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

[mjkacmom]

It is also full of gangs of teens who cut the lines.

Not to nearly the extent of six flags - a pretty different demographic.

 

[IrishNYC]

It is also full of gangs of teens who cut the lines.

And adults who do the same.

 

[MaryLovesPoohBear]

Not to nearly the extent of six flags - a pretty different demographic.

No, but they are still there. Still pushing their way through the line.

And adults who do the same.

Yep. Adults, too.

 

[Mkrop]

Because six flags is full of gangs of teens who cut the lines, WDW is filled with families with young children with tiny bladders.

Hershey Park manages to enforce the no line cutting rule, saw first hand several people being escorted from the line. That is pretty family heavy place.

 

[PastryLover]

I took my 2 year old potty training twins to the bathroom towards the end of a long line. We tried to go before, but nobody had to go then.

On the way back to my husband we encountered a couple who would not let us by. A CM came over and when we explained the situation he escorted us back to DH. Boy, was that couple mad!

 

[Amelia :)]

I know I seem harsh, it's kind of just the rule I'm used to? This is an example of the signs we have at major theme parks in the UK. We are kind of sticklers for the rules over here... Do not disobey the sign I maybe wrongly assumed Disney would have similar rules to keep things orderly, maybe us Brits aren't laid back enough

 

[IrishNYC]

View attachment 179343 I know I seem harsh, it's kind of just the rule I'm used to? This is an example of the signs we have at major theme parks in the UK. We are kind of sticklers for the rules over here... Do not disobey the sign I maybe wrongly assumed Disney would have similar rules to keep things orderly, maybe us Brits aren't laid back enough

Disney is the only theme park I've been to in the US where these kinds of rules are non-existent, or not enforced if they do exist.

 

[Silvermist999]

We were in the regular line for SDMT and the wait was about 45 minutes long so not too bad. Before we lined up I asked DS to go to the restroom and he said he didn't need to go over and over, so we all lined up. Well, he was playing a lot with the interactive activities - especially the water related ones, and as you may guess, suddenly he had to go to the restroom - and very urgently. We were all prepared to exit the ride because of this, except we were already inside the queue where it curves inside, and there was no way we could go forward or move back out of the line. After what seemed like hours, we finally got to the point where they let the FP+ people in and we told the CM about DS and that we wanted to leave the line. Well, the CM told DD and I to stay to wait there and after DH & DS exited/returned via the FP+ entrance, we could get back into the queue at that point! It was awesome that they let us do that - but totally not expected.

 

[Amelia :)]

Disney is the only theme park I've been to in the US where these kinds of rules are non-existent, or not enforced if they do exist.

I just think if it was something everybody did the lines would be chaos!

 

[mjkacmom]

I just think if it was something everybody did the lines would be chaos!

And yet, they are not.

 

[maxiesmom]

And yet, they are not.

Because not everyone is comfortable pushing by people to leave a line and then again to get "their" spot back.

 

[Mkrop]

And yet, they are not.

Because many of us had our kids go before getting in line, thus avoiding adding to any chaos

 

[mjkacmom]

Because many of us had our kids go before getting in line, thus avoiding adding to any chaos

I've only had to get out of line once, with a 4 year old, but some kids can have to go, even if going beforehand. My kids are all teens, and I still make them all use the bathroom before car trips, and try at rest stops. And before dd13 was diagnosed with celiac, we had our fair share of bathroom emergencies. I just can't even imagine getting my panties bunched because someone's child needed a potty break, and needed to get by, definitely not my definition of chaos.

 

[Sammie]

We all leave the line and start over. It's just part of it.

 

[Jadyreen1282]

I took my 2 year old potty training twins to the bathroom towards the end of a long line. We tried to go before, but nobody had to go then.

On the way back to my husband we encountered a couple who would not let us by. A CM came over and when we explained the situation he escorted us back to DH. Boy, was that couple mad!

Hmmm. Are you flaming-baiting me?

 

[cobright]

Interesting theory. Which law, exactly are they breaking?

Does that include people that simply don't get out of the way of you walking past them or just those that actively block you?

