Is it OK to save a spot in line?

[wendylovesdisney]

This made me mad one time: 2 kids ducked under all of the ropes and cut through to run ahead of my family (literally bypassing the whole que) and then the parents walked leisurely through the whole line to catch up and when they got to us said excuse me and squeezed right by my family! This was line cutting for sure!
I would not care about small children coming through with a parent though while another one waited.

 

[kamik86]

I agree,if you're talking about rides I feel the entire group should come in together and wait like everyone else.Shows like Fantasmic where you have people saving seats is probably more tolerated since many people do it but when entering ride lines everyone should be there,like the PP said if a 5 year old needs to go to the bathroom I'd be fine with that.

I think for fantasmic its a bit different because there isn't so much of a line as a mass group of people (you shuffle forward and back in line by more then a few people as everyone moves) and there are things to buy in the line. I saved a seat for a few min. for DH once becasue he stopped to grab us a water just before the line got into the stadium. Also the point of counting how many people can get into the theatre is back further so by the time you get to these booths your already counted as in. So its not like stopping there and rejoining is going to make someone think they could get in and not be able to.

For meet and greets this doesn't bother me as much either. The reason is that the time for a family is relatively constant. a family of 3 with one child doesn't take much longer with a character then a single person. It still isn't really right in my opinion as the other child was doing other things and not waiting like they should be but who knows maybe some of these kids really just can't wait in the sun and were waiting with mom in a shady spot, and not on a ride during the wait. (In this case its like an alternative entrance which I have no problem with at all)

Lines for rides is the worst because you end up pushing past people. There are almost no rides that you can just join into without pushing past everyone.

 

[kamik86]

This made me mad one time: 2 kids ducked under all of the ropes and cut through to run ahead of my family (literally bypassing the whole que) and then the parents walked leisurely through the whole line to catch up and when they got to us said excuse me and squeezed right by my family! This was line cutting for sure!
I would not care about small children coming through with a parent though while another one waited.

Wow... The only way this could ever be acceptable is if the family didn't ride and the parents were just picking up their unruly children that broke away from them and tried to cut the line. (I had a family member when I was small that was known for trying things like this until he learned that he couldn't get away with this with my parents and that he just wouldn't end up riding at all.) He was my older sisters step child. I think his mom let him do the trick above so he was trying to get away with it with my family as well.

 

[Cherinva]

IMHO the proper thing to do is for the whole family to enter the line together....I've seen it where one person in front of us had numberous "family" members join them...when in fact is was a bunch of teenage kids

 

[Butterbunkins]

I think it's rude for part of your party to get in line with the intention of others catching up later. However, if everyone is in line and someone needs to duck out and come back, that's different.

 

[Vaughn4380]

Is it rude for you to hold a spot in line for your wife and kid that had to leave the line they already entered and make an emergency potty break? No

Is it rude for you to hold a spot in line for your wife and kid that DID NOT enter the line with you because your kid needed a potty break? YES

Is it rude to hold a spot in line for your fifteen member extended family because they are on another attraction? Yes

Is it rude to hold a spot in line for 45+ members of your tour group because they are grabbing a snack? Yes

All of the above have happened to me at various times.

 

[Disney0010]

Do you consider it rude to have a few people wait in line, and have the remainder of your party join you later? Particularly if they are able to do so at a convenient point, where they can just duck under the rope, and do not have to shuffle and push their way through?

There are a number of reasons this situation could arise, just wondering what is generally considered to be acceptable.

No, it's not fair and it rude. Everyone should wait. No way would I allow anyone to join a line in front of me. All should wait just like the rest of us do.

 

[Disney0010]

When I worked at Indiana Jones a few years ago we specifically told people that they had to enter the queue together and that saving seats was not permitted. And we did enforce this rule by telling other Guests to fill in all available space in a seating row.

And I had a few Guests complain to managers about this; they told the Guests they would talk to me about it. The discussion was: "Mike you did your job properly; next time you might try to be a little more polite when you enforce the rules".

I like your style.

 

[buffettgirl]

Doesn't bother me a bit If Grandma and Grandpa want to sit while the line snakes around and then jump in with 4 others who are already ahead of me, what difference does it make? Had their entire party of 6 got in line ahead of me to begin with I'd still be 6 people back. If mom and kids need to sit while Dad waits just so mom can keep kids occupied, what difference does it make? If they all got in line together, I'd still be exactly in the same spot that I am when they jump back in line.

I really REALLY have better things to worry about.

 

[TDC Nala]

In general, wait for everyone to join the group before getting in line, as it is awkward and rude to have them pushing through the line to catch up with you. Emergency potty break OK, but just because you want a head start in line before the others catch up, no.

 

[smitch425]

Something else to be aware of is not to block the entrance of a line while waiting for the rest of your party. Be sure you are standing to either side so that other complete parties can get through and enter the line. This also applies to people waiting for their FP time to come. If you only have two minutes until you can enter the FP return line, don't crowd the entrance, stay to the side so people can enter the queue.

Both of these scenarios have occurred multiple times on each of our trips. It's as if people think 1000 people are going to get in line before they do in a matter of minutes. Not realistic and they will still get to ride. It is not the end of the world if 5 families get in front of you. You will live.

 

[gator girl]

The thing is... I don't mind the people skipping me in line so much. I mean, what's a few people here & there? So I'm 2 cars back on the ride. What's that, 30 seconds or so? All things being equal it's really no big deal.

