bus driver choking got me thinking about Rude guests at WDW...

[Art 1]

People lose their minds at Disney I'm afraid. In the real world they are probably sensible people. I can go to WDW at a leisurely pace whenever I choose to. It's really amazing to sit back and watch how people act over there. The way some treat their children is amazing. They expect a 2 yr old to behave and not whine, what do they expect out of a child.

 

[minandmick]

Wow, these stories put mine to shame but mine has a different spin. The one I remember the most is not the ill mannered speaking parents in a line etc but one that involved my son.

This was a few years ago when DS was 5. He has asthma, autism and several sensory issues. While we are much better with that gag reflex with smells and foods today, then he was not. It was one of those trial and error things as he was just beginning to eat more table foods and wanting to explore. We still do not know 110% what set this off.

We went through a mass of people when he started his gagging he does. Smells even used to set him off and you have a minute or less to get him out of the way if he pukes. Well I saw him getting worked up and tried my normal lets leave the area and calm down routine.

My DH was in front of me with my other DS in a stroller and I had my then 5 yr old. He was saying excuse me, we need to get through, please, thank you etc as I was hauling my crying soon to be sick son. We were headed away from the crowd but still going through ppl. We encountered this man who let DH by and comically stomped in front of me. Dh called back, I am holding DS's mouth and trying to get through. I spoke to him I was with my DH and my child was about to be sick. Before I could get it all out he was ranting - you have to say excuse me yada yada - yes I know I should have but this all happened too fast and I did not have enough wits to react in time to this stammering demanding person, focus on where DH is headed and directing him to the bathroom and keep DS in my arms totally calm. Before I could answer and do my own excuse me, never mind I am holding my hand over DS mouth and explaining he is going to be sick - DS did it... all over my hand, arm and the mans shorts and shoes.

Needless to say as I finally got through I heard some not so nice words mixed with laughing behind me. It all happened just so fast but to this day I can see the end result over and over in my head.

I bet he never did that again! wow! Your poor son. He must have been so embarrassed.

 

[shalom]

Maybe it's a regional thing because I do not see that behavior in the stores where we live. Not to say it has never happened but I have not seen it.

I think it's regional to the point of varying by neighborhood. When I take my daughter to ballet (north and west of us), I can pretty much count on seeing a pedestrian walk into traffic expecting the cars to stop for them. Last week I stopped for a guy, but the vehicle behind me and to my left didn't see the pedestrian and almost mowed him over. And of course the jaywalkers then proceed to cuss out the drivers who don't give them their space. One street where this happens the stoplights are spread out so I can sort of get why people don't want to cross at the cross walk, but the other one has lights at every corner and the blocks aren't particularly long. The guy who walked out last week was in a cross walk, he just didn't care to wait for the light to change.

I also see people run red lights right regularly going that route. But when I take the kids to the y, or the church, or art class (all south or south and east of us), no pedestrians holding up traffic, nobody running red lights, and people regularly wave me through 4-way stops.

 

[DISNEYFOS]

We are on our way home from Disney after being there all week and I'm really not surprised after seeing the behavior I did this week. We are Dvc member sowe visit a lot and I was really disappointed. Blatant line cutting. Like jaw dropping. One woman jumped the entire line for Minnie mouse just walked up past everyone with her two kids. Another kid just pushed an shoved his way thru a line that my husband stopped him to tell him he was being rude. Even cast members were being rude in response. It was not a happy place. I'm not sure what can be done. Except maybe quit all the discounts

 

[Art 1]

We are on our way home from Disney after being there all week and I'm really not surprised after seeing the behavior I did this week. We are Dvc member sowe visit a lot and I was really disappointed. Blatant line cutting. Like jaw dropping. One woman jumped the entire line for Minnie mouse just walked up past everyone with her two kids. Another kid just pushed an shoved his way thru a line that my husband stopped him to tell him he was being rude. Even cast members were being rude in response. It was not a happy place. I'm not sure what can be done. Except maybe quit all the discounts

I agree with your last statement.

