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

[Norton figment]

Have you looked into a DAS service for that? I would think it would help if he can't wait long until a possibility of needing to rush out. Hope he's okay!

different poster and we have one for my mom for the same issues, it works but there are still fastpasses lines that end up over 30min. I'm offended by those that won't let a parent and child pass either way for the bathroom. Same goes for a single adult leaving and then coming back in. Years ago we had no idea aboUT the pass and numours times my mother would leave the line and then rejoin. We never go in a line if my mother wasn't with us. She never had a problem gettingback in line. But I can tell you she has had to miss out numerous times due to bathroom issues. You can tell a line jumper from and emergency. Think about the last time you had an ergant bathroom issue. I can pretty much guarantee that it was sudden. Show some compation most of the time the one or two people coming back into line are not going to delay you ride time by more then a couple of minutes and since they were already in line and then came back in line then there is no differance. I do feel strong that dont get in line without the whole party. I

 

[wishtdream]

Some of the rides often have wait times that are in excess of 120 minutes. If Disney were to enforce a strict no re-entry policy they would need to start putting restrooms in the line areas. It is not only children who have the need to use the restroom and people should not be punished for being human.

 

[matthew517]

People need to treat others like they want to be treated. We with kids have been there. I have no problem with it.

 

[Paula Sedley-Burke]

I would have no issue with this at all. I am
Surprised Disney don't do a red card or something you can have when leaving the line for this purpose and returning.

 

[mousefan73]

Exa


Exactly Mary, I don't want to sound preachy, my child isn't perfectly behaved, but it's important kids realise that the world doesn't just revolve around them. You can't expect to not follow the rules and be inconsiderate of other people, it's good for them to learn that. I just would never dream of doing it myself.

Sorry but where isnthe rule that if one needs to use the restroom it is inconsiderate to leave and come back. There is one important point everyone is missing.leaving to pee is not cutting or waiting less time. ???i find it mire inconsiderate not allowing someone to go pee and expecting them to start over waiting. You can see it both ways. Thise not allowing pee'ers back in line are inconsiderate as they were techincally there before you.

 

[SaintsManiac]

We make sure everyone uses the bathroom before getting in a long line.

 

[MaryLovesPoohBear]

Sorry but where isnthe rule that if one needs to use the restroom it is inconsiderate to leave and come back. There is one important point everyone is missing.leaving to pee is not cutting or waiting less time. ???i find it more inconsiderate not allowing someone to go pee and expecting them to start over waiting. You can see it both ways. Thise not allowing pee'ers back in line are inconsiderate as they were techincally there before you.

You didn't quote me, but I wouldn't let my son leave then enter the line.

But that doesn't mean that I refuse to allow other children by me, out and then in. Of course, as I have explained on another thread, they have to be able to get by me. I'm not performing any crazy tricks to allow them by.

 

[DrunkJam]

I would do my very best to stop this happening, and my default would be to rejoin the end of the queue, BUT, that is sometimes unfair.
ALSO, I have a child who qualifies for a DAS, and this helps a LOT, given that queuing for him is REALLY difficult, so, if he had queued for like 20 minutes without melting down (which is unlikely and hugely challenging), and then his sister needed a pee and we ALL had to leave the line I would HAVE to find a CM and see if something could be done as it would ruin our whole day!

Some of the queues are IMPOSSIBLE to wind back through, so, I am not sure I would hope to be able to do that, even given another adult in the line.

 

[CarrieR]

I'm a pretty strict no line jumping person, but a kid pee situation is totally different.

I do agree that wait time makes a difference. If it's a ten minute wait for Winnie the Pooh... just exit & rejoin at the end. 60 minutes into a 90 minute TSMM line? Yeah.

 

[Amboo]

Personally, I think it's fine. I'm not going to question a couple people coming through the line, regardless of age. I don't know their situation, it's not my place to judge. However, some people will judge and/or get upset, so you need to be prepared for that. We try to make sure we've gone before getting in lines, and we don't do long lines. So if the need arised, we'd probably just leave the queue since we wouldn't have been waiting that long. If we did find ourselves in a situation where we've waited a long time and someone had to go, I probably would rejoin the line. I hate inconveniencing people by cutting through, but I would also hate having to wait a long time again just because of a quick potty break.

 

[anniemae]

We make sure everyone uses the bathroom before getting in a long line.

