Boucne Back Offer,Food at LeCelliar, and courteous to all fellow disney lovers

[curlgirl71]

Hello all,
Just got back from my Free Dining Trip last night, weather was great, crowds none, lines none. It was perfect except for a couple of things. First off I got a Bounce back offer in my room (first time this has ever happened to me) and I go at least once a year and sometimes twice. It was a great surprise. So now I can go next year with free dining and not have to wait to see if it is offered.

Next, we got a chance to eat at Le Celliar. Well I had to send my food back, which to me is never a good sign. I ordered well done ( before you say UGH, some of us like it that way) anyway it came out medium rare according to the cast member. So while I waited on my dinner everyone else was eating and when I got mine they had to wait on me. This made the mood at our table not so good. Any else ever had this problem or was it a flute? The cast member said that it never happens. So I was just wondering.

One more thing and I will quit. Upon riding the bus at the end of the night, I got very upset that young gentlemen would not give up there seats for pregnant women or for women carrying small children. (Yes we all have our opinions of this). I am not a spring chicken and I gave my seat up just about every night. And while my feet and legs were hurting and I just wanted to get back to my room also, Don't we all need to be more courteous to all our fellow Disney Lovers?

Thanks for listening to me vent

 

[MODisFan]

That's great about the bounce back offer. I'm sorry to hear about yoru steak. And I agreee about giving up your seat - people just aren't as courteous as they used to be. Unfortunately, the world we live in is becoming more and more self-centered.

 

[SamSam]

Congrats on the Bounce Back Offer.
I'm a 50+ woman and I always give my seat up to anyone carrying a child (man or woman), pregnant women, and anyone who appears to be having difficulty standing. I would love to see more courteous behavior everywhere.

 

[IWISHFORDISNEY]

I totally dont understand the not giving up your seat thing either. It really strikes me as bad manners. Even the parents dont say anything. Oh well I guess we were all raised differently. Congrats on the bounceback. Sorry the steak was messed up. I hope the rest of the trip was fun!!

 

[DVCsince02]

Call me a loud mouth, but everytime I'm on a bus and have been pregnant, I say something like "do you mind if I sit there". It's like I have the plague and they are afraid to talk to me Then a bunch of people offer. I mean really folks, GET UP!

My hubby always offers to get up. If he didn't I'd give him a piece of my mind.

 

[Derby4me]

I just got back from LeCelliar this week too. I ate there a year ago and had a much better experience. I thought the food was only so-so and probably won't be going back. I'm sorry to say that there are better choices to eat at now.

 

[Paul in CT]

I am glad that your trip was fun with the exception of Le Cellier.

Regarding young people giving up their seat, we have usually had good luck with that. Too good, in fact, because people are now offering their seat to me! I must be looking old. Nevertheless, I will continue to offer my seat to anyone who looks like they need it. It makes me feel young.

 

[curlgirl71]

sorry everyone I guess I should of made myself clearer. The men I am taking about probably range from 20 to 45 that would not give up there seats.

 

[Paul in CT]

sorry everyone I guess I should of made myself clearer. The men I am taking about probably range from 20 to 45 that would not give up there seats.

That's the group I thought you were talking about. I am a bit beyond that now.

 

[lttlmc3]

Sounds like LeCellier really is over exaggerated.
So with the bounce back offer, you automatically get free dining?

 

[pwdebbie]

My husband has an invisible disability. If he were to give up his seat and stand, his equilibrium would get messed up for days and that would be the end of the trip for us. He felt very judged by people who thought he should give up his seat, especially the loud-mouthed rude women who just about ordered him out of his seat. We actually did not board some busses when we knew we would have had to stand on the bus. We waited for the next bus.

I am very proud of my husband for being able to make the trip to FL and hold up well the entire time. But there were embarrassing moments for him because of dizzy spells and mental confusion, but he had a good time in spite of it all.

Maybe instead of pushing your way on to a crowded bus and then expecting others to give up their seat for you (really, you chose to get on the bus knowing you would stand, and then you expect someone else to give you their seat?), wait for another one (it isn't that long between busses) so you can be certain to secure for yourself a seat. Please don't be so judgmental of those who don't give up their seats. You just might not know what they are going through.

