting being the key word. If someone wants to offer up their seat, fine. But there should be no glares or demands.

I have a mom who could in no way stand on a bus safely, and there is no way I would put her on a standing room only bus and depend on some stranger to get up so that she can sit and be safe. No way! If I couldn't be responsible enough to see to it that my mom was comfortable and safe, why should I expect total strangers to care?

If you or a family member can't stand on a bus, then see to it you don't. Step aside and wait for a bus with open seating. Take taxis when the buses are busy. Get a rental car. But don't demand others take care of you and yours when you can't be bothered to do so yourself.

If someone offers another person their seat then that person should be thankful. But to demand a seat of a total stranger is rude too.

100% agree! Due to balance problems, sciatica, plantar fasciitis, and orthostatic hypotension, I don't stand on the buses. If it even looks like we won't be able to get seats, then we don't get on. We simply step aside and wait for the next bus. When we get on that next bus, we will be sitting. It really annoys me when someone gets on a standing room only bus, then gets upset when someone doesn't offer them a seat. Sorry, they could have waited for the next bus just like we did. if you know you will be needing a seat, then do what you have to to make sure you get one, whether it be waiting for the next bus or grabbing a taxi. Don't expect others to get up for you when they may have waited for an empty bus to make sure they got a seat. To me that's just rude and entitled.

 

[3SpoiledPrincesses]

I am seriously confused as to why this is a problem Literally everywhere I have ever been, anywhere, ever, if you have a large party, you divide and conquer. An able bodied adult or two goes through the line, everyone else finds a table.

I completely agree!! I have 3 small kids. One of us usually find a table and get the kids situated while the other one stands in line to get food. It keeps the mob of people in the line down, plus gives my kids a few minutes to wind down. Either way someone is going to complain.

 

[aubriee]

I Have a few....

probably will get flames but what the hell...

in the disabled viewing area!, i agree that you and a few close family members should be together but when its like a party of 10-15 people
i dont think they should all be allowed in the area stopping other people in wheel chairs from coming in,

luckily this last trip we already had a place nice and early in the disabled area just me and my wife the rest of the family were accross the street, then i noticed more people coming in but bringing all the party with them, i just dont think it should be allowed, on the GAC it states that i think its 4-5 members with your party i think this should be applicable for parades and such.

anyways just my opinion,

I agree, but I always thought they did enforce it. The few times we've used the handicapped viewing areas it was me, my husband, and my mom. My mom uses an ECV down there and we have always been told that only one of us can enter the viewing area with her. I usually stand right behind her ECV (or else sit right in front of it) and my husband always has to stand right outside the viewing area. All three of us have never been allowed inside there, which is why we seldom use them anymore. However, if we don't use them, then we always have some idiot that comes up at the last minute and thinks it's OK to stand right in front of my mom. Yeah, she'd much rather watch your butt, instead of the parade. I have yet to figure out why people in an ECV are invisible or why other people think it's OK to stand right in front of them, when the ECV was there first.

 

[aubriee]

I've never been on Carousel of Progress but I also hate it when people stop inexplicably and when people take flash photography. THE CMS SAID NO!!

True, but you know that CM meant 'NO' for everybody else, not me and my snowflake family. Aferall WE spent alot of money on this vacation and have a right to do whatever we want. It's the other idots breaking the rules that the CM was talking to, not me and my precious family. No one would dare tell us we couldn't do whatever we wanted to, afterall that might make my little snowflake cry

 

[aubriee]

Having a great read and actually thought of so many more pet peeves. How many of you have sat on a fast moving ride like Everest or Big Thunder mountain and the dude in front of you decides to whip out his massive camera/video camera? I have had to tell someone to put the camera away as I was worried it could slip and hit a fellow rider in the face. Very dangerous thing to do!

Actually, just this past Nov and I agree. I was right behind a man on Expedition Everest who whipped out his video camera as soon as we left the station and videotaped the whole ride. He kept it held over his head the entire time and I was scared to death he might drop it and it'd hit either me or someone behind us, in the face. I had ridden single rider and the guy sitting next to me was with the two in front and asked him to put it away, in case he dropped it, but the guy refused, saying he wanted to tape the ride and wasn't going to drop it. Thankfully he didn't, but very easily could have.

 

[Halbleib1]

The location of Soarin' FP. It should be set up outside the Land building! Would clear so much congestion on the stairs/escalators.