 

[maxiesmom]

It was not a happy place. I'm not sure what can be done. Except maybe quit all the discounts

What do you mean by that? The only thing I can think of is you believe that people who are paying less for their trips are from a lower class and therefore have bad manners. Which is ridiculous.

 

[livndisney]

We are on our way home from Disney after being there all week and I'm really not surprised after seeing the behavior I did this week. We are Dvc member sowe visit a lot and I was really disappointed. Blatant line cutting. Like jaw dropping. One woman jumped the entire line for Minnie mouse just walked up past everyone with her two kids. Another kid just pushed an shoved his way thru a line that my husband stopped him to tell him he was being rude. Even cast members were being rude in response. It was not a happy place. I'm not sure what can be done. Except maybe quit all the discounts

Because everyone knows only rude people use discounts?

 

[rie'smom]

What do you mean by that? The only thing I can think of is you believe that people who are paying less for their trips are from a lower class and therefore have bad manners. Which is ridiculous.

That is not how I read the post. I thought the poster meant that discounts draw very large crowds which can lead to long waits which it turn can result in the bus incident.

 

[WheelCEO]

some people just need to be tased

 

[Kurby]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA oh my gosh - Karma baby

you pooh on people and you get it back full force LOL


That's worth the price of admition

Ok here is my rude guest story with a happy ending. It's a little long but well worth it.

In May at POR we were waiting on a bus in the morning for MK. The line was pretty long and when the bus arrived we were far back enough that it was standing room for DH and I and we shoved DD and DS into the last remaining seat together. The bus did not have enough room for all of the guest waiting and thier quickly was packed to the brim. We finally were ready to take off and this woman shoves her way onto the bus down the aisle of people standing and ends near the back with us. She is holding the hand of a toddler and carrying a baby and had a young child probably around 5 with her. She is loud, rude, and obnoxoius, stepping on people's toes, climbing over strollers, etc fussing that we should get out of her way. Her husband pops his head in the super full buss and calls back at her you need to get off they won't let me on with our stroller. Let me just say their stroller was TRIPLE side by side jogger and it was a monster. She starts SCREAMING back at him that they have to let him on b/c she is on there with her babies and they must let him on and she cannot get off. (She is standing across from me near the rear exit doors BTW) She continues to yell and demand we make room for him and claim that cannot leave her without her stroller. She continues to yell at the bus driver to let her husband on. Everyone on the bus is staring at her and a few people grumble and shuffle on back maknig 6 inches of room and husband squeezes in. He is polite and I can hear him apologize to people around and see his blazing red embarrassed face all the way at the front of the bus.

So we start the trek to MK, as we are pulling into the bus unloading lot she starts to scream "let me off, I have to get off first, let me off". I am thinking ok princess here we go again and since I am directly in front of the back exit doors I think she will get off this bus before me over my dead body. People on the bus are exchanging amused glances and rolling thier eyes. We pull up to the stop and she continues to scream "let me off, I need off first." I'm like whatever. So I exit and a few others around me closer to the door. I walk to the middle of the aisleway and she runs past me. My DH and kids come off the bus dying laughing. As I'm opening our stroller I say to DH what was up with princess over there, can you believe her? He finally starts gasping for air and points over to her about 15 feet ahead and says........look at her. I hear others from the bus snickering as everyone walks past her laughing. We get closer and I see that princess's baby has pooh'ed all over her!!!! She had on red shirt and white shorts and both had baby's big present on it.

If you are into politics the icing on the cake was her park bag was white w/ a large political party symbol on it (in bedazzled sequins) and the baby hit that too. I won't say which one (fill it in w/ your pick) but that just made it funnier.

 

[livndisney]

That's awesome! It was very "encouraged" in our home when I was growing up.

