Have to get this off my chest, was I wrong?

[fan1080]

Moving around someone is line is essentially line cutting.

I don't get it why everyone is in such a hurry to go no where.

If they are holding up loading of the attraction, then yes, that might be a reason to move around them. Any other excuse is line cutting.

 

[disneydad78]

I belive correct me if IM wrong, the "fence" gets wider at that point to allow people to stop talk , pics etc, with Mr. Head. anyway. I firgured it was to allow people to walk around those that stopped at that point. I dont blame you, for someone whos been several times with kids, even my kids dont like to stop and take that many pics anymore.

 

[mesaboy2]

I agree 100% but how does one put this in practice? How do you respond to the woman's outburst and anger? I'm just curious about how other people handle these heated situations.

Talking calmly rarely works since the other person is already fired up. Yelling just makes things worse and it's embarrassing to your kids. Calling a CM over seems like overkill. I'm thinking waiting patiently or pointing out the disappearance of the line are really the best actions.

Unless you're also interested in "teaching someone a lesson", as some here appear to be.

I agree with this PP with the exception of the first ride in the morning - when picture taking would really hold things up. Other than that whats the difference between waiting by Mr PH, the map or the log cabin?

That's exactly why I added the caveat about no one in line between PH and the FP merge point.

 

[kaligal]

I agree 100% but how does one put this in practice? How do you respond to the woman's outburst and anger? I'm just curious about how other people handle these heated situations.

Talking calmly rarely works since the other person is already fired up. Yelling just makes things worse and it's embarrassing to your kids. Calling a CM over seems like overkill. I'm thinking waiting patiently or pointing out the disappearance of the line are really the best actions.

She's throwing a temper tantrum because she is obviously accustomed to getting her way by doing that.

Since her parents never did it, it is time for others to do it: ignore her.

Temper tantrums should be ignored. Eventually the person will grown tired of bothering and will stop the bad behavior. She might even one day decide that the whole world doesn't have to stop when she decides she'd like to...you never know.

 

[TK-Fett]

I would have done the same thing, and if I were the one taking photos I would assume people would move past me also if they didn't want pics. In fact the que line gets wider at that point for that very reason I believe. I think Disney intended for people to be able to move over closer to Mr. P so that the line could keep moving.

In reality you may just be one or two families ahead of where you were but the lines seem so much shorter as long as you are moving. Disney is the expert when it comes to line management, thats whey they have so many twists and turns in their lines so you can see the whole thing at once. So I think they would have made the decision to have the spot for families to pull out of the line and get their pics so that other people may keep moving along, even if the difference is only a few seconds of actual wait time it will feel like a much longer wait if you are standing still rather than moving inches at a time.

I don't think you did anything wrong, you didn't really make your wait any shorter or theirs any longer. The only thing that anyone did wrong was yelling about the situation. You shouldn't have let it ruin your night.

 

[fan1080]

Someone stopping in front of me to take a picture doesn't mean that I can't bypass them. Just because the person stopping thinks the world revolves around them doesn't make it so.

So no you weren't wrong - and the lady who pitched a fit was just pathetic.

With all due respect, I don't see why anyone taking a photo would feel like the world revolves around them.

Now someone who feels they are permitted to cut in front of someone else in line.....

 

[tyniknate]

Someone stopping in front of me to take a picture doesn't mean that I can't bypass them. Just because the person stopping thinks the world revolves around them doesn't make it so.

So no you weren't wrong - and the lady who pitched a fit was just pathetic.

So essentially you are saying that the world revolves around you and that you shouldn't have to follow the rules? Lines are there for a reason and you have your place in it. That does not mean you can go around me because I'm taking pictures. I've not taken ANYTHING from you by snapping pictures while waiting in line. Not time from your vacation because you won't board any faster since the ride only boards at a certain speed no matter how close you are to me or me to the next person in line. I suppose you would trample a woman who was walking holding her toddler's hand in line because they didn't move fast enough for you and a gap opened between her and the person in front? It's essentially the same thing. NOTHING has been taken from you and you haven't been cheated of anything by my taking a photo or two.

 

[DVC_Princess]

As others mentioned, as long as the line hadn't moved to the FP merge point, I would wait. The way I see it is that Disney has added interactive features to their queues to make them less boring. Taking pics with potato head helps pass the time and is fun. Walking past those people in line was rude IMHO. You should have waited and maybe taken a pic or two yourself. Sounds like you got upset over nothing and ruined your own night. Maybe the other person overreacted a bit by calling a CM, but you have to see ur part in the whole fiasco too.

 

[tlbwriter]

To those who say the family lost their spots in the line when they got out to take pictures, and should have rejoined after they were done - would you have let them in front of you if you were at that spot when they got done?

 

[tlbwriter]

As others mentioned, as long as the line hadn't moved to the FP merge point, I would wait. The way I see it is that Disney has added interactive features to their queues to make them less boring. Taking pics with potato head helps pass the time and is fun. Walking past those people in line was rude IMHO. You should have waited and maybe taken a pic or two yourself. Sounds like you got upset over nothing and ruined your own night. Maybe the other person overreacted a bit by calling a CM, but you have to see ur part in the whole fiasco too.

