Bubble machines in the parks

[Sheilby]

I think it is perfectly legitimate for people to say that using bubble blowers in queues is rude, and they wish people didn't do it. But many posters seem oblivious to the fact that by exaggerating and overstating the problem, they sabotage their position.

"I don't really like bubbles - they irritate me and get on stuff - I think it is thoughtless to blow them in line": supportable.

"That goop gets on your glasses and you need to disrupt your whole day to get out of line to go clean yourself and it has a major effect on your experience and it RUINS expensive cameras and it can KILL.": makes people want to disagree with you just because you're being so over the top.

"Bubbles = cause of all the world's problems.": pathological.

 

[MrsJ Henry]

I think we should all make a list of what we are allergic to, irritated by and how we think others should act ..... Make a master list and distribute this to everyone far and wide......then make sure we all abide by this list so that everyone will be happy that none of these things are done..... Ohhh wait..... Then NONE of us would be happy!!!!!!
So how about....
Live and let live.... Enjoy being in a free country..... Be considerate of others ....have manners and be polite and calm the heck down!!!!

You know it sounds like the adults have a harder time waiting in line then the kids by being irritated by bubbles, perfume, sunscreen being sprayed, people eating turkey legs etc..... Get over it!!!

The kids are happy to be at Disney but the adults Do all the complaining....

 

[Jedana]

Maybe people should have to take a bubble safety course before being allowed to own a bubble machine. I mean, I had no idea of the chaos these things were wrecking upon innocent people. After all, we register guns and automobiles, it seems logical to have to register bubbles too since they are such a danger. Once you pass your bubble safety class you can purchase a license to buy and renew the license every 4 years for only 125 bucks. Of course you will have to take some continuing education credits to be eligible for renewal.

Holy drama batman. Perhaps it is not that you "live in a world where a significant portion of the population doesn't care whether or not someone else has an allergy", perhaps it is just that the person blowing the bubbles didn't even realize that there were even people who were allergic to bubbles. I never encountered any one IRL that was allergic to bubbles. Rather than assuming that people don't care, isn't the more likely scenario that they just didn't know? I'm sure that 99.9% of people would stop if you just asked nicely.

I think your comment about registering bubble guns qualifies for "holy drama".



It shouldn't matter whether or not someone has an allergy to the bubbles---it's common courtesy to not get your crud on other people.

That we have to say-----at all-----that blowing bubbles in a small space (or spraying a mister fan or those fake perfume sprays, or smoking outside of a smoking area, or leaving your trash all over the ground or chewing gum on the handrails, or any other number of behaviors that affect others around you) is rude shows exactly how lax our society has become.



DH and I have a saying we use with our kids. "you do the right thing--you set the example."

The right thing may be letting someone ahead of you in line, if you have a cartful of things and they have a box of cold medicine and look like death.
The right thing may be stopping a young child from running out the door of a store without a parent behind them.
The right thing may be picking up the candy wrapper someone else dropped and throw it away.
The right thing may be as simple as walking away from a confrontation.

Sometimes the right thing may not be the right thing for you, but it's the right thing for everyone else. So you do the right thing, and you deal with your later.

Maybe if everyone on the DIS (funny---those are the initials of my son's school ) would "do the right thing" for everyone else, it might make the World (and the world) a bit better.

 

[Sheilby]

I think we should all make a list of what we are allergic to, irritated by and how we think others should act ..... Make a master list and distribute this to everyone far and wide......then make sure we all abide by this list so that everyone will be happy that none of these things are done.....

.

Cool, I'll start.

I'm allergic to most animals, but especially cats so I think they should all be banned.

I'm allergic to a lot of plants so please run all your landscaping choices by me.

My son is allergic to milk, so no ice cream for you.

I am annoyed by people who talk on their cell phone while walking through a store or waiting on line. I don't care what your gynecologist said the cause of your rash was.

If you can't park between the lines in a parking lot I think you should have your license revoked for a year. If you don't know how to use a blinker you should get it revoked for two.

I'm sure there is a lot more things, but that should get the ball rolling.

 

[MrsJ Henry]

Exactly... But also realizing that I don't think anyone here is walking around saying " I want my bubbles and I don't care what you want" .... More like.... Not such a huge deal and life as we know it won't end. And of course no one is out to annoy people... And would stop if asked.

 

[Sheilby]

I think your comment about registering bubble guns qualifies for "holy drama".

Sarcasm challenged are you?

