I will first state that we are a party of 3 and we enter lines together. If we have to leave a line, we just leave. This is partially b/c I used to be much bigger and DH still is a big guy, so the act of leaving a line is not easy. Especially at DL, where we started in the disney-world (so to speak). And the act of coming back into a line is nearly impossible, especially for DH.
We had one trip where each time we tried Jungle Cruise we got to this one spot and DS *had to go*. So we left. Tried again another day. Same issue. I can't recall if we ever got on JC that trip LOL. We just see little point in leaving somewhere, going elsewhere for the bathroom, then all the way back. I'd rather just switch it up. One day DS *had to go* just as we were being let through for Casey Jr (again, at DL). We coudln't physically go back. So once they opened the gates for us to board, we told the CM we had to go. The CM who saw us out the gate told us to come back to the exit spot and they would seat us. We considered it, but didn't do it. The line was quick enough when we felt like riding later.
So I don't "defend" because we do it. We simply don't do it.
You're welcome to feel that way about it, but I'm going to stand my ground and not get run over by folks who know they're not doing the right thing.
That sort of ground-standing has caused physical fights before at Disney. Have fun.
They know they're not doing the right thing.
Do they?
Or do they simply have different beliefs than you do?
Yes, this is absolutely ok. Be in line, have a bathroom emergency with a little one...no problem whatsoever to leave and take care of it, then resume your place in line with your group.
But, to simply get in line to hold a place for the rest of your group when they arrive....not ok at all.
So you're allowed to have bathroom problems after you get in line, but not before?
My DD 17 has a health condition that requires her to use the restroom every 20-30 mins. so at times she has to leave the line and then return. I'm sick of the dirty looks!
I'm sorry you get dirty looks.
This I do not have any issues with. I have a small child, so I totally understand the need to leave the line and come back.
The child in question is 17. What happens when she's 35? Will you think back to today, when she was 17, and remind yourself that it's likely still that health problem?
What about the 35 year olds you're not letting pass today? Can't you imagine that they might have long-standing issues, and that if someone posted about them when they were 17 you might have been OK with it?
Now, if you had a bathroom emergency before he entered the line, then you caught up with him later in line, that's kinda rude.
I don't see how.
He can even say it in Spanish in case they pretend not to understand
Can he say it in Korean? How about Tagalog? French? What about Kazakh?
What if they truly do not understand? Are they allowed to go in if you deem them actually not fluent in the language you speak? Or is it only when you think they are liars?
Still, worrying or get upset about someone "getting one over on me" or getting away with breaking the rules, isn't healthy or conducive to my vacation mindset. I've learned not to give a damn.
EXACTLY.
All I can say is never go to DL Paris, French and German cultures are famously queue-adverse.
Cultural differences are amazing!
I strongly recommend that many people answering here NEVER try to get on or off of an elevator in Korea.
I go a different way, and guess what....it doesn't get in the way of my vacation, either.
I hope that no one in your party is harboring any secret "I wish he wouldn't do that" feelings.
Because occasionally, generally when he's hungry but not speaking up about it yet (his mother had him on a diet when he was 3 years old and he has the worst emotional eating issues I can even imagine, and in his mind he's still "not allowed" to be hungry), DH gets a bit annoyed at perceived "cutters". And it drives me batty. Sometimes I ask him to stop. Sometimes I don't. But I always HATE IT.
If you had already been in line and needed to leave for a moment, you would have already known where your party was in line and wouldn't need them to flag you down.
Not necessarily. What if a bunch of people left the line after you did? What if your party is way further in, or further back, than you expected? What if you don't have good spatial awareness?
And we would have seen you leave. Especially if we are close to where you are heading.
There have been plenty of times when DH sees someone coming in and swears that they weren't there before, but I did notice them leave. And vice versa.
Actually you do know that during busy seasons, CMs will check your receipt and won't let you "save a table" until you have your food at many restaurants including Pinocchio Village Haus.
The person wasn't talking about sitting down. They were simply talking about ordering.
It's the same isue people used to freak out about at FP machines. They'd see 5 people and assume they would be waiting 5-people-worth. But then they would realize that the people had more than one ticket to do. It was based on an assumption, but they would get angry at the 5 people instead of at themselves for making an assumption.
They wanted everyone to be waiting in line so they would KNOW how many people were in front of them. Even though that slows down a line as each individual figures out how to use the machine. And makes no logical sense.
I've also had groups from other cultures purposely stand at my heels - literally up against me in the kilimanjaro line - as if they are daring me to stand my ground (my feeling, probably not theirs).
Definitely your feeling.
Other cultures just don't need the space Americans do. They'll stand right up on you; not because they are daring you to do something, but because that's what they do.