Deb
POFQ, Oct. 2007

 

[Madi100]

I believe that I have finally learned a thing or two about manners. I was taught that you hold doors for others, you say excuse me if you bump into someone, and you just look out for other people. However, there are times when I have been rude. Not intentionally. But, it happens. At the end of the night, when we go back to WDW, we get on the bus, and our family of four will take 2 seats - even though they are getting a bit big to sit on our laps. But, we make it work. One sily night we decided to wait for the boat in Epcot to get to our reservation in World Showcase. By the time the boat docked, we were late. So we hurried off the boat. As we walked up the sidewalk, I heard a lady in her 40's say how she taught her children to let the elderly go first. Well, on most days I would have taken notice of the old lady in a wheelchair and I would have been the first to stop traffic for her. But that night I was only thinking of the reservation I was late for, and I was rude, but not intentionally. So, I always try to look at rude actions by others that they aren't really meaning it.

As for the steak, when we were there in December, my mom had to return her steak. Mine was the best I'd ever had. Hers moo'ed, and we ordered them the exact same way.

 

[catne]

well, I have to say that I agree with those who say if you must sit, wait for a bus with empty seats. And watch the judgements about "rude" people -there are many conditions that are not obvious but which cause problems standing on a moving bus--the balance issue that was mentioned in a previous post, and then some of us (even young people) have arthritis which may not be obvious but gets very painful when trying to brace yourself to stand & ride on a bus. That said, though, if I feel that I absolutely cannot stand on a ride, I will wait until a bus comes along with an empty seat...I do not expect people to give up seats for me. We're all tired & sore after a day in a park, and we all want seats regardless of age. There were many times when we waited for as long as 45 minutes to get on a bus, and if there were seats we took them. Some times we chose to get on and stand because we were too tired to wait for another bus. But this notion that people should automatically give up their seats for others...while we were raised to give up seats to those with obvious disabilities or age related infirmity, pregnancy is not a disability. These same pregnant women had no trouble traipsing through theme parks all day. If they are so frail, they probably should stay home, huh?

 

[MODisFan]

I think it just gets down to common courtsey towards your fellow man. Yes, we are all tired at the end of the day and would like to sit in a seat on the bus. No one says you have to give up your seat, but if it isn't going to cause you a bodily hardship, why not commit a random act of kindness? Wouldn't you smile or be thankful if you were the person who was pregnant/carrying a sleeping child/elderly/walking with cane or had a disability and someone offered you a seat?

 

[curlgirl71]

yes, the bounce back offer is with FREE DINING and at the same price I paid for this trip. I am sorry if I sounded judgemental I also have a slight disability and I gave up my seat, I just thought that some people could have offered. And I just felt like I needed to vent.

 

[Paging Tom Morrow]

One more thing and I will quit. Upon riding the bus at the end of the night, I got very upset that young gentlemen would not give up there seats for pregnant women or for women carrying small children

I find your use of the word gentlemen very ironic.

 

[klam_chowder]

Maybe instead of pushing your way on to a crowded bus and then expecting others to give up their seat for you (really, you chose to get on the bus knowing you would stand, and then you expect someone else to give you their seat?), wait for another one (it isn't that long between busses) so you can be certain to secure for yourself a seat. Please don't be so judgmental of those who don't give up their seats. You just might not know what they are going through.

This is probably going to turn into one of those hot topics.

Even tho I was exhausted at the end of each day, I always offered my seat to elderly if they were standing around me. I would appreciate it if someone did that for my dad when he was travelling

DH offered his seat to a much broader demographic even tho he was more tired than me as he is not used to all the walking and goes to WDW to indulge my obsession. I know that offering his seat under those conditions is just one of the little things that make me respect and admire him. He taught me that "being nice isn't just doing it when it is convenient." I try to live by that now too.

DH would have offered his seat before being asked by a pregnant woman. I probably would not have offered mine as I don't think of it as a "fragile condition"...my friends have continued very active lifestyles during their pregnancies. I'm not sure how I would feel if someone asked me to give up my seat to them because they were pregnant. I would probably be so startled that I would just get up. If someone told me they weren't feeling well (pregnant or not) and asked if they could sit down, I would give up my seat instantly.

I agree that "common courtesy" doesn't seem that common now. However, I do not judge others who stay seated...we all have our own reasons.

Some points raised here that I'd never considered: just wait for the next bus, pregnant women go thru the parks all day and then are too tired to stand for the ride back, unintentional rudeness. I like that posters are making interesting points without getting personal.

Thx a mint for bringing up an issue I hadn't thought about much.

cheers,