Did you ever lose it at Disney

[stemikger]

Hey everyone,

Did you ever lose your temper at Disney in front of other people. I know I have witnessed some things I wish I hadn't, but last year I was the one who was acting like a baby.

After I relaxed, I was a little ashmed and embarrassed.

My daughter didn't want to go on a ride with me and for some reason, maybe it was the hot August sun, but I got like a little kid. I started yelling at her in front of other people on line. After I did it and calmed down I felt really bad. Have you ever did somthing like this in Disney.

 

[marypops!]

i have
everyone wanted to go on universe of energy but i didn't (i was 9, im 13 now) so my dad waited with me then everyone got angry with me (i lost my temper before eveyone went on) they left saying they were leaving the park without me but really they went to the toilets while my dad and younger sister watched me. After 5 mins i thought they had left so i ran to the front of the gates and went passed my dad and sister started to cry got lost got a free toy (after i was taken to guest relations by a CM) then got back then after that the 1st thing my mum does is tells me off

 

[DONALD38]

While at MK for not even half the day, I was hit approximately 20 times in the foot and leg by those parents that can't steer strollers. Most of the time it was when there wasn't a baby or kid in the stroller. I seen kids pushing their own strollers better than the parents. I hate to see how those parents that cannot steer strollers can operate a motor vehicle???

 

[newholidayx2]

Yes - I have lost my temper AT Disney

 

[Schmeck]

After refusing to help with the planning before the trip, my hubby suddenly wanted to direct the day's activities at MK. We call him 'Charlie Brown' sometimes, because he can be so wishy-washy.

Anyways, after 15 minutes of listening to him say 'why don't we... or we could... maybe...' as we wandered around the hub in front of the castle, I lost it. I told him off. I used bad words. I lost my Disney spirit big time. The kids got upset. It was not a good moment, that's for sure.

I calmed myself down. I explained to him how all of this input would have been nice last week, before the trip, when I was asking him for input, but he had turned down the opportunity then. So, no input was needed until later that evening, when we would make some new plans for the next day.

Did he help re-plan the next day's activities that evening at the hotel? He had no options there. I plunked the maps and guidebooks on his lap as he tried to watch tv, and said 'you're in charge of tomorrow!'

 

[goofy4tink]

I lost it so badly that there were people standing there shaking their heads. I just knew that there had to be someone that would be posting about the awful mother they had seen!! Situation was.....we had gone to WDW in August and dd had seen a sweatshirt in the RnRC gift shop she really wanted. But, she had reached her 'limit' already. So, I told her that she could get it when we went back in Nov. My girlfriend had gone to WDW for business in mid-Nov and gotten 2 sweatshirts..one for herself and one for her dd. And they were 25% off!! Well, as you can probably guess, they were gone when we got there a week later!! They had only tee shirts. Go figure..sweatshirts in Aug and tee's in Nov. The wonderful CMs at the gift shop called several places to see if they had any..nope, nothing close to dd's size. Well, my dd just melted. she pouted, she took me over the coals. As we walked out of the gift shop, she just berated me..."If you had let me get it then this wouldn't have happened." yadda, yadda, yadda. Well, I just turned to her and told her that "I'm sorry, there is nothing more I can do, I have tried as best I can." And still she wouldn't stop. So, I refused to walk with her. This made her even worse!!!
So, at this point I just lost control. I stood there yelling at her, telling her that I had put all this effort into this trip, had done all this stuff for her and too make it nice for her and she was treating me like crap over a lousey sweatshirt....on and on I went. Even as I was saying stuff, I couldn't believe it was coming out of my mouth!! She's trailing behind me saying.."I'm sorry Mommy, I'm sorry. Please stop yelling at me." ANd I tell her that sorry just isn't cutting it anymore, that she needs to think before she says things. Oh god, it was awful. ANd that was our first day. We hadn't even been there for 3 hrs. yet.

But, we made up and the rest of the trip was wonderful. But, I don't think I'll ever forget the 'awful mommy' scene outside RnRC for a very long time.

 

[disneyaggie]

After refusing to help with the planning before the trip, my hubby suddenly wanted to direct the day's activities at MK. We call him 'Charlie Brown' sometimes, because he can be so wishy-washy.

