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

[cobright]

You probably have in mind people who go out of their way to stop you. It's not against the law to refuse to step aside or let go of hands while waiting in line.

It can be. It comes down to my right to go somewhere, like 100' further down the line where I left my wife and kids 10 minutes ago. If I have a right to go to that place and someone refuses to let me pass by them with the intent of keeping me from going to that place, then in most places they could be committing false imprisonment.
Here's a bit from findlaw:
"In fact, any person who intentionally restricts another's freedom of movement without their consent (and without legal justification) may be liable for false imprisonment, which is both a crime and a civil wrong."

If you want to play hall monitor, that's fine, but you can't actually intentionally restrict a person's ability to walk down an aisle.

Blocking the path through happenstance such as the dimensions of a mobility device or whatever is a different matter, but linking arms to block someone from walking by you to their spot in line is illegal. And petty.

 

[StuckInKS]

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.

Exactly. There is no way my whole family is getting out of line just to convenience someone else. I will take my kid potty and get back in line with the rest of my family one way or the other

 

[StuckInKS]

Boy, was that couple mad!

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

If someone's going to be inconvenienced by me and a small child going back down the line to rejoin the rest of our family, just wait until I bring all 8 of us UP through a long, winding line just so one of us can go potty

 

[Koz]

Nothing on this board makes me cringe more than grown adults using the words "potty" and "yummy"

 

[TiggerBouncy]

I wouldn't blink an eye at a parent / child joining their family - even if they hadn't been in the line; I would assume it was a case of "i'll meet you there in a moment while I take him to the bathroom".

Likewise I generally don't even have a problem with a single person joining their family. It really doesn't affect me - in most cases, they ride the same vehicle anyway so it's not like I am getting on any slower because of them.

Where I have a problem is if it's more than 2 people. If you and 36 of your closest friends and the Brazilian cheer leading squad join frank who was standing in line for you, that's where I get annoyed.

 

[GaryDis]

can be. It comes down to my right to go somewhere, like 100' further down the line where I left my wife and kids 10 minutes ago. If I have a right to go to that place and someone refuses to let me pass by them with the intent of keeping me from going to that place, then in most places they could be committing false imprisonment.
Here's a bit from findlaw:
"In fact, any person who intentionally restricts another's freedom of movement without their consent (and without legal justification) may be liable for false imprisonment, which is both a crime and a civil wrong."

Are you an attorney? Because that doesn't sound like the way an attorney would approach the issue.

The thing is, the other people have the exact same right as you to stand exactly where they're standing. Your general right to move, apart from the interactions with Disney's right to manage the behavior of guests, doesn't override their rights. If you insist that you have a legal right to compel them to move, then how can you say they don't have the legal right to just walk in front of you without having anyone to meet up? And don't say it's because of Disney's policy, because a) as others have indicated, it's implied, not officially in writing shared with the public,mane b) Disney's policies can't create criminal law.

 

[jcjen519]

I always try to stay on top of potty breaks and the needs of my kids but stuff happens. I don't see this happening constantly and it doesn't seem to be some huge conspiracy or problem at Disney. If it happens, take your little kid to the bathroom and get back in line with your party.

If someone says something then ignore them. If someone physically stops you from passing then speak with a cm who in my experience would assist the person with the child.

Refusing to allow someone to pass is silly, possibly criminal depending, and I doubt it will be successful.

 

[TiggerBouncy]

Are you an attorney? Because that doesn't sound like the way an attorney would approach the issue.

The thing is, the other people have the exact same right as you to stand exactly where they're standing. Your general right to move, apart from the interactions with Disney's right to manage the behavior of guests, doesn't override their rights. If you insist that you have a legal right to compel them to move, then how can you say they don't have the legal right to just walk in front of you without having anyone to meet up? And don't say it's because of Disney's policy, because a) as others have indicated, it's implied, not officially in writing shared with the public,mane b) Disney's policies can't create criminal law.

I am pretty sure there is nothing criminal about refusing to move aside for anyone other than a police office / fire fighter / other authority. Otherwise, I imagine we would see lawsuits left and right in malls, airports and other public venues. I can't tell you the number of times I am caught in a hallway behind someone who is slow moving and doesn't move to one side or another. I don't think I can legally shove them aside, and I don't think legally they HAVE to move aside to let me by. That's a bit of a different scenario then restricting someone's movement which you are eluding to - like if I tried for example to unlawfully restrain you in a closed room.

Note I am not a lawyer, so I could be wrong - and of course you can sue for anything - you just probably won't win and might even get hit with frivolous charges. However, I would be shocked if any judge upheld and awarded someone for damages for not letting someone cut ahead of you in line.

 

[nilla]

You take the kid to restroom, return to your remaining family members in line once done, and not care what people on the DISboards think.

 

[Momtomouselover]

I think pandemonium doesn't break out in line with everyone coming and going because most people are using common sense and courtesy. It is not fun to have to excuse yourself into/out of line with a child or alone. So, we (and I assume most people) try to avoid this but sometimes life happens. Some lines are pretty easy to join back up in (duck under the rope, say excuse me, or use the FP line and/or ask a CM) and others a little more difficult. Short of the rare people that are truly trying to ride two things or truly cut in line this really isn't a problem. The problem comes in with the large groups joining up and/or not being courteous or the self elected "line police".

 

[nkereina]

I agree with some PPs in that if the child is older and/or the line is somewhat short (30 mins or less, for example), then the need for someone to leave to use the restroom and return to their same spot is more difficult to be understanding on. That being said, it's certainly nothing for anyone to get in a huff over. Everyone behind them has the same wait regardless of whether the kid visits the restroom and comes back, or doesn't leave at all.

 

[bumbershoot]

but it seems like those with only one child think it's rude to leave and then rejoin your family. I get it - you have no one to rejoin! However, with multiple kids, the odds of one of them needing to use the bathroom increases, even if you do a potty break right before, and families really do want to ride together, and it's more disruptive to have multiple people leave the line.

DO families "really do want" to ride together? Why? Why is that such a necessity that you will work so hard to get back to the family members? I truly do not understand. I have toured the parks in a group of up to 8, and we are all perfectly content to split up for a bit, re-meet, etc. Why is sitting in the exact same vicinity at the exact same time SO important?

Also, you might want to rethink how you said that. "you have no one to rejoin!" I think you're confusing families with (or traveling with) one child with one adult and one child. In the case of 1&1 there's no one else to rejoin, but you're not thinking about there being TWO adults and one child. And in doing so, you're really diminishing smaller famlies by saying "you have no one to rejoin". Ugh.

You take the kid to restroom, return to your remaining family members in line once done, and not care what people on the DISboards think.

You can ALSO leave the line for the bathroom, then go off and do something else, and not care what people who desperately need to be glued to their family all day think. Part of the family can stay in the line while the others go, then the others can get into line again and NOT fight there way up, and they can all meet up without caring what others think. And they can have discussions about the *different* experiences each group had, thereby adding interest and extra fun to the day. All without caring that some people think it's cool to inch their way back up to where they were.

 

[ellie05]

I hate people that cut in line. But I have no problem when parent and small kid leave to go to the bathroom. The thing is you usually see them leave and come back. We had this happen when I went with our big family group. Trying to get 16 of us out of line would have been impossible. So my aunt took my cousin to the bathroom and then join us back at the line. Nobody is perfect and it is totally understandable that sometimes small kids just really need to go right then. But don't tell me your 16 year old needs to go that is not ok sorry.

 

[hiroMYhero]

Considering the OP posted hypothetical scenarios and returned to state what he would do in the situations, not to mention the many concrete examples and suggestions given in the thread, closing for now.