How to handle line cutting?

[japanese maple]

I guess we really don't see it that often? We've been a few times in the last few years (last trip in October) and I don't recall any instances.

So if it did happen to us, apparently we just let them by!

 

[slo]

I didn’t read all the posts, but I’m just chiming in to say……
LET
IT
GO!

In every place there are situations that aren’t right and get on your nerves, but it’s not worth getting all worked up about, and having it ruin a good day or fun moment. Does 2 people cutting in line make you wait a lot longer to get on the ride? No, it doesn’t. And what is the big race anyway? Getting on a ride isn’t like an Indy pit stop, just relax and enjoy your time there. Also, we don’t know why people are cutting in line and who cares - Let. It. Go.

 

[Duckyswims1720]

I didn’t read all the posts, but I’m just chiming in to say……
LET
IT
GO!

In every place there are situations that aren’t right and get on your nerves, but it’s not worth getting all worked up about, and having it ruin a good day or fun moment. Does 2 people cutting in line make you wait a lot longer to get on the ride? No, it doesn’t. And what is the big race anyway? Getting on a ride isn’t like an Indy pit stop, just relax and enjoy your time there. Also, we don’t know why people are cutting in line and who cares - Let. It.

I didn’t read all the posts, but I’m just chiming in to say……
LET
IT
GO!

In every place there are situations that aren’t right and get on your nerves, but it’s not worth getting all worked up about, and having it ruin a good day or fun moment. Does 2 people cutting in line make you wait a lot longer to get on the ride? No, it doesn’t. And what is the big race anyway? Getting on a ride isn’t like an Indy pit stop, just relax and enjoy your time there. Also, we don’t know why people are cutting in line and who cares - Let. It. Go.

Indeed, what is the big race? Maybe the line cutters need to take a moment to enjoy the wait and go to the back of the line where they belong, preferably escorted by security

 

[Sparrow'sLady]

At this point, it is not worth the argument or possible altercation. (why do you think CMs do not do anything about line cutting?) It is only going to shave my ride time by a few seconds to a minute or two. With the way some people act these days, like wild animals, and they look for "victim-hood", I do not see it being worth it. My good time is worth more to me than being right in a situation like that.

Now, if you keep hitting me with your backpack, you are constantly bumping me in line or messing with my family - the story changes.

 

[CynBeth]

This line cut situation I am about to share has nothing to do with Disney. A few years ago at the inner harbor in our city there were a few not sure what type of military ships you could go on and tour for free were part of an event being held that weekend. By the time we got in line it was long. This husband and wife in front of us can’t remember if there were adult children or not the husband worked for one of the companies sponsoring and people he knew kept walking past the line and saw him and came over to say hi and he kept telling them to just get in line so it became a large group forming as he invited more families to join them in line. A lot of us had been waiting a long time. Some of those people kept leaving the line to go to nearby stores or get food and were told their places would be saved. We were not thrilled but we are the type of people who usually keep our mouths shut and try to avoid problems. The family behind us finally said something to them that what they were doing was not right and I thought they were going to get in a fight. Luckily just then after 2 plus hours we got taken to go through security and enter the first ship.

 

[BLTtinkerbell]

I applied for DAS and was denied. The accommodation they suggested was that my party wait in standby queue, call me when near boarding and I meet them in line. So in effect, I’d be line cutting as my accommodation.

I was going to mention this as well. There are times/situations where per Disney, someone can join their party as they get closer to boarding.

 

[PetePanMan]

It probably isn’t worth the drama to make a big deal out of it when on vacation but the serial offenders count on this. Some resistance may dissuade them in future. IMO Disney staff need to step up where ever possible but I have seen specific clear cut situations they have just ignored.

