For crying out loud...

[DznyDreams]

This is vacation, people!!

I'm at WL...have been here since Saturday. There surely are some very rude guests here. They don't appear to be "together" but they all act similarly. No patience with their children, no patience with other guests, grumbling about every little thing, etc. On 2 separate occasions, there were a couple of "gentlemen" who very rudely told my 17-year-old daughter, "You just have to get out of my way because I have to get these drinks," while she was WAITING HER TURN at Roaring Fork drink station. And the list goes on...this was only one example of rudeness we've encountered from other guests just since Saturday afternoon. Not very nice at all!

There are many others who are kind, but I have always traveled at this time of the year to avoid the hot-heads of summer. I guess all good things must come to an end.

 

[KonaKaiTom]

I just got back and I was shocked at how many people looked so miserable on their vacation. Parents screaming at crying toddlers to "grow up, I spent a lot of money to be here and you are not telling me you are tired." And husbands and wives bickering about how much it cost, or everything takes too long, lines are too long and "YOU are the one who wanted to come here, not me.

Happiest place on earth, but some people just don't act it.

Tom

 

[minnie mum]

Why would you think that WDW would be any different than anywhere else when it comes to people's behavior? WDW does not exist in a bubble, no matter how hard one might wish otherwise.

As more than one Dis vet has observed: you cannot control the actions of others, only your reaction to them.

 

[JandD Mom]

LOL, and before anyone flames me,

I am from Jersey!

Hopefully people will calm down after they are there a day or 2. Enjoy your trip!

 

[ArwenMarie]

We were there in August and even in that brutal heat, I didn't experience one rude person. I'm sure I just got lucky.

 

[bookgirl]

My mom had not been to WDW in a couple of years and she remarked on the very first day how many domestic 'discussions' she witnessed and how short tempered parents were with thier kids, etc.

I told her it was the Disney curse. I paid XXX dollares for this trip and you will be happy 'darn'it. Or we have to hit the parks at opening and we have to stay till close and we have to do x number of rides and we have to have a perfect picture in front of "x", etc etc etc.

I'm was that frantic person on my first trip or two but now I'm just like 'whatever' I super plan but have tons of flexibility and do my best to laugh off the problems and just focus on the fun that is elsewhere to have. I few times I would see ourselves getting a little "grrrrrr" and I'd tell my mom, don't let the disney curse get you.

It's Disney people, don't worry Be Happy.

 

[mrsp1030]

I see this more and more especially from people who don't plan at all and have no idea what to expect. Lately, I've noticed more and more negative reviews on tripadvisor geared toward the dining and needing reservations. Many people think you can just show up, wait and get a table and many have no idea how to approach Disney. Always entertaining to say the least.

 

[need_a_Disney_fix]

Drats! I forgot it is Jersey week and we head down this week for 10 days. This will be entertaining to say the least.

 

[CNYDisneyFan]

Sorry you had to have that happen. However, it seems rudeness knows no bounds and has become abundant no matter where you go. However, that's no excuse for rude behavior.

 

[LovemesomeDW]

Ah, sorry you are experiencing so much rudeness! I have to say this past trip, I didn't not notice any rude behavior! Maybe I just got lucky! or just didn't notice!

 

[eliza61]

First, let me say loud and clear that I am not condoning bad behavior but in some ways, Disney itself maybe the problem
and yes, I think boards like the dis also play into it.

Here's my reasoning because a lot of it I did:
#1
First if you are a newbie and read these boards plus other vacation planning books or boards, Disney is a down right scary place. I remember when I was planning my first trip, how many "if you don't do XYZ 6 months in advance you are doomed! doomed I tell you!!!. We have all these rules on how to have a perfect vacation. Is it any wonder that some one gets to Disney and is on the verge of a meltdown?
I remember how every one here told me if I don't get to the park at rope drop I would not do every thing and I would have to wait in 2 hour lines. And yes, that was exactly the language I was told.
I remember how I was told how if I did not have a PS (now called ADR"s) I would be forced to eat burgers and fries all week. and yes, that is exactly what I was told.
I spent the entire vacation in drill sergeant making sure every one got to the exact spot at the right time. by day three my sons were crying that they wanted to go home to grandma and my husband literally refused to go any where with me.

#2
Disney for many is a once in a life time vacation. The pressure to enjoy it is high.

