In Line ... Kids gotta pee ... then what?

[Easto]

There have been a few Threads about people line jumping to meet up with their group and there are mixed feelings on the topic.

I hate people that jump in line to meet with their group. Typically I think if you want to ride together, the people at the front should come back and meet with the rest of the group at the back.

I have a family of 4 with two kids (4 & 6)

We are waiting in line and the 4 year old needs a pee break. We have already been waiting in line, so it's not like we are going front 1 ride and meeting up with someone who has saved us a spot in another line.

What are your thoughts on 1 parent taking a child to the washroom then meeting back up with the other two in their original place in line?

If I knew someone was waiting from the start and had to take a kid out to pee I would be find letting them back in. However, everyone at the back of the line you're waling past wouldn't know that and it's likely to pi$$ a few people off.

In a perfect world your kids would use the washroom between rides, but anyone with kids know they need washroom breaks at the worst possible times.

Does everyone leave the line?

The two that went for the pee break come back and join the family?

Do they stay out of the line and not ride?

Do they wait at the back when they return?

 

[RachaelA]

We all leave the line.

 

[DekrRini]

If I saw a parent and small child going through the line, I wouldn't have a problem with it. Especially, if they were polite and apologetic. "I'm sorry. Little Bobby had to take a potty break. I hope you don't mind if I rejoin my family." What I don't like is adults and teenagers pushing forward. Even if their families are ahead of them, they can wait their turn at the back of the line.

 

[gatormom2tots]

I have no issue with little kids and pee breaks. All of us parents have been there- and a 4 year old, despite being taken to and being to pee, will inevitably have to pee. That being said, a 4 year old is one story. An 8, 9, 10 year old is another. If they are tall enough to ride a big thrill ride, they are old enough to be able to be able to "regulate" so to speak and know how to take care of their needs.

This last trip I purposely waited to potty train my 2 year old AFTER because I didn't want to deal with this. Even my 5 year old I don't think I would let out and in the line at this point- she is capable. My 10, and 11 year old- no way.

But I think most people are not going to have an issue with one parent taking a toddler or preschooler out of the line to pee- as long as they don't rejoin with all the older siblings or other adults!

 

[Disneylover99]

It really depends on the line and how far into it your family is. Some queues are not very manuverable. So while you may have to leave the line, I can't see pushing your way back into it, especially if you can't even see how far your family is.

 

[Amelia :)]

I think it should be the same rules for everybody, no cutting lines means no cutting lines, which to me also includes leaving the line then re-joining. Make them go (even if they say they don't need it) before joining the line. I have been to many theme parks when my child was 4, and would never expect to be able to leave a line and then re-join, whatever the reason. Maybe I'm harsh... But when you're out, you're out

 

[happymommy]

I would leave the line. But, if I were in the fastpass line, and the time was coming to an end, I would ask the CM on the way out of the line if we could return through it.

My first trip with DD, when she was 2 1/2 and fully potty trained, I made her wear pull-ups at Disney (and for the 12 hour drive down). I didn't want to worry about having to deal with her suddenly needing to go potty!

We also made sure that we took potty breaks even if they didn't think they needed to go.

I would feel rude to think I could cut back in line, plus by the time you leave a line and use the potty, how on earth could you find where you were? It would take probably at least 10 minutes.

 

[tobikaye]

I have seen a parent/kid leaving the line and then about 10 minutes later come back through, this was a 40 minute wait attraction so the line had not moved quickly. Since it was a long wait type attractions, most people had already been in line and no one had a problem with them getting back in line. I do not know if there were any issues at the back where they would have gotten back in line. Now, I have been in shorter lines, less than 20 minutes where we had already been in line for about 5 minutes when a parent/child came through to go to the bathroom. By the time we got to the loading area, the rest of the family was having to wave everyone past them as they waited for the others. As we were lined up, I saw that the parent/kid had caught up and it looked like most were letting them through, it just was a short wait on the attraction with a longer wait in the bathroom.

I have not been with children that needed to leave the line, so I do not know what I would do in that situation, but I do think that the length of the line would be part of the decision process.

