do people frown on you doing this?

[3kidz4dis]

If you are in a long line and say I wanted to wait the time by myself but my DH takes the kids on a ride say that doesn't have a wait, and then they meet you in line, is this something that is frowned upon?

 

[MommaMouse]

I have never had a problem...everyone is pretty much in the same boat and understand what all the other parents are going thru.

 

[marksor]

Obviously some people are okay with it and some aren't. I can't say I can recall many times when someone did this in a line in which I was waiting but I think I personally wouldn't mind it happening in front of me within reason. I think generally you'd be okay to "get away with it".

 

[grinningghost]

Depends how many people are "joining the line". If it's one or two little kids and a parent, I don't care - if it's an entire cheerleading squad - that's different.

 

[Schmeck]

It can be very difficult to wind your way though everyone waiting in those narrow queues. Some people will not like being 'cut' by most of a family.

Also, most of the queues are inside, and it would be very difficult to know when to join the one in line, unless you can count on your cellphone working inside the buildings (doesn't always work at WDW, at least my cingular one didn't.)

 

[amesmom]

There was a heated debate on another thread about line cutters but IMHO I don't think it applies here. We've done it ourselves with little ones. But we never, ever push our way up thru a line to catch up with the other spouse. I think you'd get lots of grumbling from the others in line if you did that. What we do is wait until DH (usually) is at a spot where I can hand the kids over a railing to DH. I've never had anyone give me a hard time about this. The kids still have to wait in line and learn a little patience, but maybe 5-10 minutes instead of 30. Now that the kids are getting older, they need to wait in line with us.

 

[Hannathy]

There was just a very heated thread on this Line cutting. And yes most people would have aproblem with it. Most people felt if their kids had to wait yours should to. Most folks did agree that if you were in line and a little one needed to bathroom you could take that child and come back but not the whole family. Please think what the lines would be like if everyone at the last minute added 3 more people you would never be able to tell how long the wait would be.

He would have a rough time getting through the line to you because some people will not let others through.

 

[Shooby doo]

As mentioned above I would have a problem with it unless it was family,extended family,friends,friends of friends..........!! Your difficulty would be in guessing how long they have got before you get to the front,as I don't think the CMs will let you wait indefinately at the front of the queue.Try to get your hands on a copy of "The Un-Official guide" as it tells you "Average wait in line per 100 people ahead of you"
HTH SD

 

[bstnsprts]

If you are in a long line and say I wanted to wait the time by myself but my DH takes the kids on a ride say that doesn't have a wait, and then they meet you in line, is this something that is frowned upon?

You have to be joking, right? Disney has a system for this, it's called fast pass. Get a fast pass, then go on the ride with no wait and return to the other at your fast pass time. Otherwise you will just be another "my family is to special to wait in line like everyone else," line cutter. Sorry if I seem harsh, but this is just common sense and common courtesy for the other guests waiting in line with their entire group. See the link below.

http://www.wdwinfo.com/disney-news....=0&category_id=&parent_id=&arcyear=&arcmonth=

 

[my4kids]

We too only do this if the kids are at a point that they can be handed over a rail. I would never push up through a long winding line. I don't see it happen alot though because I think most lines in WDW are designed to have this not happen. I think maybe we did this at Teacups and some little dinosaur thing at AK, but that was it....noone minded....I think when you see a parent standing in line by himself at a kiddie ride, you kinda assume he is waiting for kiddies.

 

[grinningghost]

An example of how people react:

Many years ago, while waiting in line for Space Mountain, my DD, then 4, "had to go". We were already inside the building. I flagged down a CM, who ushered us down the ramp along the side so I could take her to the restroom just outside. She told me to just come back in the same way.

Well, we got some looks alright. Mostly people doing this - .

But it was all completely "legal" as we were told to do it by the CM.

I felt sort of stupid, but it happens with little kids when they have to wait a long time. From then on, I always give little ones a pass if they're in that situation.

 

[scrapbookworm]

If you take kids out of line to go to the restroom, that's one thing. But taking them out to go ride something else while another person "holds your place" is really frowned upon. That's not really fair.

