Eyebrow Raisers

[kelliebelly]

The more posts I read, the more scared I am of going! I am a pretty passive person, but I have NO tolerance for rude and inconsiderate people and I WILL let you know exactly how I feel. If my family staked out a spot and someone shoved their way in, I would lose it. I am starting to get really worried that I may be kicked out of the park!

 

[DVCLiz]

The more posts I read, the more scared I am of going! I am a pretty passive person, but I have NO tolerance for rude and inconsiderate people and I WILL let you know exactly how I feel. If my family staked out a spot and someone shoved their way in, I would lose it. I am starting to get really worried that I may be kicked out of the park!

As long as you don't punch someone, kellie, I think you'll be ok.

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

If you think about it...#4 really has nothing to do with children. The children have absolutely no control over this situation. It has to do with two groups of adults. One group enjoys the parade so much they are willing to give up 1-2 hours of park enjoyment sitting in the hot sun to have their spot where they can enjoy the parade at the best view they can choose. The second group has been enjoying the park for those 1-2 hours and now finds that they are behind 3-4 people to see the parade and now wants the first group to somehow give up the view that they have "worked" for. I don't see this as being fair, even if the second group is presenting a child as the reason to give up their view.

The bottom line is, that if you want your children to see the parade, stake your claim when you start seeing the spots disappear. You need to look out for your own children and not depend on someone else's kind nature..

I guess there is a third group that I forgot...the group that really doesn't care about parades and would rather visit the rides while everyone else is watching!! That would be my group...



Regarding the Mr Potato head remark..I don't know if the question is a joke, but in many stores in the parks, DTD, and even some resort stores, are giant displays of thousands of eyes, arms, noses, hats, props, etc. and of course naked Mr. Potato Heads. You get a small box, and you can stuff as many pieces into the box that will fit and still close the box. You can open the Mr. PH and stuff parts inside him too. It's actually more fun to stuff the box than it is to play with the Mr. PH when you get him back to the room...

 

[pezheadmeg]

If you think about it...#4 really has nothing to do with children. The children have absolutely no control over this situation. It has to do with two groups of adults. One group enjoys the parade so much they are willing to give up 1-2 hours of park enjoyment sitting in the hot sun to have their spot where they can enjoy the parade at the best view they can choose. The second group has been enjoying the park for those 1-2 hours and now finds that they are behind 3-4 people to see the parade and now wants the first group to somehow give up the view that they have "worked" for. I don't see this as being fair, even if the second group is presenting a child as the reason to give up their view.

The bottom line is, that if you want your children to see the parade, stake your claim when you start seeing the spots disappear. You need to look out for your own children and not depend on someone else's kind nature..

I guess there is a third group that I forgot...the group that really doesn't care about parades and would rather visit the rides while everyone else is watching!! That would be my group...



Regarding the Mr Potato head remark..I don't know if the question is a joke, but in many stores in the parks, DTD, and even some resort stores, are giant displays of thousands of eyes, arms, noses, hats, props, etc. and of course naked Mr. Potato Heads. You get a small box, and you can stuff as many pieces into the box that will fit and still close the box. You can open the Mr. PH and stuff parts inside him too. It's actually more fun to stuff the box than it is to play with the Mr. PH when you get him back to the room...

Though now I just buy the potato head parts. I pack the naked potato in the suitcase.

 

[LilGMom]

Have you ever done anything that raised some eyebrows from other guests or CMs BUT really felt like you were doing nothing wrong? Here is a list of things that I have done:

1) At STWB, we always send our kids up the ramp to the right and have them sit on the tiny stone wall in front of the stage. Usually, there is no one else sitting there. They have been chosen to be in the show every single time.
2) At rides like Dinosaur and RNR, when everyone else stops in the middle of the "holding room", we always move right up to the door heading into the ride.
3) At any theater show, like MP, CBJ, ITTBAB, etc. we wait until enough people have filled the row so the we can be in the middle
4) At Parades, if there is a spot on the curb in front of a group of adults standing up, I have my kids squeeze in there and sit down. However, if I see a kid standing in the crowd next to me, I will always ask his parents if he would like to move to the curb next to my kids so he can see.
5) During one trip we split our stay between POFQ and AK, I used my refillable PO mugs at the AK.
6) I have spent the better part of an hour trying to stuff everything my kids hand to me into the Mr. Potato Head box.

Have you done any of these things? Are they rude?