It shouldn't matter whether or not someone has an allergy to the bubbles---it's common courtesy to not get your crud on other people.

That we have to say-----at all-----that blowing bubbles in a small space (or spraying a mister fan or those fake perfume sprays, or smoking outside of a smoking area, or leaving your trash all over the ground or chewing gum on the handrails, or any other number of behaviors that affect others around you) is rude shows exactly how lax our society has become.

DH and I have a saying we use with our kids. "you do the right thing--you set the example."

The right thing may be letting someone ahead of you in line, if you have a cartful of things and they have a box of cold medicine and look like death.
The right thing may be stopping a young child from running out the door of a store without a parent behind them.
The right thing may be picking up the candy wrapper someone else dropped and throw it away.
The right thing may be as simple as walking away from a confrontation.

Sometimes the right thing may not be the right thing for you, but it's the right thing for everyone else. So you do the right thing, and you deal with your later.

Maybe if everyone on the DIS (funny---those are the initials of my son's school ) would "do the right thing" for everyone else, it might make the World (and the world) a bit better.

While I agree with most of what you said, I still find it hysterical that you equate blowing bubbles and misters in the same category as dropping cigarettes on the ground and putting gum on handrails. I honestly don't think the majority of people in real life are that concerned with bubble usage. I don't think I would even notice someone blowing bubbles in my presence.

 

[MrsJ Henry]

Cool, I'll start.

I'm allergic to most animals, but especially cats so I think they should all be banned.

I'm allergic to a lot of plants so please run all your landscaping choices by me.

My son is allergic to milk, so no ice cream for you.

I am annoyed by people who talk on their cell phone while walking through a store or waiting on line. I don't care what your gynecologist said the cause of your rash was.

If you can't park between the lines in a parking lot I think you should have your license revoked for a year. If you don't know how to use a blinker you should get it revoked for two.

I'm sure there is a lot more things, but that should get the ball rolling.

Good start!!!!!

 

[Sheilby]

Exactly... But also realizing that I don't think anyone here is walking around saying " I want my bubbles and I don't care what you want" .... More like.... Not such a huge deal and life as we know it won't end. And of course no one is out to annoy people... And would stop if asked.

Exactly. I really don't think the majority of these delinquent bubble blowers had the intention of ruining people's glasses and cameras and causing general mayhem. I think they thought blowing bubbles was harmless fun and they had no idea that people were so annoyed.

 

[Sheilby]

Good start!!!!!

Thanks, but I forgot the most important one. Don't heat up your fish or interesting ethnic food in the office microwave. The punishment for that should be quite severe.

 

[WantToGoNow]

I find it interesting that people keep throwing around anaphylactic reaction, When in fact the only positive way to trigger Anaphylaxis in through ingestion.

This is not actually correct. My ds12 is allergic to Latex - first time his throat swelled shut he was 4 - he put on a rabbit shaped mask made from craft foam he got at a Easter egg hunt. Next time he was playing with a Nerf frisbee. He did not eat either of those items or the hundreds of times he's gotten rashes or hives from coming in contact with something - like the time the daycare stuck a sticker on his forehead and he has a round, deep purple hive for 3 days. Not all allergic reactions are from ingestion.

 

[goofy4tink]

You should probably petition Disney to stop selling misters and bubble machines then, because as long as they do, people are going to buy them and you will run the risk of getting mist or a bubble on you.

I have no issue with either one being sold at WDW. I do have an issue with inconsiderate people. I have many instances of total lack of common courtesy at WDW. Irresponsible use of bubble blowers and misting fans are the top of the ice berg. But evidently it is more important that children be able to do pretty much what they want.

And as far as the camera goes, I said 'fairly expensive'. I bring nothing to WDW that I can't replace. I was standing there, in a long line, in mid-August. Everyone was hot and cranky. I can imagine how a child would feel. But I tend to draw the line at a tug of war between siblings over a misting fan, where one child decides to soak the other child....who had backed right up next to me. So we both got wet. As well as the camera I was holding. Yes, my choice yo bring it. But I refuse to say 'kids will be kids' and say I'm at fault here.

Where does parental responsibility start? Yes kids get nudgy and bored in lines. We've all been there. Doesn't absolve parents from taking responsibility for their kids' actions though.

I'm pretty sure that when Disney sells these things, they are making the assumption that the items will be used responsibly. I have no problem with small amounts if bubbles or a bit of overspray hitting me. It happens. But it can get excessive. And that's what most people are objecting to.