 

[imbelle]

It's offensive to my sense of fair play but I normally let it slide because:
1) I don't know their circumstance
2) if they don't have a legit reason then they are not the type of person that will react well to being called out and I won't be able to teach them manners
3) Karma's a *****. I just make a wish to the universe that they get what they deserve in life, then I move on to enjoy my day

 

[WIDisneyFan]

It's offensive to my sense of fair play but I normally let it slide because:
1) I don't know their circumstance
2) if they don't have a legit reason then they are not the type of person that will react well to being called out and I won't be able to teach them manners
3) Karma's a *****. I just make a wish to the universe that they get what they deserve in life, then I move on to enjoy my day

This is my approach as well - I absolutely hate line cutters but I am not going to risk ruining my , or another persons vacation over it. Life is too short to worry about (looking for politically correct word) "less than good people" so I choose to simply move on with my life and to quote others above - let it go

 

[cruising spud]

I would be curious to know if line cutting has increased since Disney introduced LL into the parks mix. Lightening Lanes and before that, although to a lesser extent, Fastpass, have taken away the "fairness" of waiting in line.

Most families who go to Disney are not like the people on this board. Disney, to most people, is not a, "well if I don't get to go on the ride this time, I can go on next time." It is a once or twice in a lifetime trip. And, it is expensive. And, people not knowing all of the tricks to how "to do Disney the right way-" often don't get to see everything they want to. Spending a lot of money and then not having your expectations met, can be frustrating.

Add to that, if your family is watching their budget and can't afford LL, I could see how anger in some people could grow, knowing that because they can afford to, others are "cutting the line" with LL.

I wonder if some families get to the point to saying-I am not waiting this long in line one more time-let's barge to the front.

Just a thought.

 

[PavlovPluto]

Has anyone been told by the CM at the ride that the re-entry or meetup procedure is "just walk past everyone in the standby line until you get to your party"? Disney isn't posting the specifics because it varies by attraction (LL, side door, escort, other), but there is no way that the actual procedure is to barge into a 60min line to meet up with your party near the boarding area.

We were told this last week at the Anna & Elsa meet and greet in Epcot. My daughter would rather die than try to get around people in the line.

 

[ScarletFire]

Same, I'm like your daughter! And I suspect this would make lots of people uncomfortable. You will definitely encounter eye rolls.

 

[Mambo Junkie]

Children can be unpredictable and there have been times when we have waited quite a long time (Frozen) only to have them say they have to go to the bathroom. I'll usually ask people a few groups back if they mind. Most people are very nice about it.
That said, I was in a situation where we were going to get in line for Test Track (very low 25 minute wait time) only to have my family members have to go to the bathroom. So, we stepped aside, while I watched groups stream past until the wait was 40 plus minutes. We finally regrouped and got in line. After some minutes, the group in front of us admitted several friends, then some more, then some more, until the group was over 20 people. I said something, because we had waited outside the line, why couldn't they? I felt horrible after. It was an incident that made my day a little less magic, and I'm sure theirs as well. I will just let them pass from now on. I'm at Disney and that's all that matters!

 

[Neener16]

I would be curious to know if line cutting has increased since Disney introduced LL into the parks mix. Lightening Lanes and before that, although to a lesser extent, Fastpass, have taken away the "fairness" of waiting in line.

Most families who go to Disney are not like the people on this board. Disney, to most people, is not a, "well if I don't get to go on the ride this time, I can go on next time." It is a once or twice in a lifetime trip. And, it is expensive. And, people not knowing all of the tricks to how "to do Disney the right way-" often don't get to see everything they want to. Spending a lot of money and then not having your expectations met, can be frustrating.

Add to that, if your family is watching their budget and can't afford LL, I could see how anger in some people could grow, knowing that because they can afford to, others are "cutting the line" with LL.

I wonder if some families get to the point to saying-I am not waiting this long in line one more time-let's barge to the front.

Just a thought.

I’m with you on this. We go once a year, sometimes twice. Fortunately, I can afford lightning lanes, but I know many people can’t. I was just there a couple of weeks ago and I think I’d lose my mind if I had to wait in line for an hour or more for a ride that lasts less than two minutes. I could see why people would get obnoxious, but it doesn’t make it any less irritating. We didn’t run into it too much because it was very toddler centered trip. We get lightning lanes, no matter what because toddlers are not that patient.

 

[WIDisneyFan]

I would be curious to know if line cutting has increased since Disney introduced LL into the parks mix. Lightening Lanes and before that, although to a lesser extent, Fastpass, have taken away the "fairness" of waiting in line.

