Guests uning quick service restaurant tables

[Johndoodle]

And I guess you are the person that flunked 1st grade English comprehension, because this tripe has nothing to do with anything I said.

Well those that get called out always yell innocent,innocent

 

[W.E.D.]

Can't believe this is still going. No one is changing anyone's mind on this subject. Let it die!

 

[Rip]

Well those that get called out always yell innocent,innocent

Seriously dude, you're proving my point over and over. Nothing you said (including this) has anything to do with anything I said. Now, if you want to actually give an analogy, I'm the guy that walks into McDonald's, takes his 11 yo with him to order while my wife takes the baby to find a booth, then we bring the food to them.

Kinda like everyone on the planet not on DIS. My point, though, is that if you follow the rules, you aren't being rude. When Disney allows you to do this (during slow times), it isn't rude. In fact, it is perfectly normal and exactly what everyone not on DIS does.

People on this board are so myopic and judgemental it astounds me.

 

[torinsmom]

We just eat at off times to avoid not being able to find a table and also to avoid standing in line for 20 minutes and many times we take a break and eat lunch offsite. I can get better food for a lot less money and avoid the aggravation.

 

[carrie6466]

Last time we were in Pizza Planet, we went upstairs to find a table after we got our food. It was so crowded (July) there was a cm there and he helped us find a table, which took around 15 miutes. There were 3 of us that day and he seated us at a larger table than we needed. When we saw another family of 3 looking for a place to sit, we just invited them to sit with us. As a pp said, it's not weird in NY. I guess I just thought people do that everywhere LOL

 

[disneyfav4ever]

I guess I'd just ask him to be discreet but not ask him go to the bathroom. I guess I see that like asking a breastfeeding mother to feed her baby in the bathroom.

I wouldn't expect someone to do that in a bathroom either, but I do think first aid is more appropriate then in a restaurant.

 

[HookedOnDiz]

I wouldn't expect someone to do that in a bathroom either, but I do think first aid is more appropriate then in a restaurant.

Eh. I dont see the big deal with it. Its done so fast and so discreetly most people dont even notice. I wouldnt tell someone who needs blood pressure medication to go to first aid just to swallow a couple of pills. In fact its probably against some federal law to force people to do so.

 

[rgf207]

Can't believe this is still going. No one is changing anyone's mind on this subject. Let it die!

You realize this is the DIS right. That would go against everything

 

[W.E.D.]

You realize this is the DIS right. That would go against everything

 

[HookedOnDiz]

Seriously dude, you're proving my point over and over. Nothing you said (including this) has anything to do with anything I said. Now, if you want to actually give an analogy, I'm the guy that walks into McDonald's, takes his 11 yo with him to order while my wife takes the baby to find a booth, then we bring the food to them.

Kinda like everyone on the planet not on DIS. My point, though, is that if you follow the rules, you aren't being rude. When Disney allows you to do this (during slow times), it isn't rude. In fact, it is perfectly normal and exactly what everyone not on DIS does.

People on this board are so myopic and judgemental it astounds me.

100% on target with this post.

I hope they close this thread now before it gets much crazier.

To everyone here... Sit down. Don't sit down. Do what you think is right. Either way have a great trip.

 

[ttintagel]

Before I started on a pump, I was pretty fast with injections. I could have my blood tested and the injection over before anyone else in the room even noticed, especially if there was a table in front of me. Seriously; you would never see a needle, lancet, or drop of blood. And I would never do either in a public rest room. For one thing, you'd have to set your supplies on the floor. Eww. And you'd be taking up space in there that other people might urgently need.

I also doubt I'd trek all the way over to First Aid, especially with fast-acting insulin.

 

[TavieP]

I guess I'd just ask him to be discreet but not ask him go to the bathroom. I guess I see that like asking a breastfeeding mother to feed her baby in the bathroom.

I've never thought about it that way. I guess I should give him a break...

 

[Schmeck]

The poster you quoted specified "no seating restrictions in place" and no, no one on the planet outside of this board would consider it rude for part of your party to find a table while the other part goes to get the food. In fact, pretty much 99.9% of the planet does this every single day.

Some of you people AMAZE me (see what I did there?). Chiil out, people doing this are doing it because it's what virtually everyone does in their everyday life. Which, BTW, is why Disney needed to institute a specific policy to regulate it during certain times.

So yes, this entire argument is completely ridiculous.

So are your "statistics" - completely ridiculous, unless you can show me proof. Your defense "because they do it, so they do it" is pretty weak too.

Sitting in a rather crowded table service restaurant without your food right there is rude, here, there, or anywhere. If everyone did it, then it would be crowded at WDW and other places all the time. So, no, 99.9% of people don't do it.

 

[BellePrincessBelle]

I'm am admitted "table hog" in the eyes of the DIS. I'm seating a large group so if we go in & can't find a table right away to sit everyone at we move on to another place to eat. I'm not getting food for a bunch of people & then traipsing around looking for someplace large enough for us all to sit. I really don't care if it upsets someone else.

