Hateful Old couple!!!

[stanmills34]

Just got back from disney and had a great time..Except for Monday night at fantasmic.. We did the dinner package and were watching the show my 4 year old daughter was cheering for snow white when she was going by in the boat and this old lady had the nerve to turn around and tell her to be quiet..My wife told her to sit somewhere else if she didn't like it and that this was disney world and kids could cheer as loud as they want..So my little girl continued to be excited and she turned around again and told us to keep her quiet. At this point I can't believe what i'm seeing so at the top of my lungs I scream for arieal and then me and the husband had some words..Is it just me or are these people crazy...if by chance this couple reads this I know where you can go and it's not Disney World...

 

[ms mouse]

I think Disney is a great place for both kids and kids at heart. Maybe she should have been nicer but I always tell my kids to enjoy themselves but to respect those around them.

 

[Tink3Bell]

Were you in a movie theatre? How loud can a 4 year old be?

 

[FayeW]

At this point I can't believe what i'm seeing so at the top of my lungs I scream for arieal and then me and the husband had some words.....

Sounds like you were somewhat of a jerk yourself, stan. Once you saw that your daughter was disturbing the other guest(s), you should have asked her to cheer more quietly.

I can imagine if the old folks did post here. It would be something like: "My husband and I were trying to watch Fantasmic, and this little girl kept screaming behind us. We asked her once to be quiet, but she continued. We asked a second time, and then her father started screaming too! I couldn't believe what I was hearing!"

Respecting someone's right to enjoy the entertainment is a two way street.

 

[Alex&Evan'sMom]

I agree with Stan. I do teach my children to be respectful of others but if they get a little overexcited at something that is taking place outside where I'm sure other people were making noise(people talking, babies crying etc.) I would not shush them. And due to my momma bear tendency I probably would have told the couple that if my child was bothering their experience they should feel free to relocate. It is Disney World after all and everybody has their own opinion of the perfect vacation. You have to make your own and not expect anyone to change theirs for yours.

 

[Rebecuberduber]

yeah, hello, she's four. Of course she gets excited over snow white. It's cute seeing the little kids get worked up over their favorite characters. How could the old couple think that wasn't cute? They're definitely vacationing in the wrong place. I would be so thoroughly p-o'ed if someone had the nerve to shush my little one at Disney World when she saw a character she likes. Even big people get excited over the characters, and that's great, too. So long as she wasn't being overly obnoxious, but I can't imagine how a four-year old getting excited over her favorite characters could get to that point. If she was throwing popcorn in the old lady's hair, or fussing and whining the whole time, or kicking the old lady's chair, something along those lines, then I could see turning around and politely commenting to the parents. But getting excited over the characters? It's ludicrous to get bent out of shape over a child's joy and excitement in Disney World of all places, or anywhere for that matter. I hope your little girl was oblivious enough not to notice the grouchy old bitty and that she still has good memories of her beloved characters.

 

[holcomb-mania]

She was just grumpy cuz she saw someone earlier using their FPs after the window had expired.

The nerve!

 

[mouseketeer70]

It would be interesting to hear both sides of the story. I have taught for 18 years and know that "cheering" could encompass a wide range of noise levels and actions. True, 4 year olds of course get excited at Disney ( I have 3 kids of my own and we go at least once at year). Also, it is my experience that there are some people at Disney that make you wonder why they went in the first place...If they don't like children or noise they are certainly in the wrong place! None of this excuses Stan's behavior though. Sorry, Stan. I know you were angry but this seems to have just provoked the old couple and made the situation worse. Just because they asked you to quiet your child doesn't justify your actions. Were they hostile? Did they use profanity? It doesn't sound like your child or family was being threatened. Your wife told them they could move and that should have been enough. If they were sitting by you then they used the dining package too so remember they had a right (that they paid a pretty penny for) to sit in that area too. Come on people...you are in the happiest place on earth remember! It's hard, but you can't let people like this get to you! As hard as it is you are setting an example for you kids with everything you do, including how you react to situations like this. Sorry for your bad experience. Try to remember all the fun you had instead!

 

[mommyto_3princesses]

No one better shush my child. They can ask the parent nicely to have the child quiet down-but never do it themselves.

 

[disnut8]

I think my thing about this entire thread is the title. "Hateful Old Couple!!!"

Old? How old? Old is a relative term. Older than the OP? Gee, that could have been me. I'm 46. I'm not old.

Couple? Where did the guy say anything?

Hateful? Asking a child to be quiet?

Yes, the woman could have asked nicely. That's not in dispute here. But did she? Did she say "could you please be quiet?" in a normal tone of voice? Did she turned around and get into the girl's face and scream "SHUT THE HECK UP!!!!!" Don't think that because the girl continued to cheer.

To the OP - would it have killed you to say "sorry, she's just excited right now"? And then cheering yourself for absolutely no reason is just plain juvenile.

If I was the lady, I'd be posting "Inconsiderate Young Family!!!"

 

[dogodisney]

Was your DD possibly yelling right near her, maybe in her ear?
I have raised 3 daughters and am now raising my 5 yr. old DGD.
4 yr. old little girls ARE loud and they have can have squeaky voices. I know my girls' voices could grate on my nerves at times. Heck two of my girls are teenagers now and their voices can irritate me!