Oh please tell me you are kidding on all of these. Puh-leeeese!!

#1 - Don't really have too much issue with this but it might be nice for those people that don't "know the trick" to be given a chance to be in the show too.

#2 - I have no issue with really and it goes along with "Fill in all available spaces please"


#3 - Annoys me and I will not go around someone that is holding up the line so ... move on in or plan your space in line better.

#4 - Please don't. I have no problem offering a spot in front of me to a child but most times the parents wants to be with the child (completely understandable) so I end up getting boxed out to the very back. Normally since I am tall I will stand in the back but that isn't a reason for me to get eventually pushed to the back.

#5 - If you want a drink at a resort that isn't the one you are staying at then buy a drink. The mugs have always been 'for the resort you are staying at for the length of your stay' not to be used wherever there is a soda dispenser.

#6 - If you want to waste an hour doing that and can get all of the parts you want in the box and still have it close than more power to ya.

 

[bumbershoot]

But honestly, it's about the kids isn't it.

Actually, no. It's "about" every person at the park, not just about any one particular kid or person at all.

I have a kid, and I want him to have a good time, but it's not all about him, or me, or DH...

And I have many childfree friends, and they get to have just as good a time at Disney as anyone else there.

I posted a pic of me "wearing" my 1 mos old dd on a ride. On that trip I got MANY raised eyebrows from other guests about me bringing her on rides, even some rude comments. It didn't bother me. So long as the CM's felt it was ok to bring her on then I really couldn't have cared less what other people though. of course I didn't bring her on anything that was wild, duh, She was 1 mos old and asleep so even things that were "scary" like Snow White, didn't phase her. Anyway, people bring 9 mos old babies who move around and fidget with no raised eyebrows, so what is wrong with an infant firmly strapped and going nowhere?

I think that some people are just so weirded out by wearing babies, and people so weirded out by bringing itsy babies out anywhere (I personally have issues with itsy babies out in public UNLESS a parent is wearing them close, LOL), that the combo of the two is just going to send a person into tilt.



As for the potato head thing, or moving forward to fill space, those things are prime opportunities to teach, b/c aren't both are totally allowed? I've even read that CMs will help you fill your potato head box if you haven't filled it enough.

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

Though now I just buy the potato head parts. I pack the naked potato in the suitcase.

Now there's someone who's got it figured out...wonder if this is considered an "eyebrow raiser"?

Last year we indulged..we crammed that doggone box as full as it could be...what would Mr. PH do with 8 Mickey bars with a bite already taken out of it??? Well, we ended up having to go to the DTD store and ask to trade one of them because with all our greed, we forgot to get Mr. PH a NOSE!!! The very nice CM allowed us to trade..

 

[usewickhouse]

Just a question for those of you in favor of the "squeezing" the family in last minute...

Have any of you ever been to a General Seating Concert or Show? If so did you get there early to get a better chance for a better seat/view? Or did you get there right when the doors were about to close and think you could squeeze yourself all the way up to the front row by saying "excuse me"?

Disney is for EVERYONE not just kids and I happen to have 2 DD under 10 yo and NO I do not agree that they are somehow more entitled to a better view than an adult. That is just the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard! The parade thing is just like any other show...if you want a front row seat then you better get there first. And if for some reason you choose not to then tough luck try again next time. I find that the things in life that are SO important are WORTH the wait no matter what. So next time all you "squeezers" go to WDW remember this thread and plan ahead like the rest of us and get your OWN spot!! Cause me and my family will NOT be giving up ours!! The only reason I would give it up would be for an elderly person that needs to sit and can not stand. I come from a family that teaches our kids to respect their elders. Not that I would be rude to a child, I adore children, but they have parents and they should do the same as me, GET THERE FIRST!!

Another question...has any of you ever had an entire family come and sit in the road right in front of you and then as the CM comes they ask the people to move back and then you have this entire family trying to make YOU move so they can get off the road? Even though you had been sitting on the curb for over an hour? I have and then they acted like they could not "understand". I politely told the CM what was happening and they made them MOVE!! YIPPEE!!!

