Cutting in line....?

[Sherwin]

I think everyone has had something like this happen. But I cannot see getting into an arguement over it. If it is someone with children I really understand it a whole lot more. But adults? Come on lady you can hold it a little longer or you can wait to get in line.

Ehhh..

I wouldn't rule out kids completely. I saw a little 12 or 13 year old brat hop the FP rope line with his friend at Splash beyond where the CM checks.

 

[kaoden39]

Ehhh..

I wouldn't rule out kids completely. I saw a little 12 or 13 year old brat hop the FP rope line with his friend at Splash beyond where the CM checks.

Oh I meant a party with children and one if the little ones having to go to the bathrooms while they are in line.

 

[Mom of three]

There are times when line cutters bug me. Do I say anything? Not usually, just don't expect me to smile at you.

What bothers me just as much, if not more are "lurkers". People who sort of work their way to the front of a crowd (rope drop, Toon Town opening, PARADES!!) acting like they have a question, are lost or whatever. Its blatantly obvious they are just trying to "settle in" amongst the crowd with a vast attempt to blend in, when in reality they just pulled a fast one on the crowd....or so they thought.

 

[McCall]

It would be nice if DL had some sort of policy on this.... We sometimes would have one person join us in a queue (toilet or FP gathering) but we used to let people go past us if we got into the situation where the catchup person would have to push through people. So letting someone join the queue by hopping the chain is OK. Also think they could have the policy that the number waiting in the queue must be more than or equal to the number joining.

Last trip I used to purposely block the queue if I saw someone pushing through so they would have to ask me to move (young child and parent excepted of course). I would tell them that they can't just push their way through and their friends will have to wait for them, most did so without any problem.

They DO HAVE A POLICY and it is NO LINE CUTTING and if you are seen and IF the CM does their job you will be warned and told to go to the back of the line and if it happens again you will be escorted out of the park.
That is the policy as I have heard it recited by security to other guests who were doing it at the time.

There are also Several old threads on this subject here in the archives, I know it comes up a lot.

 

[PinkBudgie]

I don't mind one person joining the family. I have to say I've never seen a large group push their way through the line, fortunately. That would bother me. Or maybe I just had too much Pixie Dust in my eyes! Sometimes though, groups get split up while getting in line. What bothers me is when another family jumps in to the middle of your family when you enter the line. This happened to my son and he had to pass a bunch of people to catch up to us.

I have often seen CMs stop people from jumping in through the side of the line. They will ask the person to come back, and explain what they are doing. If it is one person trying to get to family, I have seen them show them a spot the can enter when their family gets to that point.

 

[MommyWithDreams]

With a little one myself...I understand the whole potty issue. If I know it's a slow moving line we use the restroom before even getting in line. I was waiting in line for Jungle Cruise with my son once, it was just the two of us. He of course had to go to the bathroom when we were about 3 boats back from boarding, we had already waited about 20 minutes. Of course we left the line, and I wasn't going to attempt to get back to our spot. That line is up and down stairs etc. We did have a bad experience last year for the parade. We had an excellent bench that we had dinner at to scope out our spot early. About 10 minutes before the start of a parade a family came up and sat right in front of us with a huge double stroller. They literally parked it right in front of my sons view to see the parade coming down the street. Of course they "acted" like they didn't speak English, although it was perfectly clear when the arrived thaty they could. It was unfortunate (for them) anyway when a CM came and told them they had to move because they were going to be blocking the isle that was going to be set up.

 

[DisneyXiao]

When we were there in oct, we were waiting at the Alice in wonderland ride line when a group of teenagers squeezed past everyone in line to get to their friends at the front of the line. There was about 7 of them which did push us back a bit,they got on and off the ride way before we did. lots of people made comments to which these kids laughed at. The same group did it again when we were in line at the Peterpan ride. My daughter said " hey that's not fair there're budging in line".

 

[daisy_77]

I have seen the line cutters. It is uber-annoying. But I try to not let it get to me too much. It is unfair and wrong, but it is not worth ruining my trip over. I just brush it off and hope they get what they deserve.

 

[Peace.love.mickey]

I have seen the line cutters. It is uber-annoying. But I try to not let it get to me too much. It is unfair and wrong, but it is not worth ruining my trip over. I just brush it off and hope they get what they deserve.

I totally agree!!!

 

[YellowMickeyPonchos]

We were at the Matterhorn once, behind a solo man. Turns out - he was the patriarch of a clan of over 8. His job was to wait in line until the final cut point, at which the rest of the family would run in and then he would run off to do it at another attraction. He never said a word, but when they all filed in and he left - it was pretty obvious.

My husband's comment... must suck to be him....

 

[momrek06]

I have to say I think it is rude. I have 2 small children and we have always managed to get in line together - though I have had to leave the line on occasion. When this happens most people understand when we come back because they saw me leave.

On our last trip we went with another family who would frequently "join us" in line. I never told them they could, they just felt entitled to.

So interesting that you would say that; ENTITLED because that is exactly what my DS said who was with us. He said people like that feel they are entitled. Like I said these were all adults. No kiddos. As soon as we turned the last corner and were heading towards the boats, here they all come. I believe it was about 4 women. They all ducked under the ropes. THEN the family right behind them and ahead of us got upset. I actually glanced around "as words were being exchanged by these two parties" for a CM but no one was around. I was just wondering if someone in authority would notice something like this...but there was not.

