Cutting in Line

[TinkerBelle_325]

Hm. Regarding the bathroom issue: I am going to practice compassion toward others and hope that the kindness is repaid to me should I ever need it.

The less kind part of me hopes that for those who would refuse to allow a child to exit the queue for a bathroom break and return, the child bravely tries to hold it and pees on your shoes instead.

But isn't it a lack of common courtesy to assume that you can reclaim a spot in line after using the facilities?

I'm not saying any child should have to "hold it" but I am saying that it's not acceptable to use going to the bathroom as an excuse to exit a line and then cut through to your former spot. I've been going to WDW since I was 2 years old. Did my parents have to leave a line because I had to use the washroom as a child? Of course. Did they feel that they were entitled to go back through the line to where they were prior to when I had to go? Of course NOT.

Tens of thousands of other guests, children included are able to plan ahead and use the washroom before entering a line...OR....they exit the line to use the washroom and line up again.

The premise of a line is that once you leave, you revoke any right you had to your place in it

 

[flicx]

I always am the runner for fast passes and the group never gets in line before I get there. I think this is proper etiquette.Heat and long lines can provoke people in a hurry so I think a few more minutes of waiting won't hurt!

 

[caroline1851]

that's not cutting.

 

[JennyMP03]

But isn't it a lack of common courtesy to assume that you can reclaim a spot in line after using the facilities?

I'm not saying any child should have to "hold it" but I am saying that it's not acceptable to use going to the bathroom as an excuse to exit a line and then cut through to your former spot. I've been going to WDW since I was 2 years old. Did my parents have to leave a line because I had to use the washroom as a child? Of course. Did they feel that they were entitled to go back through the line to where they were prior to when I had to go? Of course NOT.

Tens of thousands of other guests, children included are able to plan ahead and use the washroom before entering a line...OR....they exit the line to use the washroom and line up again.

The premise of a line is that once you leave, you revoke any right you had to your place in it

Hi TinkerBelle325,

I definitely understand what you're saying. You're right that no one is entitled to it. I was just saying that I personally wouldn't refuse to allow someone to reclaim a spot if they simply had to go to the bathroom and had been waiting in line prior to their sudden potty break. I don't think they have a right to it, necessarily, but out of understanding, I would have no problem letting them do so (and I say this as someone without kids and someone who is easily able to "hold it" for long periods at a time).

(Perhaps the dig at the end of my post was uncalled for, but I meant it in a light-hearted way. My apologies if it came across as spiteful. )

 

[Dawgdad]

I guess I'm exactly the person the OP is unhappy with. I am our family's (13 of us) fastpass runner. Last week I logged over 50 miles on my pedomeder while my wife was right around 30. I guess I just have a nice personality or something, but people are always very nice when I come thru the line to reach my family. Maybe it's cuz we have 13 and one more just doesn't make a big difference.

 

[larryz]

I think I'll let people by me, but I'm asking for money if they do. $2 for kids under 5, $3 for kids 5 - 10, $5 for kids 10 - 12, and $20 each for teenagers. Adults are $10. Family passes will be negotiable.

A place in line is a commodity, and if the banks can securitize my mortgage, I can securitize my place in line for Dumbo! And who knows, after an hour or two, maybe I can afford a ride at the Richard Petty experience!

 

[mrzero]

For all those who feel that folks waiting in line should be understanding that you left for a bathroom break and they should be generous in your return, not everyone you pass on your way back through knows why you are passing them and IF your story is true.

 

[softballmom3]

I have to admit, one year I ran to get fastpasses at Soarin' while my family went to ride Test Track (as per a guidebook). By the time I got the fastpasses and went over to test track they had already ridden once at were waiting at the entrance for me so we could go again.

That being said, would I have walked through the line to get to them if there was one? Yes....would I ever care if anyone else did the same thing as me? No.....

To me, one person is no biggie. Now, for the people who have multiples pushing through a line, that isn't really acceptable and downright rude. For my family, it wouldn't make a difference if I went up there because we're all fitting in that same car.

I'm on vacation...I'm there to chill....and I'm going to be kind and considerate to others and hope the same would be shown for me. I haven't ever left a line to go to the bathroom but sure hope if I had to people wouldn't give me grief for trying to get back up to my family.

Don't sweat the small stuff .

 

[Mysteria]

I hear a lot of it's ok it's only one person. Where is the line drawn? Let's say it's rope drop. 50 "runners" go to TSM while their groups go wait in line at ToT. Everyone ok with letting those 50 runners join their groups in front of you?

 

[inkkognito]

One person fine...maybe even two.

The group of 14 teens that tried to pull it on me once...no freakin' way. I simply tell them that it's not happening.