And to the OP of this thread...I feel what you said to the poster about wondering if she put her children on a leash was entirely RUDE! Since when does wanting to keep your children safe in an un-known enviroment deem one PARANOID. There are all kinds of people and parents out there and I do not feel they should be judged because they choose to NOT take any chances. In April my BF and our 4 DD's went over to Disney to see some of the DC games and then to the big DC concert. That exact same weekend that we were there a little girl was molested right outside in the bushes at an onsite hotel pool area. The morning we left our kids were at the CR pool and there were a LOT of lifeguards on duty which seemed weird but I just figured it was normal. It all made sense when we got home and found out about what had happened. Some SICK freak attacked an innocent little girl. He had been WAITING AND STALKING out the pool for just the right one, ONE whose parents were NOT watching their child as good as they could have. Point is, you can NEVER be too careful no matter where you are and no one should be harassed for deciding to have their children right next to them!!!

 

[pjb_hockey_mom]

Though now I just buy the potato head parts. I pack the naked potato in the suitcase.

On our last trip I couldn't believe how pushy people were, young, old, middle age, didn't matter. I jokingly said to my husband, I wish people would just chill out, maybe they should start handing out chill pills and manners 101 at the entrances.

End of the day, no one has a right or is entitled to anything. We're all in the same boat, that being we've all paid [a lot] money to be at Disney. I would never "send" my child to stand infront of an adult and would hope you'd do the same. It has nothing to do with kindness, it's just respect for the individual.

If there was a child standing behind me who couldn't see then yes, I would invite that child to stand infront of me...that's my choice. Would I expect the same from another adult, no.

 

[jamstew]

The adults acting 'territorial' most likely have sat there, planned out a spot, and waited for an hour to sit where they wanted. Not to have some people who didn't plan, or didn't want to wait, come up at the last minute and expect their kids to get a seat. If you want your kids to have a seat on the curb, get there an hour early like the others. I would never shove my kids in front of someone, or expect them to ask. If we couldn't see, we'd come back another time, or I'd lift the kids up, etc.

Exactly! I get especially grumpy about my space when I've been waiting an hour in the middle of the summer! I guarantee I'm planning to sit on my curb spot when the parade starts.

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

Another question...has any of you ever had an entire family come and sit in the road right in front of you and then as the CM comes they ask the people to move back and then you have this entire family trying to make YOU move so they can get off the road? Even though you had been sitting on the curb for over an hour? I have and then they acted like they could not "understand". I politely told the CM what was happening and they made them MOVE!! YIPPEE!!!

That's a nice trick, I was wondering if that ever happened..
You would have had to pry my behind out of my space with dynamite.

And to the OP of this thread...I feel what you said to the poster about wondering if she put her children on a leash was entirely RUDE! Since when does wanting to keep your children safe in an un-known enviroment deem one PARANOID. There are all kinds of people and parents out there and I do not feel they should be judged because they choose to NOT take any chances. In April my BF and our 4 DD's went over to Disney to see some of the DC games and then to the big DC concert. That exact same weekend that we were there a little girl was molested right outside in the bushes at an onsite hotel pool area. The morning we left our kids were at the CR pool and there were a LOT of lifeguards on duty which seemed weird but I just figured it was normal. It all made sense when we got home and found out about what had happened. Some SICK freak attacked an innocent little girl. He had been WAITING AND STALKING out the pool for just the right one, ONE whose parents were NOT watching their child as good as they could have. Point is, you can NEVER be too careful no matter where you are and no one should be harassed for deciding to have their children right next to them!!!

You never hear about these things, I imagine Disney tries to keep them quiet if they can. I have always thought that Disney would be a prime area for predators.. I'm the one yelling out my kid's name when he slips out of my sight. I don't care if it embarrasses me or not.

 

[BamaFan121s]

We've experienced the 'put the kid in the front' situation. I'm sorry, but if we want to see a parade, we get there ahead of time...usually more than an hour ahead of time. As far in advance as people line up for the parades and fireworks, I find it hard to believe that in those hours time, the growing line of people staking their claim could be overlooked....it's kind of obvious.

Furthermore, if we waited that long, it's because WE wanted a good spot, not because we wanted to SAVE a good spot for an unknown child. I have no problem pointing out the kid and as loudly as possible asking, "Who's kid is this? You will have to move him/her as we have been here for hours." Nor do I have a problem finding a CM to assist should the parent prove incapable of performing the task.

 

[jamstew]

Sorry, I disagree. DH and I are going in January...and leaving our kids home...on purpose!!

