Holding a spot in line for a ride? Is it okay?

[mamaCta]

Another exception to this though is when a new ride opens with a 3+ hour wait (Finding Nemo Submarines is a prime example) and you have small children and they can't stand for more than an hour/hour and a half and maybe one parent wants to take them on a ride or two in fantasy land with a 10 minute wait. Only reason I except this is because I know when Nemo opened it was a 3-5 hour wait and anyone waiting in this line was crazy as it is but I dont think anyone could possibly sit in line for this long at disneyland without wanting to get out and just go on other lines.

From a parent of a 2yo, I thank you for this. I hope others feel this way. It's going to be hard to get her to accept waiting in line for up to 20 minutes, and we will probably have to do things this way.

 

[disneyfreak202]

From a parent of a 2yo, I thank you for this. I hope others feel this way. It's going to be hard to get her to accept waiting in line for up to 20 minutes, and we will probably have to do things this way.

Yes. I totally get children have short attention spans and an hour wait is all they can handle and usually that is hard to get them to wait in. After that if your trying to entertain them go on walk on rides and it's easy to meet back up with the person in line. By all means take your child on those rides I just don't get when like 3 adults and one child cut in line to meet another adult or another family. That's when it gets out of control.

 

[Disney Dreams]

In fairness, the OP didn't really ask if people like it, just if Disneyland allows it. OP, the answer is yes.

Does DL allow group members to hold a spot in line while waiting for a ride? Are there rules against this? If I send my husband to run and get a fastpass while me and the kids wait in line for a ride, can he then join us in the line when he returns?

Yes, Disneyland allows it. No, there are not rules against it. Yes, your husband can do as you have described.

The thing is, though - you let in one person and 25 other families ahead of you let one person in, and suddenly that line is a whole lot longer.

I wouldn't say anything for one person, but when you think about how one person can add up it can add considerable time to your wait.

Thank you!!!

Let's say there is a 45 minute wait posted and every person in line has another adult and a child off somewhere wandering around to not have to wait in line, getting a snack, shopping, taking a picture with a character, using the bathroom, or whatever they may be doing, that truly equates to being almost a two hour wait because the reality is there are two additional people in line for every person in line. That's not cool to those who got in line expecting a 45 minute wait (plus it results in DISBoard posts about inaccurate wait times being posted ). If everyone has a child and an adult off somewhere joining them, it really adds up.

- Dreams

 

[fctiger]

I'm basically with everyone else here. Usually one person is fine, sometimes two, but usually no more than that. If its like one person holding it for five people or something that should be a big no-no, but its probably allowed though.

But yeah, it happens ALL the time. I sometimes in line and see a huge group of teens cutting through saying they are looking for their party. I mean what do you do? Are you going to stop and interrogate them? Most people just look the other way because they dont want to make a scene or they simply dont care. For most its probably both.

And I been to Hong Kong Disneyland many times, BELIEVE me, compared to what goes on at that park its very, very tame at DLR!

 

[klangkat]

Let's say there is a 45 minute wait posted and every person in line has another adult and a child off somewhere wandering around to not have to wait in line, getting a snack, shopping, taking a picture with a character, using the bathroom, or whatever they may be doing, that truly equates to being almost a two hour wait because the reality is there are two additional people in line for every person in line. That's not cool to those who got in line expecting a 45 minute wait (plus it results in DISBoard posts about inaccurate wait times being posted ). If everyone has a child and an adult off somewhere joining them, it really adds up.

- Dreams

Yes, this!!

If you get in line and there's fifty groups/families/couples in front of you, and they all have someone joining them - that's not letting one person past, that's letting fifty people past!!
It isn't against the rules, but I do think it's a matter of neccessity vs consideration that everyone needs to weigh up.

 

[wallawallakids]

I think it is fine. I never have a problem with one or two people joining in with their family in line. I don't really let stuff like that bother me. Disneyland is a big place. People get separated, kids have to go to the bathroom, stuff happens. And whats that saying? "Don't sweat the small stuff and all stuff is small stuff." Disneyland is my happy place. A few people getting ahead of us on a ride isn't going to ruin it for me. Have a great trip!

 

[Malcon10t]

Let's say there is a 45 minute wait posted and every person in line has another adult and a child off somewhere wandering around to not have to wait in line, getting a snack, shopping, taking a picture with a character, using the bathroom, or whatever they may be doing, that truly equates to being almost a two hour wait because the reality is there are two additional people in line for every person in line. That's not cool to those who got in line expecting a 45 minute wait (plus it results in DISBoard posts about inaccurate wait times being posted ). If everyone has a child and an adult off somewhere joining them, it really adds up.

- Dreams

It would be one thing if the way they calculated the wait time was to look at how many people were in the queue and guesstimated based on that. However, that isn't how it is done. They hand someone a red lanyard at the queue entrance. You hand it back at the load area. They now know how long it took and update the boards. This would take into account people being added into the queue. The line wait are only as accurate as the last time check. I believe on rides that are popular, they run a time check every 5-10 mins.

 

[tdhickey]

It's not a big deal, but a real PIA when a whole family is trying to push there way through a line so please be courteous and don't do it all the time. Many lines you are basically making people move out of your way to get through.

Little kid bathroom break, minor emergency, etc of course it's fine.

Doing it as a way to skip waiting in line for your whole family, I say no because it is inconsiderate to the 400 or so people who have make room for you to get by to join your party in line again. When you think of it this way, it's kind of an ****** thing to do on a regular basis.

 

[Malcon10t]

It's not a big deal, but a real PIA when a whole family is trying to push there way through a line so please be courteous and don't do it all the time. Many lines you are basically making people move out of your way to get through.