#3
Disney markets itself as "magical" "once in a lifetime" and other adjectives. The commercials show empty parks with little children running, arms open wide to mickey. I remember I met a grandpa at Peco's bill. we were both holding tables while our families got the food so we began chatting with each other. I asked him how was his trip so far. He said good but he was disappointed because the kids had not seen Mickey on Main street yet. All they knew was those stupid commercials and they believed that was going to happen.

Disney doesn't show the commercials where kids are having freaky deaky melt downs, where it takes you 1 hour to get back to your resort room at night because of the crowds or where a ride breaks down. So when you call yourself "magical" and real life stuff intrudes tempers get high.

 

[sweetnjmom]

Drats! I forgot it is Jersey week and we head down this week for 10 days. This will be entertaining to say the least.

Looks like my poor state gets the brunt of the jokes again.

 

[chrystalc77]

Looks like my poor state gets the brunt of the jokes again.

LOL! Well I went during Jersey week last year, and had no problems with anyone being rude at all!!!

 

[Missytara]

FWIW, one of my co-workers just got back and had a very funny encounter.

At the AKL, there were 4 adults and six children in the Lobby area near the store. All of the sudden, the kids started screaming right at the top of their lungs, just as he was walking back from the parking lot having a cigarette, literally right by the store.

He jumped about four feet high.

One of the adults walked over to him and his granddaughter, who was also visablely upset by it, and he apologized for his children in his party being a little too loud. He said they had just checked out and they were walking to where they thought was the Magical Express bus at the end of their trip, but just told them they were getting ready to board the Cruise line bus to go to the Port to go on a 4 day cruise.

He said, now that he didn't mind; their family had just checked in after getting off the same ship that very day.

 

[nharding20]

Why would you think that WDW would be any different than anywhere else when it comes to people's behavior? WDW does not exist in a bubble, no matter how hard one might wish otherwise.

As more than one Dis vet has observed: you cannot control the actions of others, only your reaction to them.

Well said!

 

[kinggoofy]

Have you ever been at any of the resorts when the Pop Warner "groupies" are there. ?

They "ice the cake".

Look up Rude in the dictionary....

Rude ----"a group of people who lose control over their kids for a week at WDW a week after Thanksgiving. These people dont supervise their kids. These people also have a tendancy to act like complete fools and are just there for the hotel room parties at night. They tend to slam doors, play loud music, smoke in the rooms, leave beer cans in the bushes and then look at your as if you are the idiot."

 

[DznyDreams]

I am an adult who admittedly lives in a small-town bubble, and I am happy to be blessed in this way. I do respect others when I venture far from home. I believe in and practice the rule, "Do unto others..." I am just saying that I have gone to WDW more than once a year for the past 17+ years and never experienced this much rudeness from other guests prior to this trip. It is a shame, that's all. It will not ruin my trip. Just an observation based on many past experiences.

 

[maxiesmom]

Rude ----"a group of people who lose control over their kids for a week at WDW a week after Thanksgiving. These people dont supervise their kids. These people also have a tendancy to act like complete fools and are just there for the hotel room parties at night. They tend to slam doors, play loud music, smoke in the rooms, leave beer cans in the bushes and then look at your as if you are the idiot."

I've been to WDW when the Pop Warner kids were there, and saw no bad behavior at all. And I was prepared to have to give them a wide berth, but nope. They acted like any other people on vacation.

The Pop Warner people are not all bad any more than all Polish people are bad (I'm Polish so I thought I would use that), or all women are bad.

 

[kinggoofy]

I've been to WDW when the Pop Warner kids were there, and saw no bad behavior at all. And I was prepared to have to give them a wide berth, but nope. They acted like any other people on vacation.

The Pop Warner people are not all bad any more than all Polish people are bad (I'm Polish so I thought I would use that), or all women are bad.

Trust me, I speak from experience in December 2009 at POR. We have been back for the holidays in 2010 and 2012 and are going back this year same time. in 2010 we werent effected by them at POR because they stuck them all the way in the back...in 2012, we stayed at OKW. this year we are back at POR and we have paid for the preferred location and we think we will be safe from them like we were in 2010. Nothing is assured but..you never know.

 

[quigs3]

My daughter and I just returned from a trip to WDW last week, and we commented on more than more than one occasion that NO ONE WAS SMILING! It seems so sad that people spend so much money and time planning their trips, and by the time they actually get there the stress is finally getting to them. Then throw in the crowds, nightmare transportation, long lines, etc., and the fun seems to just get lost altogether. I hope you can shrug off the negativity of others and just enjoy your family and your special time at Disney!