Boneheads getting on rides

[Albytaps]

Haha! I don't know what else to call them. I've had a few experiences like this over the years. It's really not a HUGE deal, so don't flame too hard... it's just conversation....

My 2 oldest girls (8,9) and I were going on BTMR and we got the last 2 rows on the train. It was late in the day and there was practically no line. My daughters always sit together, and I'm by myself. They get in the very last row, and I'm right in front of them. After I sat down and pulled down the lap bar I turn around with a smile about to make a comment or joke or what have you, and there is some bonehead sitting with them! Yea, so there's my 2 daughters and a tween boy (3 altogether) in the back row, and I'm by myself.

Now, I would have not been pleased if he were to sit next to me, but it would make more sense than sitting in a row with 2 people in it already? Like, what the hell?

 

[DisneyLoverUSA]

I know BTMRR doesn't force 3 ppl to sit together. They allow just 2 riders per row/seat, so I would have told the boy UM You need to get UP and wait your turn for the next train. You cannot sit with my girls. And I would have flagged the CM to come over and asked him to remove the STRANGER from sitting with my children.

No telling what kind of little perv he could have been. Sometimes TEEN BOYS can be bigger pervs than grown men.

 

[kupperman]

Maybe he didn't want to sit by himself I guess. But if you go on a ride alone you should expect to sit alone too. I might have been annoyed too. I might of told him to get up especially if I had young girls. No telling what he was up to.

 

[DisneyWithMyBoyz]

Ummm, yeah. I would have kindly asked him to remove himself from the row where my daughters were sitting. Maybe I'm just witchy like that, but it's just not necessary for a tween boy to squeeze himself in with 2 young girls.

 

[Sandy321]

That happened on the teacup ride - I cant ride it - put the girls on it - and went to watch, and low and behold a man was sitting with them

 

[PIRATEGIRL007]

Haha! I don't know what else to call them. I've had a few experiences like this over the years. It's really not a HUGE deal, so don't flame too hard... it's just conversation....

My 2 oldest girls (8,9) and I were going on BTMR and we got the last 2 rows on the train. It was late in the day and there was practically no line. My daughters always sit together, and I'm by myself. They get in the very last row, and I'm right in front of them. After I sat down and pulled down the lap bar I turn around with a smile about to make a comment or joke or what have you, and there is some bonehead sitting with them! Yea, so there's my 2 daughters and a tween boy (3 altogether) in the back row, and I'm by myself.

Now, I would have not been pleased if he were to sit next to me, but it would make more sense than sitting in a row with 2 people in it already? Like, what the hell?

really? You do realize that Disney can fill ride cars with singles to increase ride occupancy and do so often. Maybe they told him to go in your corral and he found your kids more friendly or was intimidated by you or the thought of sitting with a strange adult.

 

[BreezysMom]

I had a somewhat similar situation during our trip. There are three of us. We ride BTMR a lot and they always put two in one seat and one of us sits alone. It has never been an issue on any of our trips.

One evening, the lines were virtually non existent. DD and DH got in front and I sat behind. All the sudden a very tall older man just comes and sits next to me . I said to him I think you are supposed to be on the next ride Sir and he said something to the effect that this seat was empty. Then they tell us to lower the bar and let me tell you. There was a good two feet of space between my legs and the bar he was so tall and I am not petite by any means.

It was the most uncomfortable ride of my life. I was holding on for dear life as I firstly did not want to fly out of my seat during the drops (obviously probably would not happen) and secondly this very large man was smashed up against me during the sharp turns. He made no sounds or did not say a word the whole ride.

DH did not realize he was there until we were taking the first climb and he was a bit peeved himself. After that incident, DD and I rode together and DH rode alone.

I am pretty sure this man just took it upon himself to get on the ride. I now know I probably should have said something, but I am not sure the "rules" or procedure there. I know some rides have single rider lines but BTMR is not one of them and you are rather close to your riding partner during the ride

 

[Phatoomch]

What is a bonehead? Is it different to a 'regular' boy? And how old was this 'bonehead'?

 

[jlevis]

Hadn't give it any thought but this begs the question of what the singles line is for? Where do they put that single?

 

[Cap'nJack'sMum]

Hadn't give it any thought but this begs the question of what the singles line is for? Where do they put that single?

BTMRR doesn't have a singles line. The singles line is for rides with individual seats and lap bars (RNRC, TOT, TT). The other key to this is that the OP says it wasn't that busy. There was no reason for the kid to be in the same seat as his girls.

Creepy! Even during busy times on BTMRR I see single people riding singly. There is no way I would get on BTMRR with someone I didn't know, too much sliding and touching. *shudder*

JMHO!