I agree they should be located outside so that it is more convenient. Our trip in December I wanted to get a fastpass while my husband, mom and son went to ride Nemo. I was not riding because my daughter was asleep and I did not want to wake her as I knew she would be miserable if i did. I was not aware you are not allowed to take strollers in until I arrived so I was unable to get a fastpass. Unfortunately that was our only opportunity so we did not get a chance to ride that trip.

 

[GirlDreamer]

I think when you safety is involved it is very different than buying a burger. The CMs need your immediate attention when a safety issue is at hand. And as wrong as it is, many people wouldn't pay attention to a sweetly worded "Hey everyone, we have a little problem. Now please exit the ride and be careful to watch your step." They need to use a tone to grab people's attention immediately.

If every person was smart and aware of what my injure them on the rides they wouldn't have had to install lap bars on Splash. And they wouldn't be yelling at guests on the Peoplemover to sit down all of the time! When it comes to guest safety, I would rather they use a tone that may offend someone than be ignored.

Now if a CM had a tone with you while you were buying burger, that is a totally different thing.

I totally agree! I work on rides myself, and I've had adults that was lucky to come out of a situation alive (and I'm not exaggerating either), and they didn't understand why I was so upset And that's the thing as well, what guests might think is a rude CM, might just be a CM that is scared to death that the guests is about to harm themselves.

The pee on toilet seats drives me crazy too! I never leave pee on the toilet seat and when I leave, I make sure that the toilet is in a condition that someone else would be comfortable with. I hate wiping up people's pee though and often will just hover than having to clean it.

So inconsiderate! These people probably wouldn't leave pee on their toilets at home so why do it in WDW?!

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I hate wiping up other peoples wee as well, but I'm more worried that the next person going in will thing it was me who left it there, so I'll wipe it up anyway

GirlDreamer , you wouldn't happen to work at Alton Towers by any chance? That sign seems very familiar to me

Yes.

This whole scooter/wheelchair drama has me worried. I rented a scooter for our next visit. It was drastically cheaper to rent from a third party company, which means bringing it on the bus. I hate the thought of it and have been dreading it since I made the decision.

I don't want to load first or butt in line. Unfortunately, I don't see any way around it.

How many is in your group? If you absolutely don't want to "skip" the line, someone in your party could always stand in the normal line, while you wait on the side for it to be your turn. You can't do anything about loading first though, that's a safety issue.

 

[kbelle8995]

People who state " I paid so much money on (getting into park, at the resort, on this vacation) I should be able to get into restaurant before the people who made reservation or have been standing in line for an hour.

Yes you jerk, you and your family paid and the rest of us got in free. Do I sound bitter? OH NO.

 

[mickman1962]

You need to load first on the bus for safety reasons. There will always be people that give looks or be judgmental, just remember you are there on vacation and will never see those people again.

If people are seeing 10 - 15 people load with a scooter that is the bus drivers fault. The rule is five people plus the scooter can enter through the back, if there are more people in the traveling party they are suppose to go through the front. If Disney would enforce their own rules and have enough staff at the loading zones there would not be an issue.

To me it's not the fact they get loaded first. I've been there 12 times and numerous times we wait 20 minutes in line for the bus and just when the bus comes here comes someone in a wheelchair and their entire group who did not wait one minute and they take them first. Sorry but it's wrong

 

[Cheert789]

To me it's not the fact they get loaded first. I've been there 12 times and numerous times we wait 20 minutes in line for the bus and just when the bus comes here comes someone in a wheelchair and their entire group who did not wait one minute and they take them first. Sorry but it's wrong

I have to say this is also a pet peeve of mine there should be a way to regulate it. It happens frequently more so going from park to hotel then thebother

 

[Granny square]

Regulate it If you want but what happens to the ecv people who have to wait longer because there is no room? If you want fair then no one else should be loaded until the ecv is in a bus. Since they were there first.

We've waited through 3 buses for an hour. While loads of people strolled up and loaded and left

 

[disneyparentsof2]

I am with those who need to sit with their children while one person goes to get food for the family. I have 3 kids with one on the way, dragging all of us up to the counter to order just doesn't make sense logically. We do this if the place is empty or full. Either way we need a table beforehand. If the place is full, we have to wait and look around just like everyone else. IF I EVER SAW SOMEONE EATING ON THE FLOOR, I would gladly make room for them to sit or give up seats, etc. But I have never personally seen this. Also, we have gone OUTSIDE to sit plenty of times due to it being overcrowded and still only ONE of us goes to the counter.