If you physically prevent me from walking along a pathway that I have a legal right to walk along you're committing a simple assault. In the ridiculous proposition that the pathway is exactly one person wide and the blocking person is simply not moving out of the way then it's unlikely you would have gotten to that point in the first place. If some one simply decides to not get out of my way, I'll walk around them.

If someone decides to put their hands on me because they think the time I already spent waiting in line is worthless, they'll spend a fair bit of time regretting that.

You do not get to impose your will upon another, bodily. Any recourse other than, "I'll tell a CM on them" or maybe, "I'll mutter dark words about them as they pass" are outside the fellow guests purview. You want to play Johnny Law, I'm ignoring you. If Johny gets physical, he'll end up with a ruined vacation.

 

[cobright]

But what do you do if people refuse to let you by? Lots of people could have gotten in line after you leave, they'd have no idea you were in there before.

It's really simple

If someone won't let you buy, go around them. if that doesn't work, get a CM to help you. People who block paths are a danger. If they do it by intimidating you then they are criminals.

 

[MaryLovesPoohBear]

If you physically prevent me from walking along a pathway that I have a legal right to walk along you're committing a simple assault. In the ridiculous proposition that the pathway is exactly one person wide and the blocking person is simply not moving out of the way then it's unlikely you would have gotten to that point in the first place. If some one simply decides to not get out of my way, I'll walk around them.

If someone decides to put their hands on me because they think the time I already spent waiting in line is worthless, they'll spend a fair bit of time regretting that.

You do not get to impose your will upon another, bodily. Any recourse other than, "I'll tell a CM on them" or maybe, "I'll mutter dark words about them as they pass" are outside the fellow guests purview. You want to play Johnny Law, I'm ignoring you. If Johny gets physical, he'll end up with a ruined vacation.

That is assuming that people are physical with you. Which no one indicated that they would be.

As I have said, more than once, I ride a scooter. For me to block you, I simply have to not move. (Which I wouldn't do to a child desperate for the restroom. I'm not cruel)

But there are two ways for you get past me. One is to step over me. That normally entails stepping on the scooter, and swinging your leg over the steering mechanism. Then swinging your first leg over. That generally puts your butt or crotch in my face. Or, I can wait until there is room ahead of me, and I can steer slightly under the ropes/chains/bar. Of course there are places where someone could pass, and that would mean that my husband would simply have to move.

But I don't have to touch you to block you. In fact, you would touch me, or my scooter, getting past me. If you want to talk about assault, you would be talking about you assaulting me.

All of that said, I would never block a child that had to pee. Or anyone leaving the line for any reason. And chances are, I wouldn't block you coming back, because we would have had to dance to get you past me on the way out. And I remember you.

But someone coming through because they had to park their extra special stroller? That might be a different story.

 

[JimmyV]

Disney is the only theme park I've been to in the US where these kinds of rules are non-existent, or not enforced if they do exist.

And doesn't this end the discussion? Disney could, if it wanted to, post signs like this and enforce a cut and dried rule. Instead it has CMs who will escort you back to your original place in line where you rejoin your family. This is a pretty clear indication of where Disney comes out on the courtesy and accommodation factors. It could be Draconian. It has chosen not to be. End of discussion. Fade to black. Roll credits.

But I don't have to touch you to block you. In fact, you would touch me, or my scooter, getting past me. If you want to talk about assault, you would be talking about you assaulting me.

There are no queues at WDW where a person cannot get past a scooter unless the person in the scooter actively tries to block said person. Most attractions with long lines also have parallel FP lines like Space Mountain. One can always duck into that line for a brief moment to get around a scooter, assuming that the scooter operator is trying to enforce whatever rule it is that Disney itself chooses not to enforce.

 

[MaryLovesPoohBear]

There are no queues at WDW where a person cannot get past a scooter unless the person in the scooter actively tries to block said person. Most attractions with long lines also have parallel FP lines like Space Mountain. One can always duck into that line for a brief moment to get around a scooter, assuming that the scooter operator is trying to enforce whatever rule it is that Disney itself chooses not to enforce.

That would make sense, but it wouldn't explain the sheer number of people that haven't said a word, but simply stepped over me. You would have thought if they could simply walk around me they would have.