Yes, this, exactly. Like I said earlier, the potato heads are there for a reason. Disney makes these lines more interesting because they know you'll be there for a long time. It's wrong for you to try to "forbid" people from enjoying those little interesting spots.

 

[OhioDisneyDad]

With all due respect, I don't see why anyone taking a photo would feel like the world revolves around them.

Now someone who feels they are permitted to cut in front of someone else in line.....

It's not cutting because the person(s) has stepped out of line to take a picture. Why do you think that area of the line is wider right at that spot? So people can take pictures and others can keep moving!

It's not a hard concept to grasp. All that woman did was show her kids that it's OK to throw a tantrum to try and get your way. Once again, pathetic.

 

[MisWal]

Like others said, it wasn't holding you up or delaying you from getting on the ride, so why not be patient and wait or ask if you could go around. She hopefully would have reacted more amicably and the uncomfortable situation could have been avoided and not left you so mad. She also should not have flown off the handle so quickly and dramatically.

Patience and kindness- both can get you (general you) a long way!

 

[kaligal]

With all due respect, I don't see why anyone taking a photo would feel like the world revolves around them.

Taking a photo isn't selfish at all.

Expecting every other person in line to stop moving forward because you've decided not to - that's extraordinarily selfish.

Lines move forward. If you don't want to move forward with the line, you must accept that the line will move forward without you.

Not everyone has to stop because you feel like doing so...because you aren't that special and the world does not revolve around you.

I think that's what they meant.

 

[tlbwriter]

It's not cutting because the person(s) has stepped out of line to take a picture. Why do you think that area of the line is wider right at that spot? So people can take pictures and others can keep moving!

It's wider so people can see the display and maybe stand there and take pictures if they want to. That doesn't mean they expect people to be booted out of the line.

 

[Day-Day]

It's not cutting because the person(s) has stepped out of line to take a picture. Why do you think that area of the line is wider right at that spot? ....

So people have room to position themselves for a decent photo with distance between them and the camera.

 

[OhioDisneyDad]

So essentially you are saying that the world revolves around you and that you shouldn't have to follow the rules? Lines are there for a reason and you have your place in it. That does not mean you can go around me because I'm taking pictures. I've not taken ANYTHING from you by snapping pictures while waiting in line. Not time from your vacation because you won't board any faster since the ride only boards at a certain speed no matter how close you are to me or me to the next person in line. I suppose you would trample a woman who was walking holding her toddler's hand in line because they didn't move fast enough for you and a gap opened between her and the person in front? It's essentially the same thing. NOTHING has been taken from you and you haven't been cheated of anything by my taking a photo or two.

Exaggerate much? Take all the pictures you want - I just won't be waiting behind you.

 

[BrerNashville]

You weren't wrong.

If they don't want to move along, that doesn't mean that EVERYONE else has to stop moving, too.

What does it matter if it doesn't impact when you get on the ride?

What if there was 2 feet of room -- just enough room for one person -- in front of that group? Do you slip into that spot? After all, they stopped moving with space in front of them -- why should everyone else stop moving too? What about four feet? six? fifteen?

I don't see any rationale for the "right" to be as close to the party in front of you with no gaps, if it doesn't get you on the ride any faster. It just means you will get to move faster in a couple of minutes than you otherwise would have.

Again, if it's clear all the way to FP merger point -- you should have the "right" to go around, as they are now letting other people in front of you as a result of their actions. But until then, who cares?

 

[ars0525]

I take pictures in line. But I have my camera ready, quickly take 1 or 2 shots (usually on the fly) & move on. If they don't turn out, I just ride the ride again.

If I stop for a picture & there is no line ahead of me (say I am leading a pack of people), I would expect those people to pass me & tell them to do so.

Now if we are all waiting in a slow moving line & the line moves a few feet while I am taking a picture & people are so hurried to shove past me to fill in that tiny slow moving space...so be it. I am not going to ruin my Disney time worrying about it.

I do think people who stop to do a photo session in line need to let others pass & not be obnoxious about it. You can't expect other people to wait 5-10 minutes while you get everybody's picture.

 

[HelenParr]

I'm with OP in the right to be uber annoyed that the other guests had an attitude after they were the rate limiting step. Having said that: I would have waited if possible just to avoid the conflict.

I say "if possible" because waiting at that point is not easy as it sounds. I've had the guests behind me annnoyed that I am waiting for the picture family - who I am clearly not with, Then guests behind me start to go ahead. That makes you stuck deciding which conflict you want, because the picture family has decided how they want it to be.

 

[fan1080]

It's not cutting because the person(s) has stepped out of line to take a picture. Why do you think that area of the line is wider right at that spot? So people can take pictures and others can keep moving!

It's not a hard concept to grasp. All that woman did was show her kids that it's OK to throw a tantrum to try and get your way. Once again, pathetic.

No, they have not stepped out of line, they have simply paused.

And, I think the reason the line is wider there is to allow a broader area for a family photo, not so people can go by. In order to get a family in the whole photo, you need to be able to move back a bit.

Moving around someone in line is line cutting. No different in this situation.