For Gosh Sakes...Act Like You Got Some Sense!!!

[The Sweetness]

I have mentioned this in the past, but reading through this thread has my giggling to myself thinking about it again~~

There should really be several *time out* stations in each park. Not just for over tired or children who are mis-behaving. I think there may even be a stronger need for *man cribs* for adults and grown children (10+) who need to be reminded of their manners, or taught a lesson.

 

[Brise Nannie]

DITTO!!!

 

[Grumpy23]

I have mentioned this in the past, but reading through this thread has my giggling to myself thinking about it again~~

There should really be several *time out* stations in each park. Not just for over tired or children who are mis-behaving. I think there may even be a stronger need for *man cribs* for adults and grown children (10+) who need to be reminded of their manners, or taught a lesson.

Man cribs!

 

[nuke]

Man-cribs are an excellent idea.

 

[Quinn222]

"I'm so sorry!"

That's all it takes. I don't care if you bump into me, drop your food on me, step into my picture, stop suddenly in front of me etc. Just say you're sorry, we'll laugh and move on. And I'll do the same when I accidentally cause a problem for you. (I'll just ask for a tiny bit more caution for my elderly mom.)

It's amazing how effective just saying you're sorry really is.

 

[jayna22]

I was at EPCOT on 9/24, which happened to be my birthday and my husband and I were getting on Living With the Land. The CM told the 2 ladies to get in line 1, then told me and my dh to get in line 1 also. The first lady got in and moved all the way across then the second lady got in and sat in the middle and told me she wasn't wasn't moving, she didn't want to be smooshed. And, that I could get the next boat! So, then I had to explain to the CM what happened and get switched to the next boat.

Nothing like looking like an idiot for your birthday!

Hi, Tink! I think I might have been the first lady in that boat! I remember that I was surprised when they were going to put four adults in one row, but scooted over as far as I could. The woman next to me didn't and the couple behind her ended up waiting. I suppose it could have happened twice, but I doubt it!

By the way, I didn't think you looked like an idiot. I actually felt really bad for you having to stand there and wait!
Jana

 

[btuftee]

I'll always give up my seat to someone who needs it more than I do... doesn't matter if they're a man, woman, or child - usually it's pretty easy to tell who needs it worse than me. On the flip side, I'm not giving up my seat simply because there happens to be another woman or child standing on the bus/monorail/boat. Heck, I get pretty worn down near the end of the day, and the end of the vacation... and if I got a seat, it's probably because I've been waiting in the bus stop line longer!

And if I was ever asked, I'd give up my seat as well. But if you glance down at me disapprovingly, grunting and hrrmphing, just waiting for me to do the chivalrous thing...

 

[kimmikayb]

"I'm so sorry!"

That's all it takes. I don't care if you bump into me, drop your food on me, step into my picture, stop suddenly in front of me etc. Just say you're sorry, we'll laugh and move on. And I'll do the same when I accidentally cause a problem for you. (I'll just ask for a tiny bit more caution for my elderly mom.)

It's amazing how effective just saying you're sorry really is.

Oh I so agree with saying "sorry". Sometimes it's not good enough. We were standing on a bus, even holding on and our driver made a very severe stop. I accidently fell into the hand of another guest and she was POed. Let me have it.

OP, great post....I totally agree with everything you said!

 

[kimnkel]

about the tattoo. No offense taken. I am sure most of the people on this thread are making a list in a humorous way. In the parks, I am never really bothered by much of the antics. I assume they do not know any better. Kind of like a driver that is a jerk on the road, I now assume he is racing home to get on the toilet. It makes interstate driving a lot funnier
AND bless you for being a Special Ed teacher

Whenever my dad would observe someone driving like an imbecile (cutting people off, changing lanes repeatedly, tailgating, etc.) he would say, "I guess he has diarrhea." LOL. My dad passed away last year, so that brought back a smile. Now I say the same thing. If the "cool guy" in the Porsche only knew what I was thinking...

As for the idiot behavior at the parks; don't we see idiot behavior lots of places where two or more are gathered? I work out regularly at Gold's Gym, and I see some really stoopid, inconsiderate stuff going on there as well. Same with the grocery store, the DMV...

I don't believe in reincarnation, but if it were true... I want to come back as the ignorance-is-bliss-moron next time! I am tired of always thinking of others, and acting in a considerate fashion, whether I feel like it or not!!

It's NOT FAIR, dang it!!!

That is, unless you believe in the biblical admonition that, "to whom much is given, much is required". (Another dad saying.)