Here is my deal. I don't have a problem with people joining families, but I do have a problem with pushing up through a line. They need to join at a spot where it is available. Such as TSMM has chains at the end of the lines, wait down there til your family gets there, or they wait for you there and let people go past them. RSR, there are roped areas by the road by Flos, Soarin, just before you enter the building, etc...

 

[awdsmama]

It doesn't bug me if it's a person or two, but when it's obvious mom was holding the spot while the family was doing other stuff then I find it rude. But not worth making a big fuss over unless they are being rude to you while getting in "their spot"/acting outright entitled etc.


What I find more annoying (along the same lines) is when the person in front of me at the grocery store is then joined by someone else who was sent to get a few more things while person A got in the checkout line. Maybe that one bugs me more because it disturbs my day-to-day life and at DL I'm more relaxed

 

[BUDDHALUV]

Nothing irritates me more than when a group of people start weaving through people to catch up to somebody hold in a spot, people don't realize these lines are constantly moving so when you think you are holding a spot all you are doing is cutting in line which is extremely rude. I agree the husband catching up are not as much of annoyance.

 

[gilesmt]

I don't mind if mom takes little one to bathroom, or if one person joins another, I just assume they needed a bathroom break. But if it is a group of say 20, I get pissed. And no Disney does not have a policy.

I was in line for toy story one August night, me and dd, boyfriend and granddaughter. A father and son was in front of us. We went thru about 30 minutes, when when all of a sudden 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10.11.12.13,14,15,16,17,18,19 people got in between dd and boyfriend and my and granddaughter to join the father and son. We tried several times to catch up to dd but could not get thru the rude church group. When I finally got to the front, I told CM that I wanted to go with dd but it was to late. When we got off we went to a cast member and explained that the group did, nothing was done, no apology to us, no ticket giving so that we could all ride together.

Later that day we were in line for tower of terror and low and behold the group did it again, this time we held hands and refused to allow them to go ahead of us. This time they went to cast members after the ride because they were the ones separated and cast members did nothing for them either.

So disneys policy is do nothing if it happens, my policy is hold hands with your group and don't let more than a mother and child thru, or a father thru.

I think what really got me was the shirts they were wearing, they were a church group and the shirts on back said something about treating others as you want to be treated. That really pissed me off.

 

[mamaCta]

I think what really got me was the shirts they were wearing, they were a church group and the shirts on back said something about treating others as you want to be treated. That really pissed me off.

Oh, the irony.

 

[mrzero]

What I find interesting about the PP's who are not bothered by 1 or 2 guests jumping the line is why do you (or I) have to make a determination on what the cutoff amount is? How about 0 people jumping the line, that's a much easier way to determine what is right or wrong. Takes the guess work away.

 

[starshine514]

Here's the bottom line: Disney allows it, so, yes, you can do it. Many people (including myself) are annoyed by it, some may even confront you about it or try to not let you through.

Can you? Yes

Should you? In my opinion, No

 

[Virgoinab]

What I find interesting about the PP's who are not bothered by 1 or 2 guests jumping the line is why do you (or I) have to make a determination on what the cutoff amount is? How about 0 people jumping the line, that's a much easier way to determine what is right or wrong. Takes the guess work away.

I see your point.

However, now this just applies to me, I can sympathize with having to take young children out of line for a bathroom break, I have had to do it, but we never cut back in line, in the past the family re entered the line, or we waited on our own to ride. For me, that is how I handle it. For various reasons' that is how we operated.

Having said that, and this may sound harsh, when my boys where young, we took them to the bathroom before we got into a long line, because my DH does not, and I mean does not condone, accept line cutting/joining under any circumstances. He for the most part would not say anything to a family/young child, but ya, I have heard him say a few choice things to teenager's, single men/women coming back, groups trying to "join" and he is a very large muscular man, and sorry does not move under those circumstances.

Premtive post, for those who may want to come back and say "why worry about?" That is his choice, and if you do not let it bother you, good for you. We are all different. Certian things bother me, certian things bother you, certian things bother other people.

 

[mmmears]

Like many others, I'm bothered by all the line-cutting. Except when a little child needs to leave the line to go to the bathroom. But then, many people in line see you leaving and remember you when you come back. No so for the large groups of teens or adults that barrel their way through the cues to catch up with their friends.

 

[sherilaine]

I think the key difference people seem to tolerate more is when they see someone "leave the line and then come back" - clearly you were there, putting in your wait time and something came up with a child and well, such is life. However, yes, when people "join" the line, that is another story altogether.

However, it seems people who would never join a line are very bothered by others who do - but people who think nothing of it herding themselves through a line to catch up to their party, do not care either when they see people doing the same thing. Those who follow the rules are more annoyed by those that break the rules then vice versa.

It can cause you a lot of stress - and when at Disney, stress should be left at the gate, if possible!

 

[SweetAlex]

Having a large group cut in line in front of me to meet up with 1 person who did all the waiting... yes, this would REALLY frustrate me.

Having a parent with a little child come in front of me after a rush to the "potty" to join her family? (as any parent knows, you can NOT schedule potty breaks with little ones). Totally cool . They put in their wait time, they aren't holding up the line with just 2 more people (a large group DOES extend your wait time). It's all good.

 

[MickeyFan18]

So what if we are in line at say TSMM and while we are windin around one of our group members jumps out to buy waters for everyone and then comes back and reenters the line where you can just step over the chain. He was already in line so no one is waiting any longer than before, he jumps in and out where he can without having to push by anyone and its just one out of the probably 12 in our group. Is this acceptable? I mean that line can be really long and it can get hot...