Did he help re-plan the next day's activities that evening at the hotel? He had no options there. I plunked the maps and guidebooks on his lap as he tried to watch tv, and said 'you're in charge of tomorrow!'

Love it! I find it facinating that those who want no part of planning certainly do not mind giving all of their opinions after the plans are made. And of course their plans are totally different than those scheduled. Great idea Schmeck!

 

[DisneyWisher]

I got angry. I didn't have an outburst but I was mad. DBF has been to Disney twice with us now. First time was in November. It was his first time in 25 years. After staying up and watching Kryssa (top 7) all night. He would decide which rides he wanted to go on. While at Epcot he said lets go on TT, fine by me but wait was 80 minutes and fast pass were for 7 hours from then. We went on Universe of Energy. Then he asked if they had a 3-d show I said yes so we walked there. Then he asked where MS was, with an eyeroll I learned from my daughters I said we were just by there. After MS we went to Spaceship Earth (I pushed that one hoping we would leave, no such luck) he had a small accident at home and he received 7 stitches in his hand 2 days before we went to Disney. So after Spaceship Earth he decides he needs to get a new bandage (the others were back in the room at WL) so we have to go to the First Aid station which is between TT and Mexico. By this time I was not a happy camper. I said OK I'm ready to go back to the room. He said Ok. I was relieved. Just as we get to the gates he said "Hey, how about tomorrow we go to the park that has all the Countries". My mouth dropped open and a lady next to us started laughing. When we get to WL I got maps of all the parks and told him except MK to circle what he wanted to see. He asked why not MK? Well, at MK we start in Tomorrowland and work our way around and see everything and thats just the way it is.
I know I need more patience but when its just DDs and I we go to the parks ride what we want and leave. We go to Disney about 4-6 times a year. We've seen almost everything. Its hard changing my ways though I do enjoy getting him on rides like, Space Mountain, ToT, and Mission Space. LOL ToT one time was enough. LOL

Deep breath, breathe in and out.

 

[feenie]

On our first trip to WDW as a married couple we traveled with another couple.
Well, us ladies decided that we needed to go have a nice lunch in Italy, while the guys played with the toys at innoventions....
We set a very specific meeting place before we separated. We had talked before arriving about meeting at the American Adventure, but decided that the benches along the walkway between future world and the World showcase were better.... and we made a big deal about telling the guys exactly which bench even....
Well after a wonderful lunch we made our way back to the bench... we were even 10 min early.
The guys never showed. We were there for quite a long time. Finally after almost an hour my friends husband comes huffing up and started in on us.
"where have you been... blah blah blah...: HELLO! He knew where to look for us after all....
Well, we make it to the american adventure in record time. DH was very smart and played the dumb stupid husband card right away and we were fine... Got to meet some characters and shop while they fought at the fountain... You could see him loose it was totally funny.
he went from fighting back to slowly looking meek and sorry!
He has never lived it down. We always take pictures of the bench and fountain and send it to them.

 

[lovethattink]

On Sunday at MGM I saw a dad lose his temper in the parking lot. I felt so bad for this little boy(3-ish). The child wanted to walk and the dad wanted him in the stroller. Apparently the child wasn't strapped in and he straightened himself and slipped through the bottom of the stroller and got stuck. The dad swore at this child loudly, grabbed him and yanked him back into the seat. Told the kid he was going to *****ing run him over if he didn't sit still. This was in public in the parking lot. I'd hate to see how this dad handles the child at home in private.

 

[DAWGPOUNDAJ]

Oh you bet, but mines a little different.

Someone actually tried to PICK POCKET me when I was at Disney!!! Right in that walkway through Cinderella's castle! It was extremely crowded and suddenly I felt a hand on my but so being the fiery person I am I turned around and grabbed the persons wrist, only to discover that they had $20 bill clutched in their hand and it was pulled halfway out of my back pocket! (I have since learned to never put money in my back pockets.)

But heres the clincher. It was a kid! 10 at the most! I never got their age but my husband and I started dragging them to the nearest CM in the nearest shop to report them. A few others who had witnessed it even went with us. I love people at Disney they are so kind and look out for other guests, it really meant a lot to me that they were backing me up.