 

[lisadam]

I think many of us are guilty of doing some of these things some of the time - there is simply just so much going on at one time - and we're all excited and out of our usual element - it's how we handle the goof-ups that is important

re: the "getting too close to someone" my DH has whispered "hey Lees we're not in Manhattan - you don't have to squish people to fit somewhere..."

I'm guilty! I am used to being packed into a subway - standing on lines in delis where I am closer to strangers than people I've dated...

DH, on the other hand needs to be more sympathetic to the stop-out-of-the-blue people - he gets road rage (sidewalk rage?) and very dramatically harumpfs around them... honey - get a grip...

On the buses... DH has arthritis - he walks just fine most of the time - but there are days where at the end of the day he his just so darn achey... and I can see on his face that he is struggling with himself about offering his seat or staying seated and looking like a jerk

 

[Mme. Leota]

I do agree with pretty much everything that has been said here

But, I will say that for some reason none of these things ever really ruin the magic for us. My DH and I went with my parents this year in Feb. and it was cold, Mom came down with the flu the night before we came home and it was WAY more crowded that we expected. We ran into many more rude and/or clueless people than I ever remember.

For example: EE was in soft opening, and one morning after rope drop we headed straight there, got our FP and got in the standby line. We did that one other morning and we rode twice in less than 30 minutes, but the morning in question there were some problems I guess and EE didn't open for about 15 minutes and the line got pretty long. We were standing by the FP machines, waiting to get in, and one of the machines went down. This poor CM came to help out and was giving out FPs to the guests who got one that said "This is not a valid FP" out of the messed up machine. She started yelling for people to stop putting their tickets in there, because it was broken and she was out of the ones she had in her hand. People were so rude to her and just kept doing it. She just looked at me with tears in her eyes and shrugged because once you put your card in the broken machine, the other machines wouldn't accept it to give you a FP for another hour. . . . It was practically a mob scene, she just had to get out of there. . .poor girl. Not a great way to start a day.


Anyway, back to us. . . . We have all been many times in recent years and on the way home we all agreed it would be a while before go back. Well, less than a month later, after all the bad stuff faded, the magic lived on and we are all dying to go back. In fact, my dad wants he and Mom to go this winter. Mom wants to wait until next fall so we can take her first grandbaby. (I'm due in April). You encounter rude people everywhere these days, and you do wonder WHAT some of these people are thinking, but I won't let it ruin Disney for me.

 

[Mono~rail]

This past Tuesday, we were getting in line for the HM. There was a family with a small child who looked about 2 or 3 years old walking ahead of us. Some woman comes barrelling through the line going out. She knocked the poor little kid in the head with her humongous bag she was carrying. The kid fell backwards onto the ground and was crying. The barging in the wrong direction woman looked over her shoulder and gave a flip "Sorry kiddo" and kept walking through people.

As we were approaching the doors to enter the HM, she came back barreling through again whopping people with her bag so she could catch back up with her family.

I can't imagine what was so important that she had to act so rudely.

 

[kydeb1346]

But, even that should not be an expectation. If someone invites my daughter up for a better view that is fine, but I do not expect it nor would we be entitled to it and of course that does not include my wife and I.

Too many people EXPECT you to let their kids in front of you.

Yes, very true that it is expected! It is just my DH and I (no kids) that go to WDW. We have been pushed, shoved and cursed at for standing (we get there early) to watch anything because we don't have children. I've been told numerous times by parents that their kids should be able to be closer than us as we do not have children and that we should move. Why? We paid our money just like everyone else! Numerous time parents have let their kids go in front of us to characters (we waited in line like everyone else) because we are just adults with no children. Geesh, get some common sense people!


Original poster, you rock and took the words right out of my mouth!

 

[Minnie's Mate]

Now I don't think that is what the poster meant. See if I am right here. I just got back last night and the scooter/wheelchair is a touchy subject. Now let me explain what I have seen many, many times including last week. I see a family one person is in a wheelchair and the family is going around the park, ok fine well a few hours later I see the same family walking around and now the teenager is in the chair going from ride to ride while mom (who was in the chair) is walking fine carrying bags shopping and so on....Now a third time I see this same family with a third person in the chair. They get on rides quicker and the little extras. I have seen this same exact scene many times with the scooter and the wheelchair. I am not saying that if you need the chair/scooter you shouldn't get on a ride sooner or later, the scooters/chairs are there for a reason and if you need it and your family gets on a ride or in a show before me so what, BUT if your using the chair/scooter to make things easier for you and your family to get into shows first ect...When you DON'T need one, that is when ppl who use them get a bad rap....