 

[jtowntoflorida]

Creepy! Even during busy times on BTMRR I see single people riding singly. There is no way I would get on BTMRR with someone I didn't know, too much sliding and touching. *shudder*

JMHO!

I totally agree with you! It's weird. Even if the rules technically allow it...why would you want to? If you're close enough to get on at that point, you can certainly wait the extra 30 seconds to grab the next train.

People are odd and some have no sense of boundaries.

 

[DisneyWithMyBoyz]

BTMR doesn't have a single rider line for a reason. OMG, the thought of sitting next to a guy I didn't know and smooshing up against him around the turns makes me

 

[Phatoomch]

Ok, when I last looked a 'tween' was 12 and under. How old was this boy? I just wonder because the poor guy probably felt more comfortable sitting with people nearer his own age rather than a grown-up and now the words 'weird' and 'perv' are being thrown around.

 

[Missytara]

really? You do realize that Disney can fill ride cars with singles to increase ride occupancy and do so often. Maybe they told him to go in your corral and he found your kids more friendly or was intimidated by you or the thought of sitting with a strange adult.

I have done many solo trips and this happens to me a lot. Sometimes people are okay with it and sometimes they are not.

Two cases in point:

1. On the Kilimangaro Safari in AK, I was placed at the last minute with a mother and two children. She had expected to be on the end, and I was now in her way - she wanted to get pics. We were already moving so we couldn't switch. I told her I had ridden the ride several times and had plenty of pics, so I would sit back, so she could get some good ones. She thanked me.

2. On WTP at MK, I was placed last minute in a car with a family of three older women; all asian and spoke no english. They started screaming at me in Japanese, and pushing me to get out of their queue line. I actually couldn't believe the CM didn't switch me - luckily a lady next to me with her husband and young son rescued me and I sat with them. I was grateful.

 

[DisneyWithMyBoyz]

My 12yr old son would have enough sense not to climb into a row with 2 young girls he didn't know.


Still doesn't matter to me. That ride is typically 1-2 to a row. There was NO reason for him to climb into a row with 2 people in it already. And I would have asked him to get out.

 

[mesaboy2]

I know BTMRR doesn't force 3 ppl to sit together. They allow just 2 riders per row/seat, so I would have told the boy UM You need to get UP and wait your turn for the next train. You cannot sit with my girls. And I would have flagged the CM to come over and asked him to remove the STRANGER from sitting with my children.

This.

really? You do realize that Disney can fill ride cars with singles to increase ride occupancy and do so often. Maybe they told him to go in your corral and he found your kids more friendly or was intimidated by you or the thought of sitting with a strange adult.

Given that the OP said that there "was practically no line", I would've been a little annoyed myself. Maybe not much we could do about it, but I and the OP can still feel how we like about it.

On my recent trip to Disney, I sat next to a couple of kids on Test Track. No issues though, because a) TT has a specific queue for single-riders, and b) it was the middle of the day and busy. In fact, they were great kids who were on it for the first time (their father was in the back row with another kiddo) and all wanted to know what I knew about it. The OP's situation is a little different.

 

[Albytaps]

BTMR is not a ride you can be comfortable sitting with strangers. I've done it plenty of times on other rides such as RnR, EE, etc. and that's fine. When you sit in BTMR you slide up against whoever's next to you, and you share the same lap bar. (well maybe if there was a pretty lady sitting next to me ) I would never sit next to someone that's already seated unless indicated by a CM.

Either way, I said I would not have been pleased, I didn't say I would make a scene.

 

[MisWal]

Even during busy times on BTMRR I see single people riding singly. There is no way I would get on BTMRR with someone I didn't know, too much sliding and touching. *shudder* !

Agree!!!

 

[ccgirl]

As a single rider, I would not assume to sit alone. I would assume I would be put with a stranger to fill out a row and get more people on the ride. Sometimes, due to logistics, my DD needs to ride along. I always ask before I put her in a row or ride with someone else.

 

[jlevis]

BTMRR doesn't have a singles line. The singles line is for rides with individual seats and lap bars (RNRC, TOT, TT). The other key to this is that the OP says it wasn't that busy. There was no reason for the kid to be in the same seat as his girls.

Creepy! Even during busy times on BTMRR I see single people riding singly. There is no way I would get on BTMRR with someone I didn't know, too much sliding and touching. *shudder*

JMHO!

Like I said, I haven't thought about it one way or the other. My wife and I are always together so I've never given the single line a thought. No way was I trying to justify the kid sitting with the girls. Just asked a question.