My point being, we are not trying to be rude. OR keep someone from eating their hot meal. We are just a family trying to survive the choas.

 

[Baby Pluto]

On our last trip about a week ago I was getting so fed up with the amount of pushiness, and lack of consideration for other people's time or space.

A prime example is when my boyfriend and I saw the Electrical Parade! We arrived a good 30-60m early and found ourselves some seating on the curb. During the parade a family of 4 come up behind us and at this point my boyfriend is sitting behind me with myself on the curb. A few minutes later the young boy of the family PUSHES his way in beside me in my boyfriends spot. He's only around 4 so I turn to the mother and politely say this spot has been taken for my boyfriend here. She then begins arguing with me that "there was a space, who cares.." And then halfway through the parade her son was waving his hands around in my face and the mother began yelling at me in a foreign language...not even sure what happened there.

I understand it can be difficult to manage about Disney when you have young children, but (in my opinion) parents should still practice common courtesy and make sure their children do the same. If the mother had asked nicely I would have gone out of my way to make room, but I am not about to be pushed around just because you have children..especially when I've been waiting for an hour!

 

[ttintagel]

in the disabled viewing area!, i agree that you and a few close family members should be together but when its like a party of 10-15 people
i dont think they should all be allowed in the area stopping other people in wheel chairs from coming in

I agree, but I always thought they did enforce it. The few times we've used the handicapped viewing areas it was me, my husband, and my mom. My mom uses an ECV down there and we have always been told that only one of us can enter the viewing area with her.

I've seen it go both ways. Most of the time, we've been told that you're allowed to have one person standing behind the wheelchair and one sitting in front of it, and most people have complied.

But there was one time when big group refused to split up. They wouldn't budge, and they screamed, yelled, and raised holy heck to the CM's until they got their way. I guess the CM's decided it just wasn't worth the aggravation. One of them even brought the kids free candy to shut them up.

About the QS tables - I guess I just don't understand. If your children are physically unable to wait in line with you for meals, what do you do at attractions?

 

[TDC Nala]

Be Our Guest is set up for lunch so that a party cannot sit down before they have ordered. However, it's also set up so that they don't have to carry food either.

 

[Granny square]

Be Our Guest is set up for lunch so that a party cannot sit down before they have ordered. However, it's also set up so that they don't have to carry food either.

They would have to. Otherwise the place would be swamped with squatters and picnickers!

 

[FortForever]

There will always be people that give looks or be judgmental, just remember you are there on vacation and will never see those people again.

Thank you for your support. I will try to remember that.

Hopefully this is the only time I will need a scooter. I have bone spurs on both my feet that will not have been treated yet at the time of our upcoming trip. When we go again in December, they should be fine.

How many is in your group? If you absolutely don't want to "skip" the line, someone in your party could always stand in the normal line, while you wait on the side for it to be your turn. You can't do anything about loading first though, that's a safety issue.

My family has already talked about this and most of us will be in the regular line. Only my DH will be with me and the scooter. Because there are 12 of us, including two double strollers, it would be obnoxious for us all to try to load together.

I will also be parking my scooter with the strollers and getting in regular line queues since I am physically able. I just can't do the extreme walking around the park.

 

[ttintagel]

I will also be parking my scooter with the strollers and getting in regular line queues since I am physically able. I just can't do the extreme walking around the park.

Your scooter can go through the majority of the regular queues.

 

[The V Gang]

I have sympathy. But there isn't any reason that the children can't wait elsewhere. Tables in crowded restaurants aren't the only seats in wdw. I have sympathy for the single mom who stood in line with her young children and is trying to find a seat but can't because someone else has divided and conquered. Adding more seating takes space and that is finite.

We have 5 young children. If there are no available tables at the CS when we walk in, we leave. If one is available I grab it and wait with three of the kids while the older two help dad bring the food back.
There is just no way im going to risk walking around with 7 meals and no place to sit.

 

[FortForever]

Your scooter can go through the majority of the regular queues.

Really?? That would be fantastic!

I have never seen one in a regular queue. I've never seen a wheelchair or stroller in one either. I assumed they made you get on at an accessible entrance.

Do they allow scooters in The Land building at Epcot? I know you can't bring strollers in but never paid any attention to if there were scooters or not. I would imagine they would have to let wheelchairs come in and I know they have an elevator. I got my toe broke in it ...