Cutting in line....?

[Peace.love.mickey]

Didn't any of you cut and stuff when you were younger? Oh man...my mom would have kicked my @ss, but we were young and dumb!

 

[Krissy Marissy]

Didn't any of you cut and stuff when you were younger? Oh man...my mom would have kicked my @ss, but we were young and dumb!

Actually no. I never did. I knew better because my parents tought me better.

 

[disneyfan4ever54]

I haven't read through every post, but own feelings are that it's one thing for a person already in line to take a child to the bathroom, etc. than for people who haven't been in the line at all to cut in and join others. My DS and I were in line for TSM and there was a family near us with 2 small kids. Another family arrived and they called out to them and asked them how the ride they were on was and then they told them to join them. They lifted the chains and the whole family got in line! It was clear that they had just been on another attraction and were never in that line to begin with. I was pretty angry..............and then it happened again. A SECOND family arrived (Mom, Dad, and several kids) and they too were asked to join the first family in line. The chains were lifted again, and the second family joined them in line! I SO wanted to say something to them, but my DS (13) would've killed me. I just couldn't believe that they would do that twice and think nothing of it.

 

[Peace.love.mickey]

Actually no. I never did. I knew better because my parents tought me better.

Oh so did my parents..but kids will be kids...I work with A LOT of kids being that I work at a school, but again, kids will be kids....I think sometimes people forget things they did when they are little!

 

[kiwitravel]

I usually don't mind it when people are needing to get in line to catch up with their family. Often the other members were held up either on another attraction or in line for food/bathroom. It all depends on how apologetic or friendly they are when pushing or trying to get past me to get to their party.

For me the bottom line is pushing past someone in a queue is rude and I would not do it nor do I expect others to do it to me. Someone climbing over a chain to join up with friends is one thing and I think that's ok as long as it isn't something like 5 or 6 or more joining 1 or 2 in the queue. If someone was joining us in the line then we would not go further in the queue where they would have to push past others, we would allow those behind us to go before us until our person arrived.

Those closed in queues are just not wide enough to allow people to push through, it is a safety issue as well as a manners one and I told people who tried to push past us exactly that and all immediately stopped. I think deep down they know it is wrong and just need to be told....

 

[kiwitravel]

Actually no. I never did. I knew better because my parents tought me better.

My parents tought me better too, also taught me to spell

Sorry couldn't resist

 

[JenDisneylandlver]

Nope, I was not perfect by any means as a teen, but did wait my turn. Back then I didn't like line cutters even. LOL

Being young I don't think is a very good excuse, we should be expecting better from our youth. Perhaps if we did they wouldn't feel their bad behavior is justified.

 

[XTinabell]

I'm not quite clear, are you saying that you admit to being one of the rude people in this instance? Because having your sister enter the line while two adults do something else, and then joining her later, is the very definition of rude line cutting, as it seems to be appearing through this thread.



It's interesting that people seem to think that the person directly behind has sole authority to absolve the line cutters. If that person thinks it's OK, then it must be OK even if the other 50 people who just got jumped might have had a problem with it.

What exactly is not clear to you? I said I admitted it.

I am not however one that has a habit of doing this. This was the first time ever, and it was accidental (as in unintentional) as we were right beside the line and figured she would still be at the end. But then when she wasn't we joined the line and told her to wait at the entrance and let people pass her by, but then we got to a point where it was easy for us to duck and join her. I'm not looking for a free pass, as I said I admit to being rude, though the 10 people (not 50) behind my sister did not even notice.

 

[Lasty K]

I'll let 1-2 people slide if they're catching up with their family. But if I see the look of 'Oh hay, I'm purposely cutting 'cause I want to be a douche', then yes. I will say something.

If one speaks, the rest behind will too.

 

[nunzia]

Oh so did my parents..but kids will be kids...I work with A LOT of kids being that I work at a school, but again, kids will be kids....I think sometimes people forget things they did when they are little!

That is very true and we're probably all guilty of some dumb kidlike behavior..but if people aren't allowed to get away with dumb kidlike behavior then they will learn and be nicer grown up folks. It's the ones who never learn who grow up to be rude and thoughtless adults.

 

[alvernon90]

What exactly is not clear to you? I said I admitted it.

I am not however one that has a habit of doing this. This was the first time ever, and it was accidental (as in unintentional) as we were right beside the line and figured she would still be at the end. But then when she wasn't we joined the line and told her to wait at the entrance and let people pass her by, but then we got to a point where it was easy for us to duck and join her. I'm not looking for a free pass, as I said I admit to being rude, though the 10 people (not 50) behind my sister did not even notice.

Hmm, perhaps all line cutters aren't scumbags who deserve to be tied up and used as a display in the Roger Rabbit ride. OK, I'm going to forgive you for this incident, then. Go forth and line cut no more!

 

[Peace.love.mickey]

That is very true and we're probably all guilty of some dumb kidlike behavior..but if people aren't allowed to get away with dumb kidlike behavior then they will learn and be nicer grown up folks. It's the ones who never learn who grow up to be rude and thoughtless adults.

100% agreed!!! Like I said I work with 680 kids a day at a school! It is amazing when the little ones come to my office and they have major rudeness issues, and then their parents come and they are worse...I wonder where they learn it from?!?!?

 

[momrek06]

To the OP, I think to me it sounds as though the group of people got in line WITHOUT the rest of the party which I think is unfair. It's different if you're already in line and oops the kids have to pee, but completely different if you're 4 adult ladies who tell everyone else go get in line we'll catch up. That is rude.

Well as I am recalling this from Friday night...there was a couple in line. Could have been 3 of them. All adults. Remember now we were two behind that group. Then what actually got ALL OF OUR ATTENTION was one of the three was WAVING to a group of adult women. We all turned to see what was going to transpire. AND what I noticed was how S L O W L Y these women were all walking.

Hmmmm.....and then they just ducked under the rope and jumped in line and that is what angered the people in front of us.

The slow-ness of their approach lead me to think they do this allot. Like it is no biggie to cut into a very long line of people. We knew this was not a one time deal with THIS group cutting in as they were together at NEMO when we headed over there later on. You know, if they were casual friends and happened upon IASW and ducked in...but no they were all together.

 

[Hound 109]

But seriously, I'm one who believes that even though we shouldn't make a big deal out of things and just chill, we still shouldn't let people continue to abuse the right of queuing (or lack thereof). Politely, at first, informing them that others have waited their turn, they should do the same. If they get defensive, back off, and consider informing a CM.

This is exactly my opinion.

I have no problem with informing people of the rules regarding "cutting". If spoken to often enough, they might improve their line etiquette.

(but i only speak up for the large group of teen/adult cutters....not for a bathroom run parent/tot or a single person joining a group...which i don't find any problem with.)


hound <---often leads with his jaw.

 

[Ken2Blitzkrieg]

Only noticebly happened to us the once when we were over there in 1996 , funny thing was we were in the line for a ride and there were 3 people in front of us belonging to the same group as it got closer as many of you have mentioned the ropes went up and about 10 of their family joined ...first time not a problem right ?
but ..within the hour we were in line for Space Mountain ..and guess what ? lol
same 3 and same situation ,..and i just knew what was coming from my partner she just calmly and quietly stepped forward put her hand on the rope and said with no aggression at all "Err No I Dont Think So" , of course the had to go to restroom old chestnut was mentioned from the party ,but after a few others in line overhearin and also saying something the rest of the mentioned party departed to the back of the line it seemed , we both agreed afterwards had it been the majority of their party in the line and the minority joining then not a problem at all she would have just let it go , but it seemed obvious what was happening ..
oh well...... still didnt spoil the day at all for us