What *is* a big deal? The pushing past when there's no room. Most queues are NOT designed to be several people wide, and most queues do not have an easy-access place close to boarding where people can just walk up & duck a rope. So what happens? The "skippers" literally push people aside every 2 feet or so, through hundreds of feet of queue. Just because you're chanting "Excuse me. Coming through. Family is up ahead!" over & over does not mean that I'm not going to get shoved up against a rail while your dripping sweat gets rubbed all over me as you pass. Gross.

At least WDW is relatively new and thus was built with.... um.... modern American body shapes in mind. The WORST was the people pushing ahead at DL in the Peter Pan queue, which was *barely* wide enough for one person as is. A teen & her mom barrelled through the line literally bending people over the railing into the next row of the queue so they could get by, and we were like 90 seconds after rope drop. There is no excuse anyone could possibly come up with that the rest of their party couldn't wait for them to arrive before getting in line all together. Ugh. Rude.

 

[torinsmom]

We experienced some major line cutting this past week. On Spaceship Earth, there were maybe 20 people from a tour group in line a little in front of us. We saw the rest of the group coming, and sure enough, when the leader got to a corner of the queue, he held up the chain and let them all go under and in front if probably 100 people. When we told the CM, she apologized to us but said nothing to the group. My friend had the same thing happen on the Hulk at IOA and the CM told her if they were caught, they would be thrown out. On our DHS day, on the way to TSM, we saw a HUGE group, probably 300 teens and we high tailed it to make it around them. We almost made it; only a leader and 5-6 teens made it to the line before us. Then they proceeded to call the rest of the group up We told them no, and the leader ended up letting us in front of them. The wait time went from 30 minutes to 90 minutes when the group got in line.

So.....if there is a young child with you and the two of you are joining your party after going to the bathroom, I would let you pass. Otherwise, I would tell you that your party should step aside and wait for you. We always wait for our whole party before getting in line.

 

[kristie64063]

Yes, absolutely rude.

 

[floridagirl61]

Rude and unacceptable, 99.9% of the time.

Couldn't have said it better

 

[nobellybutton]

I don't mind as much if it's a parent/child situation they get off line & go back..BUT I DO MIND those big tour groups that can be from a group of 25-over 200 and they all wear the same shirts or whatever and believe that because 2-3 make it to a line they all get the "pass" to cut ahead...ummm NO!! I paid for my family to enjoy Disney too..and I wouldnt do it to anyone else & wont allow it to be done to my family..wait your turn like everyone is...we'll ALL on vacation & want to enjoy it too!

 

[kristie64063]

I do think it's rude for rides....however, I will say that the last two times we were in MK right at rope drop during EMH, either me or my husband high-tailed it to the Rapunzel meet and greet line and stood there while the rest of our party ran around and got fast passes (this was before the back end of the time window was enforced). I'd do it again, too. The CMs acted like it was pretty much par for that attraction...they asked each person in line how many were in their party. I guess I look at it differently in that case because the attraction wasn't open yet. Pretty tough to get a 5 year old to stand in line for an hour when the line isn't moving at all and all of Fantasyland is beckoning . No one had a problem with it, and most parents were operating the same way...one parent had the kid and the other parent was texting them to come back as soon as it was time to start. I told the CM my husband would be bringing my daughter back when it was time to let the first group in, he went on counting until he reached 30 kids (or however many they actually let in) and put the rope down. That particular meet and greet is unique, I think, just because of how long it takes to get in if you aren't in that first group...and they only count children but adults are allowed in on the sidelines.

Not really true ... everyone else was just more polite than you, and didn't say anything...

 

[AJ1983]

I agree with some PP that the only excuse for line cutting is for an emergency potty break, when the need only arose after the family were well into the line. If your kid has to go before getting in line, then the entire party should wait. If there are only 10 people behind you in line and your 3 year old has to go NOW, then also I think the entire party should remove themselves from the line.

I think its completely unacceptable to send a designated person to stand in line and have 20 people swoop in at the last minute. Some people here have said "whats a few more people in line?". True enough, if that happens once. However, if you start out with a 30 minute standby waitime, and the line in front of your doubles because of line cutters, then that pushes back your standby time even further. As one PP said, our time is just as valuable as theirs, and the people who actually stand in line the entire time should not have to miss and attraction that they otherwise could have done because more time than expected was eaten up in the lineups, thanks to line cutters.

As for other exceptions, like elderly people or sick people who can;t wait in the heat, all I have to say is, its Disneyworld. There are going to be lines, and its going to be hot. If you have some sort of condition whereby extreme heat or long periods of standing could aggravate, I understand that you can arrange assistance for this through Disney. I am not cold hearted, and I would never prevent an elderly couple from bypassing me to join their family because they needed a break in the shade, but I don't think it should be permitted because then where do you draw the line to who fits the exception? Standby times will eventually mean nothing if people can't rely on them to a certain extent.

Just my $0.02

 

[Samar]

OP, no. Unless a child has a potty emergency or those with medical issues that would cause an emergency (gall bladder removal can cause the yucks for me on a rare occasion), then I would think it's rude. Everyone who wants to ride should stand in line, not just sit outside sipping Cokes until you're near the front.

 

[Jennasis]

NEVER an excuse for saving a spot in line. Enter the queue together...PERIOD. I don't mind kids leaving the line to go potty and coming back.

One time, on EE, I got in line thinking my family was right behind me. The line was hustling along pretty well until I heard my DH shout my name. Apparently my dad had slowed stopped to speak to somebody for some reason before entering the line, so he, my mother and my DH were still outside the line and MANY people behind me. I stopped right where I was in line and moved to the side to let everyone behind me pass until my family (who had finally gotten in the line) caught up.