I have a few kids in our family that need to learn that lesson... it is all about them, them, them. They don't care who they railroad over to get their way. Actually their parents are like that as well, so go figure.

We were "encouraged" too. Behave or leave. None of this "Stop it Susie, Stop it Susie. Susie I said stop it, for a hour. One warning and if we did it again we left!

 

[squirrel]

I have to agree there are more rude guests this year than in previous years.

I have been for the past 3 years for 2 weeks each trip. The previous 2 years if I combined all the smokers smoking inside the park and at Pop Century in non-smoking areas and times it by 5, I might come close to the # of times I saw people at Pop Century this year smoking in non-smoking areas. I had 2 asthma attacks this year and I'm not sure if I will go back. One was while I was being moved from the 50's section of the resort (I did request not to be in that section) on a walkway that wasn't near a smoking area. The second time was at DHS while going to the bus stop. That one was really bad. I was coughing and trying to get air and many people just kept walking by. A nice couple stopped but I couldn't talk-I think one of them allerted a CM. I was having enough trouble just trying to breathe and make sure my niece didn't wander away. A second stupid guest walked by with a cigarette. I eventually was taken by the CM in his own vehicle to Pop.

I had found a spot to watch the AK parade. Not the greatest spot as it was in the sun but I waited about 30 minutes for the parade. Once it started a child jumped in right beside my stroller (which didn't bother me) but then the dad started yelling at him to come and he refused to move (annoying as now I have his voice instead of the parade music on my video). But what really annoyed me was now the dad squishes himself beside me and then starts putting his body infront of my camcorder.

MK parade. I get to the parade viewing area a little later than I guess I normally do and I now have second row in a spot right next to an area that will close when the parade is near and I can move my niece into a front row spot to view from her stroller. I wait a good 20 minutes and then people start standing where I was going to move when the CM ropes off the section. She hasn't roped it off yet but a familly puts their children sitting on the ground right in front of where the rope will go. They block the walkway so nobody can go. Then they stand behind their children so my niece can't see a thing. There is still another 5-10 minutes before the parade starts and the CM says nothing. It's only after I complain to the people that are behind me and within the taped off area that all the people on the other side shouldn't even be there do the people in front of the not roped off area start to feel bad and they shift over so my niece will be able to see over their childrens heads. I go to this same area every year for the different parades (MNSSHP, 3:00 and night time) and the CM's are very good about making that area clear until almost the start of the parade.

At MNSSHP, we were just finished our photos at the carriage when a huge group of people tried to come in through the exit. I practically had to yell at them that they were ruining other guests photos as they just barged in and didn't listen the first few times I mentioned that this was the exit.

I did have a few nice guest encounters, just so you don't think everyone is rude. I met another Disser at MNSSHP and she let my niece and I go first for the 7 dwarfs. We arrived around the same time but the CM's wouldn't allow anyone to line up yet.

 

[maxiesmom]

That is not how I read the post. I thought the poster meant that discounts draw very large crowds which can lead to long waits which it turn can result in the bus incident.

If that was the case, the parks would be full of mean people when the crowds are huge and fine during the other times of year. Which I don't think is the case.

 

[4Robins]

As long as you think so and enjoy being the world's doormat - have at it.

That about sums it up OhioDisneyDad. Size, strength and the attitude to use it properly are attributes lost on too many in this PC society we live in. We all know what doormats are for, I will NEVER be one! I get such a kick out of the posters who think arrest is imminent. I cant count the number of times ive had to deal with a "situation" and have never been close to dealing with the legal side of things. I defend my family the way i do it. Nuff said!!! Ill be down in WDW in a few short weeks, looking forward to it!!!

 

[KellyNY]

That about sums it up OhioDisneyDad. Size, strength and the attitude to use it properly are attributes lost on too many in this PC society we live in. We all know what doormats are for, I will NEVER be one! I get such a kick out of the posters who think arrest is imminent. I cant count the number of times ive had to deal with a "situation" and have never been close to dealing with the legal side of things. I defend my family the way i do it. Nuff said!!! Ill be down in WDW in a few short weeks, looking forward to it!!!