 

[Sheilby]

I have no issue with either one being sold at WDW. I do have an issue with inconsiderate people. I have many instances of total lack of common courtesy at WDW. Irresponsible use of bubble blowers and misting fans are the top of the ice berg. But evidently it is more important that children be able to do pretty much what they want.

And as far as the camera goes, I said 'fairly expensive'. I bring nothing to WDW that I can't replace. I was standing there, in a long line, in mid-August. Everyone was hot and cranky. I can imagine how a child would feel. But I tend to draw the line at a tug of war between siblings over a misting fan, where one child decides to soak the other child....who had backed right up next to me. So we both got wet. As well as the camera I was holding. Yes, my choice yo bring it. But I refuse to say 'kids will be kids' and say I'm at fault here.

Where does parental responsibility start? Yes kids get nudgy and bored in lines. We've all been there. Doesn't absolve parents from taking responsibility for their kids' actions though.

I'm pretty sure that when Disney sells these things, they are making the assumption that the items will be used responsibly. I have no problem with small amounts if bubbles or a bit of overspray hitting me. It happens. But it can get excessive. And that's what most people are objecting to.

Actually that isn't what most people are objecting to in this. I think most people would be annoyed with someone's kids bumping into them and soaking them, especially if the parent didn't intervene at all. However, many people in this tread seemed perturbed by the mere presence of bubbles in the line because they might get hit. They seem to consider the use of bubbles in line to be the epitome of uncouth behavior. That is what I don't get.

"Irresponsible use of bubble blowers and misting fans are the top of the ice berg." Is the irresponsible use of bubble blowers and misters really that big of a problem in Disney? I mean seriously, how often are these irresponsible bubble blowers really there? Are you being hit in every line? Sprayed at every turn? Or did it happen just once? I can't say I saw any kids using bubble blowers in line when I was there. Of course it's been a couple of years so perhaps it has become an epidemic in the last few years.

 

[MrsJ Henry]

Ok ok I have the solution!!!!!!

Fast pass!!!! How come we are all waiting in these long lines with all these crazy bubble blowing fan misting sunblock spraying troublemakers????? Shouldn't we all be breezing by these bubbles in the fast pass line????

 

[goofy4tink]

Actually that isn't what most people are objecting to in this. I think most people would be annoyed with someone's kids bumping into them and soaking them, especially if the parent didn't intervene at all. However, many people in this tread seemed perturbed by the mere presence of bubbles in the line because they might get hit. They seem to consider the use of bubbles in line to be the epitome of uncouth behavior. That is what I don't get.

"Irresponsible use of bubble blowers and misting fans are the top of the ice berg." Is the irresponsible use of bubble blowers and misters really that big of a problem in Disney? I mean seriously, how often are these irresponsible bubble blowers really there? Are you being hit in every line? Sprayed at every turn? Or did it happen just once? I can't say I saw any kids using bubble blowers in line when I was there. Of course it's been a couple of years so perhaps it has become an epidemic in the last few years.

Absolutely! There really isn't that big an issue. I just got back from a week in WDW and didn't encounter any bubble abusers or mister crazed kids. I have in the past though. And I certainly don't lose any sleep over the possibilities of it happening again. I'm just saying that it 'could' be an issue for some, and it would be nice if others understood this and behaved accordingly. No, there aren't all that many people out there that have a bubble allergy, but there are some. As long as people realize the possibility of bubbles being around, then fine.

My biggest issue? Walking around the parks. My mantra while at WDW (and if you've been there at the same time I have you have probably heard me muttering my mantra!!!) is 'stay to the right, stay to the right people...this is a two way walkway!!!! Drives me nuts to be forced off to the side so that groups can walk 5 abreast, down the middle of the walkway! Or, you get multiple groups, perfectly staggered....it's like doge-em cars getting through them!!! I have been shoved, pushed, ignored. I'm not sure what the reason is...perhaps others are focused on their own group and just don't see one or two others coming at them. Or maybe they do see and they just don't care. I try to be considerate and walk to the right. I try not to impede the forward progression of others. But I have to tell you...after 48 hrs in the parks, and getting slammed from every direction by others that have more important business than I? I get cranky. And I start pushing back. By the end of the week? I'm almost militant!!! Everyone is hot and tired and cranky...I get it. But common courtesy would go a long way. It just doesn't seem to exist once you get off that plane at MCO!!!!