 

[themilesfamily]

I think I'm going to side with Stan on this one. Somewhat.

I think the couple in front of them should have just sucked it up and lived with the pain -- not taken time to turn around and make a little 4-year old and her entire family feel bad.

That said, I wouldn't have escalated it with the couple as Stan and his wife seem to have done. I would have just apologized and asked my DD to keep it down a bit. I wouldn't have told the couple off or tried to make additional noise.

There are SOOOOO many people at WDW -- it's necessary just to learn to be tolerant of each other when at all possible. Big confrontations with others can really ruin a vacation.

 

[Jeanine3kids]

You Go Stan.

I Am Sick Of People Who Are Anti-children Coming To Disney World If You Don't Like Kids People Guess What Find Another Place To Vacation Because Disney Is Mainly For Kids. Go Find Somewhere Else To Be Miserable, Instead Of Taking Away A Little Girls Pleasure Of Cheering For Her Favorite Princess. The Nerve Of Some People And I Hope This Person Is Reading. I Am Gald You Said Something Stan Good For You.

 

[FayeW]

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[FayeW]

You Go Stan.

I Am Sick Of People Who Are Anti-children Coming To Disney World If You Don't Like Kids People Guess What Find Another Place To Vacation Because Disney Is Mainly For Kids. Go Find Somewhere Else To Be Miserable, Instead Of Taking Away A Little Girls Pleasure Of Cheering For Her Favorite Princess. The Nerve Of Some People And I Hope This Person Is Reading. I Am Gald You Said Something Stan Good For You.

You don't have to be "anti-children" to not want a little girl screaming in your ear! I am sure the child's entire memory of her trip won't be of some old lady telling her to SHHH!

I can't believe so many people would be upset for somebody shushing their kid. Frankly, I would be embarassed if somebody else had to do my job for me because I couldn't keep my children from annoying other guests.

 

[fortheloveofamouse]

I teach my children to be respectful to others, but I could never imagine a child's excitement at WDW as annoying or inappropriate. If that's how they felt, fine they can have their own opinions, but they certainly had NO RIGHT to shush your child. If they had an issue they should have never said it to the child. That is way out of line, IMO

 

[maxiesmom]

I teach my children to be respectful to others, but I could never imagine a child's excitement at WDW as annoying or inappropriate. If that's how they felt, fine they can have their own opinions, but they certainly had NO RIGHT to shush your child. If they had an issue they should have never said it to the child. That is way out of line, IMO

I agree! And if the old couple did have some kind of medical problem with their ears, that a little girl cheering caused them pain, they could have asked the parent nicely to have the girl tone it down a bit. If they were just being mean and crabby, which is possible, then pooh on them! Kids should be able to cheer at Disney World, for goodness sake!

 

[Alex&Evan'sMom]

You don't have to be "anti-children" to not want a little girl screaming in your ear! I am sure the child's entire memory of her trip won't be of some old lady telling her to SHHH!

I can't believe so many people would be upset for somebody shushing their kid. Frankly, I would be embarassed if somebody else had to do my job for me because I couldn't keep my children from annoying other guests.

I think questioning their parenting skills is a bit out of line since nobody except the OP knows the whole story.

 

[FayeW]

I think questioning their parenting skills is a bit out of line since nobody except the OP knows the whole story.

The post you quoted is not questioning the OP's parenting skills! I was responding to Jeanine3Kids.

What's the big deal with somebody putting a finger to their lips and saying SSSHHHH!?!? Why is that "out of line"? Do your jobs and somebody else won't have to shush your kids.

I really get sick of watching kids getting away with bad behaviour while their parents stand there either oblivious or looking at their little darlings like they just discovered the cure for cancer.

 

[mouseketeer70]

You said it exactly....None of us knows the whole story. We are assuming a lot based on what Stan said ( and just based on what he said, I still have to say he went overboard and made the situation worse by acting like a bratty-rather than plain excited- child himself). The OP obviously felt they had a reason to ask for the child to be quiet. And maybe there wasn't anywhere for them to move. Maybe they were there first. Maybe the child was doing a bit more than simple "cheering". There are a lot of assumptions here, especially by everyone getting so upset at these OP we dont' even know. Again, it would be interesting to hear their side of it. Even Stan didn't say the OP screamed or anything. From what Stan said the OL asked twice for the child to be quiet. (Note he didn't say she "shushed" the child but rather asked the parents to quiet her-Stan's words). And he also said the words exchanged weren't until after Stan started yelling. But since we don't really know what happened we can't judge them or why they asked for her to be quiet. And one last thing...just because your child is at Disney World and is excited is no reason for your child to act up. I am NOT saying that his child was in this situation but some people that have posted seem to be saying that because it is Disney all behavior by children is ok. Again, I don't know if his child was or not because our info is one sided. IMO, based on what Stan said of HIS behavior, he seemed to be the one most out of line. Perhaps there would have been a much better way to handle things. But, we weren't there so..... Hopefully Stan and the OP won't have this happen to either of them again.