I'm going in September 2007, May 2008 and fall 2008 and leaving my kids and grandkids at home, too--on purpose They get to go when the youngest grandchild is tall enough to ride the rides (we're thinking 2010)

 

[GemmaPixie]

WOW!! Totally agree about #4. Why do you think your child should be up front when you turned up too late to get a good spot? At the end of the day- people have been waiting 1 hour+ for that seat on the curb- they deserve it, not your child! If you can waste 1 hour of your time filling a box with plastic body pieces then surely you can spend an hour waiting for a parade instead of guilting other adults into giving up their space in the front, if it is so important for your child!

I was in WDW with my friend last week in MK. Shes working in MK on the international college program, but even though she has been there since the beginning of June, she has never seen the 3pm parade as she hasn't had the oppurtunity. Well the day we visited was her chance so we got our curb spot in the pouring rain (and I mean pouring!!- we were chancing it that the parade wouldn't be cancelled). We waiting for over an hour- and that was lucky, probably because of the rain, we got great seats). Do you think your child should therefore go infront of us 5 minutes before the parade starts because they are younger?? tough luck- be there early and you will get it! Don't rely on other people.

And what you said about the woman who didn't want her child sitting with strangers- HOW DARE YOU!? Who are you to criticise a MOTHER for worrying about being apart from her child with thousands of people around them that they know nothing about?? Anything can happen to children (yes even at WDW as posted!!) You really make me angry!! And what have leashes got to do with anything?? I agree with them 100%- better safe than sorry!

You are rude!

 

[reallybadeggs]

And what you said about the woman who didn't want her child sitting with strangers- HOW DARE YOU!? Who are you to criticise a MOTHER for worrying about being apart from her child with thousands of people around them that they know nothing about?? Anything can happen to children (yes even at WDW as posted!!) You really make me angry!! And what have leashes got to do with anything?? I agree with them 100%- better safe than sorry!


Okay, you're right. I apologize. That wasn't necessary. It was more aimed toward her comment of being liable for some kid standing in front of her, but the leash comment was rude. Sorry.

 

[livie1205]

I would ALWAYS let a child sit in front of me to see a parade....if I have seen the same parade a dozen times (some people go alot,and most of it is the same) then why not let a small child who has not see?I dont care how long I have waited for it to start...some people dont relize how early you have to get a seat until it is to late..(i wouldnt wait a hour or two anyway)I thought people would freak out over the mug thing..lol

 

[GemmaPixie]

Okay, you're right. I apologize. That wasn't necessary. It was more aimed toward her comment of being liable for some kid standing in front of her, but the leash comment was rude. Sorry.

Thank you.

Another thing I forgot to say because I turned into psycho-girl (lol) was that I understand people not being there early to get a spot if it was their first time but not WDW experts.

I personally wouldn't was more than an hour for a parade, I only did it that one time in the crap weather because my friends really wanted to see it- and it was worth it because she really loved it.

 

[mking624]

I would ALWAYS let a child sit in front of me to see a parade....if I have seen the same parade a dozen times (some people go alot,and most of it is the same) then why not let a small child who has not see?I dont care how long I have waited for it to start...some people dont relize how early you have to get a seat until it is to late..(i wouldnt wait a hour or two anyway)I thought people would freak out over the mug thing..lol

And that's very nice of you! But it's not unkind for a person who has been waiting there patiently to turn down someone who wants to go in front of them. And the problem is the expectation of people having to move. And that's just rude. It's one thing to ask, but another to expect it. And the OP expects it....just take a look at some of the comments...saying that the children are made to ask (and admitting that it's underhanded)...and saying it's "troublesome" when it was pointed out that it was rude. So not only is it now expected to move, but it's troublesome when someone disagrees with the OP. That's messed up.

I know some people don't always realize that one should get a seat early (though I'd think the large number of people starting to gather near the curbs is a pretty good indication), but I have a REALLY hard time believing that the OP, who has been registered on this site for over two years and has clearly been to WDW on more than one occasion, has no idea that they should grab their spot early. Again, it's about the expectation...and quite honestly, the mentality of "entitlement." That's what's rude about it.

 

[livie1205]

I did not say it was unkind..I said I would let them...it is not their fault if the parents are rude (not saying THEY are)...I would not hold it against the kids..

 

[CanadianGuy]

As for the mugs issue.. the new Year of a Million Dreams mugs are good at multiple resorts for the length of the stay in which they were purchased.

This means that for people executing split stays, the YOAMD mug they purchase at the first resort, they can use at the second or third resort of that vacation.

So this is actually not any big trick anymore. It's allowed.



Knox