When I lost it was when the kid's older sister came by and started telling me off, throwing a fit, yelling about how I was a liar and her younger brother would NEVER steal from someone. I went off, not yelling loudly but asked them what were they doing let a 10 year old run around by themself for and why oh why were they arguing with me when other people had seen it happen.

And guess what? The CM's found stolen T-shirts in that girls bag! How horrible that this happens at Disney as well

I really lost it on my now husband now. I feel horrible about this but later that night in our hotel room he made the comment that I was a bit hard on the kid's sister. To me that didn't sink well and we had a terrible argument where I was being flat out bratty! And all the guy did was tell me I could have went easier on her. Alas, we all have our moment.

 

[Martha7]

My DH lost it with our two DS's some years ago now. We were standing near the area where you go from the hub towards FrontierLand. I believe it was an E-nite, if I'm not mistaken. We had planned and organized the trip, and wanted it to be so wonderful, and all they were doing was bickering with each other and making everyone miserable. I guess they were about 10 and 12 years old at that time. DH's rant was about being ungrateful, and I remember seeing some adults walking by and shaking their heads. It wasn't very crowded, so there weren't a lot of people who witnessed it. My DH also didn't use any profanity, but I know the people wo saw it thought we were awful. After the "lecture," the boys straightened up, rode rides together and the rest of the trip was great! They just needed to be jolted out of their bad attitudes! I apologize to anyone who was there though...

 

[nataliesdaddy]

nope never lost it at Disney - Lost it at Universal however. End of long day touring. Go to pic up stuff sent to park entrance. Girl waiting on us had a serious attitude. I stepped back and said "Listen, there is no way I am going to put up with one iota of your sh&^. There is zero likelihood that I am going to tolerate even the remotest form of rudeness. Get your manager. There are way to many other places for me to spend my money for me to be treated like this. I can just as easily spend my money somewhere else." I was friggin livid. Nobody but nobody ever treats a customer with disdain or disrespect.

 

[caribear]

I was at Disney last week...just me and DD who is 2 1/2. She wanted to walk as usual, but never in the direction that I was going. I told her to stay close to me...but as usual she ran off in the opposite direction. Luckily it was not crowded this day, but it was raining and there were puddles everywhere. She just kept running....and she is fast! When I finally caught up to her she thought is was funny, but she could tell by the sound of my voice that I was angry. She then threw herself on the ground...in a big puddle of course! Oh, I lost it then! I grabbed her by the arms and threw her over my shoulder like a sack of potatoes. I am hoping she grows out of this stage soon!!!

 

[disneyaggie]

Oh you bet, but mines a little different.

Someone actually tried to PICK POCKET me when I was at Disney!!! Right in that walkway through Cinderella's castle! It was extremely crowded and suddenly I felt a hand on my but so being the fiery person I am I turned around and grabbed the persons wrist, only to discover that they had $20 bill clutched in their hand and it was pulled halfway out of my back pocket! (I have since learned to never put money in my back pockets.)

But heres the clincher. It was a kid! 10 at the most! I never got their age but my husband and I started dragging them to the nearest CM in the nearest shop to report them. A few others who had witnessed it even went with us. I love people at Disney they are so kind and look out for other guests, it really meant a lot to me that they were backing me up.

When I lost it was when the kid's older sister came by and started telling me off, throwing a fit, yelling about how I was a liar and her younger brother would NEVER steal from someone. I went off, not yelling loudly but asked them what were they doing let a 10 year old run around by themself for and why oh why were they arguing with me when other people had seen it happen.

And guess what? The CM's found stolen T-shirts in that girls bag! How horrible that this happens at Disney as well

I really lost it on my now husband now. I feel horrible about this but later that night in our hotel room he made the comment that I was a bit hard on the kid's sister. To me that didn't sink well and we had a terrible argument where I was being flat out bratty! And all the guy did was tell me I could have went easier on her. Alas, we all have our moment.

Good for you! I totally agree with you! It was bad enough to have someone pick pocket . . . but to have a sibling condone that. YIKES! I bet you said enough to make the kid stop and think the next time he tries to steal. You probably saved many of us from falling prey to this little thief.

And hey, I never heard the words "parents" mentioned anywhere! Oh, silly me. Perhaps they were at the Emporium lifting other items! It is a "family" park, you know.

