Can we all just keep our arms down for ride photos?

[DharmaLou]

How about if everyone ducks down, too. I can't even see DD7 in most of our ride photos because she's too short!

 

[Baklava]

Okay, folks. I get the point. To each their own. Yes, having a picture of the experience is important to me. So sue me. Everyone has their "thing." Read the thread about the fireworks potentially being shut down. Now there's something that doesn't bother me. That doesn't mean I'm going to tell someone else to stop enjoying that part of their experience or that it doesn't matter.

But... that's just exactly what you did. You asked if everybody could stop enjoying the feeling of abandon that they get from throwing their arms up.

 

[Snap Crackle Pop]

Okay, folks. I get the point. To each their own. Yes, having a picture of the experience is important to me. So sue me. Everyone has their "thing." Read the thread about the fireworks potentially being shut down. Now there's something that doesn't bother me. That doesn't mean I'm going to tell someone else to stop enjoying that part of their experience or that it doesn't matter.

But you did.

 

[mpadilla89]

Ooooh. Good tip! I am totally going to have to try this. I told my daughter I would suck it up and go on the scary rides with her! (Yeah, right, like I wouldn't be screaming anyway!).

hahaha DD is way more courageous than me I just pretend to not be scared like I've done it 100 times but deep inside I'm dying and screaming

 

[mpadilla89]

And how do people even get a good picture on that ride I always look like someone scared the hell out of me I definitely don't ever want those pics

 

[Turk February]

And how do people even get a good picture on that ride I always look like someone scared the hell out of me I definitely don't ever want those pics

Surprised OP isn't asking ToT CMs to stop the ride at the camera, take a pic, and then start it up again.

 

[T0rrent]

People have been holding their arms up on thrill rides since I was a little kid. You'll have a better chance of creating world peace before you can get people to stop throwing up their arms.

 

[Metalliman98]

Ha, this thread reminds of that episode of the Simpsons where Otto the bus driver was at a U2 concert. The "camera" pans the crowd, everyone is standing, screaming, cheering......and Otto is sitting in his seat, shouting " Sit down! Sit down! You're ruining it for everyone!"

 

[ajbtv2]

 

[Iceman93]

While I agree with the sentiment of "If you care about the picture, ask for the front row," I think we're being a little harsh on the OP overall.

I have a different but related frustration with ride photos, and my story has to do with the ToT specifically. A few months ago my little girl turned 3 and also grew tall enough to ride ToT (yes, she's 99th percentile for height). So we took her on it, not knowing how it was going to go, but she loved it. We don't usually buy ride photos but thought this was a momentous enough occasion to warrant it. So we went to the little counter, located our photo, saw that we all had happy looks on our faces, and paid. As the CM was about to hand us our photo, she pulled it back and said, "I'm sorry, we can't see you this photo." We were a little taken aback, and then a heartbeat later I realized someone must have pulled a "Flash Mountain" on us. Kind of--a teenage boy in the back row was clearly flashing his middle finger with a big, mean grin on his face. Luckily the little jerk was on the other side of the cabin, so the CM let us (against policy), cover him up with our hands and take a picture of the printed photo with our camera phone. We have a memento, but not the one we were hoping for. They refunded our money and we all got to commiserate about the decline in morals and manners in society.

Now, having been a teenage boy once a long time ago, I realize that this could have been an isolated incident and doesn't by itself represent the fall of the Roman empire. But it was certainly frustrating to us, and unlike a guest throwing their hands in the air in joy, was simply and intentionally mean.

 

[BadPinkTink]

all I can say is WOW, the sense of entitlement just reeeeeks from this thread....

I want a photo so YOU keep your hands down, omg Im just in knots laughing

what gives you the right to dictate what OTHER people do...

Just chill out , omg seriously, do you know how many people will NEVER get the chance to experience a Disney park!!

 

[ChloroformSdxn]

I hate that, it's genuinely inconsiderate. When I was there last year we had the Photopass package that included downloads of the ride photos. Last ride of the day with my 4 year old, and I had him lift his hands up for the photo. When we went to see it, we got the "Sorry, You Photo Washed Away!" error message. Clearly the people behind us had extended the middle finger. I was pretty disappointed.

 

[TheDisneyNurse]

Listen up! All rides must now be enjoyed in the fashion shown below.

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Did we do a good job?

 

[Kender]

While I agree with the sentiment of "If you care about the picture, ask for the front row," I think we're being a little harsh on the OP overall.

I have a different but related frustration with ride photos, and my story has to do with the ToT specifically. A few months ago my little girl turned 3 and also grew tall enough to ride ToT (yes, she's 99th percentile for height). So we took her on it, not knowing how it was going to go, but she loved it. We don't usually buy ride photos but thought this was a momentous enough occasion to warrant it. So we went to the little counter, located our photo, saw that we all had happy looks on our faces, and paid. As the CM was about to hand us our photo, she pulled it back and said, "I'm sorry, we can't see you this photo." We were a little taken aback, and then a heartbeat later I realized someone must have pulled a "Flash Mountain" on us. Kind of--a teenage boy in the back row was clearly flashing his middle finger with a big, mean grin on his face. Luckily the little jerk was on the other side of the cabin, so the CM let us (against policy), cover him up with our hands and take a picture of the printed photo with our camera phone. We have a memento, but not the one we were hoping for. They refunded our money and we all got to commiserate about the decline in morals and manners in society.

