I know we are at Disney, I know it is Child Central. I love the giggles of the children as the characters swing by, we raised 3 who were excellent TS diners.
The sad thing is any one with a credit card or meal plan can occupy space in many of the most un-mannerly ways.
I do not need Mary Poppins behavior, I'd just like to sit in the Turf Club dining room and have a quiet meal that equaled the food we ordered. We had great service, excellent food and wine and horrid table neighbors.
The young couple rolled in with a toddler and infant. The toddler was encouraged by his father to bang the large knife and fork on the table top, the mother so giddy from heatstroke (?) she giggled and kept it going. for 45 minutes. The knifes in this place are humongous! The forks had 3 long sharp tines and the boy was never stopped from slamming them up and down.
That sound was met with the party of 4 across the path, whose 2 boys began to run in circles around their parents table. The Dad was soaking wet with sweat (Sept.) and wearing cotton shirt and loose knit shorts. I had hoped for long table clothes after "the show" I got as he dwarfed the chair itself. The Mom was so fed up she just kept eating, ignoring the other 3.
The party next to us was in their 50's with a child with severe CP. He was getting agitated by the children and you could see the noise was getting to him. The parents were doing everything to calm him and shortened their meal.
I really saw no way for management to enforce any level of decibles, as the room stated it was non-smoking - not non-screaming.
I know the DDP brought alot of families who did not previously eat in the TS restaurants into these dining areas. They paid for it and they are using it. It is an excellent way for children to grow up with white cloth table manners that will serve them in their professional life.
I just wish the dining rooms were better separated for adult parties to have a meal with conversation.
This may all be a moot point if the 2008 DDP loses its luster and the TS rooms return to quieter times.
In Sept. we tried eating early (Turf Club 1st reservation - pandemonium within that hour). We tried eating late (EPCOT Biergarten - small children running between buffet and tables while parents drank....)
Every family has a bad meal every now and then, it would feel special if WDW took that into consideration when planning their seating areas, etc.
With their experience they should really know how to accomplish this!
The sad thing is any one with a credit card or meal plan can occupy space in many of the most un-mannerly ways.
I do not need Mary Poppins behavior, I'd just like to sit in the Turf Club dining room and have a quiet meal that equaled the food we ordered. We had great service, excellent food and wine and horrid table neighbors.
The young couple rolled in with a toddler and infant. The toddler was encouraged by his father to bang the large knife and fork on the table top, the mother so giddy from heatstroke (?) she giggled and kept it going. for 45 minutes. The knifes in this place are humongous! The forks had 3 long sharp tines and the boy was never stopped from slamming them up and down.
That sound was met with the party of 4 across the path, whose 2 boys began to run in circles around their parents table. The Dad was soaking wet with sweat (Sept.) and wearing cotton shirt and loose knit shorts. I had hoped for long table clothes after "the show" I got as he dwarfed the chair itself. The Mom was so fed up she just kept eating, ignoring the other 3.
The party next to us was in their 50's with a child with severe CP. He was getting agitated by the children and you could see the noise was getting to him. The parents were doing everything to calm him and shortened their meal.
I really saw no way for management to enforce any level of decibles, as the room stated it was non-smoking - not non-screaming.
I know the DDP brought alot of families who did not previously eat in the TS restaurants into these dining areas. They paid for it and they are using it. It is an excellent way for children to grow up with white cloth table manners that will serve them in their professional life.
I just wish the dining rooms were better separated for adult parties to have a meal with conversation.
This may all be a moot point if the 2008 DDP loses its luster and the TS rooms return to quieter times.
In Sept. we tried eating early (Turf Club 1st reservation - pandemonium within that hour). We tried eating late (EPCOT Biergarten - small children running between buffet and tables while parents drank....)
Every family has a bad meal every now and then, it would feel special if WDW took that into consideration when planning their seating areas, etc.
With their experience they should really know how to accomplish this!