 

[teedee]

Mine was a long time ago, but I still remember it very well, Disney is just not a place I usually lose my temper at, but... I was there with my daughter in July, it was hot and crowded(we were at the Magic Kingdom) and groups of what I think were Brazilian teenagers kept breaking in line in front of us. Finally I had enough. We were in line for Thunder Mtn. when here they came again, a group shoved ahead of us and I lost it. I yelled out "NO!!" very loud, all day they pretended not to understand English but I guess no is universal ANyway I grabbed my daughters hand and shoved my way past every one of them yelling "NO!" and shaking my finger at each one of them. I think I surprised them too much for them to do anything because they sure didn't try to get in front of me again that day!

Terri

 

[Buzz2001]

Hey everyone,

Did you ever lose your temper at Disney in front of other people. I know I have witnessed some things I wish I hadn't, but last year I was the one who was acting like a baby.

After I relaxed, I was a little ashmed and embarrassed.

My daughter didn't want to go on a ride with me and for some reason, maybe it was the hot August sun, but I got like a little kid. I started yelling at her in front of other people on line. After I did it and calmed down I felt really bad. Have you ever did somthing like this in Disney.

I lost my temper one time (not enough ot cause a scene) on one of our first trips to WDW for the same reason, my DD wouldn't go on a ride. I felt very bad after that and I vowed never to do that again to her. WDW should be a place of happy memories and I didn't want to spoil that for her. It was just one of those things. That was 6 years ago and I'm glad to say I never did it again.

 

[jjarman]

I am glad you started this thread. I lost my temper last Friday at MK and was too embarrassed to post it anywhere. It was late and DS14 was tired (can you believe I outlasted him that night?). We were leaving the next day and hadn’t managed to make it to COP yet. We had just ridden Splash Mountain twice and decided to skip BTMRR in favor of HM. Then DS decides he doesn’t want to do HM. Fine. We had already ridden it twice this trip so on to COP. We got to It’s a Small World and DS didn’t want to wait on it. Fine. We would just have that song stuck in our head and he being 14 would not be that interested in it anyway. Move on towards COP. I am getting a little frustrated at this point bypassing so many rides on our last night at WDW and I was determined we would not miss COP. We get about to the Dumbo ride when this guy cuts across the walkway in front of me, stops, goes back, stops, goes back toward Dumbo, stops, goes back to wifey, stops, goes back toward Dumbo. Finally I said, really in a nice voice, really, would you make up your mind. He says something about finding their stroller. I just smile and continue walking quickly toward COP. I guess he expected me to stop and have a conversation because he kept on talking and explaining about this stroller. Finally he yells after me you should learn to count to ten before you say anything. That did it. I turned around and flipped him off. I am a 42 year old mother. I really should not be doing that but it just got under my skin and I completely lost it.

 

[disney junky]

Once on a guy who lit up a cigarette in the crowd waiting for the MK fireworks. For me, it was going off, but I was firm but polite. The other time was a similar setting where an enormous man pushed his way in front of us, my wife is 5'2" to view a parade. We had gotten there early and stayed put in order to have a good seat. Sometimes I wonder if it's worth is to try to get good spots because that's where people automatically go for at the last minute.

 

[maxaroni]

Mine was a long time ago, but I still remember it very well, Disney is just not a place I usually lose my temper at, but... I was there with my daughter in July, it was hot and crowded(we were at the Magic Kingdom) and groups of what I think were Brazilian teenagers kept breaking in line in front of us. Finally I had enough. We were in line for Thunder Mtn. when here they came again, a group shoved ahead of us and I lost it. I yelled out "NO!!" very loud, all day they pretended not to understand English but I guess no is universal ANyway I grabbed my daughters hand and shoved my way past every one of them yelling "NO!" and shaking my finger at each one of them. I think I surprised them too much for them to do anything because they sure didn't try to get in front of me again that day!

Terri

We were online for drinks at a stand and some Asian women pushed themselves right in front of us. I was so ticked at this point as we had waited our turn and it was hot and as I was 'telling them off' of saying that the line started 'back there', they looked at me as if to say...no speak english. I said right back to them....oh, I know you are bluffing and can understand everything I'm saying. It didn't remedy the situation but I got it off my chest.