I believe as other posters have replied, some families make a big game out of this...one person waits and the rest join just before boarding an attraction.

And as some of you said...no way would I say a word...just not my nature nor my family's but we saw it earlier at Pirates....a dad was pushing his way through the line with two teens to obviously meet up with his wife or family....we just moved out of the way as they came by us.

Now all this being said....kiddos are totally different. I would never see a problem with youngsters. Standing came be hard on them all day long. As well as possibly needing the restroom.

BUT Friday night at IASW, these were all adults.

 

[PinkBudgie]

We were at the Matterhorn once, behind a solo man. Turns out - he was the patriarch of a clan of over 8. His job was to wait in line until the final cut point, at which the rest of the family would run in and then he would run off to do it at another attraction. He never said a word, but when they all filed in and he left - it was pretty obvious.

My husband's comment... must suck to be him....

I have to say, that sounds like a crummy job to have! Sounds like one of my nightmares...waiting in line and never getting to ride!

 

[LavenderPeach]

One time when we were in line for Dumbo there was a lady in line standing right before the turnstile that was letting everyone else go in front of her. We thought she was just waiting for the rest of her party to return from a potty run or something but then we saw her yelling things to her family who was on the carousel! Not sure exactly what she was yelling because she was speaking a different language but we thought the whole thing was odd. I can understand that it is hard for little kids to wait in line but our DS3 is delayed in many areas and doesn't always understand the concept of waiting in line but we all wait in line together and patiently wait for our turn.

 

[bumbershoot]

They DO HAVE A POLICY and it is NO LINE CUTTING and if you are seen and IF the CM does their job you will be warned and told to go to the back of the line and if it happens again you will be escorted out of the park.
That is the policy as I have heard it recited by security to other guests who were doing it at the time.

There are also Several old threads on this subject here in the archives, I know it comes up a lot.

Well...except that CMs have told us to just come right back, and even come up the exit, when DS has had to leave to use the bathroom.

We, personally, have actually never done it, we just wait in line again. It took us three times in line for Jungle Cruise to actually make it on during one trip, b/c as soon as we got to the area where there's a swinging gate out, DS had to pee! So we'd just duck out and then go on with whatever else we wanted to do...it just wasn't important enough to us to leave one adult there and then come back. Would have been totally fine I'm sure, hubby or I would have told each group that came by that there was a 4 year old and a parent off at the potty...but we just don't do that. Even though the CMs have told us to.

So I'm not so sure that urgent needs for the restroom are part of true line cutting.

We were at the Matterhorn once, behind a solo man. Turns out - he was the patriarch of a clan of over 8. His job was to wait in line until the final cut point, at which the rest of the family would run in and then he would run off to do it at another attraction. He never said a word, but when they all filed in and he left - it was pretty obvious.

My husband's comment... must suck to be him....

Man oh man that would indeed be a rotten little job!

 

[daisy_77]

Molly---you are so polite to just get back in line. You are teaching your little guy good manners.

I think the true part of line cutting is teens and adults being impatient, rude, and really having no respect for others, with just a hint of entitlement.

(I am not talking about the people with little ones )

 

[kaoden39]

We were at the Matterhorn once, behind a solo man. Turns out - he was the patriarch of a clan of over 8. His job was to wait in line until the final cut point, at which the rest of the family would run in and then he would run off to do it at another attraction. He never said a word, but when they all filed in and he left - it was pretty obvious.

My husband's comment... must suck to be him....

Wow, and I bet he pays for the trip too.

 

[bluedoll]

I don't have a problem with one or two people jumping in line late. I've done it before when the lines are long and I've had to use the bathroom. I've never noticed dirty looks (yet.)

 

[Stacerita]

It gets old and frustrating having people constantly "cutting" into the line. Especially when there isn't room from them. Sometimes its understandable when you see a parent with a small child who had to go. But when you see a huge group of adults with snacks and such, it irks.

 

[Sherwin]

I have to say, that sounds like a crummy job to have! Sounds like one of my nightmares...waiting in line and never getting to ride!

Yeah, what a waste of a pass! I could have used it!

 

[bluedoll]

What is odd is that I have noticed this way more at DL than WDW. I never say anything if it is a Mom or Dad joining in line with their young children (young kids cannot wait in long lines IMO). Once a parent gets near the front the other parent and child join them Etc. Where we have said something is when 2 or 3 family members hold the line for approx 8-10 adults and let them in. The bathroom excuse is the oldest one in the book. The bum leg in the wheelchair trick is often used by teenagers also to go up the exit line. There will always be people like that unfortunately. IMO what goes around comes around.

You probably noticed it more at Disneyland because there are a lot more locals. I think locals are more likely to do rude things, especially the groups of teens you'll find there. Obviously not all locals do this. But it seems like a lot more people treat Disneyland as just a regular theme park where as WDW is more touristy and vacationy.

I have seen the line cutters. It is uber-annoying. But I try to not let it get to me too much. It is unfair and wrong, but it is not worth ruining my trip over. I just brush it off and hope they get what they deserve.

Sometimes, I've helped rude people get what they deserve. I know, I know, I'm being just as rude. But I can't help it if I "accidently" sit really tall in my seat in front of them on space mountain and put my arms up and "accidently" block them in the ride photo. Oops. (I'm not talkikng about line cutters, just rude people in general that I've encountered in line.)