But, of course, if you leave a line, it's not like everyone would know you are going to ride something instead of going to the restroom (unless your kids are announcing it very loudly you are going to Space Mountain, i.e.). However I still wouldn't recommend it. If the family line right in front of you at the other ride did that, you would probably be annoyed when they came back and made your wait longer.

 

[richs52]

Yes, this is frowned upon! Why should your husband and child be allowed to spend their wait time riding another ride, when I had to spend my wait time standing in the heat with everyone else? Not fair in my opinion.

 

[hsmamato2]

That's called line cutting. Sorry- I have kids too,but how would you feel if you had your kids stand in the line, only to be bumped at the last minute before getting on by a family with 4 extra people who shoved in front of you b/c they didn't want to wait like everyone else? I try to view things on how I would feel if someone did it to MY kids.And I wouldn't like it. Part of the experience is the lines,plain and simple- this is different for potty breaks- which do happen, but not to whole family at once...

 

[3kidz4dis]

You have to be joking, right? Disney has a system for this, it's called fast pass. Get a fast pass, then go on the ride with no wait and return to the other at your fast pass time. Otherwise you will just be another "my family is to special to wait in line like everyone else," line cutter. Sorry if I seem harsh, but this is just common sense and common courtesy for the other guests waiting in line with their entire group. See the link below.

http://www.wdwinfo.com/disney-news....=0&category_id=&parent_id=&arcyear=&arcmonth=

Actually I don't feel that is being a line cutter. I was really referring to when there are not any fastpasses because we get to a park later in the day and I have 3 antsy kids (one that is too young to ride). Plus I was just asking!

 

[weirdpaintballr]

Um....I have always felt that that's not fair...unless a young child has had to go to the bathroom..I mean...if everyone else has to wait, why should your kids be any different? Imagine if everyone got 1 person to satnd in the line but just before they were going to board, a whole bunch of people cut in front of you, and you had to wait another 5 minutes...IT's line cutting...It's rude. It should not be tolerated... And many people will not let people by them if they can help it....and i must admit that i have done this....foreign people are aweful about cutting lines...But i have to say...i always have wondered why some people think that they shouldn't have to wait in the line, when everyone else has to.


It's line cutting....because if your kids and DH are off having fun and then immediately jump to the front of the line with you, thats not fair to everyone else, because many people know that its wrong and wont do it--its unfair---dont meqn to be rude, but i mean, come on! does it sound fair to you?

 

[hsmamato2]

I understand how you feel, but we all have antsy kids with us-(most of us anyway) and we do know that there will be times when we'll have to wait,if we want to ride something. No matter how we feel,and there have been MANY times when I wished I could do the same thing, it is still cutting in front of those who've waited! When my littlest was too young, we'd all wait in line and baby swap,which is the best way, or dh and I would take turns waiting elsewhere with the baby. I understand your viewpoint, but ask yourself this way, "if I stood for 1/2 hour with my antsy kids in line, how would I feel about the family who charged in front of us right before we(finally) got in ourselves?" What if is was just 3 people? what if it was a family with 15 people? look up some older threads on great ways to keep kids happy while waiting,it's going to happen,a big part of being at Disney is the "hurry up and wait" time!

 

[scrapbookworm]

Fastpass (un)availability doesn't suddenly make it an acceptable practice.

Doing things like that will only make the wait times worse, IMHO.

I must respectfully disagree with you- it is still line cutting. Sorry.

 

[Evil Genius]

I wouldn't be happy and I would say something to you if you did it in front of me. I'm with everyone else, my antsy kids have to wait with us so why shouldn't yours?

 

[tink 2257]

I would understand if you had all been waiting in line, and then one of the kids had to take a bathroom break. You could rejoin with no problem at all.
BUT, it's a little different if three or four people are on another ride and then cut in front of everyone else that has been standing in line patiently. I think this is a definite no-no, and would suggest that you get to the parks for EE and make the most of that hour. This is what we do, and it works great.
If everyone did what you're suggesting, it would be a nightmare for all.