Have you ever had a shock?

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[zuzu310]

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this board. I have 2 instances.
1) On our honeymoon, we stayed in a non-Disney hotel (BIG MISTAKE!). Anyways they picked us up in the parking lot of Disney and this family pulls up with one son in a wheelchair (the fold-up variety). The son proceeds to get out of the chair, helps fold it up and stores it in the compartment of the bus. I mean he was walking around. I think he was healthier than me. Welll over the next few days the same family showed up with a different person in the chair each time. I was so angry and then they were LOUD on the bus. So loud you could barely stand it...How would they feel if someone in their family truly needed that chair?
2) My mom's first trip to Disney was last year and we sat down on Main Street 1 and 1/2 hours early for Spectromagic. Some woman shows up 5 minutes before the parade starts and proceeds to seat her enormously big for his age 13 year old son between me and the child next to me. Then he proceeds to hang halfway off of the sidewalk so he is in the way of picture taking. He finally gets so bored he just gets up and leaves. AAAAGHHHH! That made me so mad. If you want your kids to have prime seats then sit there early enough. Just because my mom and I didn't come with kids doesn't mean that we can't enjoy the magic just as much. I swear sometimes people act entitled to special privileges at Disney because they have kids with them. EVERYONE is entitled to Disney magic!

 

[x.laura.x]

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[my_try]

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[CdnDisneyFan]

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[Syrreal]

I'll be there later this week. We'll see if I have anything to report back

 

[Goobergal99]

Is anyone here waiting for someone to say "Hey, That was me!"

 

[dbenlee]

Actually, I have been waiting for someone to post that a story told on this thread was about them. Thought it would be interesting to hear the other side fo the story.

 

[Goobergal99]

I actually think their was a post earlier made by someone syaing that they check the posts frequently to see if any are about their family

Which reminds me, It always makes me smile to see a big family @ WDW. Last year when we were there, there was a family at Chef Mickeys of a mom and dad and their four 's my DH just smiled the whole time because the Dad was like this big teddy bear. After dinner my DH went up to him and said how much fun he was having watching them and asked how many bathrooms they had at their house, The guy just laughed and My DH responded with a "That's why we only have one, b/c I know we would end up with all the girls and IMO there is already to much estrogen around" The guy thought he was pretty funny and said he wouldnt trade it for the world

My mom came form a family of 4 girls as well, so my DH is probably right about his prediction, although he is form a family of 4 boys and a girl so who knows. Ok I am done babbling back to our regulary scheduled programming of peeing in public

 

[MASHELL]

A couple of things that shock me are the MASSIVE backpacks and/or strollers people take to the parks. I have been on buses that were full and someone will be sitting in a seat and have there backpack or stroller taking up another seat. When we arrive at our destination, usually that person just steps off the bus and then HAVE to open the stroller at the bottom step and place his little darling in it. Can't they move away a few steps and let people off first??? They rent strollers at all the parks, and just how much stuff do you have to carry to an amusement park that you need a huge backpack???

 

[Goobergal99]

A couple of things that shock me are the MASSIVE backpacks and/or strollers people take to the parks. I have been on buses that were full and someone will be sitting in a seat and have there backpack or stroller taking up another seat. When we arrive at our destination, usually that person just steps off the bus and then HAVE to open the stroller at the bottom step and place his little darling in it. Can't they move away a few steps and let people off first??? They rent strollers at all the parks, and just how much stuff do you have to carry to an amusement park that you need a huge backpack???

This doesn't shock me as much as annoy me. But then again I am shocked at how many ppl don't give up their seats for the elderly. But to play devils advocate maybe they just aren't accustomed to the whole bus thing, I live in the city so public transportation as always been a part of my life.

 

[sara74]

A couple of things that shock me are the MASSIVE backpacks and/or strollers people take to the parks. I have been on buses that were full and someone will be sitting in a seat and have there backpack or stroller taking up another seat. When we arrive at our destination, usually that person just steps off the bus and then HAVE to open the stroller at the bottom step and place his little darling in it. Can't they move away a few steps and let people off first??? They rent strollers at all the parks, and just how much stuff do you have to carry to an amusement park that you need a huge backpack???