Most families who go to Disney are not like the people on this board. Disney, to most people, is not a, "well if I don't get to go on the ride this time, I can go on next time." It is a once or twice in a lifetime trip. And, it is expensive. And, people not knowing all of the tricks to how "to do Disney the right way-" often don't get to see everything they want to. Spending a lot of money and then not having your expectations met, can be frustrating.

Add to that, if your family is watching their budget and can't afford LL, I could see how anger in some people could grow, knowing that because they can afford to, others are "cutting the line" with LL.

I wonder if some families get to the point to saying-I am not waiting this long in line one more time-let's barge to the front.

Just a thought.

We have been going to Disney World for more than 20 years and in my experience it is about the same and overall very rare but still annoying.

 

[Mambo Junkie]

Yes another factor is your party. I know I’m a lot more anxious when I have my son and his family as I carefully plan and want everything to go smoothly, as it normally does. Since we don’t go more than once a year (normally) when we have them we splurge on lightning lane passes. I usually am the one in the phone refreshing and grabbing more Lls while they enjoy themselves. Our upcoming trip is a couples trip and we like to stop and smell the roses so we don’t mind waiting. I will do lightning lanes for DHS and Ep (test track) but no others. Unless I decide to do AK for the advantage of getting passes for another park later in the day.

 

[Rory607]

I would be curious to know if line cutting has increased since Disney introduced LL into the parks mix. Lightening Lanes and before that, although to a lesser extent, Fastpass, have taken away the "fairness" of waiting in line.

Most families who go to Disney are not like the people on this board. Disney, to most people, is not a, "well if I don't get to go on the ride this time, I can go on next time." It is a once or twice in a lifetime trip. And, it is expensive. And, people not knowing all of the tricks to how "to do Disney the right way-" often don't get to see everything they want to. Spending a lot of money and then not having your expectations met, can be frustrating.

Add to that, if your family is watching their budget and can't afford LL, I could see how anger in some people could grow, knowing that because they can afford to, others are "cutting the line" with LL.

I wonder if some families get to the point to saying-I am not waiting this long in line one more time-let's barge to the front.

Just a thought.

I get what you’re saying, but it would still never be in my thought process to cut in front of a long line of people.

 

[brockash]

I get what you’re saying, but it would still never be in my thought process to cut in front of a long line of people.

Right, nor mine, but I think the OP was talking about the population as a whole. There are lots of things that I would never imagine doing that others wouldn't think twice about and vice versa. I think the OP was thinking about how something like line cutting may not have crossed more ppls minds before paid lightning lanes/fastpasses etc. (The added stress/frustration etc.)

Of course, I don't anyone on the thread would think it's ok or would themselves, but there are all kinda of ppl. in the world and we dont always have the same perspectives.

 

[gottalovepluto]

As I was entering Soarin', a child around 12 years old cut in front of me. The rest of his family was then behind me. When we got to the point of stopping to wait, the child would turn around and talk to his family. He would not give up his spot to be with his family nor did a parent tell him to move back with them. It got to the point of being ridiculous so I let the rest of the family (6-7 of them) move in front of me. I still roll my eyes about it.

That’s some next level dedication to line cutting lol

 

[Chuck96]

This has been an interesting Rorschach test of a discussion. Nobody is wrong, and everybody feels pretty strongly. I myself despise line-cutters - it is rude and disrespectful. There is a mathematical component to it for me as well - if 6 people are holding a spot for 2 folks using the restroom, I don't really begrudge that. When it's 2 people holding a spot for 8 folks - then it is contemptible. That's intentional.

In short, with all of their cameras, Disney should set the standard - once a group (or three) get kicked for line cutting (provable, on camera), then it will happen less. I agree that guests should not have to address it - but someone should or eventually the behavior may start to get normalized. As stated above, our collective sense of manners and decorum have eroded somewhat. Even though most people still (happily) adhere to our social contract, when you are on the wrong side of it, it can be frustrating. If it happens once or twice at a park on any given day, it's totally not a big deal. But every person in here has a story or two, so it does appear to be happening with a little more frequency. And I'd like the corporation making billions to be on our side occasionally