 

[dawnhaze]

Holy drama batman. Perhaps it is not that you "live in a world where a significant portion of the population doesn't care whether or not someone else has an allergy", perhaps it is just that the person blowing the bubbles didn't even realize that there were even people who were allergic to bubbles. I never encountered any one IRL that was allergic to bubbles. Rather than assuming that people don't care, isn't the more likely scenario that they just didn't know? I'm sure that 99.9% of people would stop if you just asked nicely.

I can tell you for a fact that a lot of people couldn't care less if I develop painful oozing skin rashes because their little sweetums wanted to blow bubbles in the Nemo queue. It's happened, and it will almost certainly happen again.

Yes, some people do stop when asked nicely, and I appreciate those people immensely. It's the jerks who don't stop when asked nicely that cause a problem. And you seem to be engaging a whole lot of over the top rhetoric to act like anyone who doesn't like that is crazy. You're the one bringing all the drama here, with your sarcastic quips to hide the fact that you have no argument.

Now, since I don't enjoy banging my head against a brick wall with people who are convinced that they're right and everyone else is insane, I'm going to stop posting here, like you probably should have a long time ago.

 

[BigAlsGal]

You guys are funny! I've been LOLing all over the place!

 

[jimmysmom74]

I don't know why I am getting involved in this, but I can't help myself
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For all those bubble haters, the misting fan is like the bubble guns kryptonite. Arm yourselves with these and shoot blowers' bubbles out of the sky, like a ray gun. The bubble gun is no match for a good mist fan. You could be making small children, who love bubble, cry all day long.
Take that BAM, POP, SMACK!!! LOL



side note: I feel for all the allergies out there, I didn't even know that. I have never brought bubbles in any line or will in the future. Just thought a joke for your side would lighten things up.

 

[Sheilby]

Absolutely! There really isn't that big an issue. I just got back from a week in WDW and didn't encounter any bubble abusers or mister crazed kids. I have in the past though. And I certainly don't lose any sleep over the possibilities of it happening again. I'm just saying that it 'could' be an issue for some, and it would be nice if others understood this and behaved accordingly. No, there aren't all that many people out there that have a bubble allergy, but there are some. As long as people realize the possibility of bubbles being around, then fine.

My biggest issue? Walking around the parks. My mantra while at WDW (and if you've been there at the same time I have you have probably heard me muttering my mantra!!!) is 'stay to the right, stay to the right people...this is a two way walkway!!!! Drives me nuts to be forced off to the side so that groups can walk 5 abreast, down the middle of the walkway! Or, you get multiple groups, perfectly staggered....it's like doge-em cars getting through them!!! I have been shoved, pushed, ignored. I'm not sure what the reason is...perhaps others are focused on their own group and just don't see one or two others coming at them. Or maybe they do see and they just don't care. I try to be considerate and walk to the right. I try not to impede the forward progression of others. But I have to tell you...after 48 hrs in the parks, and getting slammed from every direction by others that have more important business than I? I get cranky. And I start pushing back. By the end of the week? I'm almost militant!!! Everyone is hot and tired and cranky...I get it. But common courtesy would go a long way. It just doesn't seem to exist once you get off that plane at MCO!!!!

I'm, totally with you on the right ride of the "road" issue. I'm always saying to my boys, "What are you from England? Get to the right". I only go places when the crowds are lower because I really don't do well being pushed and I'm really short so when the crowds get tight I can't see a thing.

 

[Sheilby]

I can tell you for a fact that a lot of people couldn't care less if I develop painful oozing skin rashes because their little sweetums wanted to blow bubbles in the Nemo queue. It's happened, and it will almost certainly happen again.

Yes, some people do stop when asked nicely, and I appreciate those people immensely. It's the jerks who don't stop when asked nicely that cause a problem. And you seem to be engaging a whole lot of over the top rhetoric to act like anyone who doesn't like that is crazy. You're the one bringing all the drama here, with your sarcastic quips to hide the fact that you have no argument.

Now, since I don't enjoy banging my head against a brick wall with people who are convinced that they're right and everyone else is insane, I'm going to stop posting here, like you probably should have a long time ago.

If this is your idea of being nice, I think I can guess why all those rogue bubble blowers wouldn't stop for you.

 

[BayouMickey]

Oh my I go away for a few hours and it gets nasty! Lmbo! Bottom line folks, it's a non issue you will hardly ever see anyone in line with a bubble gun.