Yep, they rent hard plastic, non reclining double strollers at the parks for $18 a day. Not an option for our family for our trip. 1) 3 days at disney without going to the parks, just Downtown Disney, minigolf and the resort - which was CBR for those 3 days. Needed a stroller at CBR for sure. Or should I carry the 30 lb 2 year old to get lunch from Aruba to OPR? Did I mention that DH was in Miami for a conference and I am 6 months PG?
2) If we don't bring our stroller from home then no stroller at JFK for our flights. No fun with a 2 year old, a four year old and an early AM flight!
3) NO reclining on WDW strollers = no real naps for a little one. DS's seat recline flat so he could take an hours nap without his neck at a horrible angle while DH and DD rode BTMR and Splash and I hung out people watching.

There are 3 good reasons we brought our stroller. And sure it is big and bulky. But we did try to get out of the way to load and unload the little ones, and tried to have it all ready to go when the bus showed up so as not to delay other people's trips. Funny, I thought everyone we ran into on the buses was very helpful and nice. Wonder how many people were really cursing us under their breaths!

 

[Philadisney]

Actually, I have been waiting for someone to post that a story told on this thread was about them. Thought it would be interesting to hear the other side fo the story.

in my trip report last year, i wrote about how an adorable little boy sat behind my friend and I on barnstormer and, after riding two times, turned to his dad and said "i liked it, but i'm done with it." my friend and i thought that was so cute, and so perfectly summed up how tired we felt after the long wonderful day, that we repeated the phrase throughout the trip. the boy's parent read my report and commented on it - quite a coincidence! so ya never know!

 

[a*lil*bit*goofy]

Yep, they rent hard plastic, non reclining double strollers at the parks for $18 a day. Not an option for our family for our trip. 1) 3 days at disney without going to the parks, just Downtown Disney, minigolf and the resort - which was CBR for those 3 days. Needed a stroller at CBR for sure. Or should I carry the 30 lb 2 year old to get lunch from Aruba to OPR? Did I mention that DH was in Miami for a conference and I am 6 months PG?
2) If we don't bring our stroller from home then no stroller at JFK for our flights. No fun with a 2 year old, a four year old and an early AM flight!
3) NO reclining on WDW strollers = no real naps for a little one. DS's seat recline flat so he could take an hours nap without his neck at a horrible angle while DH and DD rode BTMR and Splash and I hung out people watching.

There are 3 good reasons we brought our stroller. And sure it is big and bulky. But we did try to get out of the way to load and unload the little ones, and tried to have it all ready to go when the bus showed up so as not to delay other people's trips. Funny, I thought everyone we ran into on the buses was very helpful and nice. Wonder how many people were really cursing us under their breaths!

I think you took what the OP considered to be shocking too personally. As parents we have all been there. But I think that there are enough threads on "take a stroller or rent one" that you can put your comments there.

OK PEOPLE nothing to see here! Let's keep this thread open, with no more warnings, not sure if the thread can handle it.

 

[Luv'sTink]

People are amazing sometimes!

 

[ton80]

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[Kimberly815]

I will be in WDW on Monday, and I will keep my eyes peeled for shocks and report back.

 

[MASHELL]

Didn't mean to step on your toes, but I took small children to the parks 25 years ago and we rented the strollers, or took our own umbrella stroller, and the kids were just fine. We are getting ready to take my 1year old granddaughter in December. But we travel light and don't want to have to keep up with so much stuff, or worry about things getting stolen. Lighten up the load, you'll be less stressed.

 

[MareQ]

Didn't mean to step on your toes, but I took small children to the parks 25 years ago and we rented the strollers, or took our own umbrella stroller, and the kids were just fine. We are getting ready to take my 1year old granddaughter in December. But we travel light and don't want to have to keep up with so much stuff, or worry about things getting stolen. Lighten up the load, you'll be less stressed.

25 years ago there was only 1 park - the "world" is MUCH different now.

Every family is different and what every family may need during the day is different also. What works for you may not work for other families and that's ok.

 

[AnaheimGirl]

There are 3 good reasons we brought our stroller. And sure it is big and bulky. But we did try to get out of the way to load and unload the little ones, and tried to have it all ready to go when the bus showed up so as not to delay other people's trips. Funny, I thought everyone we ran into on the buses was very helpful and nice. Wonder how many people were really cursing us under their breaths!

Bolding mine.

Sara, based on what you said, the shocked person wasn't talking about you or people like you at all. I highly doubt if anyone was cursing you under their breath, and if they did, after being courteous with your stroller, well, that's what would have shocked me.

We always bring our own stroller, too, for the same reasons as you, and are courteous with it, too. We have in the past had backpacks that some might consider large, because we had to carry diapers in it. But we didn't swing them around haphazardly or give them their own seat on the bus, so I know these posts don't apply to me. I imagine they don't apply to you, either.