 

[Easto]

Myself personally I would be OK with a parent and small child re-joining their family IF they had already been in line and had to leave.

If I left a line to take my kid to the washroom I don't think I would try and re-join unless there was some point in the line I could get to without pushing past people.

If 1 kid had to pee I don't think it's proper for the other parent to get in line and save them a spot.

 

[preemiemama]

I actually did this a few years ago at TSMM. It was just my son and I, but we needed a potty break. I told the CM we needed to leave the line to go to the bathroom. I was given a "bathroom pass" and told we could come back through the FP+ line when we returned with that pass. We had been in line for a while, and were very close to the steps, so the FP+ return put us back to about where we had been in line after we took our break. I believe there are other lines that have this- you just need to find a CM and politely ask if it is an option.

 

[Amelia :)]

Myself personally I would be OK with a parent and small child re-joining their family IF they had already been in line and had to leave.

If I left a line to take my kid to the washroom I don't think I would try and re-join unless there was some point in the line I could get to without pushing past people.

If 1 kid had to pee I don't think it's proper for the other parent to get in line and save them a spot.[/QUOTE
I'm the same, I wouldn't do it myself as I would feel rude, but I wouldn't bother making a fuss or stressing myself out if I saw somebody else do it. The thing is there are many groups of people out there who may have poor bladder control, or other genuine reasons they may need to leave the line, but at the end of the day these things only run smoothly when everybody abides by the same rules imo

 

[IrishNYC]

This topic has been covered ad nauseum in the "line holders" thread. It really doesn't need its own new thread.

 

[bumbershoot]

We just leave the line. If there's a CM to talk to we talk to them. Maybe they will want to give us a pass to more quickly come back.

There's only three of us, and a few years back both dh and I would have had a hard time getting back due to size. That has changed for me, but the lessons remain, and that lesson is that it's awkward and rude to come back through the line. When we would leave for DS we tried to wait until we were at a natural leaving spot because it was so difficult to get through.

 

[100AcreWood]

Our family of 5 was waiting in line for Test Track last October. My youngest had to go potty. We were using our fast passes. A very nice CM told me to exit the line and helped me find the nearest exit. She then told me to return to that exit and knock and she would let us in. My family continued on to enjoy the ride while ds and I took care of his business. Then we went back, knocked on the door and they let us re-join the line around the same place we left. Much to my surprise no one in line batted an eye.

 

[KrazeeK120]

I, personally, would not have a problem allowing a parent & small child into line after a bathroom break if they'd already been in the line.

However, I don't think I would take my child out and push back through the line...I would find it too awkward in most instances.

 

[BuckeyeBama]

We did it when our kids were very young. We always joined lines together, but when a line gets very long, you have to accommodate the small bladders of children. Once they got to be about 8-10 years old, if anyone had to leave the line for any reason, they waited for the family at the ride exit. Get out of line and you miss the ride.

 

[cdnjason]

If I saw a parent and small child going through the line, I wouldn't have a problem with it. Especially, if they were polite and apologetic. "I'm sorry. Little Bobby had to take a potty break. I hope you don't mind if I rejoin my family." What I don't like is adults and teenagers pushing forward. Even if their families are ahead of them, they can wait their turn at the back of the line.

This.

This topic has been covered ad nauseum in the "line holders" thread. It really doesn't need its own new thread.

And, this.

 

[serenitynow]

It isn't just kids who have issues with stomachs and bladders. Grown ups too can have immediate restroom needs.

 

[BrittyRo]

Just leave 1 parent in line, go bring the kid to pee and then meet back up in the line. This seems like a no brainer, if people have "problems" with this, that's ridiculous. Kids have to pee. It happens, no one should mind. If they do who cares.

 

[Disneylover99]

It isn't just kids who have issues with stomachs and bladders. Grown ups too can have immediate restroom needs.

Definitely. My husband has Crohn's and had to leave a few lines on our first trip. He just met us at the ride exit, or if the line was short, he'd get in line on his own and we waited for him at the ride exit.