If that's what she meant, then that's what she should have said as you so eloquently did.

And if you need one you know how to use it, so the ppl who I believe are mowing ppl down are those who are lazy and don't want to walk the parks....

Not necessarily. My mother-in-law has asthema very badly. She now has to be on oxygen 24/7. For years she drove and walked with virtually no difficulty except walking in the heat of summer. So on the two trips to Disney World she went with our family, she first rented an ECV so I could push one stroller and my wife could push the other. Well, she had difficulty getting used to it and did have an accident when one man decided he could cut across in front of her and she didn't have time to stop. I told her not to apologize since it was his fault. And the people who would walk out in front of her without even looking down to see her...these are the same people who trip over strollers and accuse you of running over them.

When you are used to making a car go with your feet and suddenly have to make an ECV go with your thumb, it doesn't always react too quickly when your brain is nearly 80 years old. Well, the second trip, we bought a double stroller and I pushed my MIL in a "manual" wheel chair and my wife pushed the stroller. My MIL was very apologetic all day long everyday about me having to push her in the heat.

 

[kalidk]

The elderly in a wheelchair/scooter do not come into play in my opinion as far as not knowing how to drive/operate the wheelchair/scooter, nor does the person who broke their leg last week those ppl its pretty obvious. It is the others in my last post I was speaking about....I think it is great that disney offers the scooters for the elderly, how many grandparents have missed out going to Disney with their grandchildren because the knew they couldn't walk the parks....I wish I could get my FIL to go....

 

[torinsmom]

I don't think that anyone should feel pressured to give up their seat on the bus. Several times on our last trip, we stood and waited for another bus, so that we could sit. We were going from 7:30am-11pm and we were bone tired. The bus we had waited for eventually filled up to standing, but neither me or my 12yo DS could bear to stand and allow someone else to sit. He fell asleep every night on the bus. If someone does not feel they can stand, they should just wait for the next bus.

Marsha

 

[Hixski]

I don't think this has been mentioned yet. If you need to constantly pass gas maybe a trip to the bathroom wouldn't be a bad idea. I know it is hard to hold in but the rest of us would really appreciate it. Making folks eyes water is rude in case anyone does not have a clue.

 

[garyyeo]

Seriously.. you guys are soft. haha, no offence intended but you think shoving and q cutting is bad you must never head down to hong kong disneyland or you will be in for a truly "royal rumble" experience.

Before I get into this let me just say that I am a Singaporean Chinese. And I am definitely not trying to be racist or anything.

This is what some of the china guys there do:
1) Spit
2) Riot and climb over the fence when there are problems with their ticket or if the park is over its capacity.
3) Take photos of the "photo preview screen" after sitting the rides.
4) Eat roast chicken while in the q and wipe their hands on the railing and leave the wrappers on the floor.
5) Let their kids pee in the bushes
6) Serve stale oily dumplings along the streets
7) Use camera flash during performances

I am never going back!

 

[Grumpy23]

I don't think this has been mentioned yet. If you need to constantly pass gas maybe a trip to the bathroom wouldn't be a bad idea. I know it is hard to hold in but the rest of us would really appreciate it. Making folks eyes water is rude in case anyone does not have a clue.

Gee i'm so sorry, I will pass this on to my DH so he knows, for future reference!

 

[Mom2Em]

Another Mom who was "blessed" with another's child during the parade... My DD is old enough not to sit on my lap and (until this last year) we would sit side by side with DH sitting behind me to see parades... It never fails, I hear someone say... "Go sit by that girl, in the nice lady's lap." The first time I was shocked... Every time after, DH stepped right in and said that I was taking photos, sorry...

One peeve I exprienced for the first time, was the people who tried to "take over" the wheelchair viewing areas... arguing with the CMs about it... Last year, I was diagnosed with Lupus and my foot swells horribly if I walk, stand or sit for long periods (doesn't leave much ) so I rented a ECV... Anyway, I went to the wheelchair area early... DD sat down in front of my chair... DH sat back on the stone around the Liberty Tree... People started coming up and pushing their way in and giving us looks... When the CM said something, they would argue or worse act like they did not speak English (when I had just heard them before the CM came)...

Also to add to the ECV "discussion", I had always walked before and I miss it... There are so many things you miss from a sitting position... so those that use them just because are missing out on a lot of the scenery... just my opinion...