 

[MissionMouse]

Disney recognizes the table hording issue and have started to stop people without food from sitting at tables at various CS restuarants. We experienced this at the MK this month. This practice makes the workflow of dining at a CS more effective and ensures table are used for dining = people are eating food.

 

[Rip]

So are your "statistics" - completely ridiculous, unless you can show me proof. Your defense "because they do it, so they do it" is pretty weak too.

Sitting in a rather crowded table service restaurant without your food right there is rude, here, there, or anywhere. If everyone did it, then it would be crowded at WDW and other places all the time. So, no, 99.9% of people don't do it.

Is there some sort of problem with English comprehension here? 1. we are not talking about table service restaurants (I kinda said that twice already). 2. YES, virtually everyone with a family does this in McD's (billions and billions served, and all that), BK, Wendy's, Taco Bell (do I really need to go on?). 3. it's not a problem even at WDW when the crowds are low (hence, not a rule then).

Virtually everyone in their normal, everyday life, when they go into a counter service restaurant with any sort of group does this. Yes, they actually do, I'm sorry that you live in a land of make believe, but fortunately for the rest of us, the really real world actually exists, and judgemental, myopic people like you are generally the ones that aggravate us when we are trying to enjoy our vacation.

Have a dole whip and a smile and ........

 

[Rip]

I'm am admitted "table hog" in the eyes of the DIS. I'm seating a large group so if we go in & can't find a table right away to sit everyone at we move on to another place to eat. I'm not getting food for a bunch of people & then traipsing around looking for someplace large enough for us all to sit. I really don't care if it upsets someone else.

Neither does anyone not on here, sunshine. That would be why it's a "problem". In actuality, Disney isn't doing it because a few people on a message board are mad about it (I know that is a shock to some people on here), and most people complaining to Disney aren't griping about the people sitting there, they are complaining simply that there aren't enough tables for the crowds. So, Disney is handling it the most cost effective way. Rather than increasing seating capacity, they are limiting who and when you can sit down.

 

[LazyDaisy]

re: the poster(s?) who commented about parents thinking they're "more special" than others... well, no, I don't think parents think that. More often than not, I would venture that parents are trying to minimize stress for EVERYONE - including other patrons of the restaurant. One parent sitting down with one or more toddlers, babies, preschoolers (not older kids who can patiently stand in line if they have any manners at all) is less disruptive, on the whole, than said toddlers waiting in line. And non-parents would probably be the first to complain about having to stand next to one or more restless toddlers for 15-20 mins.

That said, with a little planning (and luck) I wouldn't take kids to eat during such a peak period. I've never been in a situation at Disney before where there were literally no tables - except one time when we were at Casey's, and we had to eat standing up. But that was one trip out of, what, a couple dozen? I had no clue this was such a passionate issue among people. If it was that crowded, and a CM told me that they were really short on tables, I wouldn't be offended. If it's less crowded, it's a non-issue. What exactly is the problem, here, again??

 

[kaytieeldr]

Regarding everyone waiitng in line together which can make lines even worse, what if Disney started a system where a family gets in line all together, but is given a ticket or something and then the "table-sitters" go to the CM guarding the eating area, show their ticket to prove that food is coming, and are let in. This way the order line isnt massed w/ people and still no one just wanting a seat is allowed in the eating area.

You think this would work? Idk, I was just thinkin'

I think it wouldn't work. Until you actually have your food, there is no 100% guarantee that you'll actually be eating at that restaurant or need the table. Lots of things could happen. Someone in your party could have a meltdown, or (knock wood) get sick, or the restaurant could be out of the only food your picky eaters will consume...

Meanwhile, guests with food but who couldn't do the ticket thing are still wandering around looking futilely for somewhere to eat.

 

[kaytieeldr]

Well those that get called out always yell innocent,innocent

Seriously dude, you're proving my point over and over. Nothing you said (including this) has anything to do with anything I said. Now, if you want to actually give an analogy, I'm the guy that walks into McDonald's, takes his 11 yo with him to order while my wife takes the baby to find a booth, then we bring the food to them.

Kinda like everyone on the planet not on DIS. My point, though, is that if you follow the rules, you aren't being rude. When Disney allows you to do this (during slow times), it isn't rude. In fact, it is perfectly normal and exactly what everyone not on DIS does.

People on this board are so myopic and judgemental it astounds me.

Not everyone, on or off the DIS, by necessity or consideration.
Every non-Disney counter service place I've ever been to (except Sonic) has ample waiting space in the 'lobby' and has never had all its tables occupied at once - so your comparing apples and oranges.

Rules? I think you have that backwards. A lack of enforcement of a procedure doesnt make a behavior a rule. The behavior itself can be self-centered and inconsiderate toward others, but I'd hate to think Disney has to enforce common sense.

And "a lot of people" doesn't equal "all people".