Now, having been a teenage boy once a long time ago, I realize that this could have been an isolated incident and doesn't by itself represent the fall of the Roman empire. But it was certainly frustrating to us, and unlike a guest throwing their hands in the air in joy, was simply and intentionally mean.

Now that I agree that is something that shouldn't be done. But it's also against park rules to do.

I also agree some are getting way too harsh on the OP. I may not agree it's inconsiderate to raise ones arms, but I can empathize with the frustration of wanting a good ride photo even if it's nothing I usually want myself. Not going to stop me putting my arms down, but the OP didn't know about requesting front row to guarantee an unblocked picture (although that doesn't help in the scenario of some awful person deciding to break the rules that results in no picture at all). Give 'em a break. They know now.

 

[SMD]

You'd think that after 27 years since Splash started offering photos that Disney would come with with a way to remove someone who makes a gesture. especially on ToT where is a whole vehicle photo. I will say that when this happened to us, instead of a refund, they kept the money and gave us a re-ride. We were a group of 15 and 14 re-rode, so we got a private car. I could understand where you can't give every group of 3-4 another ride if they're blocked in the photo, but if something like that happened again, I'd at least ask to ride again, the worst they can say is no.

The OP's initial response was not, thank you for the front row suggestion, it was to crap on the idea of suggesting the front row. And then to point a finger at everyone else and crap on them too. You don't have to spend much time on these board, or the internet to know that finger wagging followed by finger pointing doesn't go over well with other posters.

 

[tomato]

You'd think that after 27 years since Splash started offering photos that Disney would come with with a way to remove someone who makes a gesture. especially on ToT where is a whole vehicle photo. I will say that when this happened to us, instead of a refund, they kept the money and gave us a re-ride. We were a group of 15 and 14 re-rode, so we got a private car. I could understand where you can't give every group of 3-4 another ride if they're blocked in the photo, but if something like that happened again, I'd at least ask to ride again, the worst they can say is no.

The OP's initial response was not, thank you for the front row suggestion, it was to crap on the idea of suggesting the front row. And then to point a finger at everyone else and crap on them too. You don't have to spend much time on these board, or the internet to know that finger wagging followed by finger pointing doesn't go over well with other posters.

Thank God you are here to interpret my own response for me and for the whole internet.

Was I frustrated in my first two posts? Yes. Was I genuine in my reply to thank people for suggesting that we ask for front row next time? Yes. In hindsight I wish I would have worded my OP differently but I sure as hell am not going to sit here and let someone else tell the world that my comment to thank people for the idea was disingenuous.

 

[SMD]

Thank God you are here to interpret my own response for me and for the whole internet.

Was I frustrated in my first two posts? Yes. Was I genuine in my reply to thank people for suggesting that we ask for front row next time? Yes. In hindsight I wish I would have worded my OP differently but I sure as hell am not going to sit here and let someone else tell the world that my comment to thank people for the idea was disingenuous.

It was the comment before the comment where you said thank you that I was referring to. The thread turned negative between you telling people that their opinions don't matter either, and that was the post where you turned your nose up at the suggestion, saying it wouldn't work for the sake of the CMs feelings. If you can't see how that post rubbed people the wrong way, I can't explain it.

And then coming back to complain about a " pile on" from the very people you just told that they don't matter. Why did it matter, you just said that their opinions or preferences don't matter, so just ignore them.

 

[tomato]

It was the comment before the comment where you said thank you that I was referring to. The thread turned negative between you telling people that their opinions don't matter either, and that was the post where you turned your nose up at the suggestion, saying it wouldn't work for the sake of the CMs feelings. If you can't see how that post rubbed people the wrong way, I can't explain it.

And then coming back to complain about a " pile on" from the very people you just told that they don't matter. Why did it matter, you just said that their opinions or preferences don't matter, so just ignore them.

The point to that statement is the one I made off the top of the post: to each, their own. What that means is that everyone has their thing that is important to them. Mine is one thing, yours is another. My statement about things not mattering was meant as a caution to anyone else who might have the unmitigated nerve to mention something that makes them unhappy . . . be careful, because there is always going to be someone who doesn't care about what you care about. And vice versa. Although it may have been misinterpreted, my statement was never meant as a slam against the people who appreciate something different than I do. In fact, it was the exact opposite.

And FTR I fully understand why the thread turned negative, and I already addressed it, but people (you, included), seem to continue to want to vilify me.

 

[Turk February]

The point to that statement is the one I made off the top of the post: to each, their own. What that means is that everyone has their thing that is important to them. Mine is one thing, yours is another. My statement about things not mattering was meant as a caution to anyone else who might have the unmitigated nerve to mention something that makes them unhappy . . . be careful, because there is always going to be someone who doesn't care about what you care about. And vice versa. Although it may have been misinterpreted, my statement was never meant as a slam against the people who appreciate something different than I do. In fact, it was the exact opposite.

And FTR I fully understand why the thread turned negative, and I already addressed it, but people (you, included), seem to continue to want to vilify me.

If your point was truly "to each their own" then perhaps you should not have used the title of your thread to ask everyone to conform to your thing that is important to you. No one misinterpreted your statement; the title was quite clear.

 

[MommyLove]

People are just having FUN. You can't seriously ask them to keep their arms down, or not talk, or laugh or enjoy themselves.

Wait, it never occurred to ask for something as common as sitting in the front row, but it made more sense to ask every single other person in Disneyland to accommodate your ride portrait?

If your point was truly "to each their own" then perhaps you should not have used the title of your thread to ask everyone to conform to your thing that is important to you. No one misinterpreted your statement; the title was quite clear.

Yep.