I think it all depends on situation. If someone will fight with you I doubt you will just stand there. Defending yourself while calling police or security is may be a right way to deal with situation. If someone is just pushed you or something, no need to fight back, just call security.

 

[marivaid]

You are missing the point with what the PP (me) said, i said, i get physical AFTER i ask them in a very nice way to Cool It, as there are children around. I say it quite clearly and with a smile

So, the children magically disappear when you start decking the guy ?

 

[kmk1180]

I encountered one of the rudest families at WDW last trip. We were outside of the Teacups and WHite Rabbit was there. I approached the character handler and asked her if she was still taking people in her line and she said "Yes you will be the last family. If she had said no I would have just thanked her and moved along. So, while I waited, no less than 5 or 6 families came up and tried to get in line and the CM nicely told them that the line was closed. White Rabbit was going in for the day and her would be back tomorrow. Almost every family argued a bit..."its their last day" ,"white rabbit is his son's favorite"...you get the picture. The CM stood her ground. Then, an extended family came up and tried to get in line...the CM told them no in a nice way...and they ABSOLUTELY FLIPPED OUT ON HER. They screamed and yelled and cursed like truckers. They were dropping F Bombs at the top of their lungs as they walked away...then came back to scream some more. She nicely threatened to have them removed from the park and they moved on...all while dropping hot FBombs as they walked away. It was awful awful awful. My son was crying, my stomach was in knots. Terrible terrible terrible. It definitely put a little damper on our day.

I think the sense of entitlement in the world is just out of control. Too bad I didn't have it on tape for You Tube...

I agree. and I think that's why you see so many complaints about Disney here on the boards.
The bigger the boards get the more likely some of those people are diser's as well.
And of course they ALWAYS paint the one sided story such that they were the perfect guest and the Disney was so rude to them.

 

[weswife]

I agree rude people are everywhere! I have taught my children it takes the same amount of time to be nice as it does to be nasty!

That said my DD is in a wheelchair. I know some people are upset when we load on the bus first. My DD usually gets on with her Dad and we wait our turn. Most times the driver asks for the family to load together. One late night at MK we waited for the bus. This lady started talking very loud about wheelchairs and the bus. We listened very quietly. My DS was 9 at the time kept looking at me, his eyes showed the hurt. He was very upset with the comments in regard to wheelchairs. DH and I looked at each other and never said a word! The bus came and the driver asked us to get on as a family(4 people in total). This lady's voice became VERY LOUD! The bus ride from MK to CBR was no pleasant! The lady went on and on and on about wheelchair policies!We never exchanged words. When the stop came she got off and looked at my DD and said "bye whelchair!" My temper flew! My DD was 16 at the time. I never said anything but when we got off the bus and were alone I explained that some people are just rude! I wanted to say oh so many things! I wanted to ask why she had to say all that? How dare you! My DD had almost died that year! I would love to load on as a walking family! I LOVE my children and they have made us a wonderful family!I could go on and on but I will stop here! Just my 2 cents!

 

[marivaid]

! The lady went on and on and on about wheelchair policies!We never exchanged words. When the stop came she got off and looked at my DD and said "bye whelchair!"

That just sickens me. I wouldn't have been able to keep my mouth shut if I'd been on that bus.
"Lady, if you want your own wheelchair, I'm sure someone will be happy to help."

 

[4Robins]

So, the children magically disappear when you start decking the guy ?

Nope, they are there the whole time. After i deal with the problem, i simply turn to them and explain my actions. They understand and are learning that the way the world is today, turning the other cheek is not practical anymore. You just dont know about ANYONE these days, and if you turn the other cheek, theres a good chance you will be missing BOTH cheeks....so better to be safe than sorry!!