 

[Carl Fredricksen]

It's line cutting. I don't do it. Not for fastpasses. Not for restroom issues. Not for snacks. If my daughter has to go to the bathroom while we're in line, we get out of the line.

I won't cuss someone who cuts in front of me, but I will roll my eyes.

I second this. We ask the kids before getting in a line if they need to go. We all stick together, so if someone goes off for something else, the rest of the party waits until they get back so we can get in line together. Once in line, we're all in.

Little one's, I'm okay with the potty break. Anyone else, don't ask. We planned ahead, so should you. If you were off getting FP's, a hot dog, or whatever, wait for your party at the exit, or have them drop back in line to meet you. Don't expect me to wait longer because you are trying to game the system. It may just be one person, but after 15 "one person" people get by me, my family is waiting an extra 10 minutes to get on, because someone else can't plan in advance? Not cool....

 

[Elmo9607]

I HATE it. If you left your family to get a fastpass, you can also ride without them.

And that's that!

The idea that someone would leave a line, get a snack, and then expect to be let back in the line is just plain nuts!!

 

[itchin2go]

"Excuse me, pardon me, excuse me, pardon me, I have to catch up with my family -- yes, you will have to go behind us on this ride because they didn't wait for me. Oh, and you'll be behind us on your next ride, too, because I got our FPs already! Excuse me while I push past you and everyone else in line." How is that NOT rude? I won't say anything if you do push past me doing this, but that doesn't change the fact that you are being rude. And happily, most likely someone a little more confrontational that I am probably WILL say something to you.

The excuse me, pardon me thing happened while we were in line for Pixie Hollow. 2 people came through the line claiming that their party was up ahead. The group who was (legitimately) in front of us was skeptical, as was I. In the end, we let them pass. I actually believe there was no one that they were meeting up with. I think this was just a tactic they used to not have to wait in the LONG line. No way to know though.

So, yeah, that's another problem with the excuse me, pardon me thing. We have no way of knowing if you're telling the truth.

Regarding FP cutting: If you weren't in the line before and now you're going to insert yourself in the line somewhere other than the end, it's cutting. People may let you do it (because they're more polite than you), but it's cutting nonetheless, and plenty of them are rolling their eyes as you pass them.

 

[kaligal]

If you can't stand in line with your family, then don't ride with your family.

Lines exist because they're fair. Cutting in line is not fair.

More people should just tell them they can't cut. It's no ruder than the cutting itself and requires no more energy than saying, "sure" and/or moving aside.

 

[Disneyadore]

No one in our party will ever volunteer to be a fast pass runner. We absolutely hate pushing ourselves along hundreds of sweaty bodies, smelling like garlic, rotten teeth and other odeurs I cant name here without getting points.

 

[arielsleepingbeauty]

When I am on vacation, i really don't waste my precious vacation time thinking about 1 persons park strategy. People waste so much negative energy on things like this.
Unless there is a whole swarm people cutting, waiting for the next vehicle on a ride is not going to bother me.

 

[TisBit]

I think this strategy is being misinterpreted too. We do this, but slightly differently, we use a fast pass runner who then joins the party at another attraction, but that doesn't mean that they have gotten in line! The whole point is the runner gets the fastpasses fast, while the rest of the group moves at a normal pace to another attraction and allows the runner to catch back up.

You can take it as you like it, but I think our way is the normal practice doing this.

 

[dolphindan1]

No one in our party will ever volunteer to be a fast pass runner. We absolutely hate pushing ourselves along hundreds of sweaty bodies, smelling like garlic, rotten teeth and other odeurs I cant name here without getting points.

I dont undersatand what this has to do with being a FP runner...I am a FP runner and never encountered any of this...

 

[itchin2go]

I think this strategy is being misinterpreted too. We do this, but slightly differently, we use a fast pass runner who then joins the party at another attraction, but that doesn't mean that they have gotten in line! The whole point is the runner gets the fastpasses fast, while the rest of the group moves at a normal pace to another attraction and allows the runner to catch back up.

You can take it as you like it, but I think our way is the normal practice doing this.

Having a FP runner is not bad in and of itself. It's FP runner + cutting that's bad. So, say your family gets in line while the runner goes to get fastpasses. Then when the runner arrives, he has to cut in front of people to join his family. That's the part people are objecting to.

I dont undersatand what this has to do with being a FP runner...I am a FP runner and never encountered any of this...

I think he/she was referring to FP runner + cutting .....

 

[Indiana Rose Lee]

When I am on vacation, i really don't waste my precious vacation time thinking about 1 persons park strategy. People waste so much negative energy on things like this.
Unless there is a whole swarm people cutting, waiting for the next vehicle on a ride is not going to bother me.