But if everyone did that, we would have nothing to have a heated debate about.

 

[jsmla]

I guess I was a big old meanie when our two were young. Once the kiddos hit four or so they were given the opportunity to use the restroom before getting into a line. Once in the queue if they needed to use the restroom right away we left and didn't return. If DD (our emergency pee prone kid) had to go she and I left and DH and her brother would ride without us. This rule also applied to any sort of misbehavior in line as well. We didn't have to enforce this many times before the emergencies/misbehavior decreased to almost nil. In all fairness our two were perfectly healthy with no urinary tract or bladder problems whatsoever.

As far as the two hour lines were concerned that wasn't happening even if everyone could make it without needing to "go". The kids were both made well aware that if they wanted to ride the headliners they'd have to haul their rears out of bed and get to the park for rope drop.

 

[THEDISNEYTHREE]

I have absolutely no problem letting anyone ( adult or child) back into line if they needed to use the restrooms.

 

[bwifan]

I have no problem with it. You can make your kids pee at all the appropriate times and yet this can still happen. They are eating different foods, it's hot as the sun, stuff happens and you have to leave line quickly! This happened on our last trip. We had fast passes for star tours. My daughter and I left line while the others went on. When she felt better we got in standby line. While I have no prob letting a parent with a little one through, I would probably never presume such a courtesy for myself.

 

[Amelia :)]

You didn't quote me, but I wouldn't let my son leave then enter the line.

But that doesn't mean that I refuse to allow other children by me, out and then in. Of course, as I have explained on another thread, they have to be able to get by me. I'm not performing any crazy tricks to allow them by.

It's not neccessarily about the people who let you leave the line and allow you to rejoin, because from their perspective you were always in front of them so it's not a problem. But the people who have joined the line after you have left, have every right not to let you back in, because from their perspective you were not in front of them when they joined so it may just feel like somebody is pushing in front.
Personally I would let somebody do it to save an argument, but I'd never do it myself because I think it kind of bad manners, but if you try it maybe just be prepared that some people might not like it.

 

[whiporee]

A kid going to pee is going to be back in a few -- maybe five minutes, top. There shouldn't be a lot of movement in the line, and most of the people in line will have seen you leave, and the few who have an issue with it would be frowned down.

 

[rs4600]

Do unto others....

 

[maxiesmom]

Some of the rides often have wait times that are in excess of 120 minutes. If Disney were to enforce a strict no re-entry policy they would need to start putting restrooms in the line areas. It is not only children who have the need to use the restroom and people should not be punished for being human.

Cedar Point seems to manage just fine with that kind of rule. And their major rides often have lines longer than 120 minutes.

Honestly, I have no problem letting someone out of line and back in. Buuuuut, there is no rule that says it must be allowed. I don't think it is being punished as much as it is sometimes stuff happens, and you deal. If you can get back to your spot in line, great. If someone doesn't choose to let you past them, then that is fine too. There is no rule that they need to allow you by them.

 

[ChloesDaddy]

In three trips, always with at least one preschooler, we have had only one instance of one of the kids needing to use the restroom while in line. We were waiting at the merge at TSM and then DD5 announced she had to go. I asked the CM what the best course was. She said to exit the way we came and then return through the FP line while our family waited there and that she would let the CM at the entrance know. We returned with no problem.

If they started denying reentry for potty breaks I'm afraid there would be more incentive for people to make kids "hold it" with less than a 100% success rate.

 

[wishtdream]

Cedar Point seems to manage just fine with that kind of rule. And their major rides often have lines longer than 120 minutes.

Honestly, I have no problem letting someone out of line and back in. Buuuuut, there is no rule that says it must be allowed. I don't think it is being punished as much as it is sometimes stuff happens, and you deal. If you can get back to your spot in line, great. If someone doesn't choose to let you past them, then that is fine too. There is no rule that they need to allow you by them.

I don't have the patience or the desire to ever wait in a line of that duration, nor would I ever choose to subject my children to that special kind of torture. It is unrealistic to expect the majority of the population who are willing to wait that long to also wait more than two hours to use a restroom and certainly unrealistic for Disney's very young target audience. While I am vaguely aware of Cedar Point's existence.. It is not on my radar as somewhere I am willing to spend several thousands of dollars almost every year to visit. If this is truly the rule there it is not somewhere I would be